Who Pays for Btage Costumes in Theater
The stage manager provides non present day costumes while actors pay for modern dress. Leading actresses choose first. producers have funded elaborate gowns in many productions. Notables like Elsie de Wolfe and Lily Rusell search Paris for novelties each summer. Broadway costumes are designed from color swatches by an artist guided by the stage manager.
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Aone
Smart Neeple
Elsie de Wolfe
Lillian Russell
Ameli
Paris
Atuge
Puil
Starge
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised For Superb Cures
A Maryland town report extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as a marvel in curing long standing ailments. Testimonials from Mrs. Ton Cooney highlight relief from rheumatism backache and female trouble while many others claim dramatic improvements across a range of diseases including dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease. The piece emphasizes extraordinary success and universal praise for the remedy.
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Upner Cross Roads
Medielse
Ita
Dodd
Doild
Ton Cooney
Cooney
Breaking It Gently After Ship News of Death Reaches Widow
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Larry O Brien telling Mrs McCarthy the death of her husband Denny on board the New Zealand ship. He explains grief softens with time, and the widow is reassured that four to five months have passed since his death.
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New Zealand
Larry 'O'Brien
McCarthy
Brooklyn Eagle
Denny
Mrs. McCarthy
Larry
Father McGinnis
Mr.o'brien
Alsier
The Real Crank Embraces Postum for Health Gain
A New York City manufacturer’s agent recounts giving up coffee after trying Postum. He describes coffee as harmful and credits Postum with restoring health, noting family members eventually switch to the drink. Name Wren by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
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Ierlainly
Crank
New York City
New York
Bo LT
Postum
Postun
Wil
Wren
Postum Co
Battlereek
Mich
RIVAL LOVE AND A HIDDEN CHILD AT CROYLANDS
Brice Rutherford and Barbara Bradleigh grow closer while a family secret haunts them. Barbara reveals Benson’s will entrusts her with a grandchild, a daughter from his long-hidden past. Mrs. Rutherford balks yet Barbara remains determined, despite pressure from Brice’s circle and reports about Miss Bradleigh’s past.
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Contluer
Beles
Barbara
Brice
Rietard
Detee
Richard
Sgorbars
Rutherford
Cercylnnids
Lear
Benson
Mrs. Rutherford
Mr. North
Margery
Gbriee
Sam
Tim
Maddie
Brice Rutherfurd
Larbara Bradteiyn
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Charlie Dewan
Brad- Weigh
Bla
Dewan
Charlie Cowan
Gil
Brier
Wodlay
W Chanew
1902 Pennies and Gold Myth Spark Treasurys Inquiry
The article describes a craze over 1902 copper pennies claimed to spill gold, prompting daily inquiries to the sub-treasury about premiums for redeeming the pennies. Clerks monitor calls as stories spread from New York to Europe, with officials denying extra payments beyond a standard premium and noting widespread skepticism.
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Treasury
Perrons
United States
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
New York Post
Treasury Department
Brooklyn
New York
Europe
Irrigation storage and immigration trends in the 19th century
Advocates push Mississippi and Missouri river storage as a remedy for flood risk and arid lands. They claim 35 million acres could be reclaimed with reservoirs, enabling July and August water supply. Immigrant arrivals in May 1882 totaled 803,272 from Austria Hungary Germany Russia UK and others, with Hebrews making up about 74,530 of May arrivals. Officials expect May totals near 75,000 and 850,000 aliens admitted by July as migration surges. A derelict Fannie Kerr, a steel four master, reappears after nine months adrift with cargo afire. Panama canal treaty remains under discussion in official circles with expectations of ratification despite Colombian congress opposition. Roosevelt reportedly weighs in on Colombia obligations and nonrepeal of treaty rights. Upon a long tour, Roosevelt gains substantial weight. Civil War survivor counts trail projections as pension records diverge from insurance mortality tables.
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Mississippi River
Thabyechewe
Woatert States
St. Louis
Missouri
Austria-Iungary
Russian Empire
German Empire
United Kingdom
Austria- Hungary
Roumania
Germany
Bureau of Immigration
United States
Department
Penagia
Panama
Tope
Roosevelt
Willam Nelson Cromwell
Tanana Canal Company
Colombia
Baby’s Future and The Cure for Skin Trouble
An old advisory piece urges mothers to treat skin disfigurement in infants with warm baths and Cuticura products. It promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment along with Gall Tro to soothe and heal the skin, claiming rapid relief and long term cure for skin torture in infants.
Fragmented romance and a patent balm ad from 1901
An archaic fragment recounts a tender note to a wife and a woman’s image near a heath, interwoven with stray letters and garbled dialogue. A long advertisement for Ely's Cream Balm markets the product with testimonials praising relief from nasal congestion and sleep loss.
Burglar Dialogue Reveals Nighttime Heist Plan
A garbled snippet from a Philadelphia Inquirer page shows two burglars plotting a rich haul for the night. One insists on joining, the other cites a dream suit at his tailor and a bare shirt, delaying participation.
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Philadelephia Muquirer
Rates to Boston and Return via Lake Shore Route
Information lists varying through rates to Boston and back in June and July via Lake Shore with multiple city stops and stopovers. It notes sales dates and extreme return options, with tickets via New York and Niagara, plus notices of city ticket office contact at 180 Clark Street and officials Daly and Py Ay Chicago.
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Boston
Lake Shore
Michigan Howthorney
Meketa
Syne
Extreme Return
Holt
Niagara
New York
Clark St
Daly
Chicago
Explainer Tangle Reflects Unclear Names and Phrases
Fragmentary OCR style notes mix names and terms like Ping-Female barbers and Ramson. The text reads as a garbled dialogue or list with no clear event or人物, place, or date to identify a coherent news item. The readable elements are insufficient to form a factual summary.
Fragmentary Verse Snippet From Obscure Page
A garbled, stylistic fragment seems to praise a husband and binding love, with surreal phrasing about a wife and a line from Puck. The text appears as a stray OCR portion with repeated phrases and broken sentences, offering little coherent narrative or context.
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Trumpem
Hluffem
Blaffem
Klean
Piso
Asi
Croup
N. Y
Frank H. Staupfer
Belor
J Tully
Craylands
Miss Wentworth
Infinenn
Mika Bradleigh
Bradleigh
Imine
Ives West
Tondon’s Street
China
Fannie Kerr
Newcastle
San Francisco
South Pacific
Kauai
Honolulu
Heathdene
Yokohama
Formosa
Troosevelt
Lis
Hin Takig
Jong
Pension Office
Uquid
Ely
Mali
Ely: Bros
Ren
Albert Lea
Minn
ELY Bros
Lansdale
Ramson
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