Angels Recast as Universal Beings in Borglum Project
New York report on sculptor Gutzon Borglum altering the Cathedral of St. John the Divine angels from feminine to masculine implied forms. Critics argued no women angels, while Borglum defended his aim to depict a strong ideal. He stated the figures remain angels not men or women and praised American art’s future virility.
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New York
St. John the Divine
Gutzon Borglum
Protestant Episcopal Church
Borglum
East Thirty-eighth Street
Gurgen Boretum
Angel Child
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Clarence H. Mackay
America
Greece
Italy
France
Rodin
Jack
Paris
Food from crushed nuts and palm oil trade on coast of Africa
The article describes a new European industry processing palm nuts for oil and feeding stuffs. It details harvesting, fermentation, cracking, and oil extraction methods on the Benin and Niger rivers, noting the palm tree cycle and related economic activity.
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Africa
Europe
Philadelphia Record
Interval of Rest Amidst Gab of News
A man mocks another for taking an interval of rest from the newspapers. He reads a garbled list of world events and scandals and questions why the papers show so much but reveal little. The other man, crumpling the paper, explains his past habit of skimming for meaning, hinting at message in the noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wald
Japan
Alton Railroad
Economolice
Panama Canal
Keeping Help On The Farm
In this essay the author argues farmers must adjust to changed labor conditions and wages. He notes improved machinery and markets, and urges fair pay for extra hours while recognizing full employment gaps seasonally. Immigrant labor offers doubtful relief.
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Fred L. DeLamater
Oovienbio
Crow Roads
Leon Weil
Ron Ceonemnmlang
Mavinie
Mike Cop
Marriage Bells Out of Tune in Park Bench Banter
A talk between the Bachelor Girl and the Mere Man reveals that married life frays over shared tastes and diverging desires. They discuss how finances, leisure, and social roles push couples apart after prosperity and predict continual disagreements when plans diverge.
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Marrige
Adirondacks
Newport
Tar Harbor
Browning
Thaen
Palltich
Gihel
Tiaehelor
Abe
Subtle acting as Fiske praises restraint over shouting
Harrison Grey Fiske discusses acting art at a New York dinner. He argues subtext and restraint convey more than loud yelling, noting life is subtle and silent. An anecdote about an undertaker outside a noble house illustrates nonverbal communication in performance.
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Harrison Grey Fiske
New York
Mr. Fiske
Not For Him Tit Bits Gaffe from a Royal Navy Tale
A humorous snippet from Tit Bits recounts a naval officer courting a daughter and facing his father in law. The father boasts a strict, frugal stance and warns the suitor with a sharp comeback about taking care of his future in laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonata
Eneien
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Patent Medicine Ad Mix
An old advertisement fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any case not cured. It includes testimonials and proprietary claims, lists druggists, and notes sales in Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Dr. Hall’s Family Pills for constipation and a humorous anecdote about compensation law.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cheney
Hie Fem
Wanoing
Kinsan & Manven
Wholoule
O. Maite
All Drugarte
Tokefall
Eczema Remedy Claims Eleven-Year Battle Ends
Local claimant Mrs. Kilaa A Wiley of Liscomb Iowa reports long eczema suffering resolved after using Castor Cutleurn Soap and Cutleurn Ointment. She credits three doctors and failed treatments before trying the Curethm remedies.
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Kelle
Kilaa A Wiley
Liscomb
Taken From Lippincotts The Smoker Tale
A fragment from Lippincotts anecdote collection recalls a smoker’s tale. The narrator cites a gathering where eight men left early, a driver rang a doorbell, and a querying voice from above asks who is there prompting a wary response.
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Lippincott
Volconie
Piyelohe
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