Absence of Activity Shapes New York Sunday Feel
Gertrude Garrison portrays a quiet Sunday in New York with restrained piety and idle calm. The city slows from car to sidewalk to park as crowds seek sea air and churchgoing contrast. The piece notes pedestrians, fashion, Fifth Avenue crowds, and Sunday newspapers shaping a tranquil urban rhythm.
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New York
Central Park
Age
Times
Fifth Avenue
Park
Fourteenth Street
Long Branch
Gertrude Garrison
Japanese Hype for Hawaii Surges as Arrivals Pass Two Thousand
Many Japanese travelers arrive in Hawaii since January 1. Reports show broad reluctance among all classes in Hawaii to employ Chinese workers and a noticeable portion of the Japanese community planning to leave the islands.
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Hawaii
Islands
A Good Business Smile and Icelandic Travel Notes
A reflection on public manners and business virtue contrasts with a poem fragment about a child's question. The piece then surveys Iceland as a travel option with details on routes from Copenhagen and Leith and notes Iceland’s large size, Norse parliament history, and educated people.
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London Globe
Iceland
Royal Mail
Copenhagen
Reykavik
Leith
Eith
Eykkjavik
London
Carlisle
Burdette Style Sketches and Social Verses From Arpmore
A compressed sample of Burdette style pieces includes a taunting line about Big Bear the Canadian Indian and a cousin who is a poet, followed by playful quatrains about lullabies and a humorous mock sermon. The piece ends with overlong social musings on tobacco and moralizing, dated August 27 in Arpmore, Pa.
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Big Bear
Discourtesy of the Type Writer in Private Letters
A Chicago editorial argues that the typewriter, while useful for business, often causes discourtesy in semiprivate or confidential correspondence. It urges caution and mindfulness of courtesies, noting that autographs or friendly notes typed can feel impersonal and affronting to recipients.
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Robert Reed
Robert
Ibad
America
Lawless English Spelling Warned by Educator Fernald
Frederick A. Fernald criticizes English spelling as lawless and partly phonetic, arguing reading instruction forces memory over reasoning. He cites that correct spelling is learned by rote and causes confusion, while errors can trigger mockery and frustration in pupils.
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Frederick A. Fernald
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