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A 1903 Paul Elder publication receives praise for its collected excerpts from English and French authors. The essay reviews the value of the anthology, its broad range across history fiction science philosophy art and criticism, and lauds printer and binder quality. It also notes related titles by Daskam and Brookfield with prices and publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Josselyn
Paul Elder & Co
San Francisco
Josselyn
Oliver Twist
Messrs. Paul Elder & Co
Gordon Ross
Napoleon
Imperial Japan
Richard Baxter Novel by Blind Ex-Lieut. Jones Published at 75
Former Lieutenant Edward F. Jones of New York has published a novel at age 75 despite blindness. A Civil War veteran, General Jones recalls early life on a Massachusetts farm with a simple strong tale set on a New Hampshire farm, showing that literary education is not essential to fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harum
Si Slocum
Richard Baxter
Sam Crisco
John Manning
Sol Gibson
Edward F. Jones
Grafton Press
New York
General Jones
East
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Prescott National Bank of Lowell annual stockholders meeting
Notice from Prescott National Bank of Lowell calling a stockholders meeting for the election of Directors and other lawful business to be transacted at the bank rooms No 40 Central street Lowell on Tuesday January 12 at 10 o'clock a m E E Sawyer cashier Lowell Mass December 11 1903 Probate Court citation in Middlesex for Emily C Cooper estate to appear December 22 to show cause why Francis W Qua should not be granted letters testamentary without bond with public notice to be published weekly for three weeks and mailed to interested parties Charles J McIntire judge and H Folsom register December 9 1903
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Prescott National Bank of
Lowell
Central Street
Middlesex
Emily C. Cooper
Francis W. Qua
Cambridge
Roberts Reissues Earth's Enigmas with New Tales
Charles G. D. Roberts sees renewed demand for his work with a second edition of Earths Enigmas. The volume adds three new stories to reach fifteen total, all centered on animal life and backwoods civilization. Illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull accompany the Boston published volume priced at $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roberts
Barbara Ladd
Charles Livingston Bull
Charles G. D. Roberts
L. C. Page & Co
Boston
Adventure tale Corkran the Coxswain sails toward gold
A reading note comments on a swashbuckling adventure by Andrew Balfour about Corkran the Coxswain a vagabond seeking a golden kingdom in South Africa. The review praises its brisk action vivid seafaring scenes and jungle glimpses noting it is pure adventure not historical romance with engaging characters. The book costs $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mortimer
Corkran
South Africa
Andrew Balfour
L. C. Page & Co
Boston
Diary Excerpt Sparks Elopement Plot In Private Memoir
The diary of a worldly woman reveals bright and racy passages as she shares life details and marriage themes. A principal thread is her characters and a planned elopement, presented with a gay recklessness characteristic of the writer.
Spanish Grammar Revised by Monsanto and Languellier
The book long popular for learning Spanish emphasizes practice and repetition while aligning with modern orthography and accent rules. Freeman M. Josselyn Jr revises the text to reflect advanced linguistics and new Academy pronunciations, retaining the original format and expanding its lifetime appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto and
Languellier
Spanish Academy
Freeman M. Josselyn, Jr
Boston University
American Book Co
New York
Gardens of the Caribbees by Ida M. Starr reviewed
Ida M H Starr’s Gardens of the Caribbees surveys Caribbean islands from Haiti to Jamaica, praising their history people and scenery. The author speaks with authority from long acquaintance, detailing voyages and places with full page photographic illustrations. Published by L C Page & Co Boston priced at 2.40 net.
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United States
Ida M. Starr
Hayti
San Domingo
Porto Rico
St. Thomas
Martinique
The Christmas number of The World's Work highlights
The Christmas issue surveys American culture and policy with long features on Serena S Pratt Who Owns the United States The True Character of New York Public Schools The New Farmer and the New Earth by B T Galloway and stories of Taft in the Philippines Ralph D Paine on Christmas in Business Life Life in the Corn Belt and portraits of Uncle Joe Cannon as Speaker Other prominent pieces include Surgical Advance in the United States The Centennial of a Negro Republic in Haiti Parsifal in art Watts and Ideal Portraiture and two graphic interpreters of music Fantin Latour and Egusquiza The frontispiece and Pearson's December piece highlight Mrs Roosevelt and other topics Copper Part II The Blind Pool Young Men in Congress and The Automobile in Society This issue blends journalism, art, and social commentary from diverse voices.
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St. Nicholas
Santa Claus
Carolyn Wells
Ernest Thompson Seton
Fanny Y. Cory
Temple Bailey
George M. R. Twose
Portia
Greece
Maxfield Parrish
W. Benda
Ralph D. Paine
Yale
Anna Porter Rex
Washington
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Charles Raymond Macauley
Julian King Colford
London
B. L. Farjeon
Serena S. Pratt
The
United States
New York
A. M. Shaw
B. T. Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Taft
Philippines
Corn Belt
T. N. Carver
Joe Cannon
Otto Carmichael
Frank P. Foster
Frank P. Foster, M. D
Francis T. Miller
Haiti
A. I. du P. Coleman
Christian Brinton
Watts
Frank Weitenkampf
Fantin-Latour
Egusquiza
Charles H. Caffin
England
Punch
Lionel Strachey
Walter Littlefield
Myrtle Reed
Pearson
Roosevelt
Abby G. Baker
Henry George, Jr
Congress
North Overton Messe
C. J. L. Clarke
Alaskan
December Criterion Short Stories and Notable Articles
The December issue features clever entertaining stories from Nigel Tourneur Harriet Prescott Spofford Charles B Going Ellen B Sherman and Elizabeth A Moore among others. It surveys a wide field of human interest with a mix of fiction and special articles including auld traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criterion
Nigel Tourneur
Burr-McIntosh Christmas number a lavish panorama of art
The Burr-McIntosh Christmas issue blends literary essays on the Isthmus Panama and Bunyan with stories by London and Darrow plus a Santa Claus tale. It features poems, reviews, home crafts, Christmas fashion, and 29 panoramic views. Published by Burr-McIntosh Co New York price 50 cents at newsstands.
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Isthmus
Edwin &Merson, Jr
Panama
Count von Moltke
James Grant Wilson
Metropolitan
A. F E. Lancaster
Criterion Publishing Co
New York City
Brant Whitlock
Jack London
Clarence Darrow
Louis Epstine
Santa Claus
Edwin L. Sabin
Eli R. Sutton
City of
Mexico
J. W. Davies
John Bunyan
Landon Knight
Jefferson Davis
Burr- McIntosh
Burr-MclIntosh Co
West 33Rd Street
New York
New England A Feature Series Attracts Readers
The December New England showcases a striking set of photographs featuring a Southern negro alongside John H. Tarbell's article. Other illustrated pieces include Winfield S. Alcott on Immigration and Annie Russell Marble on Philip Freneau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
John H. Tarbell
Winfield S. Alcott
Annie Russell Marble
Philip Freneau
America
Olive Lee
Grant
Katherine Louise Smith
Firesole Industries
Randolph I. Geare
United States National Museum
Abram English Brown
Graham Mac
Frank G. Spearman
Ellen Paine Huling
Georg Schock
Nina Welles Tibbet
Edith R. Blanchard
Lewis E. MacBrayne
Grand Bazaar in Huntington Hall Tonight for Soldiers' Monument
A grand bazaar will be held tonight in Huntington Hall to aid the Soldiers' Monument association. Proceeds support the monument fund and community relief efforts.
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Huntington Hall
Soldiers’ Monument Association
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Standard Supply Co
Prescott Street
Philip
Miss Daskam
Fannie Y. Cory
Miss Dasham
Josephine Dodge Daskam
Annie Y. Cory
McClure, Phillips & Co
G. C. Prince & Son
T. H. Lawler
Charles H. E. Brookfield
Prescott National Bank OF Lowell
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
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Golden Kingdom
Canada
Richard V. Culahan
A. J. Dawson
Edith Elmer Wood
Picaroons
Hammam Baths
Gelett Burgess
Will Irwin
Don Q
Hesketh Prichard
Popular Science Monthly
T. H. Morgan
Academy of Science of St. Louis
William Trelease
Alexander Graham Bell
Gilbert H. Grosvenor
J. A. Fleming
Alaska
David Starr Jordan
Storm Centre
Balkans
Allan MeeLaughlin
Frank T. Carlton
G. W. Melville
Applied Science
R. H. Thurston
Colin McKay
James Hopper
O. Henry
Sidney C. Kendall
Ray Stannard Baker
Miss Tarbell
la Farge
Clara Morris
Ellen Terry
John Drew
Frank Leslie’s
Frank Leslie
E. Bunson Knipe
Charle Livingston Bull
Ilé
Rose Fortune
Charles Bonaparte
Wall Street
Ole
Sorey
Eden Philpotts
Harrison Rhodes
J. J. Bell
Yone Noguchi
Myers
Bayard Jones
F. Gruger
Harrison Fisher
C. Toaspern
May Wilson Watkins
Gardens OF the Caribbees
the Critic
Pearson's
Burr-McIntosh
Jexall
Ellingwood & Co
New
Boston Post
Boston Sunday Post
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