Training of Animals at Gentry Dog and Pony Show
Describes J. W. Gentry and his methods for teaching dogs ponies and monkeys. Notes on early socialization chaining puppies to calm them in cages training in breeds including Russian poodles mastiffs and greyhounds and the need for daily rehearsals patience perseverance and calm leadership.
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J. W. Gentry
The
Gentry Dog and Pony Show
Wells
Gentry
Jack
Duke
Shep
Barney
Bloomington
Ind
Tramp
Nero
Lakewood Kennels
Chicago
Mr. Gentry
Barnum
New York
Monroe
W. W. Gentry
Ben
Being a Salesgirl A New York Department Store Experience
The Indianapolis Journal correspondent describes a young woman entering a large department store to seek work. She faces brutal hiring lines, cold interviews, and a rigid system that treats applicants as raw material in a vast machine, with many seeking one of six positions. The piece details the harsh realities, the gatekeeping superintendents, and the introductory cloakroom role as a first step in a wage earning life.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
Geme
Boston
Cloak and Salt
Indiana Authors Readings to Boost Harrison Monument Fund
Indiana's George Ade James Whitcomb Riley Lew Wallace and other authors will appear in two all Indiana reading events in Indianapolis. Boxes for Friday and Saturday night auctions at the Commercial Club, with Senator Fairbanks presiding, promise an exceptional two nights of readings from Graustark When Knighthood Was in Flower Lazarre and more.
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Harrison Monument Fund
Indianapolis
Monument Commission
Harry Adams
George Ade
Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Ade
Mr. Riley
Lew Wallace
Lazarre
Otis Skinner
Aubrey Boucicault
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Booth Tarkington
Charles Major
Meredith Nicholson
George Barr McCutcheon
Graustark
Love
Senator Fairbanks
The Shop of Arts and Crafts in West Fifty-First Street
About a dozen artists and artisans open a workroom on West Fifty-first street, New York, forming The Shop to create hand crafted wood, iron, copper, leather and weaving pieces. Members contribute a small fee for space, tools, and instruction, with examples ranging from brass fenders and copper lanterns to carved oak stools, book covers, and a loom in progress.
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New York Evening Post
England
New York
West Fifty-first Street
H. Butterworth
Rogers
Woolman
Teachers’ College
L. L. Carter
K. McEwen Ames
Arthur Dow
Julius Gregory
Sae
Tiffany Glass
Mania of Authors Reveals Quirks of Great Minds
Leslie's Weekly notes in a ParisRevue Universelle article that Darwin warmed up by fiddling before writing while Goethe and Schiller needed ice underfoot. Lord Derby chewed brandy snuff and Cooper chewed drops. Byron used to flood his mouth with perfumes while Gautier lit incense and indulged in fragrances.
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Revue Universelle
Paris
Darwin
Chateaubriand
Schiller
Goethe
Lord Derby
Fenimore Cooper
Byron
Theophile Gautier
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George Bark M'Cutcheon
Booth Tarrington
Mary Hartwell
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