Dunbar criticism and literary notices stir Atlanta readers
A long critique condemns Paul Dunbar for dialect writing and poetry, praising rival writers like Whitman and Osbourne. It discusses Dunbar’s lack of southern insight, compares him unfavorably to other Negro authors, and notes reviews of The Fanatics and The Civil History of the Government of the Confederate States. It also highlights forthcoming editorials and book reviews from Rich mond publishers and discusses historical works on Hannibal and the Monroe Doctrine.
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Sim
Dunbar
Ha Deviches
Frialllar
Mr. Howells
Atlanta
Albery A. Whitman
South
Odé, Mead & Co
B. F. Johnson Publishing Company
Richmor.4
Confederate States
J. M. Curry
Carey
John B. Gordon
Stephen D. Lee
Joseph Wheeler
Justin McCarthy
William IV
Harper & Bro
Monroe
United States
British North America
Brazil
Great Britain
Peaple
Old World
New World
Alice of Old Vincennes Tops April National Fiction List
The May Bookman issue shows April's most popular US fiction led by Alice of Old Vincennes with 262 points, followed by Eben Holden at 18% points. The list includes Richard Year and Nay, The Visits of Elizabeth, Quincy Adams Sawyer, Im the Name of a Woman, and other titles with point-based rankings determined by dealer votes.
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Alice
Old Vincennes
Eben Holden
United States
OM Vincennes
Thompson
Bowen-Merrin Company
Lothrop Publishing Company
Richard Yea
Nay
Hewlett
Iacmillen
Diizabeth
Glyn. Cane
Quincy Adams Sawwyer
Clarke Publishing Company
Marchmont
Usts
Vincennes
Old Bowen's Legacy and The Silver Skull reviews
A Century Company presents Old Bowen's Legacy by Aly Downey Lemaey and The Silver Skull by H R Crockett. Reviews praise Dix for humane portraits including an upright lawyer, while Crockett’s tale follows Isabella among brigands in Apulia and meets General Richard Church. Also discussed are Hamlin Garland's Mountain Lover and Helen Ainslee Smith's The Thirteen Colonies.
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Aly Dowen’y Lemaey
Py Wawin
Asa Dix
The
Century Company
Mr. Dix
Deacon Dieadours
Bowen
Dix
R. Crockett
A. Stokes Company
Mr. Crockett
Italy
Mr. Grockett
Isabella
House of Monte Leone
Punchinello
Vardarelli
Apulia
Isabel
Barehi
Richard Church
Tsabella
Bey
Hamlin Garland
Garland
Colorado
London
Atlantic
Thirteen Colonies
Helen Ainslee Smith
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Yale
Commonwealth
Books and writers in early 20th century literary notices
Edited by Lucian L Knight this review bunches notices on modern authors and works. It covers Elizabeth Keats and her storytelling power, Phelps and The Successors of Mary the First, Chapman and Birds, Belden and Antonia, Hazelton and Mistress Nell, plus multiple new titles and serials in Harper's May Scribners and McClure's era. It highlights authors’ backgrounds, publishing houses, and critical reception.
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Vad
Lite
Antonia
New York
Jessie van Zile Belden
L. C. Pare & Co
Mrs. Belden
Orient
Mary Scott Wa
Ang
Irving Bachellor
Baron Pierra de Conbertin
Loubhet
Negro labor and education defend against Thomas charges
The Mt Ciler Baptist pastor in New York denounces William Hannibal Thomas, arguing southern negroes are reliable workers and builders of wealth. He cites Pittsburgh industries employing colored labor, education gains, and property growth, urging blacks to stay in the South, build self help, and seek equal opportunity through industry and schooling.
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Ar. CT
Thomas
Walker
South
Catalinas
Lowes
Manchester
Turpentine
Pittsburg
Park Bros
Black Diamond
Olivers
Carnegie Mule
Schwab
Booth & Film Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Westinghouse
Howard's Magazine
Virginia
Georgia
Br Ne
Hampton
Fisk
Tusuesec
Atlanta University
Hannibal Thomases
Falco Thomas
William Hannibal Thomas
Mordecai
Henry W. Grady
Edour
Atlanta Constitution
Marster
Amd
Grady
Thames
Wiliam Mannibs
Herg
Albert D. Shaw
Mary Charen Terrell
Washington
Hegayac Thomas
Fic
Hampton Institute
Booker T. Washington
Thas
Hann
Dal Thomares
Hannigan Thomas
Rand
Jack
Amering
William
Apanta
Reverend Duffield Dies After Long Princeton Career
The Rev John T Duffield DD LED a Princeton University mathematics teaching career for fifty six years and died at his home in Princeton New Jersey on April 10 in his seventy ninth year. The note mentions church leaders from the Southern Presbyterian church and discusses broader church activities and doctrinal reflections.
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John T. Duffield
Princeton University
Mathematica
Princeton
N. J
Dandruff Type In Hair Study Mystery
A Cranitonic Hair and Scalp Lab report from New York outlines a microscopical study of 1000 hair samples revealing 24 diseases of the hair and scalp. The findings warn many conditions are highly contagious and deadly to the life of the ER, noting the Dandruff Microer causes itching dandruff and eventual baldness. Free hair food is advertised.
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Che Laboratories
Er v Institute
America
Cranstonic Hair Food Co
State of
New York
Th. E. Fabtig
Cranitonic Laboratories
Cranitomc, Hair Food CO
Wash Broadway
New York City
N.Y
Discovered Remedy Promises Cure for Female Ailments
A women-claimed remedy by Mrs C B Miller offers a cure for female diseases and hemorrhoids, touting effectiveness for disorders like faucorrhoes, displacements, ulcers, and granulations. The notice promises a free box by mail to any sufferer at Box 145 Ko amo vna provided in the ad.
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C. B. Miller
Koamo
Vna
Cure-all remedy advertisement promising free medical remedies
An old style medical scam ad offers a “New Discovery” claimed to cure fits and related ailments. It urges readers to send for free remedies with complete directions, prepaid, and lists Dr. W. H. May at 04 Fine Street, New York City, as the contact.
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Paulus
W. H. May
Fine Street
New York City
Gloria Tonic Promises Rheumatism Cure
An advertising offer touts Gloria Tonic as a home cure for rheumatism of all forms. It claims quick relief, free trial boxes, and endorsements from Dr Quintero and medical journals. The notice urges readers to write for a trial and promises a detailed medical book at no cost.
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John A. Smith
Milwaukee
Meyer
Gloria Tewle House
Haig
Media Fine
John
A. Smiti
Mwiuvkee
Wie
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Adam Bede
George Elot
Esther Wood
George Eyot
Boots
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Studs of Commerce
Frederick R. Clow
Marcus Whitman
Oregon
Wiliam A. Mowry
James
Archibald
Zack
White Cottage
Chas
Serioner
Gwendoline Keats
Devonshire
Keats
Widder Vint
Lucian L Knight
D. Appleton & O. Wit
Frank M. Chapman
American Museum of Natural History
Ernest Heter-Thormpsen
Seton-Thompson
Chapman
George C. Hazelton, Jr
Nell
Chas. Scribners' Sons
George Cochrane Hazelton, Jr
Boscote
Wis
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Hazelton
Washington, D.C
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Robert Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Jr. Hazelton
Lawrence Barrett
Barrett
Hagelton
Aa Folows
Mary E. Wilkins
Harper & Bros
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Buccaneer
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B. R. Crockett
Stoker
Laher
Geraldine Anthony
Henry Holt
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W. N. Harbin
Henry Altemus Company
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Grenry Altemus Company
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Dewet
John LaFarze
Hawaii
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Iowa
Walter A. Wrekoff
Robert Alston Stevenson
St. Pierre-Miguelon
James Clarence Hyde
Louis C. Senger
Harper's
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Borneo
Andrew Wilson
Gilbert Parker
Woodrow Wilson
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Lilian Belt
W. HH. Boardman
Hamza’s
Henry Mowis
3Far McClure
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Charles Kean
Clara ‘Mare
Dolly Dialogues
Anthony Hope
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Carrie
Mahoney
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Southers Presbyterian Church
Waldensian Church
Piedmont
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Earth
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Elise
Williamson
Richmond Dispatch
Hans
Wil Jamser
Sadie Willamton
Willeach
Disciples Church
Caroline County
Wiliam and Mary College
University of Kentucky
Bible Co
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Kentucky
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