New Warfare Against Divorce in New York
A May 3 report outlines a campaign by opponents of divorce in New York to curb sensational divorces among the Four Hundred. It discusses boycotting or censoring treatment of marriage in novels and plays, with clergy, lawyers, and actresses debating whether literature fuels divorce or serves as cautionary lesson, naming Rev Leighton Parks, Eliot Norton, Mrs Lucy M Saunders, and Rose Stahl among voices in the debate.
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New York
Leighton Parks
St. Bartholomew's
Eliot Norton
Jwne
Lucy M. Saunders
Appleton’s Magazine
Phillips
Rose Stahl
Debates Over Divorce in Novels Stir Public Outcry
Women's groups condemn divorce themed fiction as harmful to readers with informed minds arguing that subtle influences in novels like David Graham Phillips Old Wives for New push readers toward unfaithfulness. Phillips counters that hiding divorce worsens evils and stresses examining root causes.
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Frederick Nathan
David Graham Phillips
Phillips
Phillip
Belle de Riviera
New York Federation of Women's Clubs
David Graham Phillip
New
Music as Medicine Helps Sick in Boston Hospitals
Dr John Dixwell has conducted a decade of hospital concerts in Boston showing music can relieve mental and physical suffering. Forty seven concerts last year at forty seven institutions used top professionals. He warns against mournful religious tunes and notes soothing, well chosen music aids recovery and can act as a tonic. One Italian patient listened from his ward as operatic selections played, expressing interest and asking the doctor to speak.
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John Dixwell
Boston
Dixwell
Music Heals Mind and Body Says Doctor At New York Clinic
Dr. Dixwell asserts music can influence physiology and mind, citing cases in maternity hospitals where babies quiet with song and a patient with erysipelas found relief as a concert progressed. He notes attempts to quantify music’s effects via pulse changes using a sphygmograph. The doctor remains confident in his experiential knowledge over formal study.
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Dr. Dixwell
Cian
New York
Dixwell
Cupid Tells of the Meeting of Adam and Eve in Eden
A Bohemian story recounts Adam’s ignorance and Eve’s guidance in Eden as they meet. Edward Marshall notes Adam’s grunts, poor readiness, and Eve’s teaching of affection, culminating in the same timeless excitement between pair.
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Cupid
Adam
Eden
Edward Marshall
Eve
Scott
Creation
A Tribute to America by the Bishop of London
Returning to England the Bishop of London lauded American Christianity praising its generosity trust and unity among diverse Christian bodies. He noted Americans accept all social strata from Wall Street millionaires to workers, highlighting democracy in church life and contrasts with British ecclesiastical wrangling.
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America
England
London
Dr. Ingram
Great Britain
United States
Wall Street
New York
A Cook's Idea in a Household Snippet
A husband quips that the new cook is extravagant noting they have victuals to burn. The wife asks why and the husband replies with playful pun about burning victuals.
Take Your Choice. Who is the greatest man alive today
A brief exchange questions who is the greatest man alive today. Huggins asks the question and Biges replies that it is a matter of opinion and that several of them could be considered the greatest.
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Huggins
Biges
An Anthem For Arbor Day
Poem praising trees with verses on planting and caring for them. It speaks of joy in sturdy trees, birds, shade, and verdant landscapes. It urges selecting strong trees, planting with care, and trusting God’s blessing and presence in nature.
Gardens For School Children From Wisconsin Arbor and Bird Day Annual
The author argues school gardens fail when schools close in late May and June, leaving plots neglected. Gardens should teach plant growth, with controlled plots, notebooks, and supervised care, plus home gardens and county prizes to sustain student interest and agricultural study. RK. L. Hatch urges prizes to boost engagement.
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Wisconsin
The Owl in the Belfry by Alfred Tennyson
The poem evokes a cold dawn with an owl perched in a belfry while a thatch cottage wakes. A milkmaid, a distant stream, and a turning sail frame the quiet morning scene as the speaker notes the owl and the farm life around it.
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Alfred Tennyson
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Felix Adler
Ethical Culture Society
Mr. Phillips
Arbor and Bird Day
RK. L. Hatch
Winnebago County
the Owl
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