Lions and Mouse Star Byron in Navy Field Memoir
Oliver Doud Byron and the late Richard Mansfield helped preserve Evans Field at Provincetown Massachusetts for navy use. The site hosted the first navy field and track meet four years ago with five hundred officers and eight thousand sailors present. Byron plays John Burkett Ryder in The Lions and the Mouse to be staged by Henry B. Harris at the opera house on February 24, 1909.
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Navy
Oliver Doud Byron
Richard Mansfield
Evans Field
Provincetown
Mass
United States
Bob
Byron
John Burkett Ryder
Henry B. Harris
Opera House
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promise and Cure Claims
One hundred dollar reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio solicit belief in their honesty and solvency from Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wooltex Display At Bowman's This Week
Wooltex suits and dresses on show all week at Bowman's. Poor Richard features in All A Mistake where he gets stuck. Visit to see if you would get stuck too.
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Bowman’s
Richard
Edgerton's eharm and the farm outing tale
A narrator recalls a three day farm visit with a friend and child. The hired man spoils arrivals with celebration then laments, yet the group repairs the stove, fuels the fire, and endures trifles. The friend proves a good cook and both enjoy happiness, proving joy grows under adversity. The piece closes with a reflection on fire and joy.
Our Surprising Language and the Breath of Speech
A reflective meditation on English vocabulary for intoxication and expletives, noting dense slang growth and the social meanings behind language. The piece contrasts urban fast life with rural roots, praising inner happiness and the value of nature while returning to the author’s country life.
Return to the Farm: A City Dweller’s Reverie
After weeks in New York I return to the farm and gaze at the Hudson and mountains Cro'nest and Storm King, covered in snow. The open wood fire replaces city radiators as the speaker savors a peaceful rural moment and reflects on God seen in nature.
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New York
Hudson
The Mind's Quest for Faith and Truth Amid Doubt
A speaker debates faith versus reason and science, seeking a living creed built on proof. The inner Voice declares that Being is the eternal loom and Life is its evidence, while negations seem, yet the Perfect is real and all else a dream.
An Old Subject on Truth and Living It
A meditation on truth as a lived attitude rather than mere words. The speaker argues truth is simple, kind, universal, and illuminating, while lies hide in dark corners. Wealth and fame are secondary to raising a family and upholding high ideals.
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Nogh Webster
God
Astrologers Forecast Dire Disasters in Coming Year
James A. Edgerton of Cold Spring-on-the- Hudson argues against astrologers in Europe and America predicting doom. He says the planets following their courses do not cause calamities and blames the claim on pessimists and fakers.
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Europe
America
James A. Edgerton
Cold Spring-on-the-Fludson, N. Y
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American Press Association
Highlands
Inner Witness
Axminster
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JF. Menamara & OK Furniture and Undertaking
Centerville
Numa
Clendenning Bros
J. A. Harwood
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