Literary News Roundup From The Books Of The Time
The piece reports on forthcoming titles and authors. Kipling plans Actions and Reactions a mix of stories and verse. Sladen Tragedy of the Pyramids features an American heroine. Elizabeth B. Dewing debuts Other People's Houses a study of women. Leonce Benedite writes a nineteenth century art history. Spanish literature interest grows with modern dramatists. Howells praises Swiss Family Robinson edition noting the Robinsons family life and adventure.
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Mr. Kipling
Douglas Sladen
Henry M. Janer
Elizabeth B. Dewing
America
Europe
Carrion
Cocat Y Criados
Barranco
Harper’s
Howells
Robinsons
The Census and a Nevada Brother Story Echoes Reform
A East man seeks his long lost Nevada brother found near a desert cabin with a chaotic wife. The piece mocks the new census's delays and errors while urging real conservation to save lives, noting 1200 to 1600 miners could be saved with European standards.
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Nevada
Europe
Washington Post
Need of Farmers Across States Prompt Change in Agriculture
Georgia urges 1 000 farmers and notes 146 counties in the state require as many. Eastern states also need skilled, educated farmers to maximize crops with less toil. The New York Times stresses modern methods and direct markets, urging adaptation beyond ancestral practices.
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Georgia
New York State
Mohawk Valley
New York
New England
New York Times
Journalism program trains future newspaper men
New York University’s journalism department under Dr. Frank J. Warren enrolls 75 pupils with aim to turn them into reporters quickly. Warren recalls a Missouri College example where overzealous practice caused a student to delay reporting a major wreck, illustrating the perils of rushing news without calm inquiry.
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Warren
York University
Frank J. Warren
Onye
New York
Cincinnati Times Star
Dr. Warren
Missouri College of Journalism
Conservation of Life in U S Coal Industry
A Geological Survey report on coal production 1908 notes 2 450 miners killed and 6 772 injured that year. It highlights a death rate of 3 6 per 1 000 workers in the United States versus about 1 per 1 000 in Europe, urging reflection on valuing workers lives amid industrial progress.
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Geological Survey
United States
Europe
Weathered counsel on thrift from the Atlanta Constitution
A reflective excerpt argues that diligence and moral restraint yield prosperity for the hardworking, while the rich prosper on conscience and heavenward treasure. It cautions against envy and links happiness to spiritual savings rather than earthly interest.
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Atlanta Constitution
Power From Dead Leaves Promises French Gas Engine
French experimenters report producing gas from burning dead leaves straw or hay to run small motors. Henri de Paris cites Journal des Debate and Public Opinion notes M. Bordenase successful in generating enough gas from vegetation. a small engine could operate on this bio gas priced at 10 francs per unit.
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Henri de Parville
Journal Des Debate
Paris
Bordenase
New Process Lets Farmers Gain Horse Power From Refuse Vegetables
The experiment shows horse power costs vary by fuel and materials. Straw at 25 francs per ton yields about 0.063 francs per hour. without straw 0.057. hay 0.076. leaves 0.043. sawdust and shavings 0.05. The inventor says the method suits farmers with small motors and abundant vegetable refuse.
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France
Revisited North Pennsylvania Town Tales of the Hoover Family
A Philadelphian and former north Pennsylvania resident revisits his hometown and recalls the Hoover family. He learns Tom Hoover became an actor out west Bill Hoover became an artist in New York Mary Hoover pursued literary work while John Hoover failed to amount to much.
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Pennsylvania
Lippincott
Hoover
Tom Hoover
Bill
New York
Mary
John
Beans and Meat Prices Debate Among War-Era Public
A wartime exchange questions feasibility of eating meat versus beans as prices rise. One speaker argues high-priced meat is unaffordable, while another jokes that mass bean orders would still raise costs, illustrating inflation chatter in the era.
Legal Observations on Insurance Denial and Motor Accident Convictions
The Iowa Supreme Court allows widow recovery in a life policy dispute over alleged misrepresentation of the deceased as a drinker. The court notes disclosure may prompt further inquiry when vital, and that excess is subjective. An unrelated motor accident result shows a buggy fatality after a heavy auto attempted to pass. the driver faces manslaughter charges while the owner’s liability is debated and a new trial is granted.
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Biermann
Guaranty Mut
Life Ins. Co
Northwestern Reporter
Iowa Supreme Court
New York Supplement
New York Supreme Court
Dinner plan shows apple pie as favorite for guests
A housekeeper insists on serving apple pie and cheese for dessert for her husband's friends, despite suggestions for a lighter menu. She emphasizes that pleasing her husband ensures happiness for them all, while guests may remain unaware.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Old Favorites A Song and Rosin the Bow Verse
A garland of verses blends childhood lyrics and James Whitcomb Riley lines about songs in every season. It juxtaposes nature imagery with the speaker’s farewell to old Rosin the Bow and a graveyard image urging tombstones inscribed with the instrument’s name.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Old Rosin
Wild Doe Nurtures Wounded Fawn at Waserton Point
At George W. Watsons estate in Waserton Point a fawn was badly injured by a mower. The mother doe tended the fawn daily while Mr and Mrs Watson cared for it. The fawn recovered and now follows its mother in Groton woods, a rare sight for any observer.
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George W. Watson
Wastern Point
Mr. Watson
Bastern Point
Fane
New London
Mrs. Watson
Groton Woods
Mre. Watson
Parrot Blamed for Swear Word Incident
A boy tells his father that when questioned by a teacher about his swearing he avoided exposing him by saying the parrot taught him the words. The Detroit Free Press reports the humorous exchange.
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Detroit Free Press
Wareide Woes and the Peary Side Controversy
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet shows Wareide lamenting claims of alliance with Cook and noting the reception of a public handout. The quote highlights a partisan split with supporters on the Peary side amid a dispute described as a hard, ongoing effort.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Spain
Toledo Blade
Conservation OF Life
Rosin
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