Nordica Earns $100 Per Minute in Met Opera Appearance
The prima donna Mme Nordica earned $1,000 for ten minutes of singing during a Metropolitan Opera House concert in New York, amid public recalls and a dramatic recovery from illness after Tristan und Isolde. Her career began with a $10 debut at age 16, and her top single-concert sum has reached $1,700.
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Fights Sculptor's Lions Provokes Art Institute Incident
An anecdote from the Chicago Inter Ocean describes a poodle provoking Kemeys giant lion statues at an art institute steps. A bystander notes the dog barked fiercely as it approached, suggesting Montgomery's horse paintings might provoke similar reactions.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
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Remeys
Peacocks and White Lace Peacocks in 19th Century Markets
The piece notes peacocks vary by type and price with ordinary peacocks costing 12 to 20 dollars a pair and white lace peacocks priced from 100 to 2250 dollars per pair. White peacocks are rarer, many imported from Europe, and demand is small with dealers stocking only on order.
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Europe
Sunstroke and Heatstroke Distinctions in Medical Study
A French medical journal outlined differences between sunstroke and heatstroke. Dr Moussinr notes true sunstroke occurs mainly in the tropics due to intense rays. heatstroke results from prolonged overheating and blocked perspiration, with clothing trapping heat and higher internal temperatures.
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Moussoir
Sowens Porridge and Hogmanay Traditions Explore
A London Daily News Mafeking correspondent describes sowens a Scottish oat dish made from husks bran and fine flour soaked to sour with water then boiled. The note contrasts Mafeking practice where oats are soaked without mills and mentions Hogmanay as the traditional last night supper in northern Scotland.
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London Daily News
Mafeking
Scotland
America s Happy Homes and a Bath Maine Prison Tale
A vignette recalls Chief Justice Chase enjoying simple American living and the widespread happiness of modest homes across the country. A Bath Maine jail story follows a local waterfront character who serves as a messenger during a month inside Wiseasset jail and learns punctuality after a warden lecture.
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St Louis and Chicago water issues and a mock battle remark
The piece notes Chicago has spent over 30 million for purer water yet milk remains rendered unfit by adulteration. It quotes the Chicago Times Herald urging St Louis to laugh now. It also mentions a sham battle at Metz and portrays the opposing commander as playing the villain in a melodrama.
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Chicago
Chicago ‘Times-Herald
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Metz
Esus
Chicago Times-Herald
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