New York Learns the Continental Tongue in Advertising
The piece notes New York’s immersion into a European style of advertising and language, arguing the city now shapes national trends through modern publicity. It cites French terms, the rise of press and matchbook campaigning, and contrasts urban versus rural youth conditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Bunker Hill
New York
New York Herald
Paris
Tres Bien
Fifth Avenue Proletariat
Prophecy on Oratory and the Power of Speech
A political ad style reflection argues that oratory remains a vital medium for knowledge and persuasion. It notes predictions of its demise are overstated, while acknowledging gendered views on communication influence.
Town versus country life in youth fitness debate
University of Missouri athletics instructor O F Field notes a class to strengthen farm boys entering the university. He argues city boys often have better physiques due to environment and air quality while farm lads have more exercise but lag in physical development. General Sherman is cited on selecting men.
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Sherman
Field
General Sherman
O. F. Field
University of Missouri
Points Hie
Africa's Proposed Rail Link to Congo and Khartum
Italys plan for a Tripoli south to Congo railway grows from old ambitions. Promoters estimate a commercial line linking Fezzan Jerma Madrasa El Wahr Tao Sabha Wapa to Stanley Falls could connect with Cape to Cairo, with four governments required for approval. Experts say vast freight awaits and the route aims for strong profits rather than strategic use.
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Italy
Tripoli
Cape-to-Cairo
Cape of Good Hope
Sahara Desert
Jerma
Madrasa
Nile
Bey of
Africa
Fezzan
el Wahr
Tao
North Africa
Sabha
Wapa
Darfur
Stanley Falls
Congo
Lake Tanganyika
Khartum
Congo Valley
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Men who shaped Balkan victory in the Turkish War
The piece surveys Balkan and Turkish leaders shaping the war, highlighting Bulgarian general Savoff as key architect of mobilization and modernization, Greek premier Venizelos building a reformed army, Montenegro’s King Nicholas, and Turkish figures Nazin Pasha and Abdullah Pasha, with German influence from von der Goltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Balkan States
Turkey
Bismarck
von Moltke
Sedan
London Daily Express
Balkans
Savoff
Military
St. Petersburg
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Russia
Fitcheff
Turin
Nicholas
Montenegro
King Nichols
Greece
Elefterio Venizelos
Socrates
Homer
Plato
France
Germany
Athens
Venizelos
Nazin Pasha
St. Cyr
Abdul Hamid
Kiamil Pasha
Committee of Union and Progress
Lord Kitchener
Abdullah Pasha
Adrianople
von der Goltz
Abdullah
It Happened in Potsdam at Grand Opera House
A review of the play It Happened in Potsdam at the Grand Opera House with Al H Wilson in the lead as Metz von Klatz. The cast includes Phoebe Fairfax Miss Laura Lemmers and Count Kotchakoff with strong support and songs by Wilson. The reviewer praises the ensemble and notes the plot centers on lovers, a forged letter, and romantic entanglements.
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Potsdam
Metz von Klatz
al. H. Wilson
Count Kotchecoff
Worden
Howell Hiram Dodge
States
SSS
T. Chatterton
George Hale
Hiram
George Sweet Barnes
de Viet
McGee
Metz
R. G. King
Phoebe Fairfax
Virginia
Laura Lemmers
Viola
Phoebe Ee Receveres
Majorie Dalton
Priscilla Dodge
Jessie Lansing
Mabel Truesdale
Jeannette Carroll
Chauncey Olcott
Killarney
Blarney
Emerald Isle
al H. Wilson
Grand Opera House
Cyril Reed
Far East
Wilson
Count Kotchakoff
Laura Semmers
Mr. Wilson
Miss Lemmers
Pretty Frances Starr Discusses Energy and Beauty
In a Plaza hotel suite Frances Starr speaks about conserving energy to preserve beauty and focus, rejecting the mystery persona trend. The interview notes her youthful appearance, athletic build, blue eyes, and a calm, natural demeanor while acknowledging her serious approach to acting and health.
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Margaret Hubbard Ayer
Plaza Hotel
Frances Starr
Miss Starr
the Rancho
Becky
Belasco Theater
Rose of
Rancho
New York
Pierre Loti
Love in Last Legs Says Harper’s Bazar On Romance
In Harper’s Bazar November issue Gertrude Atherton writes on romantic love in decline and female independence. The piece argues women in England and the United States join men in various social spaces, discuss hobbies like golf and Olympics, and view marriage as a practical institution. It predicts fewer divorces and more deliberate marriages, noting women may become more articulate as years pass. The excerpt ends with a note about Australian railroad terminals at Bourne being elect...
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Woodbine
United States
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Germany
Republican Party
Gertrude Atherton
Timle
Harper’s Bazar
England
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Miss Frances
Starr
Bourne
Australia
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