Notable miscellany on crime, fashion, and language trends
A sweeping column covers bandit setbacks in Sicily the revival of Wall Street comparisons for Sicily, a divorced couple reconciling over a baby, and a New York church hiring a girl whistler. It also discusses Shakespearean authorship questions, French cabinet journalists, and spelling reform tied to Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Noah Webster
Conadenre
House Committee On Appropriations
Government Printing Office
Webster
House
Sinc
Roosevelt
Congress
Welcome at last on American shores
A foreign statesman and man of letters gazes across the ocean liner’s deck toward the bustling port of commerce. He proclaims that within an hour his life’s dream will be realized as he reaches America, the land of freedom and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Church
Apm
DOWNT BE A SLAVE TO ETIQUETTE
Essay warns against rigid etiquette and social pretension. It argues law and etiquette shape behavior but many lack true courtesy. The piece stresses inner kindness over showy manners and the value of reserve to avoid insults in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
L'Fe
Silent GPS Is Attractive
Essay discusses restraint and self control as keys to appeal. It cites Carlyle on silence, notes talkative fools create enemies, and argues wise individuals keep their own counsel to avoid revealing inner feelings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Oldfield
Carlyle
Dangers of Overpopulation in Early Modern Debate
The article discusses rising population density and its consequences. It cites historical growth rates in Britain, Belgium, Italy, and the United States and warns of future famines and low wages due to crowding. It notes geographic limits to sustenance and foresees long-term social strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Belgium
Italy
United States
Europe
India
China
Time to Call a Balt A Rabbinic Call to Moral Reform
Rabbinic exhortation criticizes corruption and social injustice across society. It condemns graft fraud landlord abuses and hypocrisy in churches while urging action from all levels to reform and aid the poor, youth, workers, and the needy.
Why Girls Help Is Scarce in New York Stores
A New York paper notes growing difficulty in hiring for large department stores as demand shifts to stage work. Hotels complain of maid and waiter shortages while chorus girls in musicals and dancers earn substantially more, boosting the lure away from shop jobs. Text cites Harriet Quimby in Leolie's Weekly describing the wage gap and shifting attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Joba
New York
Harriet Quimby
Leolie's Weekly
Hippodrome
Peiet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Myrtle Point
Oregon
Count Bon
Sicily
Wall Street
Carr
Niagara
Ia Tartell
Wombat
Robert Rockefeller
Unites States Ia
Baer
Countess de Castellane
Aler
Ower
Lewes
Tle
Market Place
Sharispean
Han fCatne
Ae Thech
Ake
Immortal Bard
Brander Matthews
Taiway
France
England
By Juliet V. Stram
Bere
Rabbi T
Seone
Kingston
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