Authorship Reward and Young Writers’ Prospects
H H Howland literary adviser of Bowen Merrill argues publishing houses seek new material as opportunities for young authors rise. He notes manuscript readers examine submissions rigorously, with multiple reports to curb bad books, and urges writers to craft strong plots and vivid characters while managing reader interest and market demand.
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H. H. Howland
Bowen-Merrill Company
David Harum
Manuscrip
Frank Norris
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Norris
Florida
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Brown County
Boston
Hands Across Time Why Handshakes Began in Trust
An old note explains the handshake’s origin from ancient mutual distrust. A French ethnologist asserts that two men raised right hands to show lack of attack, then clasped hands to ensure no weapon remained concealed. The gesture evolved into a token of loyalty and friendship.
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New York Herald
Tow is it with the child
A poem fragment in archaic dialogue by John Williamson Palmer about sleep, mortality, and divine stillness. The speaker refuses miracles or seers to revive a sleeper, urging the Shunammite to let those who wake weep while God remains still.
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John Williamson Palmer
The Camera as a Sculptor Inventor’s New Metal Work Device
A New York Evening Sun report describes an ingenious inventor who perfected a camera based process to produce relief and intaglio images from flat designs. The method promises to automate tasks in medal making, buttons, stamps, enamel work, doorplates, signs, jewelry, furniture, and frames, greatly reducing manual labor and saving time.
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New York Evening Sun
Horatio R. Harper
Morgan and Schwab Chase a Prize Dog Named Sage
The New York Times reports J. Pierpont Morgan and Charles M. Schwab at Morgan’s kennels examining hunting dogs before Europe. Schwab admires a pointer, asks its name, and Morgan replies that the dog is called Russell Sage because he “never loses a scent.”
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New York Times
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles M. Schwab
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