Excuse Me to Play at Grand Theater March 30
The rapidly moving farce Excuse Me from Henry W. Savage arrives at Grand theater Saturday evening March 30 direct from New York’s Gaiety and Chicago’s Studebaker. Cast features Willis Sweatman Ann Murdock Isabel Richards and others with praise from Chicago and New York critics. The action unfolds in Pullman cars on an Overland Limited train. Song hits include Oh You You Darling Ride Red Captain Ride Pluck Not the Rose They call Me Dudelsack.
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Henry W. Savage
Grand Theater
Dudlesack
Chicago
Newlyweds and Their Baby at Grand Theater
The Newlyweds and Their Baby will appear at the Grand theater next Sunday evening after success in Eastern cities. The show features musical numbers and chorus girls with a cast including D. L. Don Leo Hayes Harriet Braun Beatrice Flint Ralph C Brevan Eulalie Young Frank Christie and James E. Rosen as the Baby with many other noted performers.
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Grand Theater
D. L. Don
Leo Hayes
Harriet Braun
Beatrice Flint
Ralph CC
Brevan
Eulalie Young
Frank Christie
James E. Rosen
Lulu Glaser Stars In Miss Dudlesack At Grand Theater
Lulu Glaser brings Miss Dudlesack to the Grand theater on April 4 a light operetta set in Scotland with Viennese musical charm. The show promises ambitious production with a cast of twenty a chorus of forty and a special orchestra.
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Miss Dudlesack
Lulu Glaser
Grand Theater
Europe
Scotland
Game of Farmer and Forbidden Words
A description of a party game where a farmer leads others to say certain forbidden words such as butter, eyes, yes, or no. Players who slip and use a forbidden term incur forfeits while the farmer steers questions toward butter and sees, or related merchandise, with substitutions allowed for farming avenues.
How Insects Sing
The article explains that many insects produce sound by rubbing their leg surfaces together. It describes the resounding mechanism and the anatomical areas involved in creating songs or chirps.
Treatment For Burns Relief From Baking Soda Appeals
A description notes baking soda gives instant relief for burns when applied wet or dry, claiming it withdraws heat and pain. It also describes a Mexican letter writer in Mexico City offering to craft various letters for a fee, operating in the Plaza Santo Domingo market.
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Mexico
Santo Domingo
Welsh challenger duels Canada star for 1000 dollar race
A. T. Yeoumans, holder of Britain’s two mile heel and toe record, challenges Canada’s George Goulding to a professional distance race from one to five miles for 1000 dollars. Goulding, who has set three world records this year, may insist the race be run in Canada.
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A. T. Yeoumans
Great Britain
George Goulding
Canada
Yeoumans
Goulding
Yeotimans
Frank Murry
Americans Poised for Strong Olympic Track Teams
The article notes persistent American dominance in past Olympic games and predicts a robust U S team for Stockholm's 1912 meet. It cites expected large entry lists from nearly two score nations and territories and anticipates tougher competition and new Olympic records.
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Stockholm
Stone Quits Baseball A Brown’s Outfielder Leaves Diamond
George Stone longtime St. Louis Browns outfielder and farm owner in Nebraska quits baseball after years as a mainstay in the Browns' outfield. He has earned wealth from farming and left the sport for unspecified reasons.
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Stone
George Stone
St. Louis Browns
Nebraska
Record 1900s Baseball Star Retires To Quiet Country Life
The article recalls a former American League slugger who led the league with power four years ago and is now leaving the ball field to live as a country gentleman. It notes his high salary and reputation as a top all around hitter. It also reports Raoul Le Mat of Washington breaking a 24 hour skating record by covering 135 miles aided by champagne and celery nourishment.
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Stone
Teppi
Ty Cobb
Lajoie
Raoul Ihe Mat
Washington
Wichita
Sea
Fae Finimpton
le Mat
King George Retains Jockey Jones for 1812
King George of Reginod has re employed Herbert Jones as first jockey for 1812. Jones has served the royal stable for a long period and won the English Derby on Diamond Jubilee and on Minoru for the late King Edward.
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King George
Jones
Reginod
Herbert Jones
Tie
King Edward
Mary and Her Cat at School
A Mary and her white cat follow her to school despite rules. The cat amuses children while chasing away mice and behaving well, delighting the class with its antics.
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Mary
Word Jumble Spelling Contest Described in Details
A description outlines two versions of a spelling bee style game. Players correct misspelled terms on lists with blanks, ten minutes to work, and prizes for highest accuracy. An alternate version features jumble rounds with nouns like river city and hero, shared lists, and similar time limits.
Alphabetical Answers Card Game Report
A humorous card set for company members links questions to the writer's initials R C Ik. Questions cover drinks, enta ble favorites, diversions, and virtues with answers spelled by words starting with the writer’s initials. The excerpt includes garbled phrases and misprints indicating a gentleman’s answers and a joke about women and money, ending with a court-like quip from Judge Crabshaw.
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R. C
Graham Wifer
Autocrat Heir in Russian Tale Sparks Family Turmoil
A seven year old Russian heir, son of Kirghetmann, rules with tyranny at court. Grand Duchess Olga confronts him, is imprisoned briefly for alleged lese majeste, while the Tsar's son faces the looming prospect of regency as tensions rise among the royal children.
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Marie
Anastasia
Olra
Evar
Olga
Paris
Factory No Smoking Rule Promoted by Manufacturer
A New York manufacturer supports a strict no smoking policy by posting multilingual notices. All workers receive orders forbidding matches or cigars in the factory, with smoking allowed only outside after dark to avoid any misunderstanding.
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Fre
New House
New York Tribune
Iron eating worm threatens railway rails
Italian engineers report a microbe feeding on iron found in a locality with multiple railway accidents. Rails showed hollowing from a thin gray thread like worm a third of an inch long. Its head bore two glands secreting a corrosive liquid that softens iron, enabling the worm to devour it.
Double shooting stars observed near Hendaye by Abbadia director
Abbe Verschaffel, director at Abbadia observatory in Hendaye, reported a rare double shooting star event. The brighter component was about ten times Venus's brightness with a faint trail, followed some degrees behind by a second, Venus-bright object. Both were white and appeared to move slowly from west to east.
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Abbe Verschaffel
Observatory
Abbadia
Hendaye
Pronce
Venus
Tiny Circular Saws In Practical Use
A tiny circular saw about the size of a quarter cuts slits in goll pins. The disk is as thick as paper and spins at 4000 times per minute, with high velocity keeping it tight despite its thinness.
In Memoriam Locket Joke from Fliegeude Blatter
A witty exchange features Lisette and Fliegeude Blatter about a locket. Lisette reveals it contains a lock of her husband’s hair, joking he is alive but has no hair now. The quip preserves a light, historical tone.
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Lisette
Inaugural Game of Jine Formation Kicks Over Heads
A lively game liked by youth and college girls features two lines on the floor about four feet apart with captains at each end. Players kick a ball between lines, using only feet, while staying seated with hands on the floor. Scoring follows kicks over the opposing line and possession passes to the other team. The excerpt also cites a British American Education piece contrasting two male classes—one bold and cold tub routine, the other quiet and warm bath habitually—arguing the former signals vigor while the latter underpins the nation.
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Res
Arnold Pennett
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