Review notes on Optic author Adams and two books
The review highlights Belthorp family adventures in An Undivided Union and notes Optic’s enduring popularity with 2,000,000 copies sold. It previews An Unknown Patriot by Frank Samuel Child, set in the Revolution with Washington and Burr characters, and To Alaska for Gold by Edward Stratemeyer, about Portney brothers from Maine lumber country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belthorpes
Adams
Frank Samuel Child
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Boston
Washington
Andre
Aaron Burr
Dorothy Q
Secret Service
Alaska
Edward Stratemeyer
Lee and Shepard
George C. Prince & Son
Portney Brothers
Earl and
Randy
Maine
Books and Travel Tales Headline Midseason Holiday Picks
A reviewer notes a Klondike mining journey and praises Henry Wood’s The Political Economy of Natural Law. New titles from Scribner and Lee and Shepard include The Land of the Long Night and Wee Lucy’s Secret. Also highlighted are Tara’s Happy Day and With Fife and Drum at Louisbourg, plus From Kingdom to Colony and related historical works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
Lee and Shepard
Boston
Lowell
George C. Prince & Son
Paul B. du Chailly
Charles Scribner's Sons
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Sweden
Huis
Scribner
Sophie May
George
Prince & Son
Sophie
Wee Lucy
Jimmy Boy
Grandpa
Grandma Parlin
Tara
Florence Peltier Perry
Gaingers Vets
Alliance Publishing Company
Lifebuilding
New York
Louisbourg
J. MacDonald Oxley
Little, Brown & Co
Washington Street
New England
Prince and
Pickle
Notable Books and Christmas Stories Featured in New Edition
A survey of recent literary offerings highlights The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Edward Hale, Betty Leicester’s Christmas by Sarah Orne Jewett, and Paul Laurence Dunbar contributions in The Youth's Companion. It notes editor's remarks on readability, plus Donahoe's Magazine December issue full of Christmas-themed pieces and essays on missions, Irish issues, and journalism from the Klondike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Everett Hale
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
New York
Newbury Street
Betty Leicester
Sarah Orne Jewett
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Lowell
George C. Prince & Son
Tideshead
Barbara
Mary
London
Betty
Iola
Miss Jewett
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Donahoe’s Magazine
Bethlehem
William O'Brien Pardow
S. J
J. T. Roche
Foreign Missions
Klondike
John L. Rees
Lfe
Rerson
Shenandoah Valley
Frank H. Sweet
Frank Clark
Herbert M. Sylvester
William Hopkins
Benedic tion on Digestion and Dr Pierce's Discovery
Shakespeare notes link between digestion and health and warns delay in treatment. The piece extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the universal stomach and digestive remedy, claiming it restores appetite purges bilious poisons and builds healthy tissue. It also mentions Dr Pierce's Pellets for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Mrs J E Jewett Finds Cure for Rheumatism with Pink Pills
Mrs J E Jewett of Metuchen New Jersey describes a long battle with rheumatism in the knee and credit to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She notes gradual improvement after one box and full relief after thirty six boxes. Pills available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at 60 cents per box or six for $2 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
J. E. Jewery
the Inquirer
Metuchen
N. J
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Shall Noblesse Oblige Prevail in Ireland in Christmas Number
A Christmas number highlights a tale titled Shall Noblesse Oblige Prevail in Ireland and features a beautiful phantasy, St Catherine of Boston by S L Emery. The Child That Never Grew Up by Katharine Tynan Hinkson is noted for delicate touch and depth. Book Reviews and Question Box contribute, with illustrations reflecting the season’s joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
St. Catherine of Boston
L. Emery
Katharine Tynan Hinkson
Book Bargains At Pollard Co. Store Holiday Display
The A G Pollard & Co book department in Lowell shows a rich holiday display with tables and shelves stocked full of classic and modern titles. Rich in price cuts, highlighted titles include Richard Carvel and Janice Meredith at 98 cents, Via Crucis 1.15, Household Edition of the Poets 1.15, Kipling poems 1.00, and Eugene Field Songs of Childhood 75 cents, appealing to both young readers and literary critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Pollard & Co
Lowell
Richard Carvel
Janice Meredith
David Harum
John Street
Via Crucis
Kipling
Eugene Field
Browning Letters Reveal Pure Hearts and Shared Life
Elizabeth Porter Gould in Education extols Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning's letters as a revelation of depth and purity of the human heart. The piece argues such intimate writings deserve publication, praising their high moral and artistic sway over a world of sin and vanishing lofty expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barret
Robert Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Porter Gould
Amusements at Opera House Feature Week of Shows
The Corse Payton company closes a successful week at the Opera House with two performances. Audiences enjoyed For His Sake and The White Slave, with A Member of Congress this afternoon and Falsely Accused tonight. Sunday concert for the Humane Society, featuring Madame Flower and the International Ladies' Orchestra, draws strong interest. Otto Kawakani’s Japanese troupe to perform Tuesday and Wednesday. The Real Widow Brown returns to Music Hall, with Vogel and Denny’s Big Minstrels premiering Monday at Music Hall, featuring Deming and a large company of artists. Seats on sale now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corse Payton
Congress
Opera House
The
Humane Society
Sundy
International Ladies
Madame Flower
Ochestra
Holy City
Laura Comstock
Joseph Bennett
Prentice Trio
Lowell
Otto Kawakani
Brown
Music Hall
Harry Stanley
Baron von Holstein
Stanley
Vogel and
Denny
Vogel & Deming
John W. Vogel
Arthur Deming
Deming
Vogel
Bentham & Byrnes
John Queen
Ollie Young
Marion & Pearl
Olvie
Georgie Jones
Savoy Theatre Presents Solaret Final Showings
The Savoy Theatre announces last two performances of Solaret this afternoon and evening. The bill features Chas Kenna, Sission and Wallace, Conway and Staats, Mlle Theodora, Earl Wilson and Ardell. Matinee daily 2.15, 10 and 20 cents. evening 8,15, 10, 20 and 39 cents. See ad for next week's bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ges'des Solaret
Chas
Kenna
Man
Sission
Wallace
Conway and
Staats
Mlle
Theodora
Earl Wilson
Ardell
Fraternal Lodge Activities Highlight Local Meetings
Fraternal groups report routine business meetings and social events at Highland hall Manchester Unity hall and Lesther Workers' hall. Integrty lodge 6630 and I O O T M U hosts social and dance with 75 couples, Atwood's orchestra. Wages discussion and eight hour demonstration planned. Hood's Sarsaparilla promotion ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Unity Hall
William Martin
A. H. Best
Thomas Chadwick
R. P.chadwick
John Irwin
Hugh McLean
M. A. Currie
K. J. Mackenzie
M. McKelvey
Low winter rents offered for multiple dwelling types
T H Elliott at 64 Central Street advertises winter rents including five rooms for seven dollars fifty, large two story houses for thirteen dollars, boarder friendly homes at fifteen, tenement with stable and henner for one hundred hens at twelve, and a cottage with blacksmith shop on a half acre for eight dollars, promoting affordable lodging.
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T. H. Elliott
Central St
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California
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Mary Devereux
Marblehead
Dorothy
Dorothy Devereux
Photographic Times
Indiana
Booth Tarkington
Bob
Son of
Battle
Alfred Ollivant
Blix
Frank Norris
J. E. Jewett
Savoy Theatre
Fiskelodge
Good Templars
Highland Hall
Columbia Council
Integrity Lodge
Lowell Lodge
I. A.of M
Lesther
Associate Hall
Hatters' Union
Wm. Co. Hennelly
Cambridge
Trades and Labor Council
Robertompson
C. H. McCullough
John
A. Spain
Geo. H. McCabe
Mr. Curran
PF. C. Murray
John Newhall
Hood
Boards of Health
R. T. Booth Company
Ithaca, N. Y
Keystone
England
France
Michigan Carbon Works
Detroit
Mich
Pease & Soms
Mass
Merrimack
Matineis
Grand Sacred Congert
International Ladies’ Orchestre
Melba
Joseph G. Bennett
Alexander Comstock
Fay Brothers
Hosford
Rrtoo Braawv
Japan
Faa DA Waco
Derraver Falke Studhorunts
National Theatre
Kawakami Theatre
Tokyo
Paria Exposition
Standard Theatre
A. Q Scammon
Arthur Demings
Frank, Mack
Dempsey
Sarlotta
Feove and Bancroft
Collis and Mandell
Bart
Bessie
Chapple
Turee Renos
Morrissey and Proctor
Koppe, Komikae Kinb Kongure
First Congregational Church
F. A. Warfield
Rosco McDaniel
W. Stevens
St. John’s Chapel
Augustus Thomas
Alasama
Gardner Bros
Pine Street
Highlanda
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