Ada Rehan the Foremost Comedienne of the English Stage
Fresh notes on Ada Rehan credited to Augustin Daly as shaping her to the top of American theatre. The article recalls Daly’s stock company, Rehan’s gradual rise from a new actress to a celebrated star after early mixed English critics. It highlights success in London the provinces Paris and Berlin.
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Augustin Daly
Americas
Ada Rehan
Daly
Miss Rehan
England
London
Paris
Berlin
Peculiarities of actors and actresses in New York Truth
The piece states actors and actresses live apart from ordinary life with stage affectation being their real life. They are detached from outer world affairs and rarely read, except for novels fit for plays. Their home life is loosely tied, nerves stay on edge, and the glamor of the stage sustains them through trials.
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New York
America
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
The Actor's Life Behind the Stage Mirrors the Play
It portrays the theater world where hope drives performance and audiences spark lasting excitement. Behind the scenes actors feel restlessness, intrigue, and a shifting audience reaction across cities and plays.
A New John Metson Story
Philadelphia humorist John Drew tried to get Stetson to judge two scenes of a play. Stetson, disappointed, advised him to stick to acting. A young playwright seeking approval for a society drama faced blunt mockery and left. Brooklyne Eagle report.
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John Drew
Stetson
Stummon
Drew
Hamlet
John
Mr. Stetson
Sardon
Brooklyn Eagle
Burlesque comedian Nat Croodwin to leave burlesque
Nat Croodwin told a Boston newspaper he plans to quit burlesque and focus on pure legitimate comedy. He notes adding lend Me Vive Shillings to his repertoire and hopes a critic compares him to Joseph Jefferson, while acknowledging criticism but preferring the thorny path of legitimate stage comedy.
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Nat Good
Boston
Goodwin
Joseph Jefferson
Stage Notes and Jukes Minnie Palmer's New Play
A brief collection notes Minnie Palmer's Stage Notes and Jukes as Wyo Ring and Keeper highlight new plays. The era shows theatrical activity with critics from Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph and Boston Post weighing in on originality and audience draw.
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Minnie Palmer
Pittsburgh Chronicle
L Telegraph
Boston Post
Mazeppa
Boston Corrier
Collars for Farm Horses Draw Reader Concerns
A North Dakota Times correspondent argues sore shoulders in draft horses stem from underbuilt collars. He urges heavier faced collars with proper padding, compares English designs using woolen facing and sweat-pads, and notes durability may suffer but comfort and skin health improve.
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Territory
North Dakota Times
England
Select Crops for Proyzit and Plan Your Farm
Guidance on choosing crops and varieties, emphasizing gradual change, soil suitability, and experience. Recommends farming with familiar crops and a regular rotation, starting small when trying new varieties and expanding only as profitability and soil conditions justify. Encourages careful, steady adaptation.
THE STOCK-RANCH Selecting heifers for breeding
A guide on selecting heifers for cattle breeding notes that breeding dairy stock differs from dairying and that the best plan is to buy springers heavy with calves. It warns against chasing flashy shapes and small udders, stressing strong constitution, large teats, wide udder and far-apart teats, with open twist and a slim neck as secondary traits.
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Guenon
Weight and Power in Horse Breeding Controversy
The National Live-Stock Journal suggests rearing a class of horses weighing between 1000 and 1800 pounds with careful selection. Some mares around 1050 pounds are seen as a sturdy base for heavy stallions, though the practice is debated and not the best approach according to commentators.
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National
Weight, Bone Mass, and Draught Performance in Horses
The passage argues that every extra hundred pounds in a horse increases work capacity due to larger bone surface and muscle attachments. Heavier horses move more effectively, while lightmares are insufficient for draught needs. Breeders should replace lighter stock before breeding season to gain weight and value from future colts.
Orchard garden notes on grapevines and new apple pests
The article advises stopping blooms on young grapevines to favor wood growth and limiting currant yields to prevent mildew. It describes the hawthorn flea beetle harming apples and pears in Texas, its appearance in Dallas and Gainesville, and notes arsenical sprays like Paris green as control.
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New Apple Post
Riley
Missouri
Colorado
Dallas
Tex
Gainesville
J. R. Johnson
Johnson
Texas
Insect Powder for Sitting Hens in The Poultry Yard
Practical notes on dusting sitting hens to kill lice before hatch. A Connecticut farmer reports feed costs and egg yields for January to March, showing a net three month profit of 26.16 from 100 hens.
Proper Upkeep for Beds and Coffee Pots in Household Care
The article advises daily bed airing and bedding arrangement to prevent lumps and maintain restfulness. It also details thorough cleaning of coffee pots, noting oil residue harms flavor and recommending daily scalding, drying separate components, and using soda to restore neglected pots.
Faints to Housekeepers and Home Remedies
Fints to Housekeepers. Bread should not be exposed to air. Salted provisions must stay under brine. Anice pudding can be baked without eggs if gentle. Blueberry stains come out of linen by boiling stained part. Egg tar with water and sugar soothes irritable stomachs in children. Ban soap cut into squares and dried tastes better after shrinking. Sumac poisoning requires alum water bath to cure. Scrub knife and spoon stains with table salt. French use oil and egg for children’s laxative with salt or sugar.
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Tood Housekeeping
The Kitchen Beef Soup and Dessert Recipes
Recipes for beef soup crumb pie boiled brushing zapaca and tapioca dessert with meat salad included. Four pounds beef four quarts water six onions four carrots two turnips plus seasonings. bake crumb pie. boiled brushing with egg whites. tapioca milk custard. meat salad with corned beef vinergar sugar mustrd egg and quick boil.
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Aida Hehan
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EY Theatre
John Metson
Nat Croodwin
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