The Glory of Story-book Land and New Holiday Books
A December Bookman review collage surveys many children's holiday books. It praises Ernest Thompson Seton's The Little Savages for outdoor woodcraft, notes Yan as hero and Caleb as mentor, and covers Circus Day sketches by George Ade, Belle Monte tales, Magic Forest by Stewart Edward White, and various fairy tale and nature titles from AG publishers.
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Woodcraft
Ernest Thompson Seton
Grace Gallatin Seton
Mr. Thompson Seton
Thompson Seton
Yan
Oee
Sam
Caleb
Slater Yan
Doubleday, P
New York
Stewart Edward White
James Norris
Wilds
Canada
Lake Superior
The
Macmillan Company
Delightful Baum fairy books charm young readers this season
The Bobbs Merrill Company curates three Baum fairy books The Wizard of Oz The Magical Mega Mo and The Enchanted Island Yew with color illustrations by Dension Frank Verbeck and Panny Y Cory Each tale updates classic tropes for fun and merriment The Wizard of Oz follows a Kansas girl landing in an enchanted land meeting a Scarecrow Tin Woodman and a Cowardly Giant The Enchanted Island Yew features Prince Mar Ki and other quirky characters Both works appeal to wide ages and promise charming gifts for children and their families
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L. Frank Baum
Bobbs-Merrill
Dension
Frank Verbeck
Panny Y. Cory
Kansas
Marthe Ki
Ehild
Cory
Little Colonel Stories and Other Tales Featured
A review of The Little Colonel Stories by Anne Fellows Johnston and related titles. It highlights The Little Colonel, The Giant Scissors, and Two Little Knights of Kentucky, plus Andy Barr by Willis B. Hawkins, Ursula’s Freshman, Little Comrade and other children’s books from publishers L. C. Page, The Lathrop Publishing Co., and Little, Brown.
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Anne Fellows Johnston
Kentucky
Joyce
France
New Readings for Children From 1920s Selections
Helen L. Reid’s Brenda fourth book centers on Miss South and social settlement work with young girls at a domestic science school. Eva March Tappan’s Robin Hood retelling features humor and color illustrations, a strong stately tradition in children’s literature from Little, Brown. Harriet A. Cheever presents a Gypsy tale of a motherless girl who grows to vaudeville fame and reunion, with a wholesome tone and a happy ending.
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Brenda
Helen L. Reid
Miss South
Little, Brown & Co
Boson
Eva March Tappan
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
Charlotte Harding
Boston
Harriet A. Cheever
Dana Estes & Co
Harris Presents Book Of Nature By Johnny Jones For Children
Joel Chandler Harris offers a whimsical children's book, not like Uncle Remus tales, featuring Wally Wanderoon with a story telling machine and characters such as Billy Biscuit and Drusilla. McClure Phillips & Co. publish in New York, with colorful drawings by a boy and accompanying verses.
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Alice Brown
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Wally Wanderoon
Billy Biscuit
Buster John
Sweetest Susan
John the Simpleton
Drusilla
Lizette
Pretty Fancy
McClure, Phillips & Co
New York
Johnny Jones
Paul Elder & Co
San Francisco
American Boy in Mexico War Adventure Novel
W. O. Stoddard writes another young readers book about an American boy who serves as a guide to the U.S. army in Mexico during the war. He endures exciting experiences and meets men who later gain fame, published by Lothrop in Boston.
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Ufe
Eustace L. Williams
Belle Monte
Napoleon” Johnson
Res
Emrs
Johnson
Tom Brown
the Lothrop Company
Boston
Fred Shackelford
A. C. McClurg & Co
Chicago
Andy Barr
Willis B. Hawkins
Andy
The
Lathrop Publishing Company
W. O. Stoddard
Mexico
Lothrop Publishing Company
Courage to Write Child Rhymes And A Summer Camping Tale
A review discusses George Vere Hobart’s larger volume of child rhymes with more color pictures by E. Mars and M. H. Squire, praising some verses. Annie Hamilton Donnell’s tale follows four schoolgirls who camp in a deserted farmhouse, with drama and charm for girls and parents. Also highlighted are Ellen Wetherald Adams illustrations and five to six animal stories from Gabrielle E. Jackson, stressing gentleness to animals and suitability as an ASPCA style message.
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Gabrielle E. Jackson
Ted
Madge Harding
Taylor & Co
New York
George Vere Hobart
Riley
E. Mars
M. H. Squire
R. H. Russell
Annie Hamilton Donnell
Ellen Wetherald Adams
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
St. Nicholas
Our Animal Friends
J. F. Taylor & Co
Laura E Richards book of short stories for girls
Seven brief tales by Laura E Richards are collected in a sprightly entertaining volume. The author releases many books yearly, with several titles on the market concurrently. Dana Estes & Co., Boston.
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Mister Sharptooth
Red Gates
Joe Kerr
G. W. Dillingham Company
Robert H. Porteous
Hugo von Hofstein
Madison Book Company
Edith Nees Foster
Ella F. Pratt
Dana Estes & Co
Boston
Laura E. Richards
Comic animal pictures book by Raymond H. Garman Gar
A collection titled comic animal pictures by Raymond H. Garman Gar features enlarged illustrations. The images have appeared periodically in the Chicago Daily News and are presented here as a colorful, kid friendly volume from Laird & Lee in Chicago.
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Raymond H. Garman
Gar
Chicago Daily News
Laird & Lee
Chicago
Christmas picture book fables and Harper's Weekly notes
Neville Cain is the artist and author with monochrome illustrations for a Christmas picture book of fables and verse. The December North American Review includes Henry James's The Ambassador final installment and pieces by MacVeagh Crosby Howells Baxter. Harper's Weekly Christmas number lists notable contributors and color illustrations by major artists.
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Neville Cain
R. H. Russell
New York
Henry James
North American Review
Wayne MacVeagh
Col
W. C. Church
Ernest Crosby
Hawthorne
W. D. Howells
Sergeant Kendall
Albert Besnard
Frank V. du Mond
Peter Newell
W. T. Smedley
Sarah S. Stillwell
Alice Barber Stephens
T. de Thulstrup
Henry McCarter
W. Glackens
Albert Levering
Clifford Carleton
W. Granville Smith
Oil Firebrick and Home Heating Schemes During Coal Shortage
During the coal shortage caused by the miners' strike many households improvised heating and cooking methods last winter. Oil firebrick emerged as a prominent idea in numerous emergency schemes, reflecting inventive responses to the energy crisis and the ingenuity of people adapting to scarce resources.
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Oll
Big Fish Autobiography and Sports Tales Featured
Autobiography of a large fish by Harriet A Cheever follows Lord Dolphin from the Mediterranean to a New York Zoo detailing deep sea life. Edwyn Sandys presents Jim in connected juvenile sports and hunting essays, suitable for youths but informative for all readers.
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Harriet A. Cheever
Lord Dolphin
Mediterranean Sea
New York City
Deep Sea
Dana Estes & Co
Boston
Edwyn Sandys
Jim
Macmillan Company
New York
Ethel in Fland story of a girl in a moral woodland
A child dreams of adventures in a wood meeting personified vices and virtues. She learns to tell her mother the truth when she wakes, guided by Edith R. Bolster text from Lothrop Publishing Company, Boston.
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Ethel
Edith R. Bolster
Lothrop Publishing Company
Boson
Wiggin's Merry Tale Of Six Schoolgirls In Winter
Kate Douglas Wiggin narrates a lively entertaining tale of six schoolgirls during an enforced winter vacation as they experiment with amateur housekeeping. The book is illustrated by Miles Thompson and attractively bound, published by The Henry Artemus Company of Philadelphia.
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Yong Singer
Albert Bigelow Paine
D. Ross Shine
Joe
Henry Artemus Company
Philadelphia
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Miles Thompson
Porous Oil Fed Brick Burner Patent Described
A prior idea using porous bricks saturated with oil as stove fuel evolves into a combined system. The new design features a specially shaped porous brick with an attached tube drawing oil from a higher elevated tank via a stopcock to regulate flow.
Old Virginia Hearthside Stories For Young Readers
A collection of tales told around an ancestral Virginia hearth, blending fairy tales fables ghost stories and romances. The book exudes a genuine old Virginia atmosphere, suited for well behaved children and families.
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Virginia
Honor Walsh
Danaes & Co
Boston
Laura E Richards Publishes New Collection of Short Tales
Laura E Richards, a popular children's author, releases a new collection of short tales for young readers. The volume showcases her characteristic gentle humor and moral storytelling, appealing to families seeking wholesome classic literature.
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Laura E. Richards
Boston Herald Medical Victims Highlight Pneumonia Toll
A Boston Herald snippet notes last week’s death toll includes a renowned New York physician and another former congressman among those afflicted by a spreading pneumonia. Context implies broader impact beyond these named individuals.
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Boston Herald
New York
Dr Lavendar's People charms readers with lovable clergyman
Harper's new book review highlights Old Chester Tales and the character of Dr. Lavendar. The article praises his sweet temper and quaint humor as he features in surrounding romances and tragedies.
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Dr. Lavendar
Howells Novel Letters Home Told As Fresh Romance
The Chicago Record-Herald praises Howells Latest Novel for its vivid picture of contemporary New York and a wholesome love story. The Evening Post notes three living preaching girls surround the hero and questions Howells’s intimate knowledge of girls.
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Chicago Record-Herald
New York
the Evening Post
Howells
Hesper by Hamlin Garland Captures Rocky Gold Country
A tale set in the rough mining country of the Rockies features a high-bred New York girl placed amid frontier life. The heroine pleases readers, with praise from The Worcester Spy calling her the most charming, and Chicago Tribune praising her as sweet and valiant.
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Mabel Earle
Barnes & Co
New York
Rockies
Worcester Spy
The
Chicago Tribune
Hesper
Cherry by Booth Tarkington courtship at Nassau Hall
A bewitching colonial era maid charms two Princeton students in Cherry. Narrated by the pompous Ludgeberry whose odd dissertations provoke amused reactions. The Inferior praises Tarkington as unmatched in this genre.
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Cherry
Nassau Hall
Princeton
Ludgeberry
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