Varied tastes in sales show city by city books favorite
Bookman review finds no single book dominates annual sales. Boston leans to heavy histories, Cleveland to raw fiction, Indianapolis favors Indianan authors, and New Orleans back Louisiana history. Salt Lake City loves The Lords of the Lord while southern cities favor Cal Carter titles. A broad range of books meets diverse tastes across the country.
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Boston
Senator Hoar
Morley
Gladstone
Trevelyan
Cleveland
Barlasch
Guard
Girard
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
New Orleans
Gayarre
Louisiana
New Haven
Parker
Quebec
Salt Lake City
Cal. Carter
Kingdom Come
Mr. Fox
How We Keep Healthy By A Boston Nerve Specialist
An eminent Boston nerve specialist outlines a health program for longevity. Start with a bath at dawn, then a half hour walk after breakfast. Work steadily for four hours, lunch, another half hour walk, then three more hours of focused labor.
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Indianapolis
Josh
Quality Row
Boston
Tragedy at Danville as man kills son-in-law in doorway clash
In Danville Illinois Perry Rog era, age 6, shot and killed his son-in-law George La France, age 20, who forced entry seeking his wife who had left him for ill treatment. La France previously lived in Crawfordsville and Covington Indiana.
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George la France
Danville
Ill
Perry Rogera
la France
Crawfordeville
Covington
Inn
Love In Public And A Winter Day In The City
A battered collage of rustic rhymes and jokes featuring Bill McGee of Ellum Tree and Jennie Weet, with gossipy quips about courtship, terms of endearment, and social scenes. Also included are columns about a dreamy eyed ox, slippery winter walks, a gossiping chauffeur, and a tale of a salary raise after quitting alcohol.
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Bill McGee
Ellum Tree
Jennie
City Life Community News Recap of Local Reappointments and Incidents
Re-elections top a crowded City Life page with officers kept in office including C. A. Monday and H. B. Gruells amid notes on a street car accident and a sheriff vowing to personally escort George Brennerman to the penitentiary. Several items cover hospital care, fire safety changes, arrests, rail and trolley operations, and local trust company leadership changes.
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H. B. Gruells
Metzger
George Brennerman
Holland Palace
Charles O. Phillips
Charles O. Phillips, Wll Be Recommitted To the Insane Hospital
Bertha Ballard
Thomas Patton
Lafayette Place
Pennsylvania Company
Indianapolis
John Brobst
Auterson
Bupt. Winkler
Friendly Inn
Bonds-Merrill Ccopany
Reader
Michael Espier
May Awartz
Hartford City
Manning
Indianspis & Northwestern Traction Company
Wll
Col
Newton Vestal
Meridian
Marmiondsts
Mac Grested
Lonnie Hart
E. Norwood
Warren Hurt
Asch
Samuel Relf
Bussellive
Petes
E. Redlinger
Anna B Hughey
New York
Omlers
Marion Trust Company
Broughton J. Fletcher
A Corner For Women To Hang Lids And Frosted Popcorn
A homemaking snippet suggests mounting a cord with screw eyes near the stove to store lids, ensuring easy reach. It also outlines a popcorn frosting method using granulated sugar and hot syrup, with color options. Plus notes on fashion trends like ruches, frills, and laces for midwinter styles.
Jobson's Goose Turmoil Over Christmas Dinner
Mr Jobson denounces turkey price gouging and buys a goose after hearing prices. The Kaystreets glimpse disappointment as the roasting bird proves tough, leading to a quarrel over holiday dinner choices and a bold denunciation of market robbers.
Will You Write a Postal to Help the Sick Get Well
A dramatic pitch offers Dr Shoop s Restorative with a 12 year record and a test promise. The letter asks readers to send a postal with a name of a sick person, then receive six bottles to test the remedy at cost 95.50 or via the arranger. It touts nerve restoration as the key to healing organs and invites an end to risk for potential cures.
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Mr. Jobson
Mrs. Johnson
Jobson
Virginia
Mra. Jobson
Washington
Hin
Shoop
Flo
Ike
Pddreea
Ben
Racine
Wis
St. Gall
Two Smilees and a Quip from a Genteel Exchange
Maj Jack Downing quotes Gen Jackson on readiness to shed blood in jest. An old gentleman with a lively disposition has a gardener named Jones, who recalls a fable about meeting someone swift, leading to a playful boast about never overtaking him.
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Maj
Jack Downing
Gen. Jackson
Jones
One Woman's Theory on Rights and Civic Strife
A Central Avenue passenger argues that women who leave traditional roles step into a broad field of women's rights and clash with men, explaining why a dozen or so men stay seated while women rise in disruption aboard a streetcar.
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Central-ave
Ohio's New Governor Herrick Inaugurated In Columbus
Col Myron T Herrick was sworn in as Ohio governor with a large parade and enthusiastic turnout. He led with a call for economical administration and won the largest gubernatorial majority in state history. A Pennsylvania Ave car anecdote is also noted in passing.
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Fred Landis
Indiana
Congress
Pennsylvania-ave
Landis
Saturday Evening Post
Ohio
Columbus
Myron T. Herrick
Herrick
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