Ada Brown Talbot - "The Mine of the Silver Moon" - NY Evening Telegram 26 March 1910

Heredity Tells in Winning of Story Contest by Mrs. Talbot

Father of the Author of "The Mine of the Silver Moon" Was Himself a Writer. 

Mrs. Ada Brown Talbot, of No. 601 West 136th street, is the winner of the EVENING TELEGRAM'S Prize Story contest this week. Her winning story is entitled "The Mine of the Silver Moon." It was published yesterday. 

When seen by a reporter for the EVENING TELEGRAM, Mrs. Talbot was greatly elated over her success in winning the prize, as it was the first time she had ever tried for a prize in any competition, although she admitted that she bad written several stories for magazines.

Literary ability is a matter of heredity with Mrs. Talbot. Her father, Joseph G. Brown, is well known in the newspaper profession In the West, having been associated with papers in Denver for many years. While doing active newspaper work he collaborated with Eugene Fields and "Bill Nye" in many ot their literary creations. Mr. Brown now devotes his time exclusively to writing for magazines. 

The story which was submitted by Mrs. Talbot is centered around Mexico, where she has lived many years. It is based solely on fact. 

Born in Denver, Mrs. Talbot has seen much of the miner's life and, coupled with the experience she has had in Colorado, is well equipped to picture vividly the sad scenes that she saw in both the American and Mexican mining camps. 

Mrs. Talbot's husband. Mr. E. H. Brown (typo, s/b - Mr. E. H. Talbot), is also a literary man. He has been editor of a number of publications, and has also been the founder of many of them. Mrs. Talbot some years ago established the Club Woman's Magazine. It was while developing this periodical that she overworked herself and was forced to go to Mexico. 

"Let me be quoted as saying one thing.' said Mrs. Talbot. "I want to commend the EVENING TELEGRAM for the opportunity it gives its readers to bring out whatever originality they may have in the literary line. The Short Story Contest has created intense interest in literary circles." 

Women's Who's Who in America - 1914

THE MINE OF THE SILVER MOON

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