Plays And Players In Theatre Season With Noted Names
Fitter Schett returns in Mile Modiste as four The Lion and the Mate companies tour. Harry Bulger to perform vaudeville sketch. Leslie Carter to open in Washington in November, Plympton strong in The Man From Home from Liebler & Co. Lawrance D'Orsay marries an English actress. ceremony in England. The Quicksands, with Wright Lorimer in Providence, Rio, scores a success. Buire McIntosh switches from vaudeville to film. Philippine pictures praised. Edward Inoblauck at work on a new play for Mme Ka Uch. Ruepert Heghes to production. George Cohan to star in Fifty Miles From Boston and prep a new play at his theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitter Schett
the Lion
Mate
Harry Bulger
Leslie Carter
Washington
Plympton
Liebler & Co
Lawrance D'Orsay
Rngland
Wright Lorimer
Providence
R. 1
Edward Inoblauck
Mme. Ka- Uch
Mr. Fiske Hias
Ruepert Heghes
Europe
George Cohan
Boston
Paris Law Limits Cremation For Suicide Or Murder Victims
A Paris law bans cremation for those who die by suicide or murder. A Paris cemetery grave costs 50 francs for five years, 17 francs for thirty years, and 527 francs for a perpetual title. The Touring Club of France seeks the most affable hotel keeper, to award a gold medal and 100 pounds. Public hospitals face grave charges, and nursing sisters face a tip system burden. The poorest suffer neglect.
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Paris
France
Touring Club
Editorial Flings and Quotations from Newspapers
A collection of witty lines and quips from various papers. The Englishman with a deceased wife without a sister faces a quandary. The Moors may regret indemnities. Car accidents are likened to turtles and snails. Mars may host intelligent life amused by Earth. A cucumber is claimed to be five percent water, with sarcasm about poison content in encumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Journal
Indianapolis News
Manchester Union
Mars
New York Mail
Dayton News
New York City Faces Building Costs and Immigrant Influx
The New York grand jury averages sixty four indictments daily while the city plans to spend 4 060 000 dollars over two years for a municipal office building. Daily influx includes about 740 Italian immigrants from Italy Sicily and Sardinia. All forty homes for the aged are full and awaiting space. Alegn milk cans threaten public health per a board of health investigation noted by the New York Herald.
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Grand Jury
New York
New York City
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
The
Board of Health
New York Herald
Army and Navy Strengths and War Era Mobilization
In the United States the enlisted strength of the regular army is fixed by law at 100000. Austria now uses motorcycles for rapid field telegraph laying. Germany requires about a million horses for wartime needs, more than any other nation. British warships recently equipped to save oil with coal in large quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Genius and obsession clash in social rebuke tale
A talkative woman insults her scientist husband by calling him an idiot despite his fame. A doctor challenges her view, noting she calls a genius an idiot while his work earns respect. The exchange ends with a sharp comeback tying their marriage to her opinion. Source cites Pearson's Weekly and London Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Pearson's Weekly
The Folklore of Pusa and a Burglar’s Quiet Trick
A ragged collage of folklore on cats from Scotland and Ireland explains beliefs about May born cats bad luck and cross river flitting, followed by a short tale of a burglar who meets a clergyman and, forgiven, quietly repacks the loot to avoid capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Ireland
Wouian
Cleverality and Johnson in Brontë era critique
The fragment discusses Charlotte Brontë at sixteen rebuking a remark about clever people like Johnson and Sheridan. It argues that Johnson’s true cleverness lies in sincerity and consistent meaning in prose, suggesting those chasing cleverness miss the essence of his work.
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Charlotte Bronte
Johnson
Sheridan
Tony Yemork
Fool's Gold in Iron Measures Upper Michigan
Fool's gold or pyrite occurs in upper Michigan iron measures and Braulte gash zones. It has a brassy color and is mistaken for gold by the inexperienced. Miners note its limited value though it is used to make sulfuric acid and enters kerosene refining and fertilizer manufacture in large quantities.
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Mchigan
Great Scheme Reveals Arch Bishop Whately’s Humble Shoe Habit
In Mrs Simpson’s Many Memories of Many People she notes Archbishop Whately’s disregard for appearances. He would often arrive with no servant, spotting a hole in his stocking, then place sticking plaster on his leg to hide the flaw.
Foolish Question About Building a Chicken House
Felicia asks why Nettles is building a new chicken house. Nettles jokes that it’s “for a lot of pink elephants” and denies plans to raise chickens, implying a humorous misunderstanding.
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Nettles
Applause Sparks Breath for Actors in Mrs Siddons Court
In a speech before Mrs Siddons, a friend argued applause helps actors by boosting confidence. Sha countered that applause not only fuels performance but provides them with breath, underscoring theater’s reliance on audience support.
Genius gy on combination of Inspiration and Truth
A Western newspaper advert is cited to show a deadly double meaning. Harper's Weekly notes a patent medicine salesman ad where the undertaker profits from the buyer’s need. The piece analyzes wordplay, linking inspiration with truth and the fatal misinterpretation.
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London
Guam
Harper's Weekly
Breakfast Chaos at Boarding House
A London Mail humorous note depicts a guest angrily demanding breakfast. He orders cold chicken or eggs, finds no eggs, and insists on cooking the cat after a stray remark about ash from the keeper.
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London Mail
Ground Flat Mystery Stuns Scotland Reader
A country youth visiting Edinburgh misreads an inscription on a doorway as “Mr. Smith, Vatler (ground flat)” and after nine studies logs a dramatic exclamation. He fears a death by a steam roller, a wry London Graphic moment reflecting urban misreading.
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Edinburgh
Smith
Vatler
Scott
London Graphic
Her Preference. A Child’s Plea for Light in the Dark
An odd Punch quotation shows a child asking to keep the candle while the angels accompany the speaker in a dark room. The fragment hints at a domestic scene blending innocence with supernatural imagery.
Imitative Mother-Whatever and the Doll Bedtime Scene
A fragment shows a mother asking what the child is doing to the doll and a child replying they plan to put the doll to bed. The child says they have removed the doll’s hat but cannot remove its teeth.
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Dolly
Notable 19th Century Dignitaries and Cultural Bits
Brief notes recount appointments and curiosities from Emperor Francis Joseph naming Baron Frueuschen as naval attaché in Washington to a mix of biographical vignettes. Mentions include George and Charles Buckley of Wallingford Connecticut, Ila L. Robinson claiming Pocahontas lineage, Royal T. Langstrand of Salem as a fencing champion, W H Schutt Cornell secretary and former intercollegiate two mile record holder, D Price praising Mansfeld’s manager, Mrs Stuyvesant Vish learning Swedish for Prince Wilhelm, the late Dr. Joachim’s violin collection and prized Stradivari instruments once valued at $50,000 to $60,000.
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Francis Joseph
Baron Frueuschen
Washington
Electy
George
Charles Buckley
Wartford
Conn
Business Cireles
Ila L. Robinson
Cleveland
Pocahontas
Royal T. Langstrand
Salem
Mass
W. H. Schutt
Schurman
Cornell
Oxford
BP. D. Price
Mansfeld
Mra. Stuyvesant Vish
Prince Wilhelm
Dr. Joachim
London
Viottl
Short stories and oddities from a historic page
A compact collection notes quirky facts and local curiosities. It mentions snuff rarity, gender improv of tailors, animals as beasts of burden in Asia, rising false teeth among women, a dog bathing house in Dresden, Washington estimates on rural free delivery, the Edson veteran drum corps of Chester, Amesbury postal sign confusion, Grant era Dent farm sale near St Louis, and the Grant cabin still stands.
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India
Persia
Dresden
Washington
Edson
Drum Corpa
Chester, VI
New Wingland
United States
Amesbury
Mass
Wilman Block
Dent Farm
General Grant
Umits
St. Louis
Grant
Tunic Skirt Styles Notably Durable in New York Sun Report
The New York Sun notes annual fashion observations on tunic skirts and long model skirts. It highlights fabric quality and fit, mentioning supple textures and the enduring appeal of certain skirt lengths.
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New York Sun
English Etchings and Odds and Ends of Daylight
A collage of light notes on English life and curiosities. It mentions Southend pier length, Shing’s income, Dr. W G Grace receiving pigs from an admirer, a banana as a foreign cue, Edward Yates’s wealth, and London readers’ tastes in fiction versus travel and biography. Includes a brief quoted joke about married life.
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Southend
W. G. Grace
America
London
Edward Yates
Walworth
England
Rejected Advice Sparks Sleep Deep Debt Jibe
A comical exchange mocks seeking medical help for insomnia. A character replies with irony about running up more bills, highlighting a debt over sleep troubles and the reluctance to consult a doctor.
Model of the Moment in Fashion This Season
The text describes fashion trends with narrowed kimono inspired sleeves, less full walking skirts, shallow plaiting, and a variety of belts. It notes widespread use of belts and buttons as features, and mentions new cloth shades braided in self color or harmonious hues.
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Army and Navy
Phleta
Truth
London Times
Joseph M. Huston
Huston
Pennsylvania
Juston
the Hall OF Fame
Kingsford
Oscrega
Baltimore American
Ackley
J. J. Diemet
W. Martens
Ko Lynch
J. P. Bannon
Lynch & Bond
Ilton Bros
Biaruitee
Lynch É Bannon
Ben
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