Literary Notes and Romance Magazine Highlights
A literary roundup notes continued coverage of Phychical Research in Arena with essays by Gen J B Weaver and others on monopoly and government control of telegraphs. Romance magazine promises eighteen stories in the current issue, with works by Tourgueneff and Mari Jokai and translations from French and Italian. Published by Romance Publishing Company Clinton Hall Astor Place New York, 25 cents per copy or $2.50 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Weaver
Henry Wood
Yamjin Garland
Farmers Alliance
Congress
Walter Clark
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Flower
Tourgueneff
Mari Jokai
Southwest
HH. L. Sargent
Romance Publishing Company
Clinton Hall
Astor Place
New York
Century for Paderewski in the March issue features portraits and essays
The March Century edition highlights Paderewski with frontispiece photographs and a drawing by Irving R. Wiles. It includes Wim Mason's A Critical Study, Miss Fanny Morris Smith's biographical sketch, and a Lt. W. Gilder poem. Other pieces cover Stedman on poetry, Van Rensselaer on St Paul’s Cathedral, Rathbun on the Fish Commission, Adams on farmer and railway law, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marci
Paderewski
United States
Century
Waderewski
Irving R. Wiles
Wim, Mason
Fanny Morris Smith
Lt. W. Gilder
Low Waderewski
Stedman
Kemble
Middle Georgia
Mr. Cole
Sorgione
Sargent
Beatrice Goelet
Buel
Louisiana
Columbia College
National Justice
Lincoln
van Rensselaer
Evergreen Nurseries Catalogue Promises 300 Evergreen Varieties
The Evergreen Nurseries of Evergreen Wisconsin released its annual catalogue listing about three hundred conifer varieties. The notes praise rare forms and growth habits and mention extensive effort to source seeds and plants from around the world for cheap but quality evergreens suitable for screens groves wind-breaks or hedges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monater Evergreen Nursery
Evergreen Nurseries
Evergreen
Wis
Maan
America
Curious evergreens and vast plant imports raise interest
The piece notes a variety of strange and beautiful evergreens sought to satisfy a national taste. It reports large-scale growth with seeds planted by tens, and imports of 2,300 pounds from a German seed house plus substantial western and domestic harvests. Readers are urged to request catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Colorado
California
Washington
Putnam's stern reply to Clinton over spy Palmer
The article recalls General Israel Putnam’s August 1777 note to Sir Henry Clinton regarding the spy Palmer. Palmer, captured near Peekskill, faced execution after a trial and appeals, with Clinton requesting release and Putnam replying that Palmer would be executed as a spy. The piece notes Putnam’s postscript stating execution had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel Putnam
Peekskill
N. Y
Gallows Hill
Palmer
Yorktown
Henry Clinton
General Putnam
Sir Henry Clinton
Sin—Edmund Palmer
P. S
Mixed presidential portraits reveal odd composites and a brave child
A New York World artist created composites by swapping halves of faces among candidates like Hill and Cleveland to show how features blur identity. The piece includes notes on the futility of facial recognition and contrasts with a tale of five year old Marie Petersen crossing the Atlantic alone to join her father in Philadelphia aided by unseen good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Hill
Grover Cleveland
Pattison
Abbott
Boies
Roswell P. Flower
Carlisle and Gorham
David B. Hill
Cleveland
Mr. Hill
Mr. Cleveland
Governor Flower
Marie Petersen
Atlantic Ocean
Sweden
Philadelphia
America
Marie
New York
Great Sea
Some Fallacies About Writing
The piece argues against copying others styles or imitating great writers. It states Lincoln achieved clarity by stating ideas plainly rather than emulating Shakespeare or Bible prose and warns against writing as one talks or exactly as one writes. It urges each person to develop a unique, refined plain English style through good grammar and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Macaulay
Lincoln
West
Frankford Arsenal and Allied War Munitions Factories
The article notes Frankford Arsenal near Philadelphia employing about 160 workers, mainly women, producing 7,000,000 cartridges annually across thirty processes and forging fuses primers. daily output 42,000 could rise to 100,000. It lists other arsenals at Watervliet, Springfield, Rock Island, Watertown, and Benicia among storage sites and outlines broader U S munitions manufacture and distribution abroad. It also mentions American confectionery rivalry with Britain, and discusses Chilean war funding and a sixty volt aluminum motor tested in Cincinnati by Western Union for telegraph purposes.
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Frankford Arsenal
Delaware
Philadelphia
Frankford
Watervliet
N. Y
Union
Springfield
Mass
Watertown
Rock Island
Ols
Benecia
Cal
San Antonio
Plumb Praises Local Newspapers from Kansas
Senator Plumb of Kansas lauds local papers as readers and shapers of public sentiment. He subscribes to every Kansas paper and to major city dailies, saying editors reflect readers and help him gauge state opinion. He praises county papers for local news and thoughtful editorials.
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Plumb
Senator Plumb
Kansas
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Senator
Gate City
Iowa
Stour City Tribune
Constitution Democrat
State Line Democrat
Quincy Journal
Morning Sun Herald
Peetiz
Abeokuk Chronicle
Keeping a Home Paper and Local Interests
Gladstone Michigan Express editors argue that a local newspaper should serve every public need from railroad and factory requests to free meeting notices and society events, while supporting schools and business leaders. The piece critiques papers that neglect their community duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone (Mich
Local Money Lending and Safekeeping Services Offer
Advertises money to loan at reasonable rates for real estate or personal security with liberal terms within safe banking. Offers custodianship of wills and valuable papers at no charge. Interest at four percent per year on deposits for at least six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Dr Bull's Sarsaparilla Promises Health and Spring Strength
An advertisement urges readers to use Dr John Bull's Sarsaparilla to invigorate the constitution and cleanse the blood. It claims the remedy prevents weakness and pneumonia and advises mixing iodide of potash with the tonic for spring use. Endorsed by Alfred Howell of Cairo Illinois and backed by John D. Park & Sons Co. Cincinnati as wholesale agents.
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John Bull
Jolly Bull
T Alfred Howell
Cairo
Lil
John D. Park & Sons Co
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield
Dr John Bulls Safe Sure And Taste Good
An old advertisement touts Dr John Bulls Safe Sure And Taste Good as a cure all for worms in children or adults. It promises better health, appetite, digestion, and strength, urging readers to ask their druggist and send 25 cents to John D. Park & Sons Co. Cincinnati Ohio with local agents Bradshaw and Thoma for Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Park & Sons Co
Sycamore St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield
Quotable Wisdom On Humility From Sacred Texts
A maxim urges letting others praise God rather than self. The phrasing emphasizes humility, warning against self-promotion and the vanity of the mouth. The idea echoes ancient proverbs about restraint and piety in speech.
Burlington Gazette praised for extensive coverage and quality
The Des Moines Leader lauds the Burlington Gazette as a comprehensive paper for the masses with bright local and editorial pages, wide telegraph coverage, thorough legislative reports, and a superior weekly edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Telegraph
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Great Britain
London
Europe
Argentine Republic
Chili
Western Union Telegraph Company
Ovelty Store
Jordan
West Side Square
Nate Savings Bank
J. E. Roth
Jas. Sullivan
V. Pres
E. A. Howard
James Louden
RE. A. Howard
D. G. Higley
James Sullivan
W. E. Bradshaw
J. 8
McKenney
Ed. Hunt
Jos
Ricksber
T M. Byrnes
T. R. Howlett
J. F. Loehr
Geo
D. Clarke
Late Coop
Ward Lamson
K. W Lamson
W. Ball
RE. F. Rateliff
V. A Lamson
J. W. Burnett
Joseph Roth
E. F. Simmons
Chris. Hoth
D. W. Templeton
Eugene Campbell
H. Watkins
Adam Messer
N. M. Slagie
D. M. Parrett
J. P. Manatrey
Willy S. Prewitt
Wm. C. Hawk
Thos. Louden
J. H. Allender
A.C. D. Bradshaw
H. B. Rodgers
J. 8. Louden
A. F. Cassel
F. O. Danielson
August Walgreen
W. Vaught
John McLane
George Mowery
Cons
D. Leggett
Moore
The
Burlington Gazette
Burlington
the Gazette
Des Moines
Moore's
B. F. Black
Pittsburgh
J. W. Bean, M.D
Fairfield, Iowa
B. N. Gantz, M.D
Oru
Hufford
Calvin Snook
D. G. Higiey’s Drug Store
F. R. Smith
Clarke & Junkin’s Drug Store
G. P. Martin, M.D
D. H. Worthington
Clarke & Junkin’s
Northwest Corner Park
Rescience
W. Fordyce, M.D
PFICE
Hoffstedner & Whitham’s
First East Street
R. C. Sayers, D.V.M
Gordon's Livery Barn
J. B. Monfort
Harris & Cuddy
T. L. James
Pairfield, Owa
McElhiuny Building
Park
I. D. Jones
Chas, D. Fullen
H. C. Raney
F. Simmons
Raney & Simmons
Law
Pell’s Grocery
C. D. Leggett
M’kemey
Attorneys AT Law
Pcsover
Iowa State Savings Bank
Chas. P. Sipple
District Court
Robert F. Ratcliff
West Side
1St East Street
M. A. McCoid
Fairfield, Lowa
Leggett House
Parsons College
Ambrose C. Smith
D.D
First National Bank
Jas
Wilson
McElhinny
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