How to Read and What to Read in the Modern Library
A detailed promotional piece for Sherwin Cody and Old Greek Press, Chicago, outlining a practical guide to selecting engaging, readable literature for the average reader. It argues for skipping dry classics, emphasizes usefulness and inspiration, and notes the book’s aim to map a personal reading path without preacherly instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin Cody
Old Greek Press
Chicago
Demosthenes
Goethe
Faust
Chaucer
Pope
Shakespeare
Samuel Richardson
Wordsworth
Lamb
Scott
Coleridge
Kent
Kelly
Tennyson
Longfellow
Memoirs and Doctrine on Revelation and Crime Tales
A survey of Dr Ottman’s controversial Apocalypse interpretation arguing future-focused prophecies in Patmos and Napoleon’s rumored Babylon plan. Followed by reviews of Memoirs of a Great Detective and Adams Clark tale, noting straightforward reporting, lack of literary flair, and themes of labor conflict and employer ruthlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patmos
St. John
Chris Hanity
Mr. Ottman
Elye
Ottman
Les
Ottoman
Napoleon
Babylon
At the Point of the Pen a bustling 1903 literary list
Edward Peple's The Prince Chap is to be staged September 4 1903 at Madison Square Theater New York. Henry Wack's Congo book earns praise and King Leopold sought him. Misa Myrtle Reed declines praise and reveals a fan letter to Chicago Tribune about dog scenes. Many authors and works are noted with dates and theaters, from Bradi to Newman and Mahan, in a dense literary market report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam. Clark
Henry Mann
Popular Book Company
New York
Edward Peple
The
Putname
Madison Square Theater
Henry Wellington Wack
Congo Free State
Putcams
Belgium
Lacken Palace
Brussel
Mr Wack
Leopold
Misa Myrtle Reed
Lavender
Gia Lace
Inquirer
Honeymooning in Iceland and Other Queer Places
From the New York Press, newlyweds seek privacy amid wealth gaps. The Hon. Cecil Baring and bride reside on an island off Iceland dodging crowds, while the Hon. Lionel Guest and bride plan to live in a green St. Lawrence retreat. A witty commentator notes such escapes are dull for some and that personal honeymoons vary by experience.
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John
Ford C. Ottman Cloth Baker & Taylor Company
New York
Birmingham
St. John
Baku
Russian Caucasia
Euphrates Valley
Persian Gulf
Renan
Mount Sinai
Philip Verrill Mighels
Cecil Baring
Iceland
Lionel Guest
Dakota
St. Lawrence
Bri
Svaly Wuttie
Harvest Hell in Kansas A Russian Farmer's Grudge
A Louisville youth reports on a Kansas wheat harvest, describing hard labor under farmer Henry Goessel. He recalls brutal pace, four horses per header, stacked loads, and a daily grind from 5 a.m. to sunset with meals and whiskey amid a stark, exacting workload. He notes the family’s modest lifestyle, scarce leisure, and his own limit after a day of grueling toil.
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Washington Peat
Louisville
Neale
Kansas
Abilene
Kans
Henry ‘Goessel
Russia
Goessel
Goesvel
Herman
Jake
Elsie
Olga
Celia
Gustave
Henry Goessel
Goegssel’s
Brad
Clothespins Made by One Machine For Ten Cents
The piece ridicules modern manufacturing myths claiming a machine makes clothespins from a log in one pass. A Mrs Gosington notes buying fifty clothespins for a nickel and teases the absurdity of a fully automatic clothespin line. Also mentions a generic drug advert promising cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gosington
The Post as Washington advertising medium
Merchants in Washington view The Post as the premier post newspaper advertising medium. The paper reaches the classes who are purchasers and all good purchasers subscribe to The Post. Clients read it through and through and spend money because The Post carries advertising from successful merchants in the Capital City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Post
Imported Lucca olive oil from Italy advertised for wholesale and retail
Genuine Olive Oil from Lucca Italy promotes pure healthful oil from orchard olives. A shipment arrived Thursday and orders to call 208 for trial. Also notes Capt. William Robertson joining family in Northumberland County Va and schooner William H. Maguire cargo from Nomini. Nearby ads urge travel money and visits from Misses Rhea and Alice Green to Richmond Va with Piney Point stop.
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Luccs
Italy
Lucca
Tey
Trial Lorder
F. R. Sari
14Th St
William Robertson
Glavota
Northumberland County
Rhea
Alice Green
St. Elizabeth’s
Richmond, Va
Piney Point
Ford car proves best auto in its class at local agency
The Ford showcased by Miller Bros at 1166 Fourteenth Street is praised as peerless in power and endurance. Demonstrations claim the 10 horsepower two cylinder model climbs hills with five passengers easily. Potential buyers are urged to inspect the car and call North 1838-M for an appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Miller Bros
Mount Pleasant
North
Best Laundry Advertises 2c Collar and Cuff Work
A Washington ad praises Manhattan Laundry for 2c high grade work and smooth finish on collars and cuffs, noting less wear and reasonable rates. It also lists nearby business offices, travel to Atlantic City guests, real estate transfers, ship arrivals, and local excursions with details on steamers to Colonial Beach and a season pass valid through September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Laundry
Florida Avenue
T V. Arrowsmith
Pocahontas
Colonial Beach
Atlantic City
Washington
New York in 1804 From Agnes Dictionnaire Preview
Stray 1804 Lyons edition gives a sketch of New York as capital of its province. It notes Manhattan island at the Hudson mouth and an Independence War fire damage. The fragment hints at broader world views with recovered, imperfect lines and scattered remarks from Syracuee Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
New York
Agnes
Nouveau Dictionnaire Universely
Die Geographie
Lyons
Eid
New-York
Little Island
Manhattan
Hudson River
Amboy
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Httle
John RB Canning
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Mr. Sabin
Frank Willard
Heidelberg
London
George Willard
Daphne Leslie
Dover
England
George
Angelo Vasari
Frank
Daphne
Rivoli
Vasari
Mr. Lestie
Sir Hugh Wyville
Silverdale Abbey
Hugh
Willard
George Wilard
Pleces
Whittier
Sandwich
Ethel Armes
Als
Sandwich Center
Whittler
Miss Armes
Muse
Hmit
Chacorua
Mount Chacorua
Shacoruay
Chacorra
Chacoura
Shocoruay
Thun
Aky
NEW Publications
Dou
Massachusetts
Nath
Alfred Henry Lewis
John Wilson Murray
Victor Speer
Baker & Taylor Company
Ballantyne’s
Ontario
Canada
Sherlock Holmes
Conan Poyle
Conan Doyle
the Pinkertons
Anna Katharine Green
United States Navy
United States Secret Service
Erie
Canada Southern Railroad
Americas
Laurence Hutton
Putnams
Jim Bludao
John Hay
Jim Bindse
Wentence
Relen R. Martin
Katharine Carl
Marco Polo
Harold Hammond
West Point
Poya
Century Company
Pinkey Perkins
William A. Brady
Mrs Ward
William Ashe
Philadelphia
Grace George
Lady Kitty
Cardinal Newman
Father Neville
Newman
Rome
J Hardy
John Chimaman
Petraland
Dead Sea
Uiphey
Princeton
Prankitt E. Hosking
Ramund Goose
Gaupth
Kneker
Reynolds
Gaineborough
Lawrence
Mahan
Sen
H. M. Caldwell Company
Bert Ieston Taylor
W. C. Gibson
Puck
Santa
Cius
Frances Montgomery
Burr Mcintosh Monthly
Admiral Togu
Rorelie Krott
Millie James
May Miifenzia
Blaise de Wolfe
Toutes
Harpers
Peifby
de Maurier
Wilton Lackaye
Svengali
United States
Charles Briggs
North American Review
Vatican Craclea
Briggs
Oscar Wilde
de Vinne
Percival Pollard
Brentano
Southern Lumberman
Nashville,Tenn
Hidaward J. Wheeler
Rutledge Rutherford
Rutherford
Atlantic
Barytone
D Stewart
Rudyard Kipling
Severs
Lafcadio Hearn
Arthur Stanwood Pier
Mary Heaton Verne
Agnes Repplier
Metequi
Anna Beaton Schmidt
Atlantic Standard
H M. Caldwell Company
Bohemia
James Clarence Harvey
Mucha
Outcault
Buster Brown
Francia P. Ingerson
Mr.Watson
Tom Watson
Hannis Taylor
Carlyon Bellairs
Royal Navy
Charles Dupuis
von Umar
James M. Beck
Ass Atant
Kentucky
Han
Nise
Elliott
William H. Maguire
Nomini
G. G. Thornton
11Th St
Emma M Lederer
H. Lederer
Philip
Car
Olyne Lederer
Fairview Farm
New Providence
Lancaster County
Charles
Birch
Eaglesmere Park
N. W
Mra. E. F. Kernan
Florence Marka
Harper's Ferry
D. H. Rvana
Mrs. Sherman Richards
Sandy Springs
Ww. B. French
Mrs. French
Miss L. French
Hotel Netherland
A. F. Fox Company (Inc
Fourteenth and
New York Avenue
Thomas G. Hensey
Charles Butt
Square
Lottie Carter
Dodge & Co
Empire State Realty Company
Michael J Hanrahan
North Capitol Street
Helmus
Sophia Weiss
Newport News
Carl A Doubet
Ida
Eleve Tenth Street Wharf
Derry
Carrie V. Riordan
N. J
Jesus of Nazareth
United States National Museum
Jesus
Washington Post
Congress
Thomas Jefferson Department
Thomas Jefferson Dept
Washington Port
Washington, D. C
Neme
Broadway
New-Yorekeit Federal Hall
Syracuee Journal
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