Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 6, No 5

Articles in this issue

• July Poetry Anthology

  A collection of poems celebrating the heat, leisure, and patriotic spirit of the July Fourth month.

  p. 1
• The Bird Language

  A whimsical poem imagining what it would mean if birds called out their Latin scientific names instead of ordinary birdsong.

  p. 3
• Republican Tariff as a First Step

  A commentary arguing that the Republican Party's tariff policy is at best a partial measure that falls short of true economic reform.

  p. 3
• Edison on the Needlessness of Sleep

  Thomas Edison's controversial assertion that most people sleep far more than they need to and that four hours a night is sufficient for most men.

  p. 4
• Transatlantic Postage at a Penny

  A note on a proposal to reduce transatlantic postal rates to a single penny, bringing international correspondence within reach of everyone.

  p. 4
• Gone to Rest

  A sorrowful poem about a washerwoman driven by poverty and exhaustion to take her own life.

  p. 5
• Wave Gowns at the Beach

  A fashion column describing the latest trend of wave-inspired gowns worn by fashionable women at seaside resorts.

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