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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1906

Page

7

Dinner and a Butler Save a Deal in Crisis

Beth and her brother race to seal a deal with the Prescott investors through a flawless home dinner. Peters the ideal butler helps, while a disguised Harvey menaces Beth with a coercive marriage proposal to secure the outcome.

St. James Della Beth Jack Martine Jack Mrs. Martine Martine Prescotts Mr. Prescott Peters Peth Europe Starvey Harvey Hawkins Maggie Prescott

Cocker the penman and his guidance for neat letters

An old London Mail note extols the craft of letter writing and Cocker's legacy as a master penman. It recalls the difficulty of composing proper epistles in the seventeenth century and praises firm posture and careful practice as keys to skill.

Cocker Paul's London Mail Shallenberrer

The Evolution of Journalistic and Classic Sentence Lengths

An essayist notes the trend from long period prose to concise modern sentences. It cites Bacon, Macaulay, Dickens, Thackeray, Arnold, and James as examples with distinct average word counts, highlighting a shift toward brevity in contemporary journalism.

Spencer Thomas Moore Lyle Sydney Bacon Macaulay Dickens Thackeray Matthew Arnold Henry James Kipling George Moore H. G. Wells

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