Old Masters Worthless In The United States Today
The piece argues that over the last fifty years hundreds of millions have funded thousands of ugly, spurious old master paintings in America and Europe. It warns that few real old masters exist, praising Millet and urging rich patrons to support needy geniuses rather than dealers in fake works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Europe
Millet
Paris
Barnum
Is There a Liver Trust in Boston Price Debate
A Brookline resident complains about high living costs and asks if liver prices are controlled by a trust or tariff. He cites personal finances, stock sale, and references to Henry Cabot Lodge. He ridicules beans price rise and notes foreign-born bean consumption, ending with a New York Sun quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Mass
the Gazette
Boston Stock Exchange
Aever
Republican Party
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dean Swift
Boston
New York Sun
The Age of Thought and Its Rising Individuality
An analysis of an era named the Utilitarian, Iron, or Dollar Age, framing it as the Age of Thought. It notes awakenings against Insurance scandals and Wall Street speculation, calls for research, and highlights Japan’s wartime literacy push as evidence of intellectual dawn. It argues mankind’s future hinges on independent thinking and moral as well as business reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
James
John
Wall Street
Japan
Far East
Men and Corporations In Anti Trust Talk Sparks Debate
An excerpt argues against equalizing economic outcomes through policy, contending that individual opportunity differs and large and small firms cannot be made equal by law. It praises industrial founders as public benefactors while noting taxation only applies to corporations, not partnerships, and questions anti corporate sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Morgan
The Man She Loved by Affie Adelaide Rowlands
Dorothy Derriman plots a cautious alliance with Laxon to protect her secret. Gervais and Enid’s lives intersect as Dorothy invites Enid to stay, seeking aid and forgiveness while a London visit loosens threads in the Derriman circle.
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Saxon
Aly
Laxon
Moarrow
Dorothy
Countess of
Derriman
Gervais
Enid
Bho
Roger
London
India
St. Virginie
Ife
Rogar
Weir Cottage
Bristol
Virginie
Sir Roger Courtley
Egypt
Sir Roger
Mrs. Lawson
Knobwell
Wit and retorts in political crowds across history
A collection of anecdotes on hecklers and retorts from political speeches and campaigns. Notable moments include audience quips challenging duties, taxes, and loyalty, with figures like Lord Morley and Campbell cited for sharp replies. Descriptions emphasize the crowd’s quick wit and the speakers’ improvisational defenses.
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Bernal Osborne
Waterford
Maics
Richard Temple
India
Lord George Hamilton
Mr. Gladstone
Treasury
Joe
Lord Morley
Campbell
Menzie
Edinburgh
Satan Himsel
Walter King
Somersetshire
Fawcett
Brighton
M. I
Echo
The Landlady's Philosophy by Charles R Barnes
Fragmented humor piece critiques money, ethics, and public figures with sharp wit. Notes crooked doctors, street life, and social hypocrisy in a trenchant, period voice. Contains satirical lines about women, politics, and Wall Street.
Longfellow Essay Noted by Portland Student
A New England teacher found the following fragment in a fifteenth year old pupil's composition in Portland Maine while friends were abroad in Europe. The piece mentions many friends including Phoebe and Alice Carey and appears in Everybody's.
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New England
Longfellow
Portland
Europe
Phoebe
Alice Carey
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Paul de Longpre
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Liver Trust
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James R. Day
Chancillor
Syracuse University
Man
Adelaide Rowlands
Sam
Cousin
Meyoq
Heckler
Charles R. Barnes
New York