Angels Recast by Borglum Spark Debate on Sex in Sculpture
New York special reports sculptor Gutzon Borglum altered the Cathedral of St. John the Divine angels to remove feminine traits, arguing angels are a genderless ideal. Church ministers resisted, insisting angels be male. Borglum defended his work as a pure angel form, not male or female, and discussed American art and vitality in contrast to European traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. John the Divine
Gutzon Borglum
Protestant Episcopal Church
Bute
Borglum
Jn East Thirty-eighth Street
Angel Child
Metropolitan Museum of Art
America
West
Prairies
Mountaina
John W. Mackay
School of Mines
Reno
Nev
Clarence H. Mackay
Greece
Italy
France
Rodin
Jack
Paris
Dreamland
Trumphin
Palm kernels and oil palm product processing described
The article explains the palm kernel and oil palm extraction process used by natives along West Africa to supply European demand. It details fruit ripening, nut extraction, a canoe-based pounding method, and oil recovery from pericarp fiber, ending with a humorous aside about gas-meter overcharges.
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Africa
Europe
Philadelphia Record
Interval of News Absurdity Ends With Elopement
A man complains no news remains in papers while listing global matters from a presidential race to canal tariffs. The other man reveals his wife ran off with a rug peddler, and the papers have no story on it, ending the interval with a blunt personal twist.
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Wwe
China
Japan
Mipinus
al Unis
Keeping Farm Help Shows Itself a Dollar and Cent Question
An opinion piece argues that farm labor shortages stem from economics not social status. It calls for farmers to adjust wages and practices to reflect modern methods, longer hours, and steadier employment, noting that benefits like housing and produce perquisites can offset pay gaps. It urges self-criticism and concessions to attract reliable help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. DeLaimater
Alkle
Oller
Flo
Siue
Cross Roads
The Bachelor Girl and Mere Man on a Park Bench
A jokey exchange on married life unfolds as the Bachelor Girl and the Mere Man discuss why couples drift apart. They debate whether distance comes from pre marriage habits or unutilized pleasures, noting dull weekends and unfilled leisure time.
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Cesually
When Marriage Bells Go Out of Tune in Love and Jealousy
In a witty confrontation a Bachelor Girl and the Mere Man joke about marriage and companionship. They note couples often diverge after prosperity with differing tastes, mores, and leisure desires, ending apart or in opposition despite romance and plans.
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Lester
Adirondacks
Newport
Bar Harbor
Fragmentary line hints at unknown text value
The readable portion presents garbled language about flowers and men. No clear events or entities emerge. cannot identify people, places, dates, or organizations from the fragment.
Unclear excerpt hints at staged tension and silent menace
Fragmentary passage from a literary scene in New York describes restrained emotion and unsaid fear. A nobleman watches a physician leave a grand house while an undertaker passes by, underscoring a mood of quiet dread without explicit violence.
Vignettes of Offhand Woes and Jests From Tit-Bits
A collage of comic anecdotes and misadventures. A young ensign wooes a well known officer’s daughter against paternal bluster and naval bravado. A quip about bromide laxatives appears alongside a Chicago Tribune roast of a potato counting mishap and a cake mystery.
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
A historical ad offers a $100 reward for anyone who is unable to be cured of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. The publication cites Cheney & Co of Toledo and local druggists endorsing the product, with testimonial notices and pricing details.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cheney
Walding
Ikinnan & Manzo
Wholecate Druggists
Law of compensation explained by a boy and father
A Harper's Weekly anecdote shows a boy asking about compensation. The father explains that when one sense weakens another may sharpen. The child quips that if one leg is shorter the other grows longer, illustrating a humorous take on balance and adjustment.
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Harper's Weekly
Eleven Years of Eczema Relief from Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Elza A Wiley of Tiscomb Iowa testifies after eleven years with cracked bleeding fingers that Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills cured her eczema. She says one cake of Soap and half a box of Ointment provided relief and she now prescribes Cuticura to others with the condition. The notice is dated December 18 and lists her address and ID.
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Chicago Tribune
Theophilus
Mrs. Zogger
Elza A
Wiley
Tiscomb
Fragmented medical note on patient selection and treatment
An unclear excerpt describes a smoker and the selection process for care, mentioning Lippincott and a narrator. It alludes to a patient being chosen or treated with electric or other interventions, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent facts to determine a proper event or outcome.
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Watt
Lurfiania
Dilla
Applie Uy
Phew
Alton Railroad
Pangma Canal
Veaugins
Trig
Harriman
Hughesly
Lowe
Brighton
BY Melen Rowland
Gir
Coney Island
Heaven
Porter
Biske
Ward
Dromog Quinning
B. Grove
Kczema
Lippincott’s
Castoria
Alva
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