Campbell River Tyee Fish Captured Off Vancouver Island
The Campbell River channel between Valdez and Vancouver Islands hosts prime tyee salmon fishing. Anglers contend with strong tides and seaweed drift while several Indians advise on lures. A 55 pound salmon is landed after bucking the tide with a smash hook and nickel spoon, marking an exciting triumph and reflection on ambition.
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Campbell River
Valdez Island
Vancouver Island
Pacific
Willow Hotel
Mac
Damning with Faint Praise in Ebenezer Tale
A rural father visits the city to learn about Ebenezer Haymon Jr. The uncle reports Ebenezer is valuable in his new job and approaching a partnership. The exchange ends with a punchline as the source is Ebenezer himself.
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Haymon, Jr
Haymon
Wal
Ebenezer
The Mud Slingers in a New York Diner Story
Mrs. Clarence Mackay recalls a suffragist address asserting women can aid children by engaging in politics. She quips about room for women in politics, cites a western mayor’s wife and a mayor’s husband abroad training for an upcoming municipal campaign in the Pyrenees.
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Clarence Mackay
New York
Roosevalt
Pyrenees
Speed Maniac Claims Bicycle Searches Are Free for All
In a wry exchange the speed maniac jokes that police focus on cars leaves bicyclists free to roam and search as they please, noting officers are busy watching automobiles.
Vision of a mysterious woman seen by a child at St Johns church
In Baltimore readers report little Margaret Daley, a St Johns second grader, saw a black and white clothed woman beckon from the church altar and handed her a small medal like the Paris vision. The medal disappeared when she looked again, prompting church figures to weigh a miracle versus a pious earthly gesture.
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Baltimore
Paris
St. John’s Church
Hager and
Valley Streets
Margaret Daley
St. John’s School
Virgin Mary
Margaret
Mary
Mary Vincent
C. J. Lowenstein
Blessed
Blessed Mother
Man’s jaw dislocated by long yawn in Molunkus Maine
In Molunkus Maine lumberman Bob Aiken swore off gaping after a long rest yawns caused his jaw to dislocate. He hiked 19 miles to a physician, where the jaw was reset. eating remains difficult and he vows never to gape again away from home.
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Molunkus
Bob
Aiken
Mud Pond
Konrad Dreher German king of laughs in New York engagement
Konrad Dreher known as the Joe Jefferson of Germany and the man who makes the Kaiser laugh is touring New York. A tall Bavarian actor and Schillerseer Bauerntheater founder, he relies on simple presence and a merry smile to captivate audiences.
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Konrad Dreher
Joe” Jefferson
Germany
New York City
Herr Direktor
Herr
Dreher
Prince Bismarck
Emperor William
Queens
Lenbach
Sea Serpent Chases Launch Off Long Beach Banks
Five fishermen aboard a small launch twenty miles off Long Beach report sighting a sea serpent at Grouper banks. They described a forty foot long creature with a barrel sized head, a large dorsal fin, brown color, eyes as big as fists, and a porpoise like tail. They spurred the engine and fled as the monster pursued.
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Long Beach
Cal
Grouper Banks
Guy
Griffith
James Harvey
His Own Voice in Burial Sermon at Boone Gap
In Boone Gap II His own voice preached the funeral service for Rev. Daniel Bassett Leach of this city. During Mr Leach’s last illness he spoke into a phonograph an address and the prayers he wanted at his grave and his wish for the machine to pay the last tribute was carried out.
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Boone Gap, II
Daniel Bassett Leach
Leach
Necessary to Great Acting Inspires Stage Insight
The source argues actors must ignore outside concerns to portray a part well. It cites Kyrie Bellew and great actresses like Duse Bernhardt and Mrs Campbell, noting true artistry emerges after a character ends and the audience witnesses. Deep feeling is required to reproduce life on stage.
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Kyrie
Bellew
Duse
Bernhardt
Mrs. Campbell
Paula Tanqueray
Camille
Daly Seeks Return of One Act Play From Norris
Arnold Daly asked William Norris to return a lent one act play in a note signed by H M Cheshire secretary. Norris replied sending the play as requested. the exchange notes old friendship and Daly’s display of importance at the club.
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Arnold Daly
William Norris
Daly
H. M. Cheshire
Norris
Bill Brown
Lisnenwall Smith
Good Advice for Novices in Acting Career
Viola Allen urges aspiring actresses to start with natural traits such as temperament, health, voice, sympathy, courage, and personal appeal. She emphasizes education and training, then practical voice use, drama schools, or experience. The path includes agents, extra roles, understudy chances, and readiness to seize opportunities.
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Viola Allen
Time of No Importance Story From West Virginia
Miss Maude Fulton recounted a London tale about a mountaineer driving pigs to pasture to fatten them. When asked why not feed corn, he slowly replied that time is irrelevant to a hawg, a joke that amused even British stoicism.
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Maude Fulton
London
West Virginia
Still Time to Change It With a New Prize Bulldog
Harry Watson of the Fol les of 1908 added a costly bulldog to his prize collection. When asked by teammate Bickel what the dog is named he answered Rover Caesar or Sport. He notes it isn’t too late to change and that he hasn’t told the dog yet.
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Harry Watson
Bickel
Rover
Watson
Sport
Caesar
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