Willis Sweatnam the Ebony Entertainer Cameos in Minstrel Era
Willis Sweatnam, famed for fifty years of blackface performance, reflects on his career from Cincinnati to Philadelphia and London. He recalls early minstrel roots, the Sweatnam Fagan & Rice company, and the dangers of shifting tours that nearly toppled the business. He notes ongoing affection for minstrelsy and its enduring American form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Willis Sweatnam
Mr. Sweatnam
Nature
Little Willis
Zanesville
Ohaho
Cincinnati
New York
Sally
Ohio
Willie
Boy Wonder
Frank Clark
Lilliputian Aeolians
Philadelphia
Sweatnam, Fagan & Rice Minstrels
Barney Fagan
Billy Rice
Montgomery
Ala
Montpelier
Fagan
Barney
Niblo’s Garden
Charlie’ Backus
Birch, Backus & Wambold
Birch
London
Col
Jack’ Haverly
Haverly
Billy Emerson
Pete Mack
Carroll Johnson
The
Mighty
Emerson
All-around exercise and gym machines for full-body training
Lt. Luther H. Gulick notes in Lippincott's that all-around exercise targets every muscle group. He describes finger movements, triceps work, abdominal wall routines, grip development, leg twisting and toe extension, extensor work, and pulley weights for biceps, pectorals, and shoulders, among hundreds of machines designed to provide complete body development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther H. Gulick
Lippincott’s
Parson's Employment Office Adits Household Jobs and Training
A fragmented excerpt lists jobs at Parson's Employment Office with six cooks needed at 4 W. Park Butte and a range of trade training at the National School of Trades Los Angeles. It shifts to a discussion of physical exercise, citing Sandow and analyzing how different activities affect heart, circulation, digestion, and overall fitness, noting the limits of high jumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National School of Trades
Los Angeles
Italian Rosa Entrances Stir Daly’s Catholic Standard
Tom Daly describes a scene of unable words and longing, contrasting Gaelic mood with Italian attraction. The speaker laments a stammering tongue as birds sing louder, while noting a shift toward Rosa and Italy and the burden of unspoken feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa
Tal
Tom Daly
Catholic Standard and Times
For Rent Multiple Flats In Butte
For rent in Butte several flats available this summer and season. Listings include furnished and unfurnished options: four rooms at 707 W Granite and 911 A W Silver, a three room modern at 64 W Park, a four room ground floor at 911 A W Silver, a five room furnished at 811 W Mercury, a three room furnished near N Jackson, and a three room modern at 609 S Idaho. Contact numbers provided with each listing.
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Butte & London
Reynolds & McDowell
Broadway
Butte
Inquire
Colorado St. Ind
Franklin, Ind
W. Galena
Ind
West Side
W. Park
Silver St
East Platinum
Granite
von Rent
W. Park St
Colorado
W. Mercury
S. Idaho St
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Smistah
Mister Smarty
United States
St. Louis
Trenton
N. J
Fond du Lac
Wis
Binghamton
Lincoln
Neb
Geeven
Sun- Gay
Moler System College
Malin Ave
Spokane
Wash
Parsons
ARMY
Gold Block
Sfelena
Owsley Building
Main St
Livingston
Fraternal Insurance Society
Anaconda
P. F. Prenevost
Care Standard
Sandow
Ponto
Rox
Bozeman, Mont
Rand Om
Bath
Butte Land and Investment CO
State Savings Building
Reynolds & McDowell Co
E. Broadway
First Ave
McRae & Solveson
Hayes Cannon
J. W. Broadway
Standard, Butte
Gallagher
Lima
Mont
Northern Pacific
Tada
Harrison Ave
Wyoming
Excelsior
Standard
Oregon Ave
Ninth St
Yakima Valley
Toppenish Nursery Coo
Toppenish
Washington Nursery Co
Ile- Land Hotel
M. M
Bales' Eau
Sesehe Satarest
Ec ‘ acRae & Solve
Rg Butte. Son
Slemons & Booth
Silver Bow Block
Thelley L. & R. Co
E. Granite
Simon Bank
Mattie Rutledge
Colorado St
Butte, S
Oechsli
W. Broadway
Bell Tiga
Galena
Alex
East Park
I. Boyle
Stanley Auto- Noelle
A. Vorgel
Warm Springs
Rob Sale
John FE. Sadring
Bridger
Butte Furniture Exchange
Main
National
I Ee
Mercury
Butte Motor Cycle Garage
Dakota St
Owsley Block
ESTEY
Butte Novelty Works
Sun Safes
Quire Jones Transfer Co
E. Park
S. Arizona
Quartz
Cherry St
Park
B. L. and I. Co
Boucher
F. Boucher
Rhode Island
Buff Orpington
Anconas
James A. Canty
W. Parkst
Copinus
Maple St
Butte Fur. Exchange
S. Main
Monte
Y. Addre
Lewis & Walker
N. Wyo
Thomas Buggy
N. Main St
Goodall Chemists
Rombauer Assay CO
Granite St
M. E. Mayer
N. Montana
Buttle
Boxola
Pheer
Hemwarle
Catedontia
OTT Steele
N. Wiomind Butte
FINE
W. Kroademy
Phoenix
Butte Floral Co
S. Montana
W. Gold
S&s. Montana
Davenport
W. Copper
Elm St
S. Idaho
Shields Ave
West Boardman
Wea
Placer St
Front &T
Annananda
A & Room
Butte. N.S
An. Jackson
Jackson, Butte
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