Red Head by Lloyd: Kentucky feuds and ballad echoes
Review notes author Lloyd presents Red Head as a dramatic study of Kentucky mountain family feuds. He ties White Rose of the Redheads and Red Rose of Holcombs to Lancastrian Yorkist lineage, cites enduring songs and customs, and roots the tale in Lloyds clear, steady storytelling. Will Cumback.
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String Town On the Pike
Warwick
Knobs
Kentucky
Lancaster
York
England
Henn
Prof. Lloyd
Eese
Reginald EB. Birch
Reese
Dodd, Mead & Co
Will Cumback
Many Magazines Highlight January Issues and Authors
A survey of January publications notes H. G. Wells and Edgar Fawcett in Lipppincott's Magazine while other titles feature Maeterlinck on dogs, Ellery, and O. Henry. Century praises Fenwick Court in Boston. Red Book Tells The Evanston Game. Ainslee's starts the year with The Siege of Sar by Francis Prevost. New Valley of Wonders debuts in Scribner with Langley on government science. Captain Mahan begins War of 1812 series. Bryan writes Farming as an Occupation in Metropolitan. Outing offers winter sports and travel pieces. Diverse fiction and art from Eclectic, Harpers, and Life press reveal a busy January across magazines.
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Ing
H. G. Wells
Numor
Edgar Fawcett
Lippincott's Magazine
Fenwick Court
Boston
John L. Gardner
Chicago
Evanston
Ainslee
Everybody's Magazine
New Jersey
Everybody's
Scribner
New Valley of Wonders
Utah
Frank Bangwyn
M. H. Spielmann
P. Langley
Captain Mahan
Metropolitan Magazine
William Jennings Bryan
Lis
Lady Henry Somerset
Republic
San Marino
Herbert 8. Stone
Hjalmer Hjorth Hoyesen
Laura Grover Smith
South America
Cyrus Townsend Brady
American Cartoonist Magazine
R. K. Culver
Uncle Sam
Frank Bowers
Senator Beveridge
Chamberlain
Birrell
England
Low
Lord Salisbury
Gwynn
Kipling
Belioc
Clement Marot
California
Florida
A. Pitcairn- Knowles
R. G. Ballance
Stewart Edward White
Hudson Bay
Barnes & Co
New York Public Library
Booth Tarkington
Cherry
Saul
Rossett
Bates & Guild Company
Edwin A. Abbey
Richard III
Harper's Magazine
Ernest Rhys
America
Bsuccess
Washington
John Hays Hammond
Panama Canal
Mark Twain
Life Publishing Company
John A. Mitchell
Amos Judd
Lory
Villa Claudia
Tivol
Rome
Macmillan Company
Rudyard Kipling
Messrs
Maurice
Edward Detmold
Amerca
Dr. Lavendar
Harper's
Margaret Deland
The New International Encyclopedia Volumes 12 13 and 4
The volumes continue to arrive promptly, covering titles from Maximilian I to Rice Bird. The work remains the most comprehensive encyclopedia, including all titles from other encyclopedias plus many new ones. It favors popular use over exhaustive scientific detail and mathematical demonstrations.
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Maximilian I
Rice Bird
Comprehensive encyclopedic reference with maps and plates
A detailed description praising a large practical encyclopedia by Dodd, Mead and Co. It highlights breadth across geography biography technical and literary subjects with new inventions and applied science results, noting lucid engine articles and numerous valuable maps and illustrations.
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Dodd, Mead & Co
New York
Getting a Living The wealth and poverty problem book
George L Bolen presents a comprehensive study titled Getting a Living The problem of wealth and poverty of profits wages and trade unionism Based on over three years of child labor experience employer and employee roles in North and South cities mines and districts The work covers nearly every aspect of capital and labor and their relation to society, published by The Macmillan Company.
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George L. Bolen
Macmillan Company
New York
Romance of the Old South in New Orleans Tale
Mrs M E M Davis offers a romantic early Louisiana story set in New Orleans and Bienville with French noble characters. Comte de Valdeterre seeks his father’s killer in the new world and finds The Little Chevalier whose romance and mystery unfold to a close. The work is pure romance rather than strictly historical fiction.
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Mississippi
Mollie Moore Davis
Howells Reflects On Life Fame And New York
N Lovejoy recaps a rare afternoon with William Dean Howells in New York. Howells discusses work ethics, city life, realism versus romance, his early struggles, consulship Venice, and a memorable audience gift of recognition from a reader.
Beauty and thought join to shape the world
New Orleans author H L Piner presents a 36 chapter work urging harmony between psychic forces and physical beauty. The book argues that noble thoughts improve the world and thus beautify life, though it leans toward emphasizing outer beauty. Par & Wagnalls publishes in New York and London.
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H. L. Piner
Par & Wagnalls Company
New York
Mdon
Weaving Indiana history in On the We a Trail by Caroline Brown
Mrs. Lew Wallace praises Caroline Brown for an Indiana focused tale written in tender, accurate detail. She notes authentic depictions of Native life, precise cider making and pancake turning, and a vivid natural atmosphere. The narrative leverages frontier imagery and a strong Indian summer mood along the Wabash river valleys.
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Lew Wallace
Caroline Brown
Indiana
Cooper
Nature
A New Benson Novel Reveals a London Bachelor
E F Benson, author of The Relentless City, presents a mental portrait of a young London bachelor. The book blends nature appreciation, philosophical musings, and a pretty love story, leaving readers with a friendly impression of the hero despite moments of coarseness and triviality.
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E. F. Benson
London
Christian Religion Has a Deep Motive Sermon
At the Downey avenue Christian Church in Irvington Rev Frank W Norton preached on 11 Corinthians 5 17 arguing true Christianity ties belief to daily life not mere form The sermon urged believers to become new creatures in the spirit and follow Pauls example to further Gods glory in the new year.
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Downey Avenue
Irvington
Frank W. Norton
Mr. Norton
Lfe
Paul
Christ
Toaul
Reverend Clark Tours Omaha in Christian Endeavor Circuit
The Rev Francis J Clark on a world tour in the interest of Christian Endeavor spoke at two Omaha meetings today their sole stop between Boston and San Francisco He and his wife will sail for Australia December 31 Also a note touts Mrs Austins Buckwheat as the genuine old buckwheat flavor product and urges readers to try it.
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Omaha
Adventure tale of Bruce Gordon and the Fremont expedition
The Harper book recounts Bruce Gordon joining Fremont's third expedition, detailing the path to gold in California, Mexican coastal struggles, and various adventures. It highlights historical notes, California flood and field scenes, with pictures of St. Louis in 1845 and a final gold discovery shaping global interest.
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Bruce Gordon
Fremont
United States
Empire of Gold
California
St. Louis
John H. Whitson
All Boys
W. A. Wilde Company
Boston
Sea Tales by Norman Duncan on Newfoundland Coast
An unusually readable collection of ten sea tales by Norman Duncan. Set along rugged Newfoundland coasts with fisher folk and stormy seas. The author’s months among the people capture their atmosphere in this attractive McClure edition with a How ard Pyle frontispiece illustrating the Tide chase story.
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Norman Duncan
Newfoundland
McClure, Phillips & Co
New York
Howard Pyle
Mystery Shop Opens in Exclusive Neighborhood
A small shop opens in a closed old enclave, met with wary glances from residents. The charming proprietors use peculiar methods to secure a permanent place. A mystery about the owners threads through the tale, offering humor and bright philosophy for readers of all ages.
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W. A. Wilde Company
Boston
Jack London novel and literary notes in Century and Strand
Jack London’s new novel The Sea Wolf opens in January Century. An article on The Storm Center of French Politics in Century features An dre Castaigne drawings with H C Merrill engravings. December Literary Collector carries First Editions A Phase of Book Collecting. The Strand Magazine provides up to date fiction and mentions the new metal radium figure.
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Jack London
Andre Castaigne
H. C. Merrill
Greenwich
Conn
Strand
Christmas Birth of Savior for Mankind
Dr. Albert Hurlstone preached at Roberts Park M E Church on What think ye of Christ? He argued Jesus as birth not ordinary, Creator become man, and that His purity teaching and worded guidance reveal true worth. He contrasted Jesus with other teachers, cited scripture, and recalled personal Christmas visit with a poor woman.
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Christ
Albert Hurlstone
Roberts Park M. E
Jesus
Charles Dickens
Jesus Christ
Religious Notes and Bible Verse Reflections
The note cites broad religious stats and history including a $1,000,000 weekly income for the Church of England, near none to Christian churches in Japan, over 1,000 missionaries, and historic manuscript milestones. It notes a Bible Institute in Angeles sending thousands of gospels and Spanish Testaments, and closes with Queen Alexandra’s wreath on Lord Salisbury's coffin and a reflection on home and heaven.
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Church of England
Japan
B.C
The
Bible Institute
Angeles
Alexandra
Lord Saliebury
Christmas Optimism in a Christian Light at All Souls Church
The Rev E B Newbert frames Christmas as a blend of Christian and pagan traditions and urges joy amid life’s trials. He cites the Nativity story, Renan, Keim, and Helen Keller to argue that good tidings of great joy sustain humanity and renew faith in an optimistic gospel.
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All Souls' Unitarian Church
E. BE. Newbert
Renan
Keim
Helen Keller
Pastor Re-elected At All Souls Unitarian Church
The All Souls Unitarian Church on North Alabama Street held a meeting to elect a minister and trustees. Rev. Elmer E. Newbert was re-elected as pastor. Trustees for three years are Horace McKay W R N Silvester and Robert Elliott. Two-year terms go to H B Heywood J Hutchinson and E M Post. One-year terms to C A McCotter and Henry A Benson.
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All Souls’ Unitarian Church
North Alabama Street
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Streets
Elmer E. Newbert
Horace McKay
W. R. N. Silvester
Robert Eliiott
H. B. Heywood
J. Hutchinson
E. M. Post
C. A. McCotter
Henry A. Benson
Book ads in holiday magazines and new story tease
The Publishers promote artistic holiday book advertisements notably in Bobbs-Merrill inserts. Ex Libris from Dodd Mead offers a compact history of book plates with fine illustrations. George Cary Eggleston has completed a new story described as peculiarly engaging.
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Bobbs-Merrill
Dodd, Mead & Co
George Cary Eggleston
Rev Villers bids old year good bye sadly
The Rev T J Villers at First Baptist Church preached This Year Also reflecting on the close of the old year from Luke 13 8. He spoke of mixed emotions, God’s mercy, a new book with clean pages and the need for Christ’s intercession. A forty-voice choir later performed a cantata The Holy Child by H W Parker under Leo B Riggs.
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T. J. Villers
First Baptist Church
Christ
the Holy Child
H. W. Parker
Leo B. Riggs
Unified pew and pulpit urged for church growth
The Rev. H. N. Quisenberry recently arrived from New Orleans to direct College-avenue Baptist Church. He urged unity of congregation and pastor, urging immediate moral action against evil. He retold biblical battles to motivate congregants to stand firm today rather than delay. He cited the International Committee of the YMCA reporting 1903 as record year for railroad department buildings and new facilities for men in street railway work.
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H. N. Quisenberry
College-avenue Baptist Church
Fifteenth Street
New Orleans
Quisenberry
See
International Committee of the Men's Christian Association
Railroad Department
Strees-Railway
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