Roosevelts War Books Show Vigorous Stance on Prussia
A Christie era review notes Theodore Roosevelt's last book collects his wartime essays with blunt charges against German militarism and Bolshevik sympathy. James Beck's The Reckoning and Irvin Cobb The Glory of the Coming receive praise for vigor and moral framing. Other titles include English Leadership and How the World Votes, with Measured takes on democracy, economics, and Americanism.
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James M. Beck
Putnam
Mr. Beck
Prussia
Germany
Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
Austria
Laertes
Bulgaria
Turkey
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Polonius
Russia
Horatio
France
Ophelia
Belgium
Fortinbras
England
America
Doran
Irvin Cobb
Cobb
Debates on Teaching German in American Schools
A series of letters from readers discuss whether German should be taught in U.S. schools amid postwar sentiment. Contributors express strong opposing views, arguing it should be taught for English fluency and patriotism or abolished as a nonessential practice for Americans and to avoid aiding an enemy.
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Denar Sewing Circle
America
Germany
Hfe
Little Houses In Peaceful Hamlets Across The World
Poem celebrates human craft from weapons to homes, praising the little houses built for women and children. It contrasts wartime tools with tranquil shelters, noting homes in towns and countrysides, gardens and streets, as the world’s hopeful construct. God as the Builder is invoked.
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God
Afterwar hindsight and a garden snake tale in critique
A reflective essay argues people judge past wartime actions with hindsight while avoiding present deeds. It suggests real greatness lies in timely action, cites a tale of a woman startled by a red skirt scaring a snake, and ends urging readers to focus on practical improvements today.
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Mother Eve
Garden of Eden
Dorothy's Dance at the Breakers Point Lighthouse
Dorothy Bliss keeps the Breakers Point lighthouse with her brother Jerry after their father’s death. A training station invite sparks a pretend dance at home as a ship in danger prompts Dorothy to guide rescuers, earning respect from visiting sailors and a romance hint with Ray. The tale ends with a pivot to a historical note about Hamilton.
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Dorothy Bliss
Breakers Point
Jerry
Mr. Bliss
Dorothy
United States
Bliss Lighthouse
Sis
Ray
Nut Bread and Apple Cake Recipes from Mrs Card and Mrs Leslie
Collection of home bake recipes including Nut Bread with flour milk sugar nuts and eggs, Apple Cake with apples and cream tartar, and Oyster Casino with oysters in shells, bacon, and buttered crumbs. Names Mrs J P Card Bowdonham Me and Mrs Anna L Smith Dorchester title included. Also Chocolate Custard Pudding and Bread Pudding with bread crumbs and raisins from Mrs L P Leslie Billerica.
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J. P. Card
Bowdoinham Ridge
Anna L. Smith
Bowdoin Street
Dorchester
L. P. Leslie
Billerica
Cadum Ointment Advertisement for skin relief
The ad promotes Cadum as a remedy that brings rest to those with skin troubles. It claims immediate itch stopping, soothing and healing properties for eczema pimples blotches itching inflamed skin. It lists uses including eczema pimples blotches itch scaly skin eruptions chafings piles rash scabs ringworm cuts and insect bites.
Household sewing room hints and pantry tips
Household hints give sewing room advice from C A Kites of Pittsfield on nap-fasteners and chalk guides plus a flour saving tip by Mrs J A Duncan of Pawtucket R I. The notes cover marking seams with ball impressions or chalk and using dry bread crumbs to make dressing puddings and bread for meals.
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C. A. Kites
Hawthorne Avenue
Pittsfield
J. A. Duncan
Commerce Street
Pawtucket
R. 1
Etiquette and Manners From Miss Alice Stuart
Etiquette guidance on lighting at afternoon gatherings and candle use during receptions. Advice discourages leaving lights off except late in the day. Also addresses propriety of couples dancing together when not engaged or married. Notes that in outdoor walking, the elder woman should walk on the outer sidewalk edge.
Early life of Alexander Hamilton and rise to prominence
The text traces Alexander Hamilton's birth on Nevis as a British subject, his education in the States, and his shift to American cause during the Revolution. It notes his early pamphlets arousing enthusiasm, speeches at age 17, close friendship with George Washington at 20, and his role as lieutenant colonel on Washington's staff. It ends with mention of laying foundations for the Constitution.
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United States
Treasury
Washington
Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Burr
Weehawken
The
Hudson
Alexander Hamilton
Nevis
West Indies
George Washington
Parental role in match making judged by global customs
The writer argues that parental matchmaking is often avoided in their culture and children should choose partners. They contrast with continental practice where parents decide, noting higher happiness there but acknowledging differing upbringing. They urge considering parental objections while weighing a young couple’s feelings.
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Germany
France
Harvey Carson Grumbine
Cornhill
Shaw
W. H. Leffingwell
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Scribner
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Floyd Gibbons
Gustave Rodigues
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J. N. Larned
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William Howard Taft
Donald [. Smith
Grace F. Caldwell
History Circle of
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Donald Paige Frary
Athens
Rome
Alfred W. Martin
Oliver Lodge
Raymond
Arthur Conan Doyle
Oll Lis
Ibanez
Marne
Hugo
Waterloo
Four Horsemen
Vicente Blasco
Vanity Fair
Victor ‘Hugo
Europe
E. P. Dutton & CO
Fifth Avenue
Pop
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New England
Sunday Post
Boar
Victor Starbuck
Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
Hortense Caldwell
Oyster Casino
Alice Stuart
Castoria
Horlick
Mildred Champagne
Champagne
Ake
Waeefile Gravies
Rye
Vera
Uncle Sam
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