Monument Fever: Statues of Fictional Characters Abound
A sweeping survey traces public monuments to fiction across nations and centuries. From Hannibal Mo to Don Quixote in Madrid and Evangeline in Grand Pre, the piece links sculptors like French and Hebert to literary figures and notes a revived interest in civic tributes to imagined heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gannett
New York Herald Tribune
Sherlock Holmes
London
Sherlock
Hannibal
Huck Finn
Carolyn Mars
New York World-Telegram
Mr. Gannett
Frampton
Peter Pan
Kensington Gardens
Lewis Carroll
White Rabbit
Wales
Department of Romance Languages
Columbia
D'Artagnan
Auch
France
Carolyn Marx
World- Telegram
Christopher Morley
Nell
Philadelphia
Sir Walter Scott
Rob Roy
Chris
Tuck Finn
Tom Sawyer
The
Herald Tribune
Hans Christian Anderson
Little Mermaid
Royal Yacht Club
Copenhagen
Paul and
Virginia
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Longfellow
Evangeline
Grand Pre
Nova Scotia
Mistral
Mireille
Les Saintes Marlies
Provence
Puss In
Don Quixote
Sancho Panza
Cervantes
America
New York
Bet
Daniel Chester French
Washington Irving
Irving
Rip van Winkle
Phillippe Hebert
Hebert
St. Martinville
Moncton
Montreal
Bayou State
Emmeline
Labiche
Denver
Cole
Washington Park
George A. Mahon
Cardiff Hill
Tom
Huck
Greece
Rome
Rodin
Adam and
Hye
William Henry Rinehart
Rebecca
Fountain Inn
S. C
Eve
Robert Quillen
Fountain Inn Tribune
John Greenleaf Whittler
New England
East
Arabian
Dormant season tasks for apple growers emphasized
Extension pomologist from Manhasset State College notes winter is busy for growers. Key chores include removing surplus and filler trees to prevent pest and disease spread, pruning to improve yield, and top grafting to replace poor varieties. Also advised are accounting, cost planning, peat control, sales, storage, and staying informed on trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL Thies
Manachusstte State College
WNU
Feed Crops Grown Rapidly by Tray Plan
Tests at the National Dairy Institute near Steading install two metal cabinets with trays using mineral salts to sprout maize and oats. Growth normally ten weeks becomes ten days, producing shoots 12 to 14 inches tall for dairy cows or fattening bullocks. The method claims 86 crops per year with 40 cabinets yielding 4 320 tons of fodder to feed 1 200 cattle and plans for depots nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Dairy Institute
Steading
London
Institute
Rendering Lard Instructions From Rural New Yorker
The leaf fat and back fat yield the best lard while intestinal fat is inferior and should be kept separate for soap. Cut fat into one inch squares, render with a little water, cook over moderate heat while stirring, press cracklings, strain through muslin, and cool slowly to produce pale fine lard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Planting seed in hotbeds for best germination
Planting seed in hotbeds requires sowing in rows four to six inches apart with four or five seeds per inch to avoid crowding. Watering must lightly wet the soil and avoid overwatering, while temperature is key. Day temperatures should be 60 to 65 for hardy crops like cabbage lettuce and onions, with nights at 50 to 55. Warm season crops need about ten degrees higher.
Concrete cisterns best for storing soft water
Soft water cisterns are considered the most satisfactory receptacles for holding soft water. They can be built in cellars and joined to foundation walls when those walls are made structural.
Egyptian scarab unearthed by Haverford expedition in Palestine
The Haverford College Palestine expedition reports a 3.75 by 2 inch scarab carved from Egyptian limestone. It bears inscriptions tracing Tutankhamun’s grandmother Queen Taly and may indicate Egyptian influence in the region during the first and second millenniums. Dr. Ellhw Grant says the artifact likely served as a magical antique long treasured in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riends
B. C
Haverford College
Palestine
Ofa
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Taly
Phoenicia
Ellhw Grant
Haverford
Kevpt
Dr Pierce’s Pelleta Liver Remedy Ad 60 Years Old
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original small liver aid from six decades ago claiming regulation of liver and bowels. The copy emphasizes long history and health benefits.
Beauty's Battleground Duel of Faith in the Heart
A literary reflection on beauty as a dangerous force where divine and diabolical powers contend within the human heart, revealing Dostoevsky’s view of mystery and moral struggle as central to gendered and spiritual conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Devil
Men
Dostoevsky
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
An advertisement touts Creomulsion with creosote as a fast, effective treatment for coughs and colds. It claims long familiarity of doctors with creosote and guarantees refund if relief is not achieved. The copy urges keeping Creomulsion on hand to thwart lingering bronchial irritation.
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By Elmo ‘Scott Watson
Llandudno
Alice In Wonderland
David Lloyd George
Emmeline Labiche
Amesbury
Mass
John Greenleaf Whittier
D. C
Huckleberry Flinn
Mark Twain
Mariner
Land
Mata
James H. Walker
Valentine Bagley
Salem
Daniel Saunders
Boston
Johnson
Cape Morebet
Arabia
Bagley
Isle of France
Madras
John Leach
Samuel Johnson
Bombay
Cape Marebet
Lascar
Muscat
Massachusetts
Etunning
Cuticura,” Dept. S
Malden, Masa
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