Vaudeville on Trains Proposed by Erie Official
J D Brown assistant general passenger agent of the Erie railroad believes railways will soon entertain travelers with vaudeville on through trains across the United States. He cites past improvised stage acts on private car tours and argues such performances would be inexpensive yet attract large patronage, predicting all major lines would adopt the idea within six months of launch.
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Brown
Erie
Fenathie
Sanya
United States
J. D. Brown
Erie Railroad
Cleveland Plaza Dealer
Mr. Brown
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Texas
South
Joke Is On Her Woman Lawyer Letter War
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts a correspondence where a woman lawyer replies to a male offer of settlement. The exchange mocks gender bias, noting the men avoid a contest with a woman and referencing Eve from Genesis.
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Woma
New York
Man Lawyer
Misa
Adam
Degyr
Miss Glank
Eve
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Young Man Falls Ill After Theater Night
A young man takes his date to the theater and leaves early due to illness. He drives her home, and she becomes sick. The next day he learns she had gonorrhea. He visits a physician to ask if he might have contracted the disease as well.
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Abo
Municipal ownership rejected in many cities
Citizens in several towns vote down bonds or proposals to create municipal electric light plants or buy private utilities. Colorado City Willsyvlle South Sharon Lake Forest Water company Pittsburg Mendlight Strawberry Point Muncie Bryan Beverly Rutherford reject municipal power schemes amid concerns over service quality costs and failures.
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Colorado City
Willsyvlle
South Sharon
Mendlight
Waterloo
Strawberry Point
Muncie
Ind
Bryan
van W. Welsh
Beverly
Valley City Votes to Sell Its Electric Plant
Valley City North Carolina voted three to one to sell its electric plant after years of service problems and rising prices. A local banker described the plant as a burden and notes many businesses have switched to private gasoline lighting. Souderton Pennsylvania also weighs abandoning its borough plant in favor of purchasing energy from West Telford Electric Company at a lower cost.
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Valley City
N. C
Souderton
Aldh
Electrical World
Borough Electric
Borough
West Telford Electric Company
Unfavorable Kaukauna Report on Municipal Ownership
A city aldermanic committee's tour of Bellefontaine Columbus Richmond Reeseville and Byronsville leads to a critical report on Kaukauna Wisconsin municipal ownership. Alderman Martin cites a $78,000 Meeting Plant, $822,000 bonded debt and a 4 percent tax rate while noting costly salaries and extensive plant improvements.
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Adveragly
Kaukauna
Wis
Bellefontaine
Columbus
Richmond
Reeseville
Byronsville
Martin
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Covering Up Wastefulness in Municipal Ownership
An editorial from the Minneapolis Tribune condemns municipal ownership as a cycle of public extravagance. It argues towns hide costs by taxing, borrowing, and shifting debt, driving cities toward bankruptcy while delivering services at a loss. The piece cites British provincial cities as a warning.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Amusing humor across nations and arts in daily life
The passage surveys how humor enriches society, noting Americans' fondness for jokes and the value of spontaneous wit. It cites examples from art and misused religious imagery, alongside anecdotes about newspapers and misrendered captions, and ends with observations on etiquette and gender in China.
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Cox
Anya
Iceland
Portugal
Que
Spain
Isaac
Abraham
Herod
St. Peter
Fanny Creeby
Northern Marine Insurance Company
China
Bay
Burial of Henry Fielding in Lisbon’s English Cemetery
The article notes Fielding, the father of the English novel, buried amid cypress trees in Lisbon’s English cemetery. A tomb erected shortly after his death was obscured by weeds, an English visitor in 1772 observed. In 1890, under British efforts, a large sarcophagus replaced the marker, and about thirty years ago it was repaired with a Latin front inscription and a back motto restored.
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Fielding
Henry Fielding
Lisbon
London
Chronicle
Treatment of the Insane and Early Asylum Reform In York
A brief notice recounts 1706 actions of William Tuke in opening the first national asylum in York for the mentally ill and notes Pinel in France advocating nonrestraint, a radical reform then ridiculed but now widely adopted.
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William Tuke
York
England
Pinel
Living by Music Two Instruments Elevate a Player’s Prospects
A masiga organization member and tuba player who also excels at violin argues that practical musicians should master at least two instruments one brass and one string. He notes dual skills open engagements, with brass in summer and strings in winter, and warns about lip fatigue from long horn use leading to embouchure decline.
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Masiga
Wells
Cleveland Plula Dealer
Silver Weddings Origin in Capetian France Story
The tale traces silver wedding origins to King Hugh Capet in 987. A gray farm servant and an aging, unmarried serving woman receive a royal dowry and wedding ring after decades of loyal service, sparking a fashion that after twenty five years of marriage celebrates a silver wedding.
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Hugues Capet
France
Huguen
Lis Utuecle
Ais
Trance
Wealth and timing distortions in pursuit of leisure
A reflective essay warns against chasing money at the expense of daily joys. It condemns the plan to sacrifice now for a distant payoff, noting the toll of frugality and aging, and argues real happiness lies in modest, steady living and shared moments. It also mentions orchard pests, crop diversification, and droughts as factors in farming resilience.
DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Sold Here
An old advertisement extols DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for piles and general use. It touts 20 years of remedies and urges readers to buy from 4. G. Schultz & Co at Nix's old stand. It also promotes Hico dol stomach relief and a digestive reassurance.
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Kennedy
Teschultz &Co
Nix
Dewitt
Aicken
EH. C. Schultz & Co
4. G. Schultz & Co
Hg, Schulte & Co. Nix
H. GO. Schulta
Go. Nixz
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