Of and About the Makers of Books
Bishop Spalding offers essays on education religion and patriotism in Things of the Mind from A C McClurg. The review covers professional education culture and faith and contrasts it with modern science and journalism. A companion volume Maiden Meditation is praised for witty yet thoughtful reflections.
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Peoria
A. C. McClurg & Co
Chicago
Spalding
Epictetus
Thackeray
George Eliet
Apollo
Ips
Diana
Magazine notes on Chap-Book and Metaphysical Magazine
The April Chap-Book features Edmund Goss on the popularity of poetry and Ella Peattie on female penance and loveability. The issue also highlights Beardsley drawings and Nordau critiques, with the Stockman and Bookman praised for variety. The Metaphysical Magazine April issue rests on occult and philosophical studies, especially Dr. Abbott on diet and civilization, arguing flesh-eating harms social refinement.
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Edmund Goss
Ella W. Peattle
Max Simon Nordau
Critle Saintebury
Nordau
Aubrey Beardsley
BR. G. Abbott
Mr. Abbott
Ready-made libraries discourage self guided reading
The piece argues against buying ready-made libraries for youths with fixed lists. A library should grow with the reader, selecting books one or two at a time based on personal interest. Fathers should avoid steering sons to a set hundred volumes and allow individual reading paths to form naturally.
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New York
The Soul and Memory in a New York Sun Verse
A New York Sun poem ponders if the soul survives birth and memory. It questions whether memory endures beyond life and whether love, joy, and pain persist without recollection. The speaker insists the past defines humanity and memory is essential to the soul’s fate.
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Frederick A. Stokes Company
New York
England
New York Sun
Berlin Countess Defies Fashion with Riding Suit Redefined
Berlin society sees the Countess Frits Hobenau, a cousin of the emperor by a morganatic marriage, lead a new fashion as she abandons the riding habit for a frock coat and knickerbockers. Park police approve the masculine style, noting horses stay settled as riders abandon back skirts.
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Berlin
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Lkely
Wilton
Berlin Park
Indies
Theodore Roosevelt on Civil Service Reform and Spoils System
Theodore Roosevelt advocates universal civil service reform to remove politics from offices and end the spoils system. He cites England and Switzerland as models, argues postmasters should be promoted within states, and stresses efficiency over political loyalty in postal and railway services.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Civil Service
Europe
Policie
England
Switzerland
Hawaii
Nicaraguan Canal
Charleston
Harrigan
New York
Mr. Cleveland
Harrison
Debates on Gold Monometallism and Silver Standards
Colonel F L Hitchcock of this city argues questions on silver and gold values, the impact on wheat coal labor and money, and the role of fiat currency versus intrinsic value. Arle Townsend adds that financiers push a single gold standard while others seek fair discussion and open debate.
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the Tribune
F. L. Hitchcock
Geld
Abraham
Heth
Ephron
Congress
Tyre
Hitchcock
Arle Townsend
Lincoln
USA
Drawing the Line in Good News Cartoon
A Street & Smith Good News panel frames a teacher asking What is an agnostic The reacting boy replies It is a man who does not believe in meat except religion The exchange offers a humorous take on belief and skepticism in a classroom context.
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