The Old Man and the Business World
The piece explores the phrase The Old Man as a fond, respectful nickname for a firm’s head in New York. It recounts anecdotes of workers and managers, noting the social dynamics, pride, and occasional power plays tied to the title and leadership in a bustling business culture. It also touches on the enduring allure and cost of rare violins like Stradivarius instruments for collectors and players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran
Puck
New York
William
Joot
William Simkins
Mr. Potts
Messers, Inger, Dutch & Gunny
Wonderful Violins and the Craft of Stradivarius
A Youth's Companion writer praises ancient violin makers for wood selection and acoustics. It notes Jacob Stainer's forest listening method near Absam, Stradivarius travels to acquire best material, and Amati lineage including Nicolo, master of masters. Stradivarius produced famed instruments into 1737, including the 1714 Dolphin. Betts' Strad, sold for 20 shillings, later valued at around 1000 pounds by collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absam
Jacob Stainer
Stradivarius
Cremona
Venice
Cremonese
Amati
Andrea
Nicolo
Antonio
Geronimo
Nicolo Amati
Margius de la Rosa
Betts’ Strad
John Betts
Lend m
Betts
i.Bane
Insects at War: Spiders and Hornets in Battle
A Pillsbury Dispatch account recalls a field encounter where a spider ensnares a wasp, tightening its web as the wasp struggles and is killed. It also describes a hornet assault on a wasp nest, with a battle ending in the hornet’s death and the wasps’ defense prevailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillsbury Dispatch
Faust and the Problem of Evil Revisited by James Sime
James Sime's Life of Goethe analyzes Goethe's portrayal of evil and moral struggle. It contrasts Goethe with Schiller, noting persistent flaws in male leads and the nuanced, courageous female figures like Adelheid, Lotte, and Gretchen. The piece argues Goethe grounds reality, with good eventually triumphing over evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethe
Schiller
Goetz
Weislingen
Werther
Clavigo
Stella
Tasso
Wilhelm Meister
Adelheidr
Lotte
Gretchen
James Sime
He Caught the Next Train
A Bridgeport man racing a passing horse car slammed the door on his coat tail. He freed himself by crawling through a cellar window and unlocking the door from inside then retrieved his coat and headed for the car. Toads are the policemen of the garden aiding in pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Coun
Boston Journal
Barger
London
Marys Little Lamb Legend Seeks Fresh Life In 19th Century Note
The Mary of the lamb tale lives on in American Notes and Queries arguing she was a Worcester County Massachusetts girl. The story covers her caring for a lamb, its schooling mishap, a poem by John Rollstone, later verses by Sarah Hale, stockings from the fleece, and a charity sale raising $140 for Old South Church. Also cited is a political question about war and the promise of medical science led by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a family remedy for indigestion biliousness and constipation and other ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Worcester County
Massachusetts
Jesson
John Rollstone
Darling
Sarah Hill
Boston
Old South Church
Popham
Gleghorn, Gardner
Phildelphia
Dadway
Radway
Druccists
Mall Ee Cie Ad Rannway
Mrs Malaprop and the oddities of language
A collection of quirky language slips and curiosities from nurses barbers and readers. It cites misused terms from hospitals shaving tales and literary handwriting notes praising or lampooning writers and editors in a playful compilation of language gaffes and curiosities.
Catarrh Cure Promised by Clergyman’s Discovery
A clergyman claims a single recipe cured years of catarrh after all remedies failed. He offers the recipe free to any sufferer who sends a self addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence in New York. London jailbirds numbered 6 877 last year, fewer than previously, and compulsory education is said to reduce crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Root
M. D
Pearl Street
New York
J. A. Lawrence
Warren Street
New York City
London
Express
P.o.addreaa
T. A. Slocum
M.C
N. Ys
NS. Pensio
Good Health and Work by Dr Allison
A reflection on health as the true capital of workers and the rich. Health depends on living rightly, plain living, exercise, and prudent saving. Wealth does not come from income but from savings, and health comes from preserving energy by avoiding wasteful spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Something to Be Proud of
The piece notes a boy Bobby celebrating his sixth birthday and the streetcar fare his father must cover. It blends a fragment of a minister exchange and various old proverbs with health ads and stray observations about jungles and a luxuriously modern “low-legged crab.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
New York Sun
Food for Cosumptives and Novel Pocket Rifle Claim
An ad extols Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites as a superior remedy for throat and lung irritation and for building flesh. It touts palatability over crude oil and notes a new pocket rifle invention. Throat Brown's Bronchial Troches claim direct action on voice and throat disorders. A sensational line refers to a two headed maiden as a 2 deuce of a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lare
Europe
Faust
Mrs. Malaprop
Andrew Lang
Swinburne
Matthew Arnold
Mr. Ruskin
Sir Edward Arnold
John Morley
Labouchere
T. P. O’connor
Frederick Greenwood
Wisnes
India
United States
Hood
Charles Wanna
Christie, Clark Co
Wic
C. L. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
Dewin Shee
Ross & CO
Toledo
O. Ely
ELY Bros
Jacobs Oil
Monroe
Francisville
St. Jacobs Oil
Horace
Kew Albany
Indiana
St. Jacobs
H. Cunningham
Perryopolis
Charles A. Vogeler
True & Co
Augusta
Maine
Brewster Safety Rein-Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Lloyd B. Ferrell
Ork BE
Parmenter
Wis
Aitall Kus
Doug Syrin
Vampic
Centennial Manufacturing Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. Fitzgerald
U.S. Claim Agency
Indianapolis
Isaac Thompson
John EL. Thompson
Swift
Atlantis
Bryant's
Ollege
Buffalo
Byrne
Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
Singer Sewine
Spencer
Havestraw
Prairie Bay
J. A. Spencer
Dwight, Th
Eppss Cocoa Breakfast
James Epps & CO
Heureopathic Chemists
England
Chichester’s
Druggiate
Nome
Chichester Chemical Co
Madison Sy.Phila
Mraealy
The
C.n. U
G. H.ingraitam
Amisterdam
D.R. Dyche & CO
Chicago
Ryant & Stratton
Chicago Business College
Fuer
Addresal
B. Bryant & Son
taJovne
AOWR
Simmons
Ees
Morey Mfg
Wibbaridl
Hibbard
Edward Baker
Jackson Street
Jackson
Mich
E. A. Knapp
Grand Rapids, Mich
Farmer
Rheumatic Syrup Cc Company
Jackson, Mich
Chicago Ledger
Gale
Arena Depot
Poatoffies
RAE Sago Ledger
Chicaco Ledder
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