Bible and Shakespeare Dominate Reading Influences
The New York Executive Committee of the Pooks for Every Peds movement gathers replies from clergymen educators and public figures. They cite the Bible and Shakespeare as primary influences with others like Pilgrim's Progress Emerson Omar Khayyam and Les Miserables shaping lives and careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ty
Jehn H. Fowles
New York State
East
Jacob H. Schiff
Deaver Belasco
John Trrew
Shakespeare
Arthur Brisbane
France
Lyman Abbatt
Pilgrim’s Progress
Helen Gould Shepard
New York City
Carlyle
Browning
Elmer E. Brown
New York University
Alfred Tennyson
Theodosia Garrison
Lindley M. Garrison
Watter
Bernard E. Pollak
National League of Girls’ Clubs
Emerson
Omar Khayyam
James Lees Zaidian
League of Women Voters of New York Cis
Herbert Spencer
George Eliat
Hamilton Holt
The
Independant
Thomas A. F Eilison
Frank C. Davis Confectionery Ad Delights With Ice Cream
An advertisement from Frank C. Davis Confectionery and Joe Fream Lime invites customers to enjoy cholerst ice cream and candies. It promotes ice cream cones as a fine treat and positions the shop as ready to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Davis
Joe Fream
Raucous Wits Stir Amour on the Way to Caulap Crest
A tense journey unfolds as Rita Brown flirts with Maj. Grantland and mocks Alfred Durkee while Dicky stars in a mood flaring beneath laughter. The narrator eyes the pair, fearing fallout and hoping Rita’s banter will avert a confrontation before Leila’s wedding at Caulap Crest.
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Rita Brown
Dicky
Maj. Granthand
Sally Weld
Alfred Durkee
Alfred
Caalap Crest
Leila
Maj. Grantland
Maj
Grantland
Rita
Mas
Alf
New Yorks
Maj. Grant
Unclear UK Political Outlook Reflected in Vague Labor Debate
Fragmented commentary suggests Tory Liberal perspectives on a Labor government shaping the British Empire through imperial coercion. Mentions Ireland Treland and color-coded regions, with vague notes on colonial strategy and racial terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Labor Party
British Empire
Osfeike
Treland
Ireland
England’s alliance with Japan lapses amid empire concerns
The passage notes England’s lapse of the Anglo Japanese alliance, stressing Canada and Australia as priorities. It argues Australia with five million people cannot house a hundred million, expecting Asia to supply the rest, and that Australia resists this shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canada
Japan
Australia
Asia
Imperial map view contrasts Japan and white colonies
The map shows Japan above Australia with England to the northeast. The text asserts Britain should avoid alliance with Japan and Australia and Canada refuse to accept Japanese as fellow citizens.
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Japan
Australia
England
Canada
Propriety Punishes Food Profiteers in France
In France a man caught profiteering or conspiring to raise food prices is jailed for a time, fined a substantial sum, made to pay the cost of newspaper advertising his sentence, and required to display a warning outside his business for a year. The writer contrasts this with Codouve and Prisiness as fanciful notions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Indiana Senate proposes action on funding local structures
Senator Humphreys from Green and Sullivan counties introduced a measure during a special legislative session to secure permission from Congress for erecting structures. Officials doubt passage this session. a similar bill may pass in January with possible federal aid.
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Congress
Humphreys
Green
Sullivan
Fox
Boyce's Sweet Shop Leads in Ice Cream and Candy
The Lead ing First Gass Ice Cream and Candy Store offers chocolates, creama and ara mel with top sodas and appetizing flavors. Patrons are urged to try the ice cream and return with friends for a healthier lifestyle. Advertising number 4.
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Boyce's Sweet Shop
First Gass
Adv
Geo Ogden Promotes Half Soles for Shoes
Geo C Ogden promotes shoe repair services to cut costs by half soling and rubber heels to reduce wear and improve comfort, inviting readers to save money and enjoy better walking quality.
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Geo. C. Ogden
Adv
Swiss Cleaners and Dyers Ad Seeks Patronage
Swiss Cleaners and Dyers proclaims itself the leading first class cleaners for men and women in Indiana or Kentucky. It boasts the largest equipment and modern methods, with patronage from top homes in Evansville and Louisville. Fabrics like silk and satin renewed. All work and service unsurpassed.
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Indiana
Kentucky
Indefeesonville
Louisville
Future of treeless East calls for national forest reserves
A Youth's Companion analysis argues the East faces acute forestry problems as dense populations and a lumber market heighten demand for water, power, and irrigation. It warns that White Mountains and Southern Appalachians suffer erosion and deforestation, risking floods, soil loss, and ruined bottomlands unless national government protects forested watersheds.
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White Mountains
New Hampshire
Appalachians
Great New South
Stace
Igsg
A Woman's Opinion of Women
A misgiving essay argues that true friendship between women is impossible due to inherent betrayal risks. The piece surveys female confidences, noting women often betray each other to men and never fully trust fellow women.
Coots Bros and Gill Market Indiana Kentucky Real Estate
Coots Bros and Gill advertise city and farm property in Indiana and Kentucky opposite Clark County State Bank. They promise high returns and urge investment in farms or city property, claiming now is the best time to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coots Bros. & Gill
Clark County State Bank
Indiana
Kentucky
Curious Noises from Sands Across Regions
A survey of singing sands near Manchester New Hampshire and Kauai Hawaii explains how wind moves silica grains into traveling dunes. Spherical grains roll easily while a thin gas film may cause the audible singing and barking sounds. Local lore links the Kauai dunes to ancestral spirits.
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Manchester
N. H
Kauai
Colorado Desert
Meaness of Rich Women Exposed by Young Former Secretary
A former secretary recalls the vast mean ness of a New York society patroness whose wealth nears a million. She describes smuggling, duty fraud with false bottoms, and laundering costs via worn gowns. The woman also imports items on approval to dodge duties and uses copied designs to cheat merchants. Women’s caprice harms makers and tradespeople who must bear losses.
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New York
Hag
Sword of Joan of Arc Identified in Dijon Museum Display
A Dijon museum sword is identified as Joan of Arc s weapon given by Charles VII. The hilt bears a kneeling figure before a cross and the inscription Charles VI while the opposite side shows Vaucouleurs. The blade also carries the arms of France and Orleans and marks 1419.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan of Arc
Dijon
Joan of Arc
Charles VII of
France
Charles VI
Westinghouse a Marvel a Living Power Plant
Hampton's Magazine calls George Westinghouse a human dynamo and living force. It credits him with owning over 15 000 patents and 806 own inventions as a mechanical marvel noted in the article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
George Westf Minghouse
Chas. Peel & Son Bicycle Repair Shop Ad
Chas. Peel & Son advertise bicycle repair for all makes with a fine line of Dayton bicycles for business and pleasure. Their vulcanizing service promises tires lasting twice as long, saving the cost of a new wheel every few months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Peel
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