This Date in History and a Land Transfer Tale
A compilation of historical dates notes assassinations and births from 1507 to 1906, including Caesar Borgia and Berkeley, with entries on Sweden, a railway disaster, and U S events. It then recounts a Sussex land transfer tale where Earl Godwin tricks the archbishop of Canterbury by the kiss of peace phrase in Bosham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar Borgia
Alexander VI
Berkeley
Cgustavus Adolphus IV
Sweden
Charles Xtil
John Lawrence Toole
England
France
Turkey
Russia
Toronto
Hamilton
Commodore Dupont
Jacksonville
Pla
Georgia
Alexander IT
Assas
Bosham
Sussex
Canterbury
Earl Godwin
Godwin
Our New Minister Coming Events at The Old Homestead
The town hears a new vest worn by the village constable in Our New Minister with a show tonight in The Old Homestead. A caravan of Hardscrabble folks, new scenery, furniture, lighting, and a trunkful of jokes arrives with the minister amid lively stage bustle.
Old Homestead Beats Denman Thompson in Local Run
No attraction booked here this season will welcome the audience more warmly than Denman Thompson's The Old Homestead, coming to Noble Street theater next Friday night. The play originated 21 years ago as a one act sketch then at the Boston theater, gaining instant popular favor. Its homely humor, quaint manners, and pathos have kept it a favorite for decades, making it one of America's most remarkable stage products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denman Thompson
Old Homestead
Noble Street Theater
Boston
Punctuality Quip Highlights An Octogenarian Muse
An elderly speaker reflects on time and patience, deeming many years wasted while waiting for others. The remark frames a meditation on punctuality as a life-long concern and a personal habit tested by delays.
Nervousness Relief Promised by Cooper’s New Discovery
Mrs W J Schaurer of Louisville testifies that Cooper’s New Discovery cured stomach trouble and nervousness, restoring appetite and sleep after three weeks. The ad claims the medicine can revive tired, worried people and ends with a sales note that the product is sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
W. J. Schaurer
Guthrie St
Louisville, Ky
Shakespeare’s Dream Privately Performed in 1631 London
Sunday theatricals faced trouble as Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream was privately staged at the bishop of Lincoln’s London house. Puritan inquiry led to a harsh punishment for the Bottom actor, Mr. Wilson, who was to sit in the porter’s lodge with an ass head, a hay bottle, and a public badge quoting his mockery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lincoln’s House
London
Wilson
Lord Bishop's
Also Mentioned on This Page
California Fig Syrup Company
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
California
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Cal
New York, N. Y
White House
Whetstone & CO
Chicago Tribune
Reaves
15Th
Glen Addie Streets
GAR
Reaves Mercantile Co
Timothy Hay
Knoxville, Tenn
Bruton Snuff
Castoria
Cloverdale
Duke
van Camp
Dre
Whitamore’s
Mercantile CO JD
New Orleans
Bloemfontein
Supreme Court
L. T. Cooper
W. J. Schauber
J. L. Wikle
Meyer
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