Readings for 1919 Serious Books and Their Authors
A survey of notable non fiction works from 1919 including The Biology of War by G F Nicolai, Forced Movements by Jacques Loeb, women’s studies edited by Marion Phillips, The Woman Citizen by Mary Sumner Boyd, Nerve Control and How to Gain It by H Addington Bruce, and The Unsound Mind and the Law by Dr George W Jacoby.
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G. F. Nicolai
Graudenz
Germany
Nicolai
Junkers
University of Berlin
Switzerland
Berlin
Denmark
England
France
Wilson
Lloyd George
Mr. Loeb
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Loeb
Mr. Hammond
Samuel Johnson
Labour Party
Huebsch
Marion Phillips
Sidney Webb
Rebecca West
Mary R. Macarthur
Stokes
Mary Sumner Boyd
Jess
H. Addington Bruce
Funk & Wagnalls
Mr Bruce
George W. Jacoby
New Reading Picks Explore Faith and Humanist Religion
A book review roundup discusses The Faith That Makes Faithful by William Channing Gannett and Jenkin Lloyd Jones, praising its theology free sermons. It also covers The Next Step in Religion by Roy Wood Sellars, arguing for a humanist, social religion and critiques of biblical literalism.
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Philip Robert Dillon
Betsy Ross
Washington
Antietam
New England
Stratford
William Channing Gannett
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Macmillan
Roy Wood Sellars
St. Paul
Shank and Bread Pan Dinner from New England Recipes
Five pounds of shank prepared in bean pot and broth with vegetables, then shaped into a baked meat loaf and served with a vegetable soup. A chocolate walnut layer cake follows with custard filling and a chocolate frosting, using eggs, flour or cornstarch, and vanilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary FE. Russell
Bertram Street
Neponset
Two Minute Talks for Americans by Charles Franklin Jones
Jones urges postwar Americans to seize prosperity through effort and utility. He warns against laziness and lazily relying on luck, stressing personal duty to build a brighter future after victory in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
Tomato Peanut Steamed Rounds with Sage Sauce
A recipe lists two cups tomatoes one cup cornstarch and one cup peanut butter plus a chopped onion and small amounts of sugar salt and sage. Mix thoroughly steam four hours refrigerate a day or two then slice thick and brown in hot fat and serve with tomato sauce. Very good indeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Tickner
Liberty Street
Northampton
Planned Wedding Delayed Until Spring Return From France
A social note mentions a couple planning marriage soon after the groom returns from France, with the bride expecting the wedding in the spring. The item captures a personal romance amid wartime travel.
Birthday Bio Briefs Sir Isaac Pitman
Sir Isaac Pitman born January 4 1813 in Wiltshire England. He created Pitman shorthand and published a cheap system that boosted literacy. He was knighted, ran a phonetic journal and wrote works in shorthand while promoting temperance and vegetarianism. He died in Bath about twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Isaac Pitman
Pitman
Wiltshire
England
Taylor
Isaac Pitman
Bath
Xenial Snippets From Historic Figures and Royals
A compilation of brief quips and notes about Henry F Ashurst, William Jennings Bryan, Prince Wilhelm, German monarchists, King George, Prince Feisal, President Poincare, Major-General Edwards, and Kaiser era dairy lore. The items touch on rain sparse Arizona, church ownership, kidnapping, abdication restorations, Palestine campaign honors, English barriers, US visit hopes, Cleveland proclamations, and imperial dairy trade norms.
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George
Prince Feisal
Palestine
Page fragment of farewell scene at station
Narrative recounts Lucille crying with laughter as she packs for travel and prepares to depart. Dick is due to land today and Lucille rides the nine o'clock night train. Sleighs are filled as friends accompany her to the station and remark on her radiant appearance and daring seal skin hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille
Good of Cambridge Candidate for Re-election
John P. Good president of Cambridge City Council announced via letter to council members that he would again seek office in 1919. Good teaches at Harvard Radio School and has served as council president for the past year.
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John P. Good
Cambridge City Council
Mr. Good
Harvard Radio School
Watchman Call to Courage in Early Dawn
A speaker urges the Watchman to rise from sleep and prepare for a harsh day. The scene is set with rain, thick mist, and bloody, corpse-like lights. The speaker vows courage, girds on a sword, and asks the Watchman to light the path until the day.
Sewing Circle Letters Challenge Women Business Brains
Readers debate whether modern women can balance business skill with marriage. Letters argue dress, modesty, and earnings affect respect, while others defend love beyond finances and stress motherhood as central. OBSERVER, NASTURTIUM, MOTHER, BUSINESS WOMAN signers.
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Wwe
X. Y
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Herbert Gardiner Lord
New York
Philadelphia
Doubleday
Morris Llewellyn Cooke
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Moffat
Yard
A. Lawrence Rotch
Alexander Klemin
Lip- Pincott
American Mercantile Marine
Lippincott
F. Forrest Pease
Zee
Benziger
Father Garesche
Nore
Washington Square
James Stewart Doubley
the Press Publishing Co
Maurice Ketten
Bolshevike
Pene
Bac Synildroot Co., Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Castoria
Sunday Post
United States
Henry F. Ashurst
Arizona
William Jennings Bryan
Prince Wilhelm
House of Hohenzollern
Poincare
Clarence R. Edwards
Harry Davis
Ohio
Kaiser
Frederick William
Imperial Dairyman
H. Fielding Hall
Saturday Review
A& W
Mother
Ster Horlick
Mse
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Tome
Office
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