Word: chicago
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Artie, by George Ade (H. S. Stone and Co., Chicago) should find a place in every library as the funniest book of the year. Like "Chimmie Fadden," it was originally published in newspaper form and its wonderful popularity induced the publishers to bring it out in book form. It is the story of a typical "mucker" office boy, Artie, whose slangy conversations are extremely funny. He styles all college men as "rah rah boys" and describes them from an office boy's point of view. Mr. McCutcheon's illlustrations, with the decorative buckram cover make it a handsome volume...
Best general references: F. W. Taussig, Silver Situation in U. S., pp. 92-132; Henry W. Farnham, Yale Review, Aug. 1894; E. B. Andrews, Atlantic, April, 1894; E. B. Andrews, Atlantic, April, 1893; Carl Schurz Speech at Chicago, Sept, 5, 1896; Professor Laughlin, Review of Reviews (Am. ed), Sept...
...called appreciation of gold is in reality a depreciation of commodities. (a) Money incomes and wages have risen all over the world. (Taussig, Silver Sit., p. 108.) (b) Whatever fall in price of commodities has taken place is due to improvements in production alone. (Carl Shurz, Chicago speech, p. 6). (x) During the nine years after 1873, although under a gold standard, the price of commodities rose; (Schurz Chic. Speech, p. 6). (y) It is only since the enormous increase of production after 1880, due to increased facilities, that price of commodities has gone down; (Schurz Chic. Speech...
...Fenn, of Chicago...
...Fenn, of Chicago...