War and Waste in Jordan's Economic Viewpoints
The article reviews David Starr Jordan's book War and Waste, arguing it treats war as a financial and biological drain rather than an ethical tirade. It notes how armament profits, banker involvement, and war scares shape conflict, plus analysis of agricultural terms and urban-rural labor shifts under price and wage dynamics.
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The Back-to-the-Land Movement Debated
Dr Josiah Strong argues in Our World The New World Life that back-to-the-land efforts are fallacious citing unfinished cityward shifts during homestead era and claim that large rural populations are unnecessary as one farmer can feed many in the city while wealth grows on amusements and luxuries.
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The Crowd Man by Gerald Stanley Lee Explored
A full page in Current Opinion reviews Gerald Stanley Lee's Crowds. It highlights Lee's view of individuals dimly seen amid a crowd and the struggle for recognition, noting his critique of religion and mass society in the August issue.
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Greatest Plant Collector in the World Fe H Wilson At Arnold Arboretum
FE H Wilson of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum is hailed for expanding English gardens with new Chinese varieties. He imported wood oil trees, 60 rhododendron species, and rare conifers, thriving in climate, with a book chronicling his Western China travels due October publication by Doubleday Page & Co. Virginia tale also noted amid ongoing domestic discussions.
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Monster Cougar Terrorizes Hannaford Valley
Residents of Hannaford Valley near Centralia report a roaming monster cougar that first appeared two weeks ago attacking a Mandota physician. The beast has reappeared in several locations, forcing children indoors and prompting armed farmers and hunting parties from Centralia to seek it, though it remains at large.
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London praise for Glasgow novel Virginia and A Garden of Spices
English critics hail Virginia Pendleton as an American novel of life and character with keen insight and style. A Garden of Spices by A Keith Fraser follows Elspeth a motherless child in Scotland with her three sweethearts and the Dragon, amid affectionate family life and gentle humor.
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Rising Dawn and the Adventures of Andrew Mallet
Harold Begbie portrays Andrew Mallet, squire to the Duke of Lancaster, amid the upheavals of late medieval England. The tale blends romance and history as Mallet, brave and honest, encounters Philippa, daughter of John Shakyr, in a vividly drawn Anglo French world, offering both adventure and period detail.
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Car Troubles in Small Handy Guide by Whit ing Slauson
A concise pamphlet classifies car ailments by six main trouble areas such as Engine and Fuel and lists alphabetical symptoms with precise remedies. The compact volume, praised for clarity, aims to guide owners and avoid unhelpful guesses or costly errors.
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Giant water moccasin felled at Jackson’s pond
Six men led by Sidney Carnahan, a schoolteacher, killed a massive seven foot water moccasin at Jackson’s pond in southern Indiana during a drought. The venomous snake, described as blunt-tailed and thick as a man’s thigh, was first spotted by Carnahan and his father while they waded through a half foot of water.
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Jackson Pond
Indiana
Car Troubles as Timely Help for Motorists
The passage urges motorists to use available guidance to manage car problems. It argues that with proper eyes and ears one can treat a vehicle intelligently and rely on help that is almost memorized for common troubles.
Conrad's First English Ship James Westoll
Joseph Conrad recalls entering British marine as a Polish aristocrat and aspiring English seaman. He describes his first touch with an English ship, the James Westoll, named by a prominent North country ship owner, in his memoir A Personal Record.
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Joseph Conrad
James Westoll
Fragmentary muse poem hints at a ship and light
The readable fragment speaks of a ship and a floating motionless presence. It evokes romance through the idea of letters and the austere purity of light shaping an ideal grace.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me review by Hall Caine
A laudatory, period-voice overview praising Hall Caine novel The Woman Thou Gavest Me as a vivid autobiographical tale of Mary O Neill. The piece notes intense marriage based trials, strong emotional impact, and Caine’s claimed factual inspiration with universal relevance to readers in America.
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