Endless Manuscripts and Lofty Rejections Across Publishing
Manuscript submissions run into tens of thousands while accepted works remain a small fraction. At a dinner of the Authors Society in England the editor of the Cornhill noted less than two percent of Smith, Elder & Co offerings were accepted, a ratio likely lower for the trade overall. Even at ten or fifteen percent, vast writing never reaches the printer, fueling authors’ hopes and disappointments.
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New York Evening Post
Authors Society
England
Cornhill
Smith, Elder & Co
Rats as plague carriers prompt coastal migration study
Seattle health officials captured twenty five rats dyed red to track harbor movements from Orient ports. The effort aims to map waterfront rat routes into city streets each spring to improve control and prevent plague spread.
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Pacific Coast
Orient
Seatte
Weather forecasting limits warn of predictions
A professor suggests pole discoveries could let experts forecast a year ahead, but critics note the difficulty in turning forecasts into reliable predictions. The piece contrasts current weather prophets with challenges of making predictions accurate.
Young Chicago Girl Runs Away for Work Due to Studies
A Chicago girl, daughter of a wealthy contractor, left home to hire out for housework after struggling with school especially Latin. The piece notes that both boys and girls at fifteen often quit school to work, arguing laws to stop them may harm their future by encouraging idleness and less discipline.
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Chicago
Parisian dressmakers unveil bold slit skirt idea
Paris dressmakers claim a new skirt with a knee extending slit to be worn with silkwork stockings featuring large merches. The piece is described as startling and unlikely to gain wide approval amid traditional winter fashion expectations.
Librarian Dies After 34 Years of Service at 70
A Rhode Island woman who served 34 years as a librarian died at over seventy. She read more than 6 000 overs before her shelves. The obituary notes her martyrdom in the cause of duty and dedication to literature.
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Rhode Island
New York Town Plans Kissing Gallery at Railroad Terminal
A new railroad terminal in a New York town includes a depicted kissing gallery for friends and relatives to meet, framed as a public space. The plan contrasts corporate rhetoric with social spaces, noting the gallery as a symbol of patron interest and communal welcome.
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New York
Changes in Japanese Dress and Hair Styles Noted by Visitor
Dr Thomas C Mentenhall recounts his 30 year absence from Japan noting topknots vanished except on actors, hats replace queues, western shoes and dress spread, and new hanfu like hairdressing gains favor among women. He predicts obi may disappear as schools adopt simplified uniforms.
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Tokio
Japan
Thomas C. Mentenhall
Oriental Review
Nagasaki
Osaka
Kioto
Ma Worain
St Petersburg Built on a Swamp and Yet Majestic
The article portrays St Petersburg as founded by Peter the Great on a swamp, with moisture seen on Nevsky Prospect and frequent rain and snow. It notes forced labor for dikes, crowded poor quarters, and the czar’s role in directing stone to the city. Yet it calls the capital beautiful with the Winter Palace, wide streets, grand statues, and Nevsky Prospect as a famed artery.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Peter the Great
Nevsky
Nevsky Prospect
Regent Street
London
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rail Chief Held in Court in Spokane Case
President Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific was kept waiting in Superior Court from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. before being allowed to testify. Subpoenaed during a Spokane visit, he questioned the shipment of 26 000 cement sacks tied to a $1 700 claim, saying he recalls about seven million freight transactions yearly.
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Elliott
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Wash
Howard Ellott
Northern Pacific Railway
Washington Society Pet Horace Havenith Born in Persia
Horace Emanual Havenith, son of a new Belgian minister and Mme. Havenith, born in Persia three years ago and may claim Persia Belgium and America as his homelands because his mother is Miss Helen Froutke of Washington. Forbids Saloon Near Veterans Home in Springfield denies rehearing in People vs. case, restricting location within two thirds of a mile of the Quincy home for veterans.
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Horace Emanual Havenith
Belgium
Mme. Havenith
Persia
Horace
America
Helen Froutke
Washington
Springfield
Quincy
Veterans
Cost of horse labor on corn belt farms examined
The author analyzes horse labor as a major farm expense, estimating yearly costs at 120 to 140 dollars per horse when including depreciation shelter feeding and care. He cites Minnesota studies showing an average of about three hours of work daily over 300 days, with an hourly cost around 13 to 15 cents, and argues for better management to reduce costs.
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Minnesota
Agriculture in Country Schools and Practical Farm Training
The article from the University of Illinois extension argues that rural schools should integrate vocational agriculture aligned with seasonal farm work. It advocates practical exercises like insect collection, corn judging, and school gardens, plus home projects such as seed corn testing and dairy records to foster cooperative community farming.
Castoria Safe Remedy Ad Ends Bitter Birthday Quip
An old advertisement emphasizes Castoria for infants and children with the signature of 2 AM and 30 years in use. It also promotes Cole’s Carbolisalve for skin burns and itching with a free sample offer from J W Cole & Co. The closing quip notes a woman’s birthdays reducing her speech.
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Fletcher
Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
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