Word: mr
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...very probable," said Mr. Charles C. Lane, Director of the University Press, "that at the close of the present printers' strike in New York, the strikers will find that many of the publishers employing them will have adopted the new method of printing introduced by the Literary Digest. The rapid improvement which each new issue of the Digest shows, and the comparative cheapness of the process, makes this seem likely...
...Second Shot," Mr. Gavit has painted a vivid war scene, a picture so realistic in its dialogue; so skillfully drawn, as to make the story perhaps the issue's best. Mr. Slingerland's "Fifty Below," except for a few spots of rather stilted conversation, is estimable. Interesting, but at times slightly artificial and overdone, is the third story of the number, Mr. Cutler's highly-colored "A Respectable Girl...
Boston's police strike is the motive for two articles. The first, "Pan and the Populace," by Mr. Fuller, is a readable account of the author's experiences on volunteer patrol duty. Mr. Garrison's "A Plan for the Police," a sound and fair-minded discussion of the police problem, typifies the stand that the re-born Advocate has taken for enlightened liberalism...
...Dead Leaves," by Mr. Auslander, is a charmingly graceful bit of verse, while Mr. Cowley's clever "Nantasket" and Mr. Hillyer's "Interlude" are also praiseworthy. "The Brief Case," a page humorously setting forth many current doings, is a happy addition to the magazine. From the first editorial to the last book review interest but seldom lags, and with the increased incentive of prizes to be given for the best contributions, the Advocate seems started on a year that will be worthy of the proudest traditions of its past...
...Mr. Walpole was appointed King's Messenger to Russia, where he assisted in putting before the public the aims and objects of the British Empire during the world war. He served in this capacity until 1916, and it was through his experiences there that he gained the material that the later embodied in his novels, "The Dark Forest," and "The Secret City...