April magazine highlights and new fiction lineups
The April issue spotlight features anonymous life stories in The Century Magazine with praise from Jean Webster and a bold new serial Me. American Magazine covers inventions to prevent sea collisions and literary notes by Ring W. Lardner and Ida M Tarbell. Multiple magazines present fiction, essays, and illustrations from authors such as Brand Whitlock, David Grayson, Louis Graes, and Helen Jetmore Major, with a push for Spring fashion and home life departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century
Jean Webster
Web Stern
Cleveland Moffett
W. Lardner
A Busher
Ida MM. Tarbell
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Intereal
David Grayson
Ellis Parker Botier
Louis Graes
William MacLeod Raine
Lee Pape
Tomchin
Lord Dunsay
London
Karna-Vootra
Helen Jetmore Major
Jacques Morgan
New York
Fifth Avenue
Marshall Hugh Irish
Edward ‘Harold Conway
Harry Kemp
William Caine
Thomas Ransford
Louise
Alexander Mareey
Red Book Magazine
Melville Davisson /Post
Harrison County
Uncle Abner
Mr. Post
Edwin Balmer
Peter B. Kyne
Ida M.evans
Kennett Harris
Ellis Parker Butler
Jack Hines
Walter Jones
Bethe Knatgold Mellett
Frank Forest
Rupert. Hughes
Cyrus Townsend Srady
Frank N. Westcott
Hepsey Burke
Red Book
Women Footwear Debate Highlights Changing Fashion
A lecture by Dr Kurpiker on pain heels at the academy of science and art discusses evolving women’s footwear. He contrasts extreme three inch heels with sedate flat shoes while audience members react to fashionable but controversial styles and shifting social norms regarding foot comfort and aesthetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Charming
Academy
of Science and Art
Dr. Kurpiker
Kurniker
Bridgeport Burlesque Scandal Reveals Masquerade
In Bridgeport a man known as Leonora Pols who posed as a chorus girl in burlesque circles was exposed by a housemaid. He had performed under many stage names and worked across the country as a dancer while married and living in Middletown. Police were alerted after a household discovery led to his confession and a trove of letters from wives and managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Aiman
Leonora Pols
Leon
Pols
Middletown
Orly
Bridge, Port
Gaston Fourier
Feairfield Avenue
Leonora
Lena
Poll
Mrs. Fourier
Fourier
S June O'Dell
Start On Hospital Work Delayed At Moundaville Penitentiary
Wheeling March 37. No word yet on when construction of the $50,000 tubercular hospital addition at the state penitentiary will begin. Board of Controls ordered the renovation of the current hospital last fall and the new wing to serve tubercular patients. Weather and finances delayed the start. once word is received the project will move quickly with material already on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Mar
State Penal Institution
Moundaville
M. Z.N White
State Board of Controls
Board of Control
Warden White
Englishman Lewin Shares Frustrations From Sh England
A fragmented report quotes an English resident named Lewin describing life in Clerkburg area. He notes crowded docks in Birmingham, long waiting lines to unload ships, and a hard, fast tide affecting work. The piece reflects traveler sentiment about local labor and maritime delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyi
England
Ito
Clarkeburg
Birmingham
Ind
pNe
Sister Susies Rival Brings New Twist To Wartime Song
London readers hear Jack Norworth push a fresh version of Sister Susie’s Rival a tongue twister song. The updated lines mention Bertha knitting for the navy Belgian refugees and other characters sewing for the forces. The song reflects home front tasks as families support servicemen while Papa endures mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Susie
Jack Norworth
Navy
Bertha
Sarah
Guernsey
Maggie Moll
Maud
Winnie
Sissie
Papa
Young Aspires To Be Premier Of The State
Charleston reports Houston G. Young chief clerk in the secretary of state's office shows steady momentum for the secretary of state nomination, likely challenging Stuart F. Reed. The piece notes political reach among younger politicians, pay delays across state offices, and new appointments including Elliott Northcott to the public service commission with implications for chair Kilmer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Secretary of State’s Office
Stuart Reed
Charleston
Houston G. Young
Secretary of State
College Noye
Morgantown
Stuart F. Reed
Sete
Valli Excent
Hatfield
Commissior
Elliott Northcott
Cabell County
Northcott
Howard N Ogden
Wade Chilmer
Public’ Service” Commission
Kilmer
Men’s. Compensation Commission
Vission
Thorkmen
Iby
Challis
Maan Lee- Ott
Commission
Mystery Family Prayer Fragment From Ailed Script
Fragments from a damaged page mention a family prayer and religious rite or service. The readable portion hints at a date and ceremonial context, with unclear names and places obscured by OCR errors. Further details are not legible enough to identify individuals or locations.
Public John Brown’s Last Letters Revealed
Fragmentary OCR shows a note about John Brown the liberator, his 1859 Harpers Ferry raid, and a letter from Jefferson County Virginia. It cites his cousin Tabor Ja and a long letter to Rev Luther Humphrey dated November 19, 1859 from Charlestown. It discusses Brown’s execution and reflections on death and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
John Brown
Humes
New York
T.H. ‘Reed
Shenandoah
Brown
Charlestown
Jefferson County
Luther Humphrey
Inc
Peter
John Rogers
Eiteel
Diogenes and the Co op Rainy Pageant Clash
A fragmentary note mentions Diogenes and a co op, with garbled phrases about rain and a real shariman. The readable text hints at a satirical or humorous scene but lacks coherent detail or names to confirm a full event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
araMi
Shairyman
Lord Roberts Saga In Gently Titled Tale
A brief sketch follows Lord Roberts in a gently told tale. The piece emphasizes quiet dignity and historical tone, presenting a concise portrait without sensational detail.
Miss Hodges Leaves Scranton for Manila Marriage Trip
In Scranton on March 27 Miss Coten Hodges begins a 10,000 mile journey to Manila to marry Gilbert Perez. She leaves March 27 by rail to San Francisco then sails across the Pacific in early April, reaching Manila by early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Coten Hodges
Yrill
Manila
Philippine Islands
Gilbert
Perez
Hodges
Prescott Avenue
San. Francis
Pacific
Willl
Philippine
Hoston School of
Darlington Seminary
West
Chester
Tony? Douries
Department Studies the Codling Moth Findings
Washington reports from March 27 on studies titled Studies of the Codling Moth in the Central Appalachian Region. Entomologists of the U S Department of Agriculture present Virginia Maryland and West Virginia field investigations from Charlottesville Fisheraville Greenwood Winchester Keyser French Creek and nearby towns. The work aims to define breeding habits to aid apple industry amid rising rural infestations and control challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appalachian
United States Department
of “Agriculture
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Charlottesville
Court Fans Turn to Sensational Trials in Boston
Boston reports veteran court officers and reporters describe a surge of sensational testimony in cases like the Tooodles Ryan breach case and Herrick-Weitz, with fan devotion and media focus growing. The scene includes a mix of quiet movie fans and energetic courtroom crowds as proceedings unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mat
Hlisco
Alinew
Cless
Cotte Rane
Oly
Toodles
Ryan
Man Thinks Train Enters Village in Surprise Attack
Hoansville Kentucky March 27 A man named George Aluson lunged at a train thinking it was a huge varmint charging him The event occurred on the Queen and Crescent Line near Merle Hay Fagan Sandusky involved. the reported incident left him shaken and with a scalp injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoanvillile
Becaue
Dows
George
Aluson
Merle Hay Fagan
Sandusky
Storbel
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Patsie
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Percival Gibbon
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Red Road
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Fis
Elizabeth Arding Snyder
Wiliam Ashley” Anderson
Marjorie Benton Cooke
Mary Stewart Cutting
Charles Mulford Robinson
Little Partners of
Manhattan
Isa
MacDougall
Frank G. Moorehead
Radith Merriman
Elizabeth
Girard
Alice E. Duffy
Agnes
Marion Hit
Arnold W. Vane
McClure
Arthur Stringer
Wadlemar Kaempffert
America
Constance Leupp
Burton J. Hendrick
Freiburg
George A. Birmingham
Sophia Kerr
Underwood
Migs Trimble _Tries
Frank Goewex Jones
Revere
Will Payne
Roosevelt
United States
Belgium
Yelt
France
Villa Asia
Jonn
Kenneth Turner
Villa Thas
a _ Burlesque Company
White
State Prison
Mr. Lewin
Liverpool
Toi Clarksburg
Sester Susie
Great Britain
Ngarreky Andlertee
Sath Agascicted
Pressa Sabargechifen
Uttiag
John Browns
Lord
Roberts Saa Cea Ae
T Is
Larree
Pickens
Lala
Deguly Iyand
Oens Molesta Say
Devourii Odlinger
Beegia
Mercier
Herbertioovernias
Monsierie
Commission Sinhich
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