Literary editors and authors featured in Dew magazine life notes
Alfred Henry Lewis becomes editor of Human Life and John Vance Cheney plans a poetry collection from Houghton Mifflin Co. Nancy Huston Banks to publish The Little Hills with Cosmo Bailey as conductor. Reflections on Henry James and American letters discuss Mabie’s ideal reader and the female intellect in the era.
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Alfred Henry Lewis
Wolfville
Dew
John Vance Cheney
Haughton, Miffin & Co
Macimillan Company
New York
Nancy Huston Banks
Banks
Tiethy
Cosmo Y Bailey
Hhis Hess
New Haven
Nilside
Arbich
Eity
Long
Sound
Agewood
Donald
Rom Mitehill
Ana
Washington
Mitchell
Hig
Hale
Charles. Henry. Webb
John Paul
Californian
Isret Harte
Mark Twmin
Mark Wilin
Henry James
New England
North American Review
Hamilton Mabie
James
Managing Mother and the aprons a test of family roles
A domestic vignette centers on Mrs Borrow visiting her daughter in law Gertrude. The two clash over aprons and reading, then reconcile as Gertrude admits she values the aprons though Mrs Borrow teases her reading habit. A shift to a maritime note recalls Capt Alfred Rice enforcing neatness aboard a shad boat and a new crewman’s dirty shirt.
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Pagal
Cornelia Sorabji
Pagai
Pagel
Gertrude
Wien
Eva
Fox
Borrow
Alfred Rice
Delaware
Capt Rice
Capt. Rice
San Antonio Express
Burlesque Verse and Iran Moroccos Payout Satire
A fragment features a ribald limerick about a sisterly kiss and a sly bow tie gesture. It shifts to a spoof about the Sultan of Morocco needing to raise two dollars per enemy head as rewards remain unclaimed.
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Morocco
Cieteland Plain Dealer
Cuticura cures and college yell referenced in cluttered ad copy
An oddly formatted ad style text touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as a cure after failed medical help for ulcers and a knee to feet eruption. It includes school chant fragments and a mock congress scene, ending with a sales pitch for Allen’s Foot Ease powder and a Le Roy New York address.
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M. C. ‘Bogs
Gainesville
Texas
Allen
Alten ‘S_ Olmsted
le Roy
Minister's Wife Quips on Trousers and Town Run
"WiNian" jokes about repairing trousers prompt the minister's wife to urge a downtown buy. He instead suggests postponing a repair and taking up a collection for heathen needs next Sunday.
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WiNian
Information Wanted About Dresden Complexion Secret
Fragmentary dialogue shows Phyllis and Sylvia seeking information about a Dresden porcelain doll complexion and the paint used. The exchange hints at uncovering a specific technique or secret regarding appearance. No names beyond those speakers are provided.
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Phyllis
Dresden
Sylvia
Deans
Free Advice For Kidney Disease In Women
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted as the best treatment for female kidney troubles. The notice cites severe symptoms and urges early use, with testimonials from Mrs. Prima Sawyer of Conyers, Ga, and offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Er Evdia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia H. Pinkham
Prima Sawyer
Conyers
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