Richard Le Galtienne First Commission at Twenty One
A reminiscence of Richard Le Galtienne recalling his twenty first year when John Lane gave him his first commission to write for a London column. He describes securing a position with the Slur editor and the milestone of being chosen to write Books and Bookmen, marking a rise in his literary career.
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Richard le Galtienne
Mrr
John Laine
Wwelle
Jodi Meredith
Liverpool
Lane
London
T. P
O'Connor
Clement Shorter
Rlichard le Galtienne
Over the Left in Folk Belief and Inversion
The essay discusses the magical inversion of the phrase over the left used to negate or sarcasm, rooted in the belief that right is good and left is wrong. It cites 1705 Hartford court case where a judge and two church members deemed the utterance a curse, leading to punishment for Beynell Waters.
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Sormar
Durac
Ona Beynell Waters
Hartford
Conn
Waters
McClure Nownpayer Syndicate
Mark Lemon remembered as Punch editor and Lincoln critic
Wayne D. McMurray reviews Mark Lemon, famed British journalist and playwright, noting his role as editor of Punch from its founding, his sharp Lincoln criticisms during the Civil War, and his later works and contributions to periodicals. The piece contrasts his satirical success with his literary output and public apologies after Lincoln’s death.
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Ark Lemon
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Lemon
Mark Lemon
Henry Mayhew
London News
Household Words
Punch
Wayne D. McMurray
George Mutthaw Adams
Healthful onion dishes for everyday meals
A vintage recipe vignette urging daily fresh beginnings and family meals. It lists Cream of Onion Soup with milk butter onions salt cayenne and cheese, Calery Sandwiches with apples and walnuts, Onion Salad with dressing, and Sayoo for Fish with horseradish cream. The piece blends encouragement with instructions, preserving era tone and culinary detail.
In Any Season by McClure Newspaner Bynificata
A memorial poem praising a mother’s wisdom of hope. The poet recalls how she found flowers in every season and offered comfort amid trouble. Though aged and tired, she taught resilience and gratitude, guiding others to seek content in all weather.
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Mothums
McClure Newspaner
Twitter Scratch the Sport Grants and Gives
Verna Rinnlon and Twitter Scratch discuss a fund to teach foreign children their native language. Scratch happily donates fifty dollars, buys books, subscribes to a missionary fund, covers a lunch bill, tips a beggar, loans eighty dollars, and leaves his wife worried about money as the day ends.
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Twiller
Verna Rinnlon
Twiller Scratch
America
Twitter Scratch
Seratch
Africa
Fred Osprey
Osprey
Scratch
Artie
George Matthew Adama
Paris Coats and Dresses For Little Girls In Spring Fashion
Paris fashion guides emphasize straight lines in spring coats with varied trims and fabrics. Frocks for little girls feature embroidery on woolen cloth, with plaited skirts, heel accents, and color coordinated trims. Practical coats in wool blends show pockets, collars, and belts. dresses pair wool and taffeta for versatile wardrobes.
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Mahina
Parlaienne Beies
Paris
How He Did Them
An old bachelor who employed a housekeeper laughs at insurance chaps after revealing he has married her. The tale closes with a wry note that babies weep on arrival, reflecting a grim, humorous tone.
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Tom
Scotsman
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