Slips in Famous Authors Cited by The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion notes errors in novels by Thackeray Defoe and Besant cited by critics in Chicago and London. It highlights misdated events, misrepresented law, and astronomical inaccuracies such as a new moon rising in the east and an eclipse in King Solomon's Mines.
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Chicago
London
Rachel Esmond Warrington
Henry Esmond
Thackeray
Rochambeau
Clive
Newcomes
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Crusoe
Sir Walter Besant
Gibeon
Rider Haggard
King Solomon's Mines
Whistles Got Their Name and a Look Inside the Political Machine
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes How Alfred Henry Lewis’s The Boss and How to Rule New York inspired Pinehurst’s Whistles club name. The autographed volume reportedly reveals the inner workings of the machine with humor and human drama, presenting a political novel of absorbing interest.
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Hellin
Pinehurst
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Alfred Henry Lewis
New York
A. 8
Barnes and Company
Pinehurst Ends Publication For The Season
The Pinehurst paper concludes Volume VII and will pause until November. The editor thanks readers for cordial cooperation, noting record circulation and advertising. Management predicts further enlargement next year as the village hosts more guests and the season grows longer and earlier.
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Pinehurst
Medora and Her Pianola Parlor Entertainment
A humorous poem describes Medora with a pianola, delivering Beethoven sonatas from punched paper rolls. The narrator notes the economical, time saving appeal of phonographic music, contrasting operatic tastes and noting Medora’s dancing heels. The piece closes with a signature line mentioning Horace Seymour Keller in N. . Sn.
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Medora
Beethoven
Horace Seymour Keller
April Sarah Adaline Ray in Boston Transcript
A clipped verse fragment mentions April and Sarah Adaline Ray in a Boston Transcript item. It evokes rain, sunshine, and nature imagery with a portrait of a charming maid amid spring motifs. No clear event or date is defined.
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April
Sarah Adaline Ray
Boston Transcript
Pointed Paragrapha With a Witty Colorado Spin
A collection of pithy maxims on money love and judgment. The Chicago News quotes a quip about matrimonial bonds and cash arguing some men chase money while others dismiss it. It notes a amused tone on faults and wealth influencing proposals.
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Cordelia
Chicago News
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