Barnstormers’ South American Odyssey Ends in Port Said Return
Hastings Clawson and Will Wood recount a three year barnstorming trek from Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil. They faced revolutions, arrests, sandstorms, and bribery as they toured theatres and tents, finally returning to New York after a perilous voyage via Manaus and Port Said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Chile
Bolivia
Rio de la Plata
Brazil
Amazon
Manaus
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Port Said
New York
Hastings Clawson
Rocky Mountains
Will B. Wood
Mr. Wood
West Thirty- Ninth Street
Mr. Clawson
Guatemala
Salina Cruz
Colorado River
Tehuantepec
The Education of Miss Frivolity and Spinster Mentor
A first person account by Egra Wade, a spinster, guiding Miss Frivolity a twenty one year old New York aspiring vocalist. The narrator contrasts their views on men, ambition, and self discipline while detailing Frivolity’s gifts, flaws, and slow moral awakening. The piece explores influence, independence, and the balance between talent and hard work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey Lumps
Miss Frivolity
Egra Wade
German Orient Society reports new finds in Babylon Assur and Abusir
At the German Orient Society meeting Prof Delitzsch described Babylon excavations challenging Herodotus’ account and noted extensive finds in Assur including temple archives. Prof Ermann cited a prehistoric cemetery at Abusir Melegu with over 1,000 graves and lavish artifacts. Dr Koldewey discussed Mesopotamian topography and the palace ruins at Assur. He added details on Tukulti-Ninib and an Assyrian Pompeii. The report ends with a quip on wealth and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagdad
Euall Phrates
German Orient Society
Delitzsch
United States
Babylon
Herodotus
Euphrates
Nebuchadnezzar
Delitusch
Assur
Ermann
Abusir Melegu
Middle
Egypt
Rae
Tukulti-Ninb
American and German school systems contrasted by official
A government official Dr Dunker who visited the United States compares American schools as institutions for education with German schools focused on instruction. He notes boards of education in the US and a centralized ministry in Germany, praising American democratic ideals and public discussion of educational questions. He adds that many men prefer poverty to marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Bernhardt
Santiago
la Paz
Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
Shotos
Bahia Blanca
Mr. Wood
Sefer
America
Erlin
Dr. Dunker
United States
Germany
Board of Education
Ministry of Instruction
Honest Reflections on Love and Frivolity in a Private Conversation
A narrator recalls a late evening with Miss Frivolity and a circle of men at home and out. The talk centers on courting, vanity, and contrasts between past and present affections, with remarks on singing, pride, and the cost of rare specimens of men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Frivolity
Honey Lumps
So-and
Precious
IGR
Wode
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spanish
Montezuma
San Juan Evangelista
San José
Callao
Peru
Pisagua
Custom House
Wood
South America
Valparaiso
Jujuy
Argentina
Potosi
Tupiza
Para
Manaos
West Indies
Europe
Africa
Bett
Nordica
Bispham
Plancon
Koldewey
Mesopotamia
Arditu
Nabopolassar
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