Last of the Aucas Chapter XXIV Concluded Event
The plaza hosts a ceremonial regicide and royal intrigue as Nocobotha plots marriage to Dona Concha to secure power. Don Torribio presses for a midnight wedding while guards and tribes assemble for a public display before a looming imperial confrontation. Dona Concha contemplates escape as tension rises.
The Sun King’s Ascendancy and Blood Rite in Peru
In a dramatic ceremony a new emperor Nocobotha is crowned after a brutal sacrifice as Indians are massacred by white forces. Dona Concha’s alliance with Don Sylvio contrasts with the betrayed natives and final death of Nocobotha ends the tragedy.
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Sun
Gualichu
Nocobotha
Poblacion del Sur
Dona Concha
Matchi
Son of the Sun
Buenos Ayres
Don Sylvio d'Arenal
Blas Sallazar
Pedrito
Don Torribio
Sylvia
Capitaz
Don Sylvio
Louise Kiss Takes New York by Storm on Broadway
A lavish Parisian style kiss in the opening of Act III of Louise features Miss Garden and Charles Dalmoress as Oscar Hammerstein’s stage darlings. The 25 second interlude, costing thousands in performance time, draws spectators and critics alike.
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Emma Abbott
New York
Manhattan
Louise Kiss
France
Oscar Hammerstein
Mary Garden
Charles Dalmores
Eighth Avenue
Broadway
Dalmores
Miss Garden
New Jersey
Campanini
N. Y
Ned Clark's Vengeance A tale of love on a flooded river island
A love story unfolds on Koon River where Anna Markle and Edward Clark woo on an island beneath oaks and elms. A protective rescue by Clark from the swollen Des Moines watershed leads to a confrontation with Anna's father, the storm binding their fates and ending in an impending marriage as restitution.
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Coon
Des Moines
Anna
Edward
Edward Clark
Clark
Mr. Markle
Markle
Ned Clark
New York ‘Weekly
Has-Been and Progressive Mockery in Press Fragments
The passage blends satirical lines from Puck on has-beens and a jab at progressives with a misread line about doctors finding a new disease named Hiram. Hayrix, and a Chicago News quip urging focus on cures for rheumatism rather than chasing new illnesses.
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Hayrix
Hiram
Chicago News
Absent minded tips spark odd gestures at dinner
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece notes a waiter recalling tips from two customers. One man hands a single sulphur match by habit, while another solemn patron gives a dollar plus cloves from a change pocket. The waiter muses that absent mindedness affects tipping more than mood or intent.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tonsorial Artistry Quote Sparks Barber Challenge
A facetious customer asks if a barber can cut hair without making him look foolish and the barber replies it would be hard but he will try. The exchange appears in Lippincott's Magazine illustrating humorous dialogue on barbering.
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Lippincott’s
The Social Moth Poem Quotation Recalled
Harper's Weekly recalls a odd tale of a woman named Jennie who disappears a man Pennie with bridge like antics. The speaker notes her fingers and rose and vows to use her Anten nie in a curious line reflecting the period's whimsy.
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Jennie
Harper’s Weekly
Sleepy Amazon Put Nighties Spoof Prompts Laughs
A playful piece from Buffalo News riffs on a humorous product line with quirky phrasing about grandmazon and pajamazon. It mentions a breakfast favorite Mrs. Austins Buckwheat cakes and Lew at grocers selling fresh goods.
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Amazon
Buffalo News
Prospective Purchaser Humor in Cleveland Auto Exchange
A dialogue from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a buyer impressed with a car while joking about harming someone. The salesman quips the springs are so soft you would barely feel the jolt.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not Taking Chances Elope Sparks Security Question
The Houston Post quotes a couple discussing their elopement and security as they fear burglars. The bride admits pa locked the door after she escaped to meet him. They reassure each other about the door. The exchange reflects domestic romance amid safety concerns.
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Houston Post
Worn Out Women Find Relief With Kidney Pills
A reader from Merritt's Adrtce recounts relief from dizziness and worn back and hips after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She notes irregular kidney secretions improved after the first box and endorses the product, priced at 50 cents a box, sold by dealers.
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Merritt
W. L. Merritt
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
A New Excuse in the New York Press
A quirky exchange about late returns, blaming absence on no one to talk to as everyone else has gone, illustrating a humorous scenario from the New York Press.
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New York Press
Grandfather's Cure for Constipation
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as the natural exercise for bowel muscles. It compares wood sawing and walking ten miles to bowel action and claims Cascarets purge gently without stomach upset. The ten cent box fits a pocket and bears the CC G stamp from Sterling Remedy Company.
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Sterling Remedy Company
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