Literary Outlook on Authors Personal Doings and Books
A New York dispatch surveys how major writers travel and publish, noting Kipling in South Africa and Churchill on the Vermont line, with comments on Sarah Grand, Seumas MacManus, and others. It explores how modern progress shapes fiction, including science and invention, and discusses new New Year book trends and ethical debates on publishing private letters.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Lloyd's
Mr. Kipling
South Africa
Churchill Hyves
New Hampshire
Vermont
Seumas Macmanus
Ethna Carbrey
Donegal
Sarah Grand
America
G. A. Henry
United States
Mary E. Wilkins
Kipling
England
Churchill
Atlantic
Henry
Andrew Lang
S. R. Crockett
Mr. Crockett
Lamb-Wordsworth
Gordon Wordsworth
Lamb
Wordsworth
Carrier
London
W. Haziitt
Coleridge
Sarah Coleridge
Hartley
Johnny Wordsworth
Lucas
Edith Pollock
Questions and Answers in old newspaper column
A long Q and A list covers topics from U S currency and consuls to peppery etymology, Meats inspection and McKinley assassin, and naval and agricultural curiosities. It names figures such as Sam Houston, Sir Moses Montefiore, Edward Shippen Arnold, and Stonewall Jackson, with dates, places, and factual snippets on coins, voting rights, and historical events.
Price of a Footboiler in a New York Post sale
A pot-boiler seller visits a sharp broker with a seascape painting described as a priceless treasure. The broker values it at three dollars, while another bidder offered 75 cents. The seller insists on one hundred dollars, claiming the work is a bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Baltimore American
Pinders Flerrie
Assyria
A Literary Cat Sits Amid Scribbles and Ink
Elwyn Hoffman describes a playful cat causing havoc at the writer’s desk in the Cat Journal. The kitten claws at ink stained paper, disrupts beading and a mysterious wand, then settles peacefully to sing with serene eyes.
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Elwyn Hoffman
The
Cat Journal
The Girl with the Brown Eyes Chooses A Hat For Theatre
A young woman consults a milliner to find an evening hat for a theatre night. After trying several styles from a Bride roses to a Gainsborough, she settles on a white hat, arranges a cosmetic ruse with Miss Marlowe's costume and has it renewed for the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noa
Gainsborough
Julia Marlowe
Art and Photography Debate in Philadelphia Press
Four men discuss whether art photography exists with one photographer defending the craft and arguing photography shares artistic selection while landscape and impressionism are debated. They contrast old daguerreotypes with modern science, claim many painters envy photographers, and note Critics’ bias toward their own art.
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Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
Sisley
Monet and Passaro
Ten Million Bricks at Trafford Park Shows Fast Work
London Daily Mail reports the Westinghouse works near Manchester near completion with 2,722 British workers and 10,000,000 bricks. American manager J C Stewart used daily progress reports and union negotiation to push 1.8 bricks per man per nine hours, earning praise and debate from British bricklayers and builders about feasibility and labor practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Westinghouse Company
Manchester
J. C. Stewart
St. Louis
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Stewart
Accrington
Doulton’s
Bricklayers’ Trade Union
Trafford Park
London
Woolens and Women of Iceland in Washington Post
The wool from Iceland’s sheep pens is praised as soft and strong by Bruce D. Ryan of New York. He notes Iceland woolens were first shown in England, then the United States, through a pioneering woman who built a school at Upernavik and supported by selling cloth to fund education for young girls. She won Queen Victoria’s interest in aiding women of the remote land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Iceland
Bruce D. Ryan
New York
Ryan
England
Legisle
Upernavik
Great Britain
Iceland woolens spark movement for women’s education
The intrinsic value of Iceland woolens fueled a push for women's education in Iceland. The cloth, praised for shooting wear, softness, coolness in summer, and warmth in winter, is collected from wool kept in sheds to protect sheep from Arctic weather. Icelandic women clean card, spin, and weave it by hand on primitive looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Sporsmen
Fixed and Modern Piano Techniques Spark Family Dispute
A Washington socialite laments the belief that piano technique is stable as she recalls 20 years at the Conservatory. Her daughter promotes modern elbow wide technique and finger ball touch, claiming improved freedom, while the elder worries over the awkward look and nails. A Baltimore American joke hints at ancient writing about cold winters.
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Washington Post
Washington
Conservatory
Stuttgart
Handsome Captain Fraser Sparks Suspected Love Match
The Chicago Post reports Miss Pauline Astor, famed for wealth, has shown affection for Captain Fraser described as the handsomest man in the world. Though warned to beware vanity and vanity’s temptations, Pauline glimmers at romance while Christie-like caution voices that true mates for beauty in a man are elusive and self-contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Pauline Astor
Captain Fraser
Pauline
The Making of Man from Priscilla Leonard
A lyrical meditation on human nature and birth, contrasting holy and criminal impulses. It speaks of the flame of spirit rising from dust, the long struggle toward God, and man’s portion to shape his fate.
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Priscilla Leonard
Outlook
Union Traction Co schedule for Indiana cities
The Union Traction Co of Indiana lists station departures from 119 West Maryland Street for Anderson, Muncie, Marion, Elwood, Alexandria and intermediate stations. Trains run hourly after 4:15 a m until 7:25 p m plus 9:10 p m with limited trips to Anderson and Muncie. Indianapolis and Greenfield rapid cars depart from Georgia and Meridian Streets starting 6 a m hourly until evening. freight cars operate from Georgia and Meridian Streets with daily arrivals and departures.
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Lake Erie & Wesetern
Toledo
Chicago
Michigan
Detroit
Arcane
Muncie
Lafayte
Laporte
Indiana
Decatur
St. Sae
Xpress
St. Louis
Martinsville
Logansport
Bradford
Philadelph
Baltimore
Wash
Dayton
Springfield
Vincennes
Louisville
Pittsburg
Columbus
Pittebu
Phil
Ctmaites
Payton and
Xenichmond
Vandalia Line
St Louis
Terre Haute
Louis
Wees
West
Western Express
Efinghem
San
Rundaronis
Union Traction CO
Union Block
West Maryland Street
Anderson
Marion
Elwood
Alexandria
Elwood Ees
Indianapolis
Greenfield
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M. G. Goodwin
Skinner Street
Snow Hill
Thos. Hodgkins
Hanway Street
Shakspeare
Charles
Jules Verne
H. G. Wells
Robertson Nicholl
Claudius Clear
Herbert Brewster
Questions and
Providence
Newport
Rhode Island
Sam Houston
W. Yes
Margaret Moffette
Moses Montefiore
English
M. H. Leghorn
Italy
Madrid
Spain
Dean R. Wood
Union
Hawaii
Dickens
Alfredo de Oro
Harry von Tilzer
House Music Publishing Company
Ind
Louis Friedman
Raymond Brown
Music Review
Wabash Avenue
Great Eastern
P. A. Chickory
Inquirer
McKinley
Gutenberg and Fust
James K. Polk
Baron Roorback
Polk
Napoleon
Moscow
W. M. Michael Kutusoff
Borodino
Smolensk
Arnold
Stonewall Jackson
Harry” Lee
West Indies
St. Johns
New Brunswick
West India
Canada
Edward Shippen Arnold
Bengal Cavalry
Dinapoor
Bengal
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Ethel
Johnson
Julia
Marlowe
Inter
ART and Photography
Tion
the Woolens and Women of
Albert Gall
Ndianapolis Business University
Ta Ebay
Soe Peamanshif Et Laargest
Best
Chienpes St
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Ai Now
TLE Reenare
Faroll
Methusalem
Man
Mr. Cumso
Maleo
COAL
Ewashsl
Big Four City Licket Offee, Ne
Clevelan Anderson
Union City
Cleveland
Bos
Fort Wayne Express
Union C Ty
Boston
NY & Bos
Knickerbocker
Benton Har
Benton Harbor Express
ST. Lout
St. Louis Southwestern
Ulawavy
Lafayette
Chicago Fast Mail
Ghicase
Nein
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati
Greensburg
N. Vernon
Peoria
Ron Wa
Ham
City
Aepoisaan
Dayton Express
Vledo
Detroit Express
Louis. RY
West Wash
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Mononaccom
Georgia
Meridian
Bea Wrill
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