Universal Post Rates Predicted and Old Customs Persist
Felix J. Koch reports on a Washington ruling moving toward universal postal rates between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland. The piece notes lingering customs, such as return addresses and dead letter practices, plus quirky postal tales from Newfoundland, Labrador, and Atlantic routes, and odd practices in remote U.S. mail delivery.
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Felix J. Koch
Post Office Department
Washington
Uncle Sam
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
London
John O' Groat
Universal Postal Union
England
States
Santa Claus
Hopedale
Lab
Newfoundland
Bahamas
America
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National City
Republic
Nestor
Stamps and mail customs from ancient times to Taft
The excerpt notes curious postage practices from Serbia and Turkey, including stamp overprinting on a murdered king’s face and a Turkish post office ritual of coffee and a cigarette. It also mentions stamp position meanings in Budapest, and briefly shifts to a Taft anecdote recalling a 1879 street beating of a rival editor in Cincinnati, with Will Taft’s early Yale days evidenced.
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Turkey
New York
Europe
Budapest
Taft
Yale
Cincinnati
Lester A. Rose
Alphonso Taft
Will Taft
Charles
Times Office
Rose
Mr. Rose
Mr. Taft
Charles Taft
Pxyom
Ralph D. Paine
Outing Magazine
Three Girls and a Hermit in Irish West a New Tale
Dorothea Conyers presents Three Girls and a Hermit set in western Ireland. Three orphan sisters seek life and a living by buying and hunting country horses, yielding both comedy and tragedy. Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz by Baum also noted with rich illustrations by John R. Neill.
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Dorothea Conyers
E. P. Dutton & Co
New York
Ireland
Reilly& Britton Company
Chicago
L. Frank Baum
The Sovereign God and The God of Clay Reviews
A critic praises Helen Huntington's The Sovereign God for vivid character study centering Fidelia, a strong heroine amid Four Hundred society, while noting the plot's unusual procedure. Also hailed is The God of Clay by Bren tano, aNapoleon era historical novel, praised as a master piece among modern works.
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Helen Huntington
Fidelia
Hearn Letters Praised for Silvery Prose and Friendship
A Chicago paper lauds a volume of Wafcadio Hearn letters to Watkin, Cincinnati printer and lifelong friend. The collection reveals Hearn's shy, restless soul and offers melodic prose and inventive phrasing that readers will treasure.
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Hearn
Chicago
Wafcadio
Watkin
Cincinnati
Lafcadto
Towne’s Quiet Singer volume gathers recent poems
The Quiet Singer and Other Poems collects Charles Hangon Towne’s best verse from leading magazines. The opening ode praising Francis Thompson drew high praise in The Century and is likely to establish Towne as a notable American literary figure.
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B. W. Dodge & Co
Charles Hangon Towne
Francis Thompson
Blackstick Papers by Lady Ritchie in November
Review notes Anne Thackeray Ritchie writes graceful essays on men books and matters in the Fairy Blackstick spirit. The collection echoes Roundabout Papers with charm and directness, covering old books youth schools rings and roses. Putnam's Sons to publish early November. Neumann’s Wagner recollections translated and Halsted pages.
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Blackstick
Lady Ritchie
Anne Thackeray Ritchie
Thackeray
Crim Tartary
Carolyn Wells Year Book due from Holt in fortnight
It is reported Miss Carolyn Wells has prepared a new year book for Henry Holt & Co to release within a fortnight. The volume features longer pieces including Vindication of the Limerick and special day themes with Bertha Stuart decorations. Other contributors include Mrs M. DeFornaro Oliver Herford and Strothmann.
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Carolyn Wells
Messrs. Henry Holt & Co
Miss Well
Bertha Stuart
Fraser
Japan
Mrs. M
DeFornaro
Oliver,Herford and Strothmann
Colonel Harvey to Publish Women Etc Essays
The noted author plans a forthcoming book titled Women, Etc with essays on gender and society. Excerpts reportedly appeared in the Editor’s Diary of The 7th American Review. Topics include Is the American Girl a Bore and Second Wives and Husbands.
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George Harvey
7Th American Review
Harvey
New York
Harper & Bros
Rockefeller Autobiography Part II Featured in World's Work
The November World's Work presents the second installment of John D. Rockefeller's autobiography under the title Some Old Friends. It includes figures such as John D. Archbold Stillman Witt Henry M Flagler and 8 V Harkness with his reply to Mr Rock.
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John D. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Stillman Witt
8. V. Harkness
Mr. Rock
Blue Mosque and Red Mosque Awe in Cairo Travelogue
Robert Hichens extols Cairo’s Blue Mosque with its living blue tiles and the Red Mosque Gami El Movayad El Ahmar. He compares St Peter’s in Rome with Cairo’s grand mosques, notes moral uplift from the Blue Mosque, and ends with a playful reader question from November Young's Magazine.
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Robert Hichens
Cairo
Rome
St. Peter’s
Mohammed Ali
Citadel
Gamia el Movayad
el Ahmar
Sea and Music study highlights sea's musical voice
Lawrence Gilman argues in Harper's Magazine that the sea sounds more musical than poets can sing. He cites Mendelssohn, Rubinstein, Wagner, MacDowell, and Debussy as composers moved by its rhythms, noting Gilman is Harper's Weekly music critic and author of Stories of Symphonic Music.
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Lawrence Gilman
Harper's Magazine
Mendelssohn
Rubinstein
Wagner
Edward MacDowell
Debussy
Mr. Gilman
Harper's Weekly
Public Library Catalog Style Book List of New Titles
A dense catalog of recent publications across U S cities lists numerous books with authors illustrators and publishers. Entries span fiction travel memoirs and children's works with prices and distribution notes. Major markets include New York Philadelphia Indianapolis and Chicago, highlighting popular authors such as Harold Bindloss Sarah Gertrude Pomeroy and Kenneth Grahame.
Reader inquiries mix gas fuel math and lore in Hamilton letters
A Hamilton reader asks how many feet of natural gas equal a ton of coal to heat a home in January, noting 18 000 feet of gas per ton of soft coal as common. Other readers supply trivia on Mother Goose, Robin Hood, Nobel prizes, and Taft Sherman religious affiliations, with a final note urging a park commission vote.
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Avondale
Hamilton R. F
Greenfield
United States
British America
Great Britain
Spain
France
Germany
Europe
China
Japan
Women Clubs Report Meetings Across Northside Neighborhoods
The Advance Club at Northside met with Mrs. Charles Cater on October 19 with delegates from Tiffin reporting. The Saturday Literary Club gathered October 17 with seventeen members and three guests, including a book review and Shakespeare reading. Future meetings are planned at homes on Hamilton Avenue and Kemper Lane, with lectures and readings by various members including Miss Mary Neff and Miss Laura Aldrich.
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Northside
Charles Cater
Henry
Parker
Oeh
Miss Fahrenbruch
The
College of Music
Hamilton Avenue
Bessie Aylmer Tucker
Rebecca Chidlaw
Tiffin, O
Fleming
Florence Schulte
Helen Bryan
Mattie Chidlaw
May Fearnley
J. S. Hall
Laura E. Aldrich
Kemper Lane
Walnut Hills
Query Club Meeting Set at Miss Borden Home
The Query Club will meet Monday October 26 at Miss Borden's home with Mrs Pierpont as assistant hostess. Members returning from the Tiffin convention anticipate an interesting gathering. Mrs Frank Andrew will deliver the principal talk on Practical Results of Club Life.
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Query Club
Cary Literature Club Meeting Highlights in Norwood
The Cary Literature Club of Norwood met with Mrs. Harold Ryland on Saturday October 17. After business, the program included German proverbs a paper on language origins music piano solo and readings from Hans Sachs with Mrs. Miller reading a Meistersingers piece. The next meeting moves to Mrs. Tshudy home on October 21 replacing Mrs. Tidball location.
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Cary Literature Club
Norwood
Harold Ryland
Flood
Tshudy
Dunham
Miller
Hans Sachs
Bell
Mrs. Tidball
Cathedrals of France and Club Entertainments
Miss Mary Gallagher hosted the Westwood Woman's Club on Monday October 19 under the topic Cathedrals of France. Alpha Circle, C. L. S. C., gathered last Saturday at the Misses Wood home on McMillan Street Walnut Hills for a farewell to Miss Scott bound for India. The day featured Shakespeare readings and music with a con test in Shakespeare characters and a talk by Miss Scott on her work in India after refreshments.
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France
Mary Gallagher
Westwood Woman’s Club
Alpha Circle
Lecture by Miss Clementina Butler on Through India With a Camera
Miss Clementina Butler daughter of Dr William Butler and founder of missions in India and Mexico will lecture on Through India With a Camera with stereopticon views at Trinity Methodist Church Tuesday at 8 PM. Bond Hill Shakespearean Circle read Coriolanus Monday afternoon at Miss Elizabeth Earle's home.
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Clementina Butler
William Butler
India
Mexico
Trinity Methodist Church
Bond Hill
Coriolanus
Elizabeth Earle
Council of Jewish Women plans Cincinnati convention
The Council of Jewish Women issues a programme for its triennial convention to be held in Cincinnati from December 1 to 10. Forty two sections will send representatives, and the local section shows strong interest and enthusiasm, signaling a successful gathering.
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Council of Jewish Women
Cincinnati
Lecture Club to Hold First Meeting at Avondale Home
The Lecture Club will meet at Mrs C D Palmer’s residence at Reading Road and West Avenue Avondale. President Mrs Charles J Hunt will host the event on October 27 with planning for the club’s activities and speaker lineup.
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C. D. Palmer
Reading Road
Wforest Avenue
Avondale
Charles J. Hunt
Cincinnati Women Meet Leaders Friday at Covenant Church
Mrs. H. E. Halloway of the Philadelphia Board for Study Class Work seeks representatives from all auxiliary and youth groups of Cincinnati Presbytery for a meeting at the Church of the Covenant Friday October 30 at 3 pm. Queen City Chapter No 5 W O N A R D resumes monthly meetings October 28 at 2 30 pm at Mrs A O Zwick 1104 McMillan street Walnut Hills. The Lincoln Mothers' Club met October 15 with thirty one present. Miss Stone principal of the Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School spoke on The Art of Living With Others, with Miss Glascock reading a poem. Annie Laws will address the club November 19. The Woman's Fortnightly Reading Club met October 21 at Delhi. programme included Wakefield poems and Goldsmith in Comedy remarks. Adelaide E Wentworth will speak before the Y W C A Culture Club tomorrow at 8 pm on The Pictures of Great Artists. The Y W C A domestic science department led by Miss Leah May Gaymon offers cooking and nursing classes Friday evenings.
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H. E. Halloway
Philadelphia
Young People’s Organizations of Cincinnati Presbytery
Church of the Covenant
Queen City Chapter
Lincoln Mothers’ Club
Miss Stone
Cincinnati Kindergarten Training School
Thomas Kite
Delhi
Wakefield
Miss White
Adelaide E. Wentworth
Y. W. C. A. Culture Club
Leah May Gaymon
Milk Boy Teases, Threatens Roosevelts Ahead of Time
A Washington Star excerpt describes a boy who taunts peers and boasts of Roosevelt while neglected hygiene and ragged clothes draw scorn. The figure, though small, is bold and defiant, promising trouble when confronted by the “wrong party” in a cautionary vignette from a past era.
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Washington Star
Around the Bridge Table Inspires Bridge Enthusiasts
Ainslee's for November reprints another Bridge Whist article in the ongoing series Around the Bridge Table. The set of pieces has attracted great interest among the vast circle of bridge enthusiasts, with readers praising the conception and its thoughtful execution.
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Ainslee
Letter From Richard Mansfield to His Boy May 24 1905
A charming letter dated May 24 1905 from Richard Mansfield to his son written as a fatherly message. The note speaks of a full rigged ship of love kisses and good wishes arriving safely in the port of Kansas reflecting a personal family communication from the era.
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Richard Mansfield
General
Kansas
French Possessions in Northern Africa illustrated talk
Price Hill History Club met at the Public Library to hear Dr. Henrietta Buchanan give an illustrated talk on French possessions in Northern Africa. Her stereopticon images and personal sketches enhanced the vivid scenes. Next meeting set for November 4 at Mrs. Cook’s with notes from the Tiffin convention. Mt. Auburn Literary Club meets Oct 26 at 2 30 pm at Mrs. Thomas W Allen’s home. Riverside Culture Club gathered Oct 12 at Mrs. James Silcott’s home for a program on Tennyson with Mrs. Andrew Henkel presenting Paper The Art of the English Poets and readings from Merlin and Vivien.
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Price Hill
Riverside Culture Club
James Silcott
Nassau Street
Tennyson
Andrew Henkel
Reading
Merlin
Vivien
Launcelot
Elaine
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