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Dominance of the mortuary press is disputed by two magazines, The American Funeral Director (edited by able Albert R. Kate) and Casket & Sunny side (whose editor Harry J. Daniels died two months ago) each claiming close to 9,000 circulation. Runner-up in size is Embalmers' Monthly. Lesser voices are Undertakers Journal (Chicago), Southern Funeral Director (Atlanta) and Mortuary Management (San Francisco). Publisher Witman of the new magazine formerly edited Mortuary Management, was looked upon with disfavor as a "radical"' by many conservative morticians...
...particularly stirring case-history of a girl who misbehaves, reforms, reverts to misbehavior, then to reformation. Much of the action takes place in a small-town hotel where traveling salesmen are shown engaged in chores and recreation. Particularly partial to the latter is an aged, bald-headed casket vendor (Guy Kibbee). He chuckles quietly when a lady drinks herself unconscious, employs the absurd severity of inebriation in telling the heroine that there is nothing worth crying about...
...came out were a Rev. & Mrs. Arthur Travers Faber, he the rector at Hurworth-on-Tees, Durham. This rural English couple managed to lose $55,-ooo, so they claim, in stockjobbing operations conducted by Jake the Barber in London. One job was selling stock in the so-called "Glass Casket Company," a speculation peculiarly appealing to the British investor. Another time Mr. Factor was about to mail out some 300,000 glowing descriptions of a platinum mine when its dubious character was exposed. The 300,000 stamps were already stuck upon 300,000 envelopes. In vain did Swindler Factor...
...small ivory casket, an item from the famous Guelph treasure which was recently put on auction in New York City, is now on exhibition in Gallery 11 of the Fogg Art Museum. It was purchased by the museum under the Francis H. Burr memorial fund at a price which has not been released to the public...
...special train took the Speaker home to Cincinnati. Into ivy-clad "Rookwood," the old-fashioned family residence on a green knoll, was carried the grey casket. Waiting there was Mrs. Longworth's stepmother, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Also there was a little girl with flaxen curls. Paulina could hardly understand when Mother took her in her arms, told her gently that Father was dead. ... To the house came the President of the U. S. who bowed his head and moved his lips silently. Also came the Vice President,* members of the Cabinet, a dozen Senators, nearly 100 members...