The Sheep Track Review by Nesta H Webster
A subtle study of London society in The Sheep Track as Nesta H Webster charts Marica Payne’s break from the social herd. The novel exposes the shallow chase of imitation among the upper set, contrasting it with Marica’s clear judgment and growing resolve to seek genuine beauty and friendship, humor, and sympathy. Her escape from the sheep track leads to painful trials and a lasting impression of character and originality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesta H. Webster
EB. P,. Dutton & Co
London
Marica Payne
Marica
The Crime Doctor introduced in new Hornung book
In The Crime Doctor by E. W. Hornung Doctor Dollar, a physician detective and alienist, studies crime's pathology across a set of self contained stories. The linked thread follows Lady Vera Moyle, a militant suffragette in trouble, as the cases unfold with engaging, well written description.
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Bobbs-Merrill Company
E. W. Hornung
Doctor Dollar
Vera Moyle
Raffles
Abnormal Psychology gets a second edition this season
Isador J. Coriat M D announces a revised expanded second edition of Abnormal Psychology from Moffat Yard and Co New York priced at 2 The text enlarges on Freud dream theory prevention of neuroses colored hearing and rewritten subconscious chapter aligning with modern psychoanalytic ideas The work emphasizes exact science behind mental phenomena and the value of Freud's methods in treating nervous disorders
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Isador H. Coriat
M. D
Moffat, Yard & Co
Sigmund Freud
Vienna
Coriat
Freud
Oppenheim’s The Vanished Messenger Review Briefly Praised
A contemporary spy adventure by E Phillips Oppenheim blends diplomatic intrigue with American courage. The Vanished Messenger unfolds through swift action and a lucid plot set across England and a flooded countryside. The reviewer notes strong pace, plausible events, and a comforting, wholesome tone despite minimal character depth.
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
Little, Brown & Co
England
Mr. Oppenheim
Corporate Promotions and Reorganizations
Arthur S. Dewing senior Yale economist analyzes major industrial combinations and their capital restructurings. The study traces promotion, failure, and reorganization, arguing that large scale fixes do not guarantee success and that individual capability drives outcomes. The work, timely amid ongoing reorganizations, challenges reliance on regulation to fix corporate weakness.
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Arthur S. Dewing
Yale University
Harvard University
Dewing
Plantation Stories of Old Louisiana novel review
A Boston edition presents Plantation Stories of Old Louisiana by Andrews Wilkinson from The Page Company. The large sugar plantation setting near New Orleans features Uncle Jason the mammy retainer narrator and tales by various characters, with the lively negro stories, birds, and Indian folklore highlighted. the book is well illustrated and attractively made, priced at $2.00.
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Louisiana
Andrews Wilkinson
The
Page Company
Uncle Remus
New Orleans
Jason
Old
Andrews Wilklesen
Boston
the Page Company
Freedom Talks No. 2 by Julia Seton M D
Book notice for Freedom Talks No 2 by Dr Julia Seton M D from E J Clode New York presents ten concise talks on new thought. Highlights claim modern transcendentalism as natural and explore mental spiritual possibilities including psychology of insanity and titles like The Secret of Healing The Risen Self and Perfect Liberty. Price is 1.00.
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Julia Seton
M. D
E. J. Clode
New York
Real Picture of Real War in Will Com fort Novel
Excerpt from Midstream by Will Levington Comfort portrays a modern American regulars camp scene at Tampa in July based on his experience as a private and war correspondent. The narrative offers a timely, stark view of soldiers in rank and routine between campaigns.
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Will Levington Comfort
Tampa
Faces of War from Manchuria to the World
A war journalist reflects on the dehumanizing cruelty of combat from a camp full of flies and maggots to the front lines in Manchuria. He recalls soldiers of many nations and his own awakening as he sees brutalized peers and shares a moment of shared humanity with a Chinese coolie.
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Manchuria
Germany
Mr. O'Connell
Paris
France
America
Post
John Martin's Book for Little Children Proves Worthy
John Martin's Book for little children captivates with its wholesome spirit illustrations and bold advertisements. At twenty five cents a copy it remains a sturdy favorite, printed on heavy paper with durable binding and enduring through heavy daily use by multiple children. The reviewer praises this month's issue as especially attractive with stories for girls and boys, paper dolls, cut-out toys and pictures.
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John Martin
Shaw’s Androcles and the Lion in Everybody’s September
In Everybody's Magazine September issue Bernard Shaw offers a play based on the cold story Androcles and the Lion. He twists it for satire and humor, delivering a strong, entertaining reading experience.
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Bernard Shaw
Androcles and
the Lion
Shaw
Rise of the Working People analyzed by Crapsey
Reviewer D. I. M. discusses AbernOn Sidney Crapsey’s The Rise of the Working People, noting the author’s rise from the working class and his claim that modern society will see the family dissolve, women replace men in work and even warfare, with pensions shifting to the state and a projected shift in class power. The piece highlights Crapsey’s sympathetic treatment of the current crisis and his views on the woman movement and future social changes.
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America
Algerngn
Sidney Crapsey
Working People
The
Century Company
Crapsey
Mr. Crapsey
The Uncertain Glory A Tropical Romance Review
A Central American revolution provides the setting for H. F. Prevost Battersby’s The Uncertain Glory. Maurice Doyne, an American engineer, with two English companions, rescues the president’s daughters as intrigue swirls. The elder sister Celine is praised, Francillette is brisk but appealing. the narration quickens from leisurely to brisk, with vivid tropical descriptions and lively dialogue. The book appears in attractive form with a recommended read for patrons.
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Maurice Doyne
Republic
Doyne
Oxford
Celine
Francillette
Russia declares war as czar appeals for unity in world crisis
New York reports a united Russia under war mobilization against Germany. Refugees recount Petrograd crowds at the Winter Palace, the czar’s appearance and salute, and the nation’s resolve. Americans aboard the Cedric describe French and British mobilization, German stores looted in Paris, and widespread gear for conflict from Paris to London.
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New York
Russia
Germany
George H. Guest
Bellevue Avenue
Melrose
Jordan Marsh Company
Boston
Post
White Star Line
Cedric
Liverpool
Mr. Guest
Petrograd
St. Petersburg
Personal and Unusual Incidents in War News
A dramatic Helgoland battle account describes a British destroyer rescuing German survivors, then losing a lifeboat to a pursuing German cruiser. A British submarine surfaced to pick up the rescuers, leaving the German survivors adrift. A WWI figure, Thompson, jealously challenged officers, learning languages and recounting a wife and daughter dying on the Belgian frontier.
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St. Aubyn
Helgoland
London
Thompson
Red Cross
Get the Guns Back Heroic Rescue Under Fire
A London Daily Mail correspondent recalls Captain O Grenfell and his Thrac troops in a gallant deed. He was wounded in both legs and had two fingers shot off while two guns nearby lost their handlers to shell bursts. Despite wounds Grenfell and several men manned and pulled the guns away. They then carried to a hospital.
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Winter Palace
Petrograd
Russia
Mr. O’connell
England
O'Connell
George Pragnall
Paris
Mr. Guest
Perfo
O. Grenfell
Thrachers
Cables
London Daily Mail
Grenfell
Waiting for Germans from Beauvais to Amiens
A London Daily News correspondent reports German advance progress near Amiens with Amiens evacuated and a Beauvais visit. He describes a bridge scene, dragoon reactions, shattered streets, and barbed wire as the town lies in a hollow, with an urgent rush to depart at dusk.
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London Daily News
Amiens
Beauvais
Dieppe
Gournay
Camera Man Reports Odd Visitor At Ostend Consulate
An unnamed correspondent in Antwerp describes a brief Ostend stop by a compact man in mixed military attire carrying a large camera. He claimed to be Donald C. Thompson, a Kansas photographer, who announced himself to the American consul in Ostend amid reports of attempts to set from Paris to Topeka and other connections.
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Antwerp
Ostend
Donald C. Thompson
Kan
Thompson
Topeka
Paris
Servian women vow to love only those who have slain enemies
The Servian people rally for the campaign against Austria with strong enthusiasm. Notably many Servian women pledge not to love a man who has not killed at least one enemy, a striking sign of wartime fervor.
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Servia
The Flags for Which Men Die in the European War
A color illustrated page reproduces battle pennons of all nations in the great European war with a colored perspective map. It offers a bird's eye view of the theatre of hostilities and serves as a reference page to keep.
The Fall of Bourget painting and Paris siege note
A description of De Neuville’s painting The Fall of Bourget depicts Bourget’s seizure by Germans and recapture, illustrating a Paris vicinity disaster. The half page reproduces the artwork, seen as a warning that similar events could recur.
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de Neuville
Bourget
Living Bridge painting in Winter Palace gallery
A striking half page image shows the painting titled The Living Bridge depicting war horrors. The artwork hangs among Petrograd’s Winter Palace gallery’s great paintings.
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Winter Palace
Petrograd
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Crime Doctor
Indianapolis
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Old Corner Book Store, Inc
Bromfield Street
Oppenheim
Cape Cod
E. Phillips
Harvard University Press
Freedom Talks
Bodycolode
Everybody’s Magazine
Abernon Sidney Crapsey
Tropics
H. F. Prevost Battersby
Brew
York
John Lane
Czar
H. F. Wheeler
Czarina
Guest
Finland
Stockholm
Sweden
Bergen
Norway
Leith
Scotland
P. A. O'Connell
Vernon Street
Brookline
E. T. Slattery Company
Murphy
Belgium
Great Britain
New England
O’connell
Florence Emerson
Wellesley
Lorita
Emma _ Dickerson
Beacon Street
Joseph L. Barber
Hartford
Conn
Leander Brown
Annie Brown
Ellen Brown
Edmund Brown
Newburyport
Jacob Arakelyan
Dorchester
Sarah
Gladys
Isabel Armstrong
Greenwich
Tomorrow
Sunday Post
Benedict XV
Tomorrow’s Sunday Post
Vatican
Teddy Roosevelt III
Theodore Rooosevelt, Jr
Theodore
Alice
Berlin
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Ence
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