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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
7
Millie James grows curious about a Lascar servant impersonator during the season road tour of The Little Princess. The quiet understudy, unseen by the daytime troupe, devotes hours to study medicine and crafts cigars in his rooms, keeping to himself between shows.
The article notes fret appearances by Miss Cahill in Kathleen Mavourneen and the shift to Patsy in A Tin Soldier. It highlights her rise from dancing parts to a leading exponent of the broad yet legitimate school of low comedy, likened to Miss May Irwin, with ties to Misa Lingard and Arthur.
Clyde Fitch collects scrapbooks on language errors by foreigners and recently added a clipped French ad from a London paper. The notice promises tuition to “show his tongue to classes of English gentlemen” with an address omitted.
Mr H V Esmond is engaged on a five act tragedy with Augustus Thomas writing the new play and Frank Worthing to create the principal part. Mrs G M Gilbert announces Grandma as the title for her farewell tour next season. Madame Patti expected to clear nearly half a million dollars from tavern events to keep her town evergreen old age. Nora Dunblane has won praise from the press in large cities for her work.
A student hopes to enter Yale Medical College that fall, aiming to begin studies soon. The brief note mentions plans to pursue medical education at Yale and securing admission for the upcoming term.
The dispatch argues for U S government action amid a tangled international crisis. It links a famous comic opera scene in Puerto Plata to real world tensions as Russia and Japan move ships to Corea, and calls for bold displays of power to deter conflict.
Brooklyn born Marie Cahill began on the stage in a Brooklyn theater under Harley Merry and rose as a key figure in the creation of Nancy Brown. Her early life included her baby carriage days before entering the theater and joining a stock company.
Performances on Ruth in The Worst Woman to London with Edmond Tostand nearly finishing a Paris bound play for Coquelin at the Gaiety about February 1. Mary Anderson guest stars in London, Viola Allen linked to Marion Crawford modern themed work, and William Collier with Weber & Fields part ways.
A South Carolina representative recalls a Dispensary era case from Valhalla where German residents ran social and literary clubs to drink publicly. A witness, an old German, tries to identify periodicals kept on file and quips that they mostly had beer and corn whiskey in stock.
At a County Medical Society meeting Dr G Morton Illman argued hydrophobia has a distinct pathological entity and should be recognized as a disease separate from hysteria. Dr M P Ravenel cited experiments on 150 inoculated animals showing uniform brain symptoms, aligning with hydrophobia as a true disease.
Fragmentary verse recounts a gilded ship wrecked at sea. It portrays dead crew, chained slaves, and a treasure-laden vessel sinking beneath breakers. The speaker laments souls lost and a cursed voyage near shore, with fading mentions of gold ingots and doomed captains.
A biographical sketch of General Gordon who died at Khartoum, describing him as deeply religious and uniquely composed before danger. It notes his influence on troops, his calm under peril, and an anecdote about his absence during a lull in siege fire.
A modern collecting obsession called clefmania drives a woman to travel over a hundred thousand miles in pursuit of keys. Her amassed trove includes the Nuremberg Iron Virgin key, a Cleopatra tower case key, a large iron key from the Tower of London, and a Beefeater-bribed unlocker from Anne Hathaway's cottage, among others.
A fragmentary poem speaks of a faded flower as a symbol of memory and longing. The speaker cherishes small keepsakes like a faded flower, a broken wing, or a lock of hair as treasures within the heart.
An elderly Texas resident born before the republic claims 115 years with 22 presidents seen. He attributes longevity and health to Peruna and Dr. Hartman, citing his battles in four wars and resilience against climate changes. Biographical notes reference Ware Times Herald and Dallas Morning News reports from 1904.
A brief note notes that many kinds of clears shed from indifference, suggesting a shift in attitude or process as motivation changes. The fragment hints at a general réflexion on perception and action rather than a specific event or person.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tabien claiming cure in a day with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy references cigarette and cigar smoking trends and cites Lewis Factory in Peoria Illinois as the maker.
The Berlin town council committee for primary schools proposes spending 16 000 marks yearly for eight years to paint simple frescoes in classrooms and corridors mainly depicting German history. Experiments will precede full rollout in three selected schools.
A large white granite monument weighing two and a half tons has been erected in Frimley church yard Surrey to mark the resting place of Bret Harte author of Heathen Chinee and Luck of Roaring Camp. A block of Aberdeeen granite with a sloping top forms the cap on the monument and young fir trees surround the grave.
Yorktown Ark January 1 Physician Leonand Williamson M D lauds Dodd's Kidney Pills in daily practice and claims they cure kidney disease back pain gout rheumatism and inflammatory congestion restoring kidneys and purifying blood with prompt effective results. Wise is the man who keeps silent when he has nothing to say.
A vintage advertisement praises Defiance Starch as the wise man’s convenience and the fool’s necessity, claiming it is the finest cold water starch in every household, offering more value for 0 cents than other brands. Some men only realize they are on the wrong tack after they stumble.
Local seed house Fairest Green of Ta Crosse Wisconsin advertises a large seed sale offering hundreds of plant varieties including onions cabbage carrots celery lettuce and onions with a money back or sample test guarantee. Shoppers can order a big plant and seed catalog plus seeds to grow a thousand plants and may receive a Berliner cauliflower bonus by returning the notice.
A concise wry aphorism noting that humans show stubborn inertia even in small tasks. The line contrasts the imagined laziness of worms with human hesitation, implying critique of tedious effort or hesitation in action.
In a brisk note the text mentions Defence Cold Water Starch and a 40 percent figure tied to money, while commenting that modesty resists shock more than prudence in a lighthearted tone.
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