Among the Books It Falls to Reach Standard of First Book
A critical review notes Mary MacLane’s confessional best seller faded from stardom after public interest waned. It contrasts MacLane with Hamlin Garland and others, questions her humor and seriousness, and discusses the book’s naturalness, sincerity, and stylistic oddities in light of her “Annabel Lee” dedication and the work’s reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Mary MacLane
Cate & Furore
Hamlin Garland
Geeir
Pon Eeaeers
Mace
Annabel Lee
Miss MacLane
Boyleton Atréet
Pertt
Mary Ee
Lane
Annabel
Lucy Gray
Herkart & Stone & Co
Chicago
Annabel Leott
Seoul
Han
Dines
Hatte
Furs
Unclear fragment hints at franchise reading program
Fragmentary text mentions President Roosevelt, a magazine, and a franchise reading project from a southern endpoint. Details are garbled. no clear event date or full names beyond generic references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Dean
Town Tontes
Roncevell
Sintrt Het Company
Eny
Notable Book Notes on Authors and New Editions
A bookseller roundup highlights Charles Morris edited selections, Jack London’s The Call of the Wild nearing a third large edition, and interest in Mastrelloan decorations. It covers upcoming stage adaptations, biographies, and reviews of Birds in Their Relations to Man, Horne and Hookey's Stories of Great Artiste, plus Ruskin letters and Beecher biography notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Morris
Iappiinger Company
Jack London
Man
Lippincott Company
Bire-Lavere
Horne
Mfr
Binck
Exmoor
Harpers
Eaps
Snippet Hints at Mary MacLane Prediction
A fragment suggests a Mary MacLane reference with a cautious forecast about a likely fate or outcome. The terse line implies skepticism about a wholesale grocer and a vague question of character, leaving details sparse and ambiguous.
Bowser Family Plans Circus Visit Amid Fragile Home T:
Mr Bowser returns home with plans for a circus outing with his wife and pets after a day off. The couple debates funds and a cracked pane of glass seen as proof of the strain on their modest home. Their conversation recalls happier days as they anticipate the uncertain pleasure of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bowser
Ralf
The Circus Night Plans End With a Quiet Evening
A couple reconciles after tension about past quarrels and plans to enjoy amusements together. He praises her as a good wife and pledges more affection. They agree to routine outings, discuss shared memories, and anticipate a future filled with small gestures and renewed closeness.
The melancholy cypress under threat from lumbering
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat piece by Ferdinand Tonney warns that the melancholy cypress, prized for durability, is being driven toward extinction by modern lumbering. He notes white, yellow, and red varieties in Arkansas and along the Ouachita and Cache rivers, with slow growth and uncertain reproduction accelerating depletion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
St. Louie
Arkanass
Unclear health claim about Hamilton’s Fever Specific
Fragmentary OCR notes warn that a medicine called Hamiltons Fever Specific supposedly prevents typhoid and other diseases by early treatment. It claims rapid cures within hours to weeks and urges readers to beware illness and expense, attributed to Brom druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mick
Hamilton
Victal Sateen Caver
Tomien & Brom
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Henry E. Krebbiel
The
New York Tribune
Dora Mot
York
John Ruskin
Lyman Abbott
Henry Ward Beecher
Yale
Percy
Atlantic
Smith College
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Lnewr
London
Fee Converen
Christopher
A. M
Maine
DL Sedewick, Jr
Cay
George Ade Uy
Babel
Ea i
Mr. Ade
Walter Besant
Macmillanny
Walter
Shewer
Eondon
Wagner
Fas
James
Chicago News
Apt Teens
Bestar
South Ede
Gorham Co
Pheer
Cal
Moody
Bowser's Circus
Forepaugh
Bowser
Cat
Dies
Sinks
Sen
Gaccne
Wesknaio
Earth
Ime
Angel
Round Oak
Sane Gee Estate
P. D. Beok
D. H. Forbes
Kansas Avenue
Red River Valley Country
Red River Valley
Frisco
St. Louis
Kansas City
Vernon
Texas
San Antonio
James Donohue
Kansas City, MO
Geo. M. Hammel
Kansas
Baker University
College Sourece
Carr
L. H. Marlin
Lock Box
Baldwin
Kas
College OF the Sisters OF Bethany
Topeka
Episcopal Church
Neal Vaan Pebakce
Cee Nework
Bomen ‘University
England
Capitol Building and Loan Association
Euruas
Kansas Wesleyan Busines College
Speke
T. W. Roach
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