Qualities and costs shaping future medical practitioners
The article surveys medical education highlighting the effort and endurance required. It notes students often work summers in hotels or as salesfolk to fund study, cites costs of four-year programs, postgraduate work, and equipment, and praises the learning subtleties, ethics, and ambitions shaping physicians to become versatile, affable professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Virchow
Berlin
Indiana
The
Central
Ohio Street
Hippocrates
Kipling
Marsee
Medical College of Indiana
Central College
Woman as Contortionist Marvels in Buttoning Back
A Washington Post piece extols a woman's skill at buttoning a dress from the back, arguing men cannot match her dexterity. A man contends his failed efforts to button while his wife humorously eats the buttons, highlighting gendered perception of deftness and patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Boman
Condensing Novels Into Short Stories Industry and Fiction
A writer discusses literary rewards from plays to novels, noting dramatists earn far more than novelists. He profiles top payers like Clyde Fitch and Hall Caine, explains royalty structures, and describes condensers who shorten novels for reading circles and private homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson Howard
Howar
Hall Caine
Mr. Caine
New York
Clyde Fitch
Fitch
Wallace
St. Louis
General Wallace
Pinero
Henry Arthur Jones
Haddon Chambers
Chicago
Popularity in Fiction in the Philadelphia Press
In a London magazine symposium two authors discuss popularity in fiction. William Le Quex urges writing to suit public demand while A E W Mason argues lasting popularity cannot be pursued deliberately. The piece argues literature is art first and notes sensational novels often outsell artistic works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
William le Quex
A. E. W. Mason
Miranda
Mason
Ex minister Wu's son Chao Chow stays in America for studies
Wu Tingfang's young son Chao Chow did not travel back to China with his father. He will complete his education in the United States and is currently attending Atlantic City High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Tingfang
Chao Chow
China
Atlantic City High School
Travels of the Soul and the Pyle school of illustration
Howard Pyle, founder of a distinctive illustration school, is praised for his color allegory The Travels of the Soul in a Christmas magazine. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he has trained many pupils and produced a prolific body of work across black and white and color media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Pyle
Watts
Pyle
Wilmington
Del
Robin Hood
Otto of
Men of Iron
Jack Ballister
Old Boston musings on writing and famed authors
A reflective column weaves quotes about Poetry and prose from historical figures. It notes Maeterlinck Paris productions, Thackeray anecdotes, a letter on a science and revelation prize, Mary Ward’s portrait, and a survey of American short story output in leading magazines. It ends with pricey De Kock editions challenging Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Maeterlinck
Paris
New York Times
Henry
Thackeray
Whitwell Erwin
The
Quarterly Review
Elwin
Newcomes
Dr. Primrose
Goldsmith
Harlan
Lake Forest College
Illinois
Buk
Nathaniel Bross
Fund
William Bross
Chicago
Mary Ward
Humphry Ward
London
Harper's Magazine
Century Magazine
Scribner's Magazine
Paul de Kock
Boston
Famous but Died Poor from Listen to the Mocking Bird
Philadelphia records recount Septimus Winner, author of Listen to the Mocking Bird, dying poor while publishers earned vast sums from the song. Winner, also of Ten Little Injuns, lived as a Philadelphia music teacher and dealer. He died at seventy six, after writing the hit at twenty six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Septimus Winner
Bluebeard
Robin Hood
Winner
Richard Milburn
Mr. Winner
Grace Miller White and Her Harmless Revolution
Grace Miller White writes a book titled A Harmless Revolution about punctuation. She gained prominence during McKinley’s first campaign by speaking for him in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss White
McKinley
New York
Listen to the Mocking Bird and Ten Little Injuns Tale
A historical note recounts the rise of Listen to the Mocking Bird written by Mr. Winner and its popular spread via Whistling Dick. It contrasts with Ten Little Injuns, its sensational poem about Indigenous people, while noting Winner's modest pay and later fame. The piece references Poe Victoria Whittier Longfellow Lincoln and Grant praising the song despite Winner's poverty and rumors of deceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mocking Bird
Mr. Winner
Whistling Dick
Winner
Boston
Archstreet Theater
Whispering
Queen Victoria
Whittier
Longfellow
Lincoln
Grant
Minner
Alice Hawthorne
Not Without Humor. Fables of the Chinese Contain Moral Truths
New York Evening Post surveys Chinese fables to illustrate unity and warning against borrowing trouble. It cites tales where a mussel traps a bittern to emphasize mutual reliance, a crow's deception against owls, and a tiger-dreaded fox showing cunning. The piece notes the moral thrust of the fables and their reflection on broader virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Mussie
Aerman
Tion
Ch't
China
There are good trusts and bad trusts quote
A Washington Star excerpt presents a brief dialogue where a hopeful man distinguishes good from bad trusts, and a cheerless citizen concedes the bad ones mislead but notes their length and temptations. The exchange hints at public sentiment on trust issues and moral contrasts in a concise, period-voice snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
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W. H. Crane
New Orleans Times-Democrat
William Dean Howells
Henry James
Frank P. Norris
Weir Mitchell
Paul M. Potter
Brander Matthews
Segoe
Howard Pyles
Science and Fiction
Bliss Perry
Hooklovers
Bede
Caedmon
Wyelif
Rede— Caedmon
Wyclif
Geof
Chaucer
Spenser
Rabelaie
Geof. Chaucer
Anna
Boston Evening Transcript
Grace Miller White
Baldwin
Hamilton
Howard
Valley Gem
D. H. Baldwin & Co
North
Pennsylvania
Santa Claus
Regina
Kipp Brothers CO
South Meridian
Hally
Lady Delamere
Diana
Karl Ennis- Killen
South Africa
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