Romantic ruse ends in embrace of true love at theater
A Milwaukee lover posed as a prince in a staged awakening to win back a runaway high school girl. The counterfeit prince and real tenor rival performed unseen as the princess awoke and greeted her long absent betrothed. The scene unfolded before a crowded audience with dramatic applause.
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Mr. Engel
New York
Milwaukee
Engel
Otto
Prince
Chicago Tribune
Fairy Princess Mystery Ends In Departure Notice
Nellie Engel recalls a tale of a high school graduate who vanished after an engagement to a sausage maker. The girl left two letters one to her mother explaining a planned stage career and another to her fiancé revealing her whereabouts.
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New York
Engel
Otto
Prince
Mr. Engel
Milwaukee
Nellie
Painting of Fort Sumter by Lieut Key exhibited in Charleston
A wartime 1863 painting of Fort Sumter by Lieut. John K. Key a nephew of Francis Scott Key is shown in Charleston. The work traveled via blocgrade to England and stayed there until recently returned to Charleston.
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Fort Sumter
Ft. Sumter
John K. Key
Francis Scott Key
Naval Battleship to be Built in New York Yard
Naval constructor Capps will oversee the new 16 000 ton battleship to be built at the New York navy yard. The vessel is to be completed as quickly as contractor time permits and will likely bear the name Connecticutt or Connectic.
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Naval Constructor
Capps
New York Navy Yard
Connectic
Starch Promotion Promises Best Value
An advertisement touts Defiance starch with a claim you buy and get the best for sixteen cents. It urges once used, always used, highlighting a recurring deal and brand.
Inequalities in Taxation Stir Wellington Editor Says
Editor Richards of the Wellington Mail protests the town tax list. He notes the leading bank pays taxes on 80 dollars of personal property while a barber in the bank basement pays 120 dollars.
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Richards
The
Wellington
Kas.) Mail
Woman reports surgery avoided by Pinkham remedy
Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan shares that years of travel poor health led to ovarian trouble and required rest. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she recovered in three months and has been in perfect health since, endorsing the product. The notice warns a $5090 forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine and invites readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free counsel.
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G. Bruce
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lansing
Mich
Honest Coal Dealer Slogan and Household Cleansing Ad
An old newspaper fragment presents several short advert style statements. It mentions weight rights of coal dealers, advice on clothing cleanliness with Red Cross Ball Blue, and grocer sale of 2 oz packages for five cents. It also promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch and cheekily defines liberty as allowing a wife to do as she pleases.
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