Boy Choir Mastery and Church Music Debate
An essay discusses the need for trained boy choir masters in America and England. It argues that many fail by applying adult methods to boys, harming voice development and church music quality. It advocates a dedicated boy choir masters school and reverent, properly trained instruction focused on psalm singing and sacred repertoire.
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Germany
Tur Chus
New York City
England
America
Newark City
Purecell
Crotch
No Fun in the Gas Business Sparks Delinquent Battles
A gas company official defends the serious nature of collecting bills. He notes frequent abuse from customers and insists the trade is not a light, humorous matter, contrasting public perceptions with the realities of enforcing payments.
How To Write A Play According To Belasco
Belasco outlines for profitable drama emphasizing human sympathy love strong simple plot easy language and natural incidents. He advocates condensed reality and clear dialogue with relatable situations to keep audiences engaged.
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David Belasco
Wich
Mr. Belasco
American drama leaders and contrasts with European writers
A collage of quotes discusses the challenge of judging American dramatists versus English and German authors. The interviewee names Bronson Howard and others, notes censorship as a factor, and compares American taste to Puritan simplicity, with remarks on stage craft and the public’s role in shaping drama.
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Bronson Howard
William Gillette
Augustus Thomas
Paul Potter
Franklin Fyles
London
Ww B
New York Telegraph
Old Time Friends and Florida Rivers in Verses
The poem recalls battles and old soldiers with references to the Charge of the Light Brigade and Sir John Moore while hinting at aging friends and distant memories. It then shifts to F. R. Spearman’s St Nicholas piece describing quirky Florida rivers paddled by ox cart and jokes about steamboats in dew.
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Imbert de St. Amand
India
House of Commons
Lancashire
F. H. Skrine
Harvar
F. R. Spearman
St. Nicholas
Mr. Spearman
Florida
Florida’s Tropic Corner Reveals Nature to the American Boy
Descriptive passage paints Florida as a tropical crossroads with glassy waters, cypress bays, and wildlife. It claims rivers stain with tropical juices, hinting at the south’s soil quality and the journey southward for the reader.
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Elray
South
Great Western Plains
How Norwegian Seamen Vote Across Borders
The Norsk Skibsforerforening Tidende notes Norwegian sailors may vote before leaving within three months of departure or at a foreign port if registered and sent home via a consul or notary. On board ships with four eligible voters, the captain and two seamen administer the poll. Voting can target Liberal or Conservative candidates using a proxy form from a Norwegian registrar.
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Norsk Skibsforerforening Tidende
Norway
The Sun and Earth Compared in Ancient Observations
A detailed discussion on the sun's size and distance, mass and density, using a pea as Earth for scale. It explains the photosphere and chromosphere, and notes the sun as a medium self luminous body among stars. It also touches on the public debate over drug sale restrictions and prescriptions.
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Earth
Philadelphia Ledger
Byron’s Last Days and Other Alarming Notions
A fragment from a 1824 Greek journal claims Byron died from disobedience to doctors refusing bleeding, notes autopsy findings, and discusses public restrictions on poisons. It also lists varied trivia on age, weather, tea and coffee consumption, and livestock choices across regions.
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Vita Italiana
Rowe
Missolonghi
Byron
Telegraphe Gree
Odd Star Lodge And Townsend Lodge Masonic Notices
The item lists lodge meeting times for Orth Star Lode No 19 I O O F Townsend Lodge No 6 and Townsend Camp No 565 in Townsend Montana with visiting brethren invited and officers named including G E Poot M W W H Brooxisy and T N Avert Consul Commander L S Rowson Clerk.
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Orth Star Lode
P.G. Hall
G. E. Poot
N. G. C. S. Rosa
Ree
Townsend Loxige
Masonic Hall
Broadway
Townsend
M. W
Order
Marnie’ McCormics
W. M
Moim Mayrecy
Montana
Townsend Camp
T.N. Avert
Rowson
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