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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1914
Page
9
Philip Winford collapses from overwork, attempts suicide, is saved, then roams with Mr. Puddlebox. They enter a farmhouse and confront a farmer and a corduroyed gentleman as comic chaos erupts with thunder, cream, eggs, and splashing dairy mayhem.
A critical look at The Clean Heart by A S M Hutchinson praises the earnest effort and strong moments, especially the Cornwall cliff confrontation, while noting repetitive phrasing and some lapses in writing. The analysis follows Philip Winford’s self centered ruin, his companionship with Puddlebox, and the novel’s moral ascent through love and sacrifice.
St Coblin presents The Clean Heart a vivid Boston tale from A. S. M. Watchin son published by Little, Brown & Co. priced at $1.35.
The Century Company publishes Bubble Ballads with Gertrude Kay illustrations in a large volume. The book appeals to both parents and children and is expected to be a big Christmas seller. It captures the child’s viewpoint akin to Stevenson and compares to Robert Louis Stevenson.
A lively Lippincott tale from John Reed Scott about four Charleston youths who seek a fog shrouded West Indies island called Oblivion. They encounter a royal duke and his conscripted plan to marry them into the Oblivion lineage, with danger and humor alternating as they plot escape.
Harold Bindloss delivers an outdoor tale set in Canada where young Allinson protects the family goldsmith name. He uncovers a mining plot, discovers a new mine, and saves shareholders while amid wilderness scenes. An exciting adventure faithful to Bindloss’ style.
Readers of the Post are introduced to Amelia Josephine Burr and Joyce Kilmer. Poems span In Deep Places and Trees and Other Poems, from George H. Doran Company. Burr recently won a London Bookman prize. Kilmer, under 30, is an editor and noted for lofty poetry.
A gear of epigraphs and poems presents Amelia Josephine Burr and Joyce Kilmer requesting endurance and artistry from soldiers and poets. It cites Burr’s battle-honored gaze and Kilmer’s tree driven imagery, noting publication details and prices for their collections.
A brisk but weak tale centered on a love insurance gimmick. Minot loyally aids a wedding while secretly in love with Cynthia Myrick, facing melodramatic stunts and a contrived plot. The reviewer praises the clever title but finds plot, character, and execution lackluster despite the author’s clever premise. Indianapolis Bobbs Merrill $1.25.
A Bloomington era narrative praised for Indiana Westward setting and vivid early 19th century life. The piece notes Puritanical fears about reading, anti slavery themes, and the Underground Railroad helping fugitive slaves, highlighting the narrator's first encounter with a Black man as humorous. Indianapolis Bobbs-Merrill Company. $1.35.
Mrs John Clarence Lee, author of Across Siberia Alone, just returned from France. Her chateau northeast of Paris near the Belgian border lies six miles from Soissons, a center of mobilization where thousands of horses were gathered and only ten left for local farming. She aided French women in daily field work.
A spy climbed into the chateau tower to tamper with telegraph lines. He escaped, a two man guard was installed, and foreigners faced passport requirements. Mrs Lee, stuck abroad, reclaimed an earlier Siberian passport. Mrs Jee and her household were rescued by a London agent who used an automobile to reach them and bring them out safely.
A Boston based review praises Her Wings for its nature imagery and character portraits. Will Leaf, florist and outdoors advocate, drives the narrative with feminist themes and home life balance. The critique highlights Georgia Frame and Linda Joy as contrasting figures and notes the book’s hopeful message about educated women and moral growth.
A critical review of William Jasper Nicholls's Wild Mustard argues the work satirizes women's suffrage rather than plant life. It traces Anne's arc from cheerful country girl to a figure influenced by an austere aunt as she encounters arguments about labor division and voting rights, ending with a retreat from activism. The piece mocks idealized notions of gender equality and references supposed “old dames” and a critic from England, noting the march to Harrisburg becomes a narrow fate for Anne and her suitor Harold.
A brief note promotes Anna C Chamberlain The Bailey Twins from Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, describing two year old twins in a large family of nine. It praises the home life, cheerful handling of challenges, and its helpful message for parents while noting the children's audience.
A New York release details Gambier's Advocate, a melodramatic tale of a young lawyer-politician whose romances drive the plot. Women dominate the action as he wins a lawsuit, loves a married woman, and becomes entangled in deceit, trials, and a dramatic pursuit that ends with romance. The critic finds little justification for serious consideration despite the melodrama.
The closing scene of Book One shows the young Commodore having lost his comrade Dear. His mother cannot cry as he quietly leaves Dear’s mother, sensing the vast mystery above him. He gazes at the gray evening sky and the world’s vastness, feeling lonely yet hopeful.
In Roland G. Usher’s Atlantic Monthly piece from July 29, he argues Pan Germanism aims to dominate far western trade and influence China Africa and South America. He warns of English Suez weakness and possible Mediterranean shift enabling Italy Austria and Turkey to dominate the region, potentially foretelling a European catastrophe.
The October issue presents Walter Johnson biography by Billy Evans, detailing his rise from obscurity to baseball greatness, with photographs. It also begins Parke H. Davis on Griffiron tacticians, plus Rosa Bonheur by Dunlap Carter and Burnett’s Lost Prince preview.
Barrie the elusive literary celebrity is sketched by John D Williams in Century Magazine October. Adelphi Terrace hosts a small colony of playwrights with Galsworthy Barker and Shaw nearby. The piece recounts Barrie's shyness, a dining room window bread-throwing joke, and a tip to find him in crowds by looking for the hole.
A critical look at Bowers novel The Ranch at the Wolverine set in Idaho follows a narrator's admiration for heroine Billy Louise. The piece notes vivid cowboy speech and northwestern life but contends affection for the heroine dims the book’s overall vigor and impact.
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