Great American novelists and the greatest common divisors
A literary essay argues that popular fiction by Wright Porter and Grey sells due to compelling storylines and broad appeal. It contrasts mass appeal with artistic depth, defending vivid narratives that teach courage, honor, and virtue to young readers while acknowledging critics and the public’s hunger for entertainment.
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George Mescich
Hent
James
Seus
Meredith Rich James
Shakespeare
Criel
Ben Jonson
Shakespeare Yian
Greece
Rome
John Dryden
Miton Grays
Blions Childe
Harold Tennyson
Kiplings
Harold Bell Wright
Gene Btratton Porter
Zane Grey
Wright
Grey
Astiab
Porte
Roworthies
Thomas Hardy
Wright Porter
Achool
Sultan
Porter
Jack Harkaway
Gig Sleuth
Oliver Optic
Horatio Alger
Date Cake Recipe Promotes Sweetened Condensed Milk
A dated recipe instructs making a date cake using Magnolia Sweetened Condensed Milk to achieve a finer texture and crust. Ingredients include shortening brown sugar eggs and spices with a bake time of about fifty minutes. The copy extols condensed milk as economy flavor and long shelf life for beverages and baking.
Reinstatement Ordered in Syracuse University Case
Supreme Court Justice Edward N Smith issues ruling restoring Beatrice Anthony of Binghamton to Syracuse University and directing payment of court costs. Chancellor William P Graham states Anthony may resume studies this fall after dismissal without stated cause was challenged in court.
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Syracuse
Associated Press Supreme Court
Edward N Smith
Beatrice Anthony
Binghamton
Wiliam P Graham
Anthony
Police arrest man after wife accuses murder in Boston case
Arbello Maran, 39, was held for investigation in Pittsburgh after his wife testified in court that he killed a man in Boston eighteen years ago. She filed the charge as Maran paid a fine for disorderly conduct, which he had been accused of by his wife. Maran denied the killing.
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Pittsburgh
Atg
Bt Associated Press
Arbello Maran
Morels
Boston
Marah
Hr Marah
Train strikes auto at crossing. youth killed in Wallingford
In Wallingford August 19 a teen was killed when his car was struck and demolished by an express train at Mooneys crossing on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. His sister Dorothy escaped serious injury. The car stalled on the tracks as he drove west. The engine was No 6&8, conductor J A Thiron, engineer A Schultey, fireman George Wands.
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Wallingford
Associated Prem
Tucker Min
New York New Haven and Hartford
Mooneys Crossing
Dorothy
Tucker
J A Thiron
Schultey
George Wands
Fatty Arbuckle sketch protested in Washington crowd
A protest against the appearance next week of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle in a vaudeville sketch was sent to Loew booking offices in New York. Civic educational and religious groups opposed the sketch recalling the scandal that led to Arbuckle's film career being halted years ago.
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Washington
Associated Press
Roscoe
Fatty Arbuckle
Loew Theatrical Booking Office
New York
J W Crabtree
National Education
Arbuckle
Food prices decline in mid year index report
The Department of Labor monthly index shows about a three percent drop in the vital cost of living between June 16 and July 15. The report, issued in Washington, notes a general easing in consumer prices amid market shifts and economic adjustments.
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Washington
Ageocosted Press
Department of Labor
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the Dictionary
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