New Books Lowell's Essays On Government Review
A book review praising Mr. Lawrence Lowell for rescuing and analyzing his essays on government from periodicals. It surveys five essays on Cabinet seats in Congress, democracy and the constitution, the responsibility of American lawyers, and theories of social compact and sovereignty, noting historical context and Washington letters.
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Lowell
Lawrence Lowell
Congress
England
America
Eelays
A. Lawrence Lowell
Boston
Houghton, Miffin & Co
Curtis’s Constitutional History Returns in New Edition
A long standing work by George T. Curtis is reissued with consolidated chapters and minor omissions. The new edition aims to extend the survey from the Civil War and the constitutional amendments, with a second volume planned to complete the project.
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Curtis
United States
George Ee
New York
Harper Ros
The United States History and Constitution by Alexander Johnston
A review lauds Johnston's The United States Its History and Constitution as a compact, luminous handbook. The late professor offers a masterly Civil War era survey with clear opinions, praised for concise form and ready reference on a library table.
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Johnston
United States
Encyclopedia Britannica
The
Alexander Johnston
New York
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Writings of George Washington reviewed in Ford edition
A critical appraisal of Myr Ford’s fourth volume covering Washington’s letters from April to October 1776. The review compares Ford’s text with Sparks’s edition, notes textual variations and editorial choices, praises Ford’s notes, and criticizes unacknowledged use of Sparks’s notes and the decision to reprint forged letters.
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George Washington
Myr. Ford
Washington
Sparks
Ford
Alexia first novel by Mrs Abbott praised for realism
Mrs Abbott’s Alexia is commended for directness and unconventionality in a stormy romance told by Felix Farley about Geoffrey Trevor and Helen Courtice with strong characters like Alexia and Murray Trevor. The review notes lively dialogue, vivid scenes, and promise despite notable slenderness and limited atmosphere.
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Abbott
Alexia
5. B. Ives, Jr
Geoffrey
Helen Courtice
Tieler
Europe
Fair Fisher
Murray Trevor
T Hus
Alice
Helen
Mary Abbott
Chicago
A. McClurg & Co
Franklin Bibliography by Mr Ford Aims at Lively Scholarship
A critic reviews Mr. Ford's bibliography of Franklin and praises its vitality and scope. The work aligns with John Bigelow's edition, features careful printing, and reflects Ford's generous scholarly spirit. It details Franklin's prolific output, including 600 listed titles and 186 items in Way to Wealth, noting widespread editions and translations.
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Franklin
Ford
Boston
Philadelphia
Paris
Benjamin Franklin
Paul Leicester Ford
Brooklyn
John Bigelow
Bigelow
Mr. Ford
Stevenson
Queen Street
Walpole
Chesterfield
America
Chita A Memory of Last Island Critique by Lafcadio Hearn
The review argues Chita overburdens a simple tale with ornate prose, praising vivid ocean imagery yet faulting overlong apostrophes and inflated personification. It notes the lone light on Chita’s parentage is lost with yellow fever and the Gulf’s prominence eclipsing characters.
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Chita
Gulf of Mexico
Last Island
Lafcadio Hearn
New York
Harper & Bros
Vassar Girls Chronicle War Scenes in Russia and Turkey
A review covers Mrs. Collis's A Woman's War Record 1861 1865 and Elizabeth Champney's Three Vassar Girls in Russia and Turkey. Debates on charm versus clarity, moral lessons, and the Legion of the Red Cross appear amid critiques of plot, style, and illustrations.
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Russia
Turkey
Bulgaria
Servia
Constantinople
Nijni Novgorod
Moscow
Vassar
Books Received. New Works and Authors Listed
A catalog of recent publications including Sermons and Addresses by Rev. Jacob Merrill Manning D D from Houghton Mifflin. The State Elements of Historical and Practical Politics by Woodrow Wilson from D D Heath. Essays in the Constitutional History 1775 1789 edited by J Franklin Jameson. A Summer in a Canyon A California Story by Kate Douglas Wiggin. The Continuous Creation by Myron Adams. The Hermitage and Later Poems by Edward …
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Jacob Merrill Manning
D.D
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Woodrow Wilson
D. D. Heath & Co
United States
Johns Hopkins University
J Franklin Jameson
Houghton, Miffin & Co
Cation
California
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Myron Adams
The
Hermitage
Edward
Bibliographic World of 1889 New Titles and Authors
A lengthy catalog lists books, translations, and editions from major publishers in Boston New York Philadelphia and Chicago. It includes works by Besant Abbott Wells Yapp Woolson Barr Norton Ruskin Bulwer Lytton and many others with publishers such as Harper Lippincott Dodd Mead Longmans Crowell and Allyn & Bacon across multiple cities.
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Rowland Snil
Boston
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
King’s Handbook
Moses King Corporation
Stish of
Standish
G. Austin
Houghn, Mifflin & Co
Willis
Abbot
New York
Dod , Mead & Co
Bijou
Albert P. Southwick
American News Company
Century
the Century Company
St. Paul’s
Walter Besant
Harper & Bros
Branset Matthews
Longmans, Green & Co
David A. Wells
D. Appleton & Co
Spirito Gentil
The
Press Bureau
Frederick R. Sanford
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Company
Everybody’s Handbook of
Edward Trevert
Camrell & Upham
William Harvar Parker
Chicago
A. ©. McClurg & Co
Pauline Rémusat
Mellville B. Anderson
A. A. McClurg & Co
Berlin
Minerva Brace Norton
A. C. McClurg & Co
Alexia
Mary Abbott
Henry Frederic Reddall
Charles L. Marsh
Theresa
San Domingo
Mme. A. Fresneau
Emma G. Magrath
A.C. McClurg & Co
Job
George H. Gilbert
A. C McClurg & Co
John Ruskin
Stepniak
Eriach Court
Ossip Schubin
A. L. Wister
Man
Socrates
Protagoras
John Darby
Sanford M. Green
Miletus
Edward Bulwer Lytton
Lothrop Company
United States
Dr. H. von Holst
John J. Lalor
Callaghan & Co
Xenophon
Francis W. Kelsey
Ph.d
Andrew C. Zenos
M.A
Allyn & Bacon, Hiero-Salem
E. L. Mason
J. G. Cupplas & Co
G. F. Pardon
Andrew Anderson
F. A. Stokes & Bro
J. W. Macdonald
Allyn & Bacon
H.R. Heatley
H. N. Kingdon
J. W. Scudder
William G. Frost
A.M
Anna L. Ward
T. Y. Crowell & Co
Joe Bentley
H. H. Clark
U.S.N
D. Lothrop Company
Elizabeth Glover
Gauge and Swallow
Albion W. Tourgée
Edwin Arnold
Roberts Bros
John Davis
Clements K. Markham
Dodd, Mead & Co
Edward Garret
Henry Fawcett
Macmillan & Co
Amay Henwick
Beatrice Whitby
Lawn and Country Library
Saint Theresa of Avila
Fire Streaks Across Hartford Carpet Works and City
Fires ravage the Stockinet Mill at Thompsonville and threaten the main Hartford Carpet Works. A separate blaze destroyed G. W. Bent & Co. farm near Scions Cry with insurance covering most losses. An apothecary shop fire at Bedford and Washington streets was fought off. Marseille steamer explosion with 3000 tons of gunpowder damage. White’s drapery in Aldershot burns with half a million dollar loss.
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Hartford
Conn
Thompsonville
G. W. Bent & Co
Scions
Joseph T. Brown
Bedford
Washington Streets
C. A. Whitney
Dorchester Yacht Club
Marseilllles
Ville de Marseille
Loxpon
White
Aldershot
Archbishop Walsh Installed Amid Tense Cathedral Visit
Archbishop Walsh, newly assigned to the Toronto diocese, was installed at the cathedral after a ride to the event. His carriage was stoned by Orange rowdies, injuring his arm with a bruise. The atmosphere remained charged with intense feeling and authorities feared further trouble.
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Toronto
Ont
Walsh
Murdock Hospital claims prove nutrition aids cure
The piece argues Prepared Food and Murdock's Liquid Food show nutrition's value in cleansing disease and rebuilding patients after operations. It cites low death rates, claims of 3000 treated at high cost, and notes several major hospitals expanded later while the Murdock Hospital closed amid professional disbelief.
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Murdock Free Surgical Hospital
Murdock
Boston
Massachusetts General
City Hospital
Murdock Hospital
New England
Murdock Liquid Food Co. Patient Seeks Hopeful Hospital Treatment
A Newport Kentucky letter from November 11 1889 requests whether hospital treatment could extend the life of a cancer patient inquires about the hospital’s ability to help. The writer notes using Liquid Food improving digestion and strength and pledges any expense for potential care and speed in reply.
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Newport
Murdock Liquid Food Co
Abdominal Tumor Patient Seeks Hospital Admission
A letter from a physician requests admission for a patient with a large abdominal tumor who faces imminent death without surgical removal. The doctor notes the hospital's renowned results and seeks aid due to the patient’s inability to pay private surgeon fees.
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M. D
Widow seeks abdominal fibroid surgery at General Hospital
A Northampton widow writes the Murdock Liquid Food Co seeking details on abdominal fibroid surgery at the General Hospital. She asks whether such operations are performed, the average outcomes, and the surgeon’s experience and success rate to ensure her children are cared for if complications arise.
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Northampton
Murdock Liquid Food Co
General Hospital
Hospital admission request from Murdock patient
A resident of this city seeks admission to the hospital. She has suffered for seventeen years from lacerations received during childbirth and asks if she can enter the hospital. She is described as unable to work and impoverished.
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Murdock Liquid Food Co
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