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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
8
The obituary recalls Humphrey Gilbert last seen in 1583 sitting abaft with a book in hand as his ship descended a roaring sea. He called to friends on the Hind that death could come at any moment while calmly reading from a favorite volume. The specific book remains unknown.
A reader friendly review of The Commuter's Garden edited by W R Hayward noting its mix of ornamental garden chapters and practical topics like chickens bees and cows plus vegetables fruits and hotbeds. It highlights photography dense planting table and price one dollar. The second work The Home Vegetable Garden by Adolph Kruhm is also mentioned with its one dollar price and New York publisher Orange Judd Company.
A critical review of The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer, noting its antiwar message and vivid battle scenes drawn from Palmer’s front line experience in Russo Japanese and Balkan conflicts. The piece praises his portrayal of both leaders and common soldiers, and argues the novel advocates world peace through the moral courage of individuals like Hugo Mallin despite its stark depictions of combat.
A critique of The Fall of the Moon by Caroline Lockhart and The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer. Nan, a Eastern girl, travels west to a ranch town, chasing romance and life, with the tale ending as her suitor reappears. The review notes the plot’s farcical elements and the disillusionment with Western glamour.
Scribner's for May presents Roosevelt era Brazil with a Taquary jaguar hunt account and a poetically graphic Tripoli scene by George E. Woodberry. It closes with dawn notes from off Malta and a timely article by Lieutenant-Commander PD Pratt Mannix on The Light Cavalry of the Seas.
The critique praises Wanderer and the Brute as a grim frank study of Vandever whose struggle between his base self and higher artistic sensibility leads to a devastating end. Norris writes with harsh realism, detailing shipwreck vividness and moral force, though the work shocks as repulsive at times. Earlier Norris novels show strong dramatic drive and unflinching truth telling despite reader discomfort.
A New York returnee from the Philippines experiences a grim set of changes in society. Rupert Hughes’s What Will People Say? is critiqued for its horrible ending yet praised for compelling reading and moral questions about public perception.
May Harper's South America figures in Harpers Magazine for May. Charles Wellington Furlong opens the number with Across the Venezuelan Llanos. Arnold Bennett's The Price of Love continues. Forrest Crissey is shown in a humane tale. The Tobacco Famine at Tamarac. Janes Thompson Bixby's After Death What concludes with a hopeful line about invisible and eternal realities despite modern scepticism.
A review of Rupert Hughes new novel What Will People Say Harper and Brothers showing a harsh portrait of New Yorks fast society and the chase for riches through dance halls cabarets and shopfront glitz. It condemns the marriage for money and the emptiness of Persis Cabots life while offering a careful appeal for her at the close. Senator Tait and Harvey Forbes are contrasted as symbols of American character.
Review notes the novel by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler has wit and repartee, with well drawn characters from a dowager countess to Perkins the butler. It features entertaining theological discussion and a light sermon-like caution wrapped in engaging dialogue. Published by George H. Doran Company in New York priced at 1.25.
A Putnam edition of Through Other Eyes by Amy McLaren offers humorous touches and some pathos, with wholesome atmosphere and attractive local color. The story’s character drawing wavers, yet readers may still enjoy the tale, set in rural England.
Henry C Shelley writes a valuable Pages Company book on The Royal Castles of England. It covers Southern Midland and Northern castles with vivid history from Henry VIII to Charles I, including Lewes Carisbrooke and Elizabeth’s death. The volume features 48 full page illustrations and serves as both guide and history.
A review of Charles Edward Russell's These Shifting Scenes from the New York World era. The author recounts notable events from Haymarket to 1888 and 1892 nominating conventions with vivid reportage and sharp social analysis.
A Boston review of Elwood Worcester's Religion and Life praises the volume of 22 sermons. Worcester seeks faith in God through work and life, presenting orthodox faith as love and service rather than creed. The sermons span three parts, with titles such as The Social Question and The Power of Faith, and include a quoted piece on Salvation by Work.
A brief evaluation of Health Through Diet a vegetarian regimen by Kenneth G Haig son of Dr Alexander Haig. The work promotes an uric acid free diet originated in England and widely known in the United States as a practical guide. It excludes peas beans whole wheat tea coffee cocoa and meats. The author suggests rheumatism and related ailments may benefit from the plan. Philadelphia Lippincott Company 1.25 dollars.
A practical two part guide by a seasoned seedsman and gardener. It covers garden planning ground preparation record keeping crop rotation and related basics for home vegetable culture.
A compact collection of essays on small scale gardening and city backyard management by J Willard Bolte. Practical common sense covers landscape, chickens, and suburban tips with chapters aimed at urban and suburban readers. Published by Forbes & Co in Chicago at a dollar.
Robert Joos adds to poultry literature with 65 concise chapters. The preface argues any reader with limited means can produce affordable, high quality poultry food. The final chapter offers practical tips for raisers, and the book promises common sense guidance for poultry success.
A glowing tribute to One Year of Pierrot lauding its lasting impact. The piece calls Pierrot a violet in the forest of fiction and praises the mother’s love as giving immortality to her baby on earth.
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