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Preface, 1885-89, 1890-91, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904,
1905, 1906, 1907-08, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1915-16, 1917-18, 1919-20, 1921-30, 1931-75

NEWSPAPER REFERENCES 1885-1889

1885   
May 20  Portland (OR) Transcript
            "Three Great Novels."
 
1886
Jan 2     Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 7)
            Poem, "Edwin Booth."
July 16  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            Review of The Moonlight Boy, a novel by E.W. Howe.
Dec 6    Boston (MA) Daily Advertiser (p 2)
            Garland influenced after hearing Henry George speak.
 
1887
Jan 1     Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            Poem, "Logan at Peach Tree Creek."
Jan 31   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Lemuel  Barker," a review of W.D. Howells' The Minister's Charge.
 
1887
Feb 3    Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Bret Harte's New Book," a review of A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready.
May 4   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Confessions of Claude," a review of the novel by Edgar Fawcett.
May 16  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 3)
            "Zury, 'The Meanest Man in Spring County,'" a review of the novel by Joseph Kirkland.
July 31  Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal (p 13)
            "Wheat Harvest."
Aug 2    Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 5)
            "Carlyle as a Poet," an article.
 Oct 2    Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 16, c 3)
            Announced poem , "Prairie Memories," American Magazine  6 (Oct 1887): 653.
Nov 4    Endenton (NC) Weekly Fisherman & Farmer (p 3, c 3)
            Poem, "Prairie Memories."
Nov 6    Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 13, c 4)
            Reference, poem, "Beneath the Pines," American Magazine 7(Nov 1887): 87.
Nov 11  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Seth's Brother's Wife," a review of the novel by Harold Frederic.
Nov 16 Tionesta (PA) Forest Republican (p 1, c 7)
            Poem, "Prairie Memories."
Nov 26  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 5)
            Announcement that Garland would speak about the social aspect of the land tax.
Nov 26  The Standard (NY) p 5
            Announcement that Garland would speak about the social aspect of the land tax.
Dec 10   The Standard (NY) (p 5)
            "An Anti-Poverty Lecture in Boston," lecture by Garland.
Dec 11   Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 6, c 3)
            Poem, "My Cabin," American Magazine 7 (Dec 1887): 232.
Dec 24   Florence (AZ) Weekly Enterprise (p 2, c 2)
            Poem,  American Magazine, Dec 1887.
Dec 28   Prescott (AZ) Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner (p 3, c 4)
            "Boy Life on the Prairie - 'The Huskin,'" American Magazine, Jan 1888.
 
1888
Jan 12   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Land at Ten Cents an Acre," letter to the editor.
Jan 22   St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 12, c 3)
            Poem, "Rest After Toil," first published, American Magazine, Dec 1887.
Jan 30   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Hunger for Land," letter to editor.
Feb 9    Philipsburg (MT) Mail (p 1 c 7)
            Poem, "Beneath the Pines," first published, American Magazine.
Feb 23   Jamestown (ND) Weekly Alert (p 6, c 6)
            Poem, "Rest After Toil," first published, American Magazine.
Mar 1    Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "April Hopes," review of novel by W.D. Howells.
Mar 3    The Standard (NY) (p 8)
            "Anti-Poverty in Boston . . .," lecture by Garland.
Mar 4    Wichita (KS) Eagle (p 3, c 5)
            Poem, "Rest After Toil," first published, American Magazine.
Mar 21  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "High Ground," review of the book by Augustus Jacobson.
Mar 28  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            Poem, "The Coming Storm."
Apr 12   Napoleon (OH) Democratic Northwest (p 8, c 6)
            Theme for third sketch of "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, Apr 1888.
Apr 13   Kirksville (MO) Weekly Graphic (p 2, c 3)
            Theme for third sketch of "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, Apr 1888.
Apr 15   Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 12, c 3)
            Theme for third sketch of "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, Apr 1888.
Apr 20   Bismarck (ND) Weekly Tribune (p 4, c 5)
            Theme for third sketch of "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, Apr 1888.
Apr 25   Richmond (KY) Climax (p 1, c 3)
            Theme for third sketch of "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, Apr 1888.
May 26  Springfield (OH) Republic (p 4, c 3)
            "A Dangerous Machine," preview for American Magazine.
June 10  Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 16, c 1)
            "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, June 1888.
June 23  The Standard (NY) (p 3)
            "Professor Garland's Western Trip," article.
 
1888
June 25 Richmond (VA) Daily Times (p 3, c 2)
            "Cattle Returning to Savagery," American Magazine.
June 25 Abilene (KS) Weekly Reflector (p 3, c 1)
            Poem, "Paid His Way."
July 1    Indianapolis (IN) Journal (p 10, c 3)
            Addresses Free-Traders' meeting.
July 7    Wichita (KS) Daily Eagle (p 8, c 3)
            "Cattle Returning to Savagery," American Magazine.
July 8    St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 11, c 1)
            Address, "America's Inherited Disease," Anti-Poverty Society, Windom Hall.
July 9    St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 3, c 1 - 2)
            Address, Anti-Poverty Society; read poem about greed.
July 11  Wichita (KS) Daily Eagle (p 2, c 4)
            "Battle Between the Leaders," American Magazine.
July 12  Napoleon (OH) Democratic Northwest (p 6, c 3)
            "A Common Cause," Belford's Magazine, July 1888.
July 14  St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 3, c 3)
            Address, Free Trade mass meeting, Bridge Square.
July 16  St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 3, c 1)
            Address, Anti-Poverty Society, Harmonia Hall.
July 28  The Standard (NY) (p 2)
            "In Minneapolis . . .," article.
July 28  The Standard (NY) (p 6)
            "A Common Case."
Aug 25  The Standard (NY) (p 8)
            "Work in New Fields," article.
Sep 8    St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 3, c 4)
            Address, Anti-Poverty Society, Windom Hall.
Sep 10   St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 8, c 4)
            Address, Anti-Poverty Society, "The Tears of Poverty."
Sep 11   St. Paul (MN) Daily Globe (p 3, c 2)
            Address, Young Men's Democratic Club and East Side Democratic Club, Central Avenue,
            East Side Rink, "Unnecessary Taxation is Unjust.
Oct 13   The Standard (NY) (p 3)
            "Professor Garland's Western Trip."
Oct 20   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Major Kirkland's Second Novel," review of The McVeys.
Oct 21   Salt Lake City (UT) Herald (p 6, c 3)
            "Boy Life on the Prairie," American Magazine, Oct 1888.
Nov 7    Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "A Man Story," review of the novel by E.W. Howe.
Nov 9    Omaha (NE) Daily Bee (p 6, c 4)
            "Boy Life on the Prairie."
Nov 10  Standard (NY) (p 4)
            "Boston's Single Tax League Reorganized & Ready for a new Campaign."
Nov 15  Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Whitman's 'November Boughs,'" review.
Nov 17  Standard (NY) (p 32)
            "Cheering Words from Professor Garland," article.
Dec 27   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Annie Kilburn," review of the novel by W.D. Howells.
 
1889
Jan 12   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 10)
            "Another American Play," letter to the editor.
Jan 12   The Standard (NY) (p 2)
            "For Club Houses at Small Expense . . .," article.
Mar 9    The Standard (NY) ( p 11)
            Poem, "A Wind from the East Sea."
Apr 16   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 10)
            "The Tragedy of a Town," article.
Apr 13   The Standard (NY) (p 13)
            "Hints for a Spring and Summer Campaign in Massachusetts," article.
May 1   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 2)
            "The Greek Play," article.
June 22  The Standard (NY) (p 15)
            "Points of View," poem.
June 30  New York (NY) Herald (p 7)
            "Whitman at Seventy.  How the Good Grey Poet Looked and Talked," article.
Aug 3    The Standard (NY) (p 4)
            "I Am Very Sorry I Cannot Be With You . . . ," letter to the editor.
Aug 17  The Standard (NY) (p 9)
            "Scepterless Kings," poem.
Aug 24  The Standard (NY) (p 5)
            "In New Hampshire . . .," article.
Aug 29  Morrisville & Hyde Park (VT) News & Citizen (p 1, c 1)
            Poem, "A Dakota Wheat Field," first published, The Youth's Companion.
Sep 7    The Standard (NY) (p 14)
            "Single Tax Cat," poem.
Sep 16   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "The 'Single-Tax' Theory," letter to the editor.
Sep 28   The Standard (NY) (p 3)
            "An Interesting Announcement," article.
Oct 9     Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p 6)
            "Words! Words! Words!" letter to the editor.
Oct 10   Wahpeton (ND) Times (p 2, c 5)
            Poem, "A Dakota Wheat Field," first published, The Youth's Companion.
Oct 12   The Standard (NY) (p6)
            "Herbert Spencer on Property," article.
Oct 30   Alpena (MI) Weekly Argus (p 4, c 3)
            Poem, "The Average Man," first published, American Magazine.
Nov 9    Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p5)
            "An Ibsen Club," letter to the editor.
Dec 14   Boston (MA) Evening Transcript (p10)
            "Mr. Howells' Latest Novel," review of A Hazard of New Fortunes.


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