The Theater's Reach and a Call for Reform in New York
In New York the theater is a major social force with hundreds of thousands attending weekly and hundreds of moving picture shows serving the working class. Critics condemn Broadway but warn against degrading offerings in tenement districts while urging constructive use of cinema to educate and uplift the public.
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New York
Broadway
Board of Aldermen
Ita
Moving Picture Show
Moving Pictures
Charities
Commons
Let The College Be Kept Clean
An editorial objecting to a University of Chicago student who performed in female attire. It condemns such impersonations as indecorous and urges a rigorous inquiry into social conditions that foster them. It argues colleges should not encourage or tolerate acts that blur gender roles and de-emphasize distinct male and female work.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
University of Chicago
Poetry and War Imagery in a Futuristic Battlefield
The New York Globe contemplates how future poets must revive stark imagery to depict warfare. It foresees a shift from traditional heroic scenes to surreal battle where calm landscapes host missiles and distant guns fill the air.
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Frank
Tery Hun
Tennyson
Light Brigade
New York Globe
Growth of Churches Shows Rapid 1908 Increase
A Protestant statistics publication shows 1908 gains in ministers to 165,725 churches to 213,049 and communicants to 34,282,543. Growth in communicants outpaced general population, indicating rapid expansion of church participation since 1890.
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United States
Washington
Chicago Record-Herald
Czar Has Five Children Heir Apparent To Russian Throne
The Russian czar and empress Alexandra have five children four daughters and a son. The heir apparent is Crown Prince Alexis Nicholayevich known in some courts as the Cesarewitch. The daughters Tatiana and Anastasia are listed with birth years 1897 and 1901 respectively in European royal chronicles.
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Czar Ntehoas
Russia
Alexandra’ Femlorovna
Prinease- Alix
Hexse
Queen Victoria
England
Russias
Alexis Nicholaleyitch
Crarevitche
Cesare
Tatiana
Afiastaséa
Improved Hose Reel A Handy Oregon Invention For Garden Use
The illustration shows an improved reel for garden hoses. The device allows water to flow without unraveling the full length of hose. The nozzle end stays free to operate while hose encircles the reel. A spigot on the axle regulates water flow. The axle is hollow enabling water to travel through the hose and exit near the nozzle.
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Oregon
Shortleigh Tryin to Stand Alone Without Capital
A brief note reflects on the challenge of Shortleigh attempting independence due to lack of capital. The remark underscores financial barriers to self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship in constrained conditions.
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Shortleigh
Hidden Wealth of India Reveals Dormant Gold Reserves
An article estimates India hides about 1.5 billion dollars in gold and possibly silver within Hindu stockings and personal ornaments. It discusses turning dormant capital into active use and the potential impact on industry and trade across the empire.
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India
England
Great Eastern
When some women entertain they work hard and evoke mixed feelings
A provocative remark notes that women who entertain social events labor intensely, making it hard to feel pleasure and sympathy at the same time.
From Stowe to the Fight Against Slavery
The passage recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe's early observations of slavery through her brother Charles in New Orleans and his journal. It notes her writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin, inspired by conversations with fugitives, and her illness followed by renewed faith and resolve to condemn slavery, culminating in 1850 when she moved to Maine to write.
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Charles Beecher
New Orleans
Tom
Maine
Stowe
New Biography on John Calvin Aimed at Four Hundredth Anniversary
A forthcoming biography of John Calvin is planned for publication in July to mark the four hundredth anniversary of his birth. The report mentions author Marion Crawford and references other recent works and thinkers, including discussions of self control and life’s meaning, with noted figures and places cited in the context of literary and philosophical discourse.
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John Calvin
Marion Crawford
Mr. Crawford
Paul-“Dubole
Leris
Switzerland
Kent
Francis Bacon
London Chronicle
Shipton
Wellington
London
Frudelph
Bucken
Infantile Wisdom on Bossing and Marriage
A humorous exchange features a small girl deriding a boy by saying he would be bossy if he were president. The boy retorts that if he were president, she would want to marry him so she could boss him. The pair volley playful jabs in a childlike quarrel.
Old Baverites Roys Wife of Aldivalloch Ballad
A gliding poem recounts disillusion with a changing beloved. It pairs Roy of Aldivalloch with a lament for a faithless partner, then shifts to a mournful memory of a girl by a lake, whose beauty and memory persist from a distant time. The piece closes honoring the lost love and Dewdrop tears for the departed.
Oklahoma inventor's device aids catching animals
An Oklahoma man invents an animal catching tool using grappling tongs with curved jaws and foldable arms. The implement grips small animals in confined spaces, slipping over a pole to enable easier capture, and is expected to gain demand among farmers and butchers.
Erratic Rope Catcher Increases Pursuit Difficulty
Fragmentary description explains a rope catching mechanism where one end slips through a ring and tightens jaws around a fugitive animal. It notes the easier pursuit without constant stooping and direct hand grasping, highlighting the device’s repeated failures and loss of dignity.
Dickens Manuscript of Carol Passed Through Many Hands
A story traces the original manuscript of Charles Dickens's Carol through owners including H. F. Dickens F C, Thomas Milton, Francis Harvey, Geo Churchill, Mr. Bennett, and Stuart M. Samuel. The manuscript sold in 1875 for £50 and later fetched £200, with Samuel reportedly keeping the document at Kew Palace Gardens. A closing quip notes changing records as a modern parallel.
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H. F. Dickens
F.C. Tell
Thomas Milton
Milton
Francis Harvey
Geo. Churchill
Churchill
Mr. Bennett
Birmingham
Stuart M. Samuel
Kew Palace Gardens
London
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