Of and About the Makers of Books
A literary survey reviews Hermann Sudermann as a major realist and analyzes his novel The Wish with focus on Olga, Martha, and Robert Hellinger. It contrasts Sudermann’s intense psychological probing with Howells and James, critiques other works by Schoenaldh-Carolath, Pemberton, Bell, and reviews various authors and publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Sudermann
Howells
James
Sudermann
D. Appleton & Co
Olga
Martha
Robert Hellinger
Robert
Ilke
Max Pemberton
Andrea Jovanowicz
Tolstoi
South Sea
Serge
Mothers of Great Men Across History
A survey of notable figures and their mothers describing influence and character. It highlights foremothers of Thackery Van Dyke Constable Bourbon Greene Tasso Masallion Holmes Peter the Great Webster Beethoven Thiers Whitefield Boone Rubens Machiavelli Alexander the Great Kant Lulli Marlborough Bulwer Lytton Tennyson Johnson Garibaldi the Gracchi and others, noting courage piety artistry and moral guidance shaping their sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackery
van Dyke
Constable Bourbon
Greene
Tasso
Masallion
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Peter the Great
Daniel Webster
Beethoven
Thiers
Lulli
Marlborough
Bulwer-Lytton
Tennyson
Samuel Johnson
Garibaldi
Gracch
Selfish to the Core: A. T. Stewart According to Eugene Field
The Chicago Record recounts a curious tale about the late A. T. Stewart showing relentless resolve to block tender consideration and any systematic influence from hindering his ambitious accomplishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Field
A. T. Stewart
Chicago Record
A. T. Stewant
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine advertised for women's health
A vintage ad touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a tonic for weakness and exhaustion. It claims to restore flesh and vitality, improve digestion, and enrich the blood, urging mothers to use it for daughters. Matthews Bros. in Scranton sells the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Matthews Bros
Scranton
Escape and disguise in pursuit on the moor
A French officer of the Hussars of Conilans flees a Dartmouth prison. He uses a disguise and a fortuitous encounter at a cottage to seize clothing from Bristol Bustler, the nine stone champion. A clash ends with a severe fall as he yields to a brutal fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Charles Meredith
Beaumont
Dickey
Guy'nor
Dtienne Gerard
Hussars
Conilans
Mounseer
Austerlitz
Largest Map in the World to Grace Broad Street Station
A 115 by 15 foot oils on canvas map of the Pennsylvania railroad system will be installed in Philadelphia's Broad Street station waiting room. Artist L W Seavey and team completed it after four months work. a New York train will bring it in for display next week. The map highlights terminals in large letters with color coded lines and aims to blend geography with artistry for travelers and the terminal’s beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Times
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boston
San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
L. W. Seavey
New York
Seavey
Theodore N. Ely
The New Element Argon in Atmosphere Discovery
In Science, Ira Remsen explains in popular form how Lord Rayleigh discovered argon, a new inert element found while weighing gases. The article covers the method of filtering air, removing impurities, and the unexpected remaining gas which Cavendish also suspected long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rayleigh
Ira Remsen
Baltimore
Cavendish
Complete Manhood and the Grand Truths of Married Life
An Erie Medical Company advertising piece promotes a book claiming to correct nervousness and lack of self-control through a method for attaining full manhood. It asserts benefits from excess avoidance and warns against drains on the system, inviting readers to request the free booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ped
Don Writo
Erie Medica Company
Buffalo
Ark
Procenorene O
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prince Schoenaldh-Carolath
Margaret Symonds
Dodd, Mead & Co
M. Norton
Bent Sorenson
Giacinta Galleri
Glacinta
Hofrath
Undine
Bent
Hiis
Lillian Bell
Stone & Kimball
Chicago
Tennessee
Miss Murfree
Mag
Meg
Camden
Herolam
Muag
Charles Egbert Craddock
Frederick A. Stokes Co
W. Clark Russell
Canadian Northwest
John Mackie
Margaret Harriet Matthews
Dame Prism
Eizabeth §. Tucker
Archdeacon Farrar
Canterbury
Balzac
Mme
Hanska
Merriam
George Duval
John Vance Cheney
Helen of Troy
Henry James
Macmillan & Co
Count Tolstoi
Hyde
Bowdoin
Social Theology
Katharine Tynan Hinkgon
Goldwin Smith
Oxford
Balfour
Longmans, Green & Co
Alphonse Daudet
London
Daudet
M. Jose-Maria de Heredia
Cuba
Parnasaiens
M. de Mazadea
E. G. Rows
New Mexico
Knsas
Johnson
Kansan
Lafcadio Hearn
Japan
Orient
Genila
Philadelphia Record
Ionian Islands
Lafcadio
Wales
Pat O’hearn
Iale
America
Kumamoto
Kyushu
Mr. Libby
Mason
Charley Mason
Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Libby
Jupiter
Voltaire
Whitefield
Daniel Boone
Rubens
Art
Milo
Machiavelli
Prince
Alexander the Great
Kant
Sk Beet
Gerard
Bacheller
Johnson & Bacheller
The
Tribune
Hadway
Eee
Bradway & CO
Radway’'S
Madea
France
Royal Medicine CO
River St
Drurgis Teranies
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute of
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Isa
M. Hire
Audubon
Audubon Co
Faye
Tlo
J. M. Hite
Palm-Christi CO
Phila
Chestnut ST
Gilcawe
Lily
IL. C
Sanderson
Washington, Cor
Spruce
Viola
Stanly
Joo Tie G. CG
Bittner & CO
Toeno
Matthews Beos
Jehe
Ormionéy
Pratt
Matthews Gros
John Helps
Dr. Reeves
Spruce Street
Soranto
Atz.sPsiee Sre
John H. Phelps
Wyoming Ave
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