The Old Music Teacher by Fannie Hurst
A literary brief outlines Fannie Hurst’s piece on an elderly music teacher. The sketch examines memory, craft, and the quiet influence of a teacher who shapes art through patient instruction and steady presence.
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14 Aug 1931
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Le Grand Reporter in Le Grand, Iowa
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
1
The Little Madam and Her Piano Legacies
A seventy three year old music teacher, famed for shaping future virtuosi like Moritzy and Spanier, reflects on a life built through pupils. Years of study and teaching left her rheumatic, bent, and solitary, yet her influence endures in the mastery she inspired in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam
Moritzy
Lilienthal
Mann
Forenzi
Lanz
Spamer
Spanier
Lim
Brahms
Beethoven
Fortune's Start in Subway Gold Mine
A Chicago Herald Examiner tale recalls a western millionaire who dropped a $5 gold piece into a subway grate and retrieved it with aid from a butcher. The incident led to cleaner work, new contacts, and a boost to self-esteem, illustrating how luck can hinge on a single chance moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subway
Chicago Herald-Examiner
San Francisco
Beggar Melvin Traylor Illustrates American Honesty
The Chicago banker cited in New York on the Berengaria tells a parable about a blind beggar who begs a dime for coffee from a steady patron. The beggar explains the dog died and he had to adapt by becoming deaf and dumb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Traylor
Chicago
New York
Immense Floating Dock at Southampton Claims Largest Size
A massive floating dock at Southampton, England is described as the largest of its kind capable of lifting ships with a displacement up to 60 000 tons. It covers about 3 acres, contains 17 240 tons of steel in its hull, stands over 70 feet high, and sits on a berth dredged to 65 feet. The deck is a hollow steel pontoon with side walls forming a huge UL shaped structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
England
The Friendly Mosquito and Its Appetite
The French or cannibal mosquito shows great aversion to humans yet preys on other mosquitoes that bite people and animals. The note discusses this predator’s feeding habits and its relationship to human-biting species.
Wide Brims Lead Summer Hat Fashion Trend
Paris models illustrate the midsummer shift to large brim hats with diverse styles. The lineup includes blue straw hats trimmed with plaid ribbon, white transparent effects, and black milan straw designs with lace mesh crowns. White rose accents add a chic Parisienne touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Paris
Milan
LIL Western
Talon
Curlicue Coiffure Returns Popular in Paris Fashion
In Paris today the late nineties curlicue hairstyle with 132 additions resurges with marcel curls framing brows and ears. Hair devices multiply including invisible pins caps and diamond clips with slides to hold waves, often worn as sets of four beside the temples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Summer Modes Suited for Larger Women in 40 Size
Fashion notes praise summer styles for plus sizes, highlighting jackets as flattering for large figures. Sleeves can be added via jackets, with dark jackets paired with light frocks avoided for hip emphasis. Shantung fabrics and simple panama hats complete a proportioned warm weather wardrobe.
Smart Evening Wear Displays Cotton Mesh Weaves
Paris designers embrace cotton mesh fabrics for midsummer fashion. A white cotton mesh evening gown showcases graceful draping and sophisticated simplicity, highlighting the material's style prestige and allure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cow necklines stay in style across summer dresses
The cow neckline remains popular after several seasons and shows in varied shapes from deep V to oval. Some outfits feature a modest lace or lingerie detail, but the style persists as a staple in summer dress design.
Polish Leader Hailed as Savior of Europe
Lord d Abernon praises Józef Piłsudski as the savior of Europe in 1929 reflections in Gazeta Polska marking the tenth anniversary of Poland’s victory over the Bolsheviks. He argues a Bolshevik win at the Vistula would have opened Europe to propaganda and German towns might have welcomed Bolshevik regimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Lord d'Abernon
Pilsudski
Gazeta Polska
The
Vistula
Poland
Warsaw
Lake Superior Relic Reveals Glacial Lake Algonquin Past
Dr E E Afcore of the University of Toronto reported to the Royal Society of Canada findings from the Algoma District Power Company dam project on the Michipicoten River. The excavations support a much larger prehistoric Lake Algonquin occupying the Superior basin during deglaciation and describe a smaller lake existing where Lake Superior sits today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
Superior Basin
Great Lakes
Doctor Moore
Avertin: A New Anesthetic Promises Safe Deep Sleep
Medical men search for ideal anesthetics and report progress with avertin. Given internally it induces deep sleep with minimal pain and no lung effects. Patients can answer questions or converse briefly while under, then awaken normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avertin
Air mileage record for Atlanta to New York route set
Collier's Weekly notes the Atlanta to New York daily air mileage record with three round trips daily for mail and passengers. Washington to New York ranks second with eleven daily round trips. Total U S daily mileage listed as 120000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlanta
New York
Colliers Weekly
Washington- New York
Science Trouble In School Talks From Two Tech Girls
Two tech school girls discuss future science courses when their younger sister interrupts asking if the subject is taught there. The exchange hints at a family memory about the father’s difficulties last winter in the Indianapolis News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Sister
Indianapolis News
Clever Boy Scouts Build Mechanical Robot in Newton Cellar
A mechanical man that walks sits and lifts objects was built by Newton Massachusetts Boy Scouts. The robot was constructed in the cellar of Robert Kangott, a sixteen year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton (Mass) Boy Scouts
Robert Kangott
Witty exchanges and a sharp diner joke reel
A string of light dialogue bits and cartoons with quick retorts. A husband claims accuracy in admitting fault. A fortune teller joke contrasts money and marriage. Elsie’s line about a tough waiter plus a waiter’s bill quip closes the snippet.
The Ruse Behind a Silly Exchange and Irony
Philosophers examine a playful exchange where a child jokes about a kiss from Aunt Louise as a sign of innocence. The dialogue probes social norms and the meaning of foolishness in everyday interactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Originator of Rail Transport
About 127 years ago Merthyr Tydvil saw a test run of the first steam locomotive pulling loaded trucks on iron rails. Trevithick built the engine for the Penydarren tram road and hauled ten tons of iron toward Abercynon, creating early railway history and passenger climbs on the tram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merthyr Tydvil
Cornwall
South Wales
Richard Trevithick
Camborne
London
Trevithick
Merthyr
Thar
Penydarren
Glamorgan Shire
Treylthick
Gamborne
Faring
Sam Homfrey
Abercynon
Blenkinsop
Montreal Herald
Neighbor’s boy begs for a slap in scolding incident
A neighbor’s five or six year old boy violated a home rule and begged his mother not to whip him. He pleaded for a simple slap as punishment, saying, Please don’t lick me, just give me a good slap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Leprosy Patients in the United States and World
Hygele Magazine reports 600 to 800 leprosy patients in the United States and about 3,000,000 worldwide. Most U S lepers are confined to Carville Leprosarium in Louisiana. A recent report notes only one of thirty-one discharged as cured relapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hygele Magazine
Carville
Holes and Swiss Cheese Shape Appetite
A columnist notes holes in Swiss cheese trigger appetite as the pattern dominates the cheese's appeal. The imagery links to taste and visual cue without additional details.
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By Fannie Hurst
McClure Newspeper
WNU
Yndicate
Cherie Nicholas
Elsie
Jake
Monarch
Virginia
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