Old New York library exhibits trace city’s 60 year stage life
At the public library visitors see two exhibits: a prints collection gathered by Amos F. Eno and a photos and programs collection documenting stage life over 60 years. Highlights include old City Hall Lottery prints, Five Points brewery, a Broadway sleigh car, shoe peddler, and the Crystal Palace site near Bryant Park. The evolving Fifth Avenue and Twenty Third Street corner is shown from 1850 roadhouse to later changes.
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New York
Public Library
Amos F. Eno
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Old City Hall
Brewery
Five Points
Ladies’ Home Missionary Society
Broadway
Crystal Palace
Bryant Park
Twenty-third Street
Public Library Gallery Show Captures Past Stage Glow
A public library displays a nostalgic theater gallery with portraits of John Drew Otis Skinner Joseph Jefferson Mrs Fiske and Francis Wilson plus notices of Uncle Toms Cabin and Richard Mansfield. The exhibit runs through September and recalls Tony the 50 year bootblack at Grand Central.
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Fifth Avenue
John Drew
Otis Skinner
Lillian Russell
Phoebe Russell
Joseph Jefferson
Richard Mansfield
Hazel Kirk
Fiske
Francis Wilson
Hhang
Mecca
University journalism students publish Sunday Messenger edition
The Ohio University journalism department under Professor George Lasher produced a Sunday Messenger edition. Readers praised the effort and students gained practical newspaper experience, inviting the team to repeat the experiment.
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the Messenger
Ohio University Department of Journalism
George Lasher
Messenger
Lasher
Pay Day for Ohio University Subscribers Faces Local Debt
Subscriptions from alumni nationwide have arrived, but many unpaid balances lie in Athens near the university. The piece views this as a moral obligation and urges prompt payment to support the Memorial Auditorium project. It also discusses magazine censorship debates and suggests dealers boycotting objectionable publications as an effective check on smut.
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Ohio University Memorial
Athens
Europe
America
Post Office Department
Auditorium funds to be turned over at June trustees meeting
The fund may be turned over to the university trustees at their annual meeting on June 8 to authorize plans and let the contract before the close of the 1925 building season, ensuring use of the auditorium for the growing student body.
Cottage institutions gain favor in dependent children care
Washington report shows shift from congregate to cottage homes for dependent children. The US Children's Bureau advocates keeping children with mothers when possible via pensions, promotes foster care, or near home cottages with home like atmosphere, gardens, playgrounds, and public school attendance. Mooseheart cited as a model. cost per child about $1000 yearly.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Children’s Call
Bureau
Owever
Ict
Chile
Gongrees
Santiago
Mooseheart
Order of Moose
Davis
Fables on Health Apples and Digestion
An old health note praises apples for digestion aiding in 85 minutes and health benefits. It notes high phosphorus for nervous tissue, acids aid sluggish livers and clear complexions, and malic acid neutralizes meat byproducts. Eating before bed is said to protect teeth from bacteria.
Correct this sentence Stop the car John said she We must pay for that hen you ran over
A string of corrected quotations from Ohio papers fixes punctuation while preserving the original sense. The items include a command to halt a vehicle and a complaint about payment for a hen run over, reflecting light editorial humor of the era.
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Akron Ohio Beacon-Journal
Memphis dentist faces trial for pulling wrong article
A Memphis dentist accused of pulling a gun at a card table must stand trial for an incident described as pulling the wrong article, adding legal trouble after a confrontation.
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Memphis
Newark
Ohio American Tribune
Air words from aviator warn about danger on earth
An aviator states that the air is safe but expresses concern about dangers on the ground. The remark reflects wartime or aviation era anxieties as authorities assess flight risks and ground hazards.
Reformers on land reach absurd height, says journal
The Akron Bacon Journal asserts that placing all reformers on land would only reach a peak of absurdity, reflecting a satirical stance on reform movements.
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Akron
Ohio Bacon Journal
Florida trip boosts Bryan earnings this year
Defiance Ohio Crescent News reports Bryan’s finances have improved since his Florida trip with earnings rising in a striking 16 to 1 ratio.
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Florida
Bryan
Defiance
Ohio Crescent News
New Age Advances Move Man Beyond Land and Sea
The piece notes Amundsen's air voyage to the North Pole and predicts air travel is now a common skill for officers and gentlemen. It adds explorers dive near the Galapagos with helmets and cages, as scientists study undersea life, marking a milestone claim that man dominions earth and its fullness.
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Amundsen
North Pole
Polar
None of These Snippets Form a Clear Headline
Disjointed quotes and fragmented lines mention various topics from politics to a minister in Oklahoma, a New Yorker and cigars, and a golf ball at Rutgers. The text lacks a single coherent event, date, or identifiable subject to summarize into a news item.
Mexican court drama ends with duel of fate
Dispatch from Mexico City reports Senorita Hortensia Cortes, a passionate young woman, betting her life against José Concepcion Saucedo on a card turn and killing him with a stileto. The crowd lauds her while threatening the judge who urged a higher court review.
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Mexico City
Senorita Hortensia Cortes
José Concepcion Saucedo
Stilleto
Amundsen
Hortensia
Bomber rifle proposed by Japanese engineer Okamoto
Japan announces inventor engineer R. Okamoto of a rifle capable of firing bombs two miles. The weapon, comparable in size to a light machine gun, is described as easily managed and potentially useful when deployed from high altitude when aircraft are five or six thousand feet up.
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Japan
R. Okamoto
Patterson Sees Demand Shift From Sodas To Flying Machines
Chicago man Mr. Patterson argues Americans favor new spring hats and ice cream sodas but do not recognize a need for flying machines, asserting the shift in consumer interest is real and overdue.
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Mr. Patterson
Chicago
Saint Petrus Canisius Honored as Jesuit Saint
The French and German Jesuit Petrus Canisius is canonized in Rome with solemn rites at St Peter's. Once a fierce adversary of Martin Luther, Canisius is portrayed as a steadfast foe who could have traded blows for his cause. The piece muses on eternal reconciliation beyond earthly sectarian zeal.
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Petrus Canisius
Germany
Martin Luther
St. Peter’s
Rome
Old Canisis
Luther
Horse Cabs Seen in Capital Visit as Old Driver Speaks
In Washington a horse cab ride reveals the fading era of horse cabs. The driver recalls eight others left in the city and laments asphalt and engines curtailing horsemanship while noting public interest and evolving respect.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
May
James
Home Towns
A pair of men debate where they were born praising their small open towns as the best. Each claims their birthplace has everything appealing, contrasting views on which town holds true merit.
Proud hometown boasting and birthplace pride
Two friends trade lines about their hometown worth and pride. One says he was born and bred there and declares it the best spot on earth. The exchange highlights the pull of home ties and the fond boasting common in hometown lore.
Questions and Answers on Commerce Vaccination and Snakes
A compilation of Q and A on U S commerce ranking with Great Britain vaccination laws in Britain population data from 1820 and 1830 where the Sahara desert lies who pays to trace lost money and how far a snake can strike with notes on snake striking behavior and lengths.
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Great Britain
England
United States
Webster
Punker Hill
Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill
M. RR
Sahara
Africa
W. M
Post Office Department
H. del
Silly Musings on Vocation and Virtue
A string of wry lines comments on public life and social quirks. Observations mix politics ambition wealth speed fashion and wit while labeling character types as common foibles. The tone stays playful yet pointed.
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Youngstown
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St. Louis
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New Yorker
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Walcott
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Wilbur
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Langley
Herring
Wrights
James V. Martin
Martin
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Paris
Geneva
London
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Reau
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