Mrs Patrick Campbell Stars In The Rejuvenation Of Mary
New York theatre critics applaud Mrs Patrick Campbell at Lyric for her Hedda Gabler and Mrs Tanqueray roles. May Robson shines at Garden in The Rejuvenation of Mary with sharp comedy and vivid stage presence. Weak youthful ingenues mar the ensemble though the cast delivers strong moments.
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May Robson
Mary
Patrick Campbell
Lyric Theater
Hedda
Mrs. Campbell
Charles Garry
Judge Brack
Garden Theater
Anne Warner
Miss Robson
New England
Hazy
Robert Butler
Motor Boat Race to Bermuda Announced from New York
The Bennett challenge cup race to Bermuda will start from New York on June G6 open to seaworthy motor craft not over seventy feet overall and subject to safety conditions.
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Flan
Bermuda
New York
A Difficult Term The Word Bourgeois Defined
A translated excerpt analyzes bourgeois as a mental attitude not mere class. It contrasts shelllike social insulation with the role of bourgeois traits in society and cites figures from history and literature to illustrate who counts as bourgeois and who does not.
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Napoleon I
Napoleon III
Balzac
Maupassant
Zola
England
Italy
Spain
Germany
Mme
Pierre de Coulevain
Jessie Henderson Brewer
The Labors Behind Casting a Bronze Statue
A Cassell's Journal description explains the laborious bronze statue process. Plaster models are encased in sand blocks, then recast in clay to form a core. The core is shaved a quarter inch, the mold rebuilt, and bronze poured to fill the space. After cooling the clay interior is removed, leaving a rough statue requiring touch ups.
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Cassell
Teacher Corrects Student on War Timeline
In a Washington high school a history teacher clarifies a pupil's tale of a Civil War battle, noting the uncle would be too young to have fought. The student counters by revealing he meant the Revolutionary War, signaling lesson and humor in class.
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Washington
Miss Blank
Pittsburg
Coffee grades and a talking doll tale
A quirky exchange aside from a shopper note about Schilling's Best coffee and a grocer refund. A mother queries why Nettie pounds a doll with her father’s slipper to enforce obedience, fearing neighbor judgment for spoiling the child.
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Nettie
He Dodged and Burroughs Owes Money
A Philadelphia Press quote has a speaker claiming Burroughs owes money and will pay someday, noting that the sight of the speaker alone has recently forced Burroughs to hurry along the street.
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Burroughs
Philadelphia Press
The Sniffling Britisher Bulletin Sniffles Through Situations
A brief humorous note from Sydney Bulletin describing a cold self contained Britisher who grows sniffly and weepy in emotional moments, a witty characterization of a delicate, theatrical persona. The item reads as a light editorial quip.
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Sydney
Bulletin
His Dream The Colonel and Little Jones exchange in London Opinion
A brief dialogue snippet features The Colonel asking about belief in dreams and Little Jones replying I married one. The line captures a witty exchange from the London Opinion.
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Little Jones
London
Tangled Bank Accounts
An old bank employee laments how few customers keep bank books correct. He notes women often fail to record checks or deposits, while men are nearly as lax without a bookkeeper. He recalls a depositor who now receives a balance alert near one hundred dollars.
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New York Tribune
Flour Tests and Purity Checks for Bread Flour
The article explains simple at home tests to detect alum and whiting in flour. A milk coagulation test reveals alum by clumping in boiled milk, while a finger rub with olive oil shows purity if the flour does not become sticky or discolored.
Preacher Leads Verbal Clash Over Whiskey Purity
In a mining town meeting a preacher denounces dramshop drinks as watered fuel laced with fusel oil and chemicals. A burly man offers five dollars for the recipe, declaring he would rather have it than a gold mine, provoking cheers before the crowd disperses.
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Dramshops
Buffalo News
To Aim Straight Is Human
Anthropologists note aiming is a uniquely human trait among primates. Apes hurl objects yet rarely show precise aim, with baboons only modestly skilled. Real aiming, involving eye precision and distance judgment, has developed with human intellect.
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St. Louis Republic
Swiss eggs bake with butter and cheese dish
A recipe for Swiss eggs baked in a butter dish with American cheese four eggs cream and grated cheese then baked ten minutes and served with dried toast. A brief note on sheep numbers worldwide from 1873 to the present and praise for hawks and owls as beneficial to farmers for pest control.
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New York Tribune
Stomach Trouble Cured By Chamberlain Tablets
Mr. J. P. Klote of Edina Missouri reports using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trouble and finding them more beneficial than any other remedy. Sold by Evans Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
J. P. Klote
Edina
Evans Drug Co
Notable Encounter Aboard Limited Train
A negro barber on a limited train from an eastern city to Chicago shaves a man who proves to be a prominent Albany merchant. The barber, boasting of his luck, proclaims the merchant Mr. Smith as a fine gentleman and notes his Albany connections, claiming this was the fastest social meeting he has had.
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Chicago
Albany
Smith
Pincott's
The Greedy One
A South Africa tale features Dudley Kidd author of The Essential Kaffir accused of greed by a native. The native retorts with a sharp joke about two Kaffirs and one Hottentot devouring a sheep, exclaiming Hotten tot greedy not Kaffir.
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South Africa
Dudley Kidd
Humble apology from Mr Henpeck after public faux pas
In the Chicago Record Herald style Mr Henpeck confesses fear of looking foolish saying I am afraid I made a fool of myself today. His wife reassures him noting no one likely noticed anything unusual about his speech or behavior.
Old Corn and Hog Cholera Warn of Swine Losses
A humorous aside about aging eggs contrasts with a warning on hog health. The piece links hog overfeeding on green corn to outbreaks of hog cholera and argues gradual feeding to mature corn could cut annual swine losses. It notes epidemics likely stem from unlimited corn and urges careful diet management.
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Mas, Pat Campbell
Magda
Hedda Gabler
Schilling
Gorner Market
Cincinnati Enquirer
Oswald Bell
Roy Ellis
Bell & Ellis
Bicycle and General Repair Shop
Tel
Hume St
Aberdeen Livery & Transfer Co
J. F. Bennett
John Hanson
South
Aberdeen
Shelley Brothers, Grocers
Market Street
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