Newest Books From Funk & Wagnalls Work Featured
A review highlights the Jewish Encyclopedia project by Dr. Isadore Singer funded by Funk & Wagnalls, its scholarly scope and production effort, plus notices of new titles by L. C. Page & Co. including Stephen Howton by Charles Felton Pidgin and Abroad with the Jimmins by Illian Bell.
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New Books and Dread City Reviews Offer Mixed Notions
A Peckville author reviews Carlyle Cromwell and Froude in Master Minds, praising Carlyle and Cromwell with careful reading though Froude is brief. Also a Chicago edition of The Dread City translates a provocative stage play by Eleonora Duse into English, noted for morbidity. Other titles include Poc o A Poco by William Frank Johnson and Michael Carmichael a crime tale by Miles Sandys with vivid color illustrations.
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Cromwell
Froude
D. J. Williams
Peckville
Williams
William Frank Johnson
W. I. Fry
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Akron
Steven H. Wistar
John Hume
Hume
Washington
Margaret
Michael Carmichael
Miles Sandys
Laird & Lee
Chicago
Dr. Tekyl
Mr. Hyde
Devil
The October Delmester and Periodical Highlights
A survey of October magazine content notes home employment tips for women including sewing and crafts, plus stories and features from Cosmopolitan St Nicholas and Ainslee. It previews The Canonic Curse by Arthur E. McParlane and The New Republic discussions by H. G. Wells, with notes on Theodore Herzl life and Zionist themes.
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Midgar Allen Poe
HM. G. Wells
Aerial
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New Republic
Maccnbaean
Alon Lat
Theodore Heral
Palestine
Blanton to Publish Second Verse Volume Cp Prom Georgia
Literary news notes Frank J. Blanton plans a second poetry book titled Cp Prom Georgia. Japanese writer Onota Watana, known for A Japanese Nightingale, has set a plan for early publication.
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Frank J. Blanton
Georgia
Onota Watana
Maclay Revises Navy History On Santiago Controversy
In Edgar Stanton Maclay’s revised edition of History of the American Navy, chapters on the Sampson Snyder dispute are expanded with documents from the Inquiry. He softens previous attacks on Schley while maintaining the core stance. the new preface and appendix challenge earlier claims and offer fresh evidence, leaving readers to form their own conclusions.
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Schley
Santiago
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Maclay
Admiral Sampson
Callhf
Cienfuegos
Carvera
Sohley
Sy Miles
Key Weat Tom Point
Banthigo
Mooro
Reasons for Cremation in Early 20th Century Opinion
An essay arguing cremation over earth burial, detailing the process as dry distillation in a retort, and defending cremation as sanitary, economical, and respectful. It contrasts earth burial harms, pollution risks, and social concerns with a modern, humane alternative endorsed by Dr. William J. Blackwood and others.
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Columbarium
Vaftin
Mommues
Fac
Willian J, D. Blackwood
M.D
Northard Street
New York
Illustrous Night A Strange Scene In The Smart Set
A surreal scene unfolds with chaotic imagery as a narrator references a clash of minds and a lampooned combat of fate. Characters jay Potter and Achnoa appear amid tumult as a donkey brays and lightning flashes while a sun withdraws.
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Maan
Wil Jay Potter
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