Lark Song and Evening Reflections in a Journal Excerpt
A lyrical prose fragment contrasts a skylark’s song after sunset with hopes of return and renewal. It interweaves poetry by Clara Singer Poynter and campus chatter about The Lost Tribes, college life, and Miss Dacres seeking rest over study.
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Clara Singer Poynter
Journal
Swedes' church meeting and a hidden confession
In a dim church one night Elder Wynne and I discover a hidden world of secrets as Miss Dacres reveals she entered the Swedes' church. A folding of truths, a handkerchief found, and a budding connection with Miss Dacres unfolds amid a tense, loyalties-tested evening.
Fragmented verse echoes rural childhood and parental memory
A battered OCR style poem fragment recalls life with parents and a father figure acting playfully as a dog during a child’s bedtime ritual. It references Newark News and the Houston Post, with lines about youth, fear, affection, and kin.
Until It Is Settled Right Motto in British Weekly
The piece declares that truth remains unsettled until it is settled right despite a victor’s triumph and roaring drums. It warns against praising strong oppressors and urges the weak to gain courage while noting the battle persists despite apparent wins. The tone mirrors a periodical exhortation.
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British Weekly
An Unprejudiceda View on Jones
A Chicago Daily News critique condemns Jones as crude and foolish with loud dress and poor taste. The writer derides his wit and character, noting repeated faults, while acknowledging Mabel Smith’s tolerance before declaring Jones a mere pup.
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Mabel Smith
Jones
Chicago Daily News
Few Old Men Can Say This
Lakefield Minnesota February 2. A local resident William Gem credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing forty years of back pain and urinary trouble after trying many medicines. The 77 year old reports relief after taking six boxes and says he feels better now than in fifty years.
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Lakefield
Minn
Dodd
Odd
First Need of a Doctor Story Warns of Hubris
Wu Ting Fang recalls a tale of a Chinese physician who fails a patient and faces violent their anger. As the sick man nears death the crowd ties him to a tree and beats him until the doctor escapes by diving into a river. He returns home to his son studying medicine and proclaims the first requisite of a doctor is to swim not to cure.
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Smith
Washington
Marmaduke
Miss Dacres
President Smith
Dr. Wynne
Glorianna
Paris
Glory
Gloriaunna
Jim
Aunt Jane Mary
Baldwin Towner
Wu Ting Fang
Sanrancisco Argonaut
The Nickel Plate Road Passenger Service Highlight
The Nickel Plate Road emphasizes patron comfort with colored uniformed porters for all, clean cars, and sleeper and dining options. It boasts no excess fares and invites travelers to read their tickets for travel by Nickel Plate. Extortionate remarks from a Philadelphia Record discussion are noted.
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Pullman
Many Suffer Colds Treated by Mother Grays Powders
An old advertisement compiles multiple health claims and quips. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children, sold by Allen Olmsted of Le Roy New York, promise to break up colds feverishness constipation and worms. Also cited are cures for cold and bronchitis with Horehound and Tar and Laxative Bromo Quinine. The items include comments from newspapers and a joke about a theatrical manager with a cast in his eye.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allens Olmsted
le Roy
Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Cure for Kidney Ailments
A Rome New York woman describes years of back and kidney pain and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with full recovery after five boxes. The ad offers a free trial by mail and lists FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY as the maker and 50 cents per box as the price, with local druggists carrying the product.
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Bright
James Beck
West Whitesboro Street
Rome
N. Y
Dean
Broughton & Graves
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Cheap European Tour Cut to Lucerne on a Pound
A quiet American asked a tourist agent to arrange a cheap six city European trip. At the lowest rates it would cost about £25 but he narrowed the plan to Lucerne with price negotiations. He insisted on a smaller budget and asked for guide-books to omitted stops to make the scheme work.
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Paris
Lucerne
Florence
Rome
Venice
Vienna
Europe
Manchester Guardian
Three things to govern temper tongue and conduct
From The War Cry this devotional line lists three ideals to govern temper language and behavior. It extols love courage gentleness and affection while condemning cruelty arrogance and ingratitude. It urges delight in frankness freedom and beauty and wishing health friends and a cheerful spirit.
Pair of Honorables and a Tammany Figure at a Hotel Desk
In a Detroit Prep Press Syracuse note, the late Henry Clay Miner, NY theater owner and congressman, is recorded as registering at a leading hotel. Daniel Donegan, a noted Tammany figure, followed Miner and jested about hotel formality, signing the register as Hon Dan Donegan and valet.
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Henry Clay Miner
New York City
Harry Miner
Miner
Daniel Donegan
Dan Donegan
Valise
Detroit Prep Press
Syracuse
Helping Hand Poem by S. E. Kiser Spreads Family Motifs
The Chicago Record-Herald poem by S. E. Kiser portrays home life with a mother figure cooking bread in the night and a father figure offering support. The speaker details receiving kindness, meals, and comfort after school, emphasizing family care and a simple domestic circle.
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S. E. Kiser
Chicago Record-Herald
Sing a Song of Happy Days in Atlanta Constitution
Poem fragment notes cheerful imagery of happy days across landscapes and towns. Mentions bells of Hope and Goa with reference to F Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution as the source.
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Goa
F. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
I Wish I Were a Boy Not a Girl in My Childhood
A poem excerpt by Jerry Lys in the Chicago Inter Ocean complains that girls must be well behaved and clean. The speaker laments gender stereotypes about play, hygiene, and rules for girls versus boys.
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Jerry Lys
Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Lord Runs the Weather Poem Excerpt
A referenced verse by F. L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution notes the Lord controls weather as seasons turn. The speaker cherishes being home together despite storms and seasons, praising timing for snow and travel around the world.
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F. L. Stanton
Avlanta Constituo
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