American readers debate books and knowledge culture
The piece discusses the value of reference books and novels in American homes, praising dictionaries and encyclopedias for broad knowledge. It cites Noah Webster’s editions, Thackeray, Dickens, and Hawthorne as evidence that fiction and reference works nourish inquiry. It notes winter clubs selecting topics from African books and the role of literature in education.
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Leon i Uiuet
Pridau Tatof
Noah Webster
ESO
BIA
Thackeray
Dickers
Scott
Dickens
Hawthorne
Hogrells
Daston
Stanley
Ward
Teave
New York Bonnet Styles At Four Looms Of Autumn Fashions
In New York Oct 16 a fashion feature describes bonnet and hat styles seen in four millinery openings. It details velvet and silk bonnets with embroidery, ostrich plumes, heavy brimmed toques, and rich color ranges from dark purples to greens and grays. Prices vary with location and department stores on Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and Fourteenth Street.
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New York
Broadway
Isifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Soldiers' Orphans Home Opens Atchison Plan
A new soldiers' orphans home opens along the Missouri River’s bend, modeled on Michigan’s plan. It will take boys two to fourteen and girls for domestic training, with room for growth to serve all dependent children. The institution aims for about 600 residents and year-round homes, featuring an industrial kitchen and daily farm and garden drills.
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Plis Saldders
Atehipon
Kathe
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Institute of France
State of
Michigan
Europe
C. E. Pantkner
Atchison Institution
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Ceres
Ligalls
Mls
Great Bend
Aialidun
Home for Independent Working Girls in Chicago Herald
A self supporting home run by Sisters of St Francis of Assisi provides shelter for poor, deserving young women who cannot pay full rates. The St Clare and St Mary’s facilities on Fourteenth Street offer a cool, comfortable environment with uniform furnishings and patent woven wire springs. The house aims to aid poverty, promote charity, and protect virtue while offering affordable lodging through temporary shelter and work opportunities.
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Clearnean
Plana
Bt. Clare
St. Mary's
Fourteenth Street
Pices
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Assis
Critetian Charity
Verite
Anil
Lin
Mars
Fran Th
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French Art Lovers and an American Cousin Tale
A fragmented reminiscence chronicles French artist M. Duchesne and models Georgette and Georgette L., with a letter from America stirring hopes of inheritance. Letters reveal Boston cousins, Paris salons, and anxieties over art, love, and property as the narrator weighs returning to Boston.
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M. Duchesne Palots
Enithe
Pauline
Georgette
Abe
M. Dandett
Vermont
Paris
Antoine
Dantat
Georgettes
Kreab-cous
Ste Ds
Mee
Touesne
Tinquire
Mary D
Greenleaf
Tahall
Boston
Yinna
Aminhady
Batis
Forbidden Love in New York Mystery
A fragmented narrative describes a romance where a singer or actress accepts a proposal from Edward amid a hidden affair. The scene shifts to jealousy, fear of discovery, and a plan to betray or protect the relationship as a man, unseen, observes from a doorway. The tension centers on trust, secrecy, and potential violence in a crowded urban setting.
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P. Rownll & CO
Spruce St
New, York
Hota Gees
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