Miscellaneous bargains and holiday items urged by local shops
The notice highlights reduced rates on household goods from Pacific Coast and other cane riot service, and promotes Bucklin’s last chance before Christmas for photos. Cronon’s offers gifts for young men, Western candy for girls, and Bucklin’s postal folders. Listings feature Eclipse Lumber Co. gear, Beezs handkerchiefs at West’s, and BisHors photos at moderate prices.
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Pacific Coast
Besa Transfer Co
Minneapolis
Painterly Blunders Show Rainbow Moon and Other Anachronisms
A Pittsburg Post critique catalogues art mishaps from old masters and modern painters, noting wrong side out rainbows, crescent moons opposite suns, oversized mountains, misplaced architectural styles, and anachronistic costumes and tools, with examples from Eden to the Last Supper.
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Winsing
Garden of Eden
Abraham
Isaac
Israel
Red Sea
London
Jericho Road
Solomon Bernard
Lyons
National Gallery
Edinburgh
Pharaoh
Europe
National
Joseph
Egypt
Iittiae
Paolo Venes
Darius
Tus
Alexander
Issus
Edwin Forrest as Realist Tragedian Of Stage Power
William Winter lauds Edwin Forrest as a massively physical actor whose realism drove wide popularity. He dominates scenes with total emotional force, using gestures and vocal tricks to intensify terror and delight audiences with stormy Lear and Othello moments.
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Edwin Forrest
William Winter
Richelieu
Jack Cade
Lord Say
Lear
Forum
Virginius
Brutus
A Case of Conscience Told by a Drummer
A hardware drummer claims guilt after confessing to stealing seventy five thousand dollar bills in Boston three years ago. He says he invested the money in real estate and became worth $200,000, but conscience drove him to seek forgiveness from the man he stole from, who forgives him saying he would have lost the money anyway in a poker game. The crowd reacts with humor as the drumbeat of remorse echoes.
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Boston
Chicago
Borton
Transformation of New Zealand Life and Environment
The article notes rapid ecological change in New Zealand driven by human activity. It cites the decline of native Polynesian species under European settlement, with imported animals proliferating and the streams populated by large European and American trout, replacing native life.
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New Zealand
The Fleur-de-lis Heraldic Meaning and Royal Quarterings
The origin and heraldic meaning of the fleur-de-lis are disputed with claims it represents a lily or a weapon head. French royal arms appeared in English arms through inheritance or marriage, but the quartering was abolished by George IV.
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France
George IV
Taking Him Down
A witty exchange centers on paying cash versus credit. One speaker boasts full cash payment while the other critiques the reliance on credit, highlighting a clash between frugal and modern spending habits. The brief item reflects social humor in Chicago society.
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Alleghany
Kenwood
Greenwich
F. Keefe
Chicago News
Apology for Missing Thursday Party
Mrs X apologizes to Mrs Y for not attending Thursday afternoon’s gathering. Mrs Y responds that she was not missed and conveys forgiving sentiment in a cordial exchange from Pathfinder.
His Mother in Law Won In Tiny Taxing Dispute
A Canadian court case arose from a quirky agreement where a young man paid his mother in law $100 yearly. He deducted postage and sent $99.84, prompting a suit to recover 16 cents plus costs. The Ontario action cost $612, mostly borne by the son in law.
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England
Canada
Ontario
The Clock Returns to the Newlyweds
A couple reviews wedding gifts and discovers a bronze clock previously given to the groom’s first wife. After their divorce the clock remained with the first husband who now sends it back to the second couple. The exchange, noted by the New York Press, highlights recurring mementos in remarriage.
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New York Press
Sharp and Blunt Portrait of Cora by Puci
A fragment praises Cora for keen perceptions and blunt delivery of them as voiced by Puci. The lines emphasize her perceptive nature and direct communication style.
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Cora
Puci
No One-Liner Genius Quote From Louisville Courier Journal
The Courier Journal notes a poet's reply that genius is not the ability to endure pain but the capacity to refrain from eating, framing a witty contrast between talent and appetite. The remark presents a playful view of genius grounded in a culinary restraint.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Fliot Beer Adapts To Endurance Labor Motto
A fragmented line hints at a labor themed note about endurance and work. The source presents minimal context with a terse phrase suggesting resilience in a demanding task.
Tasmanian Agent Dobson Drowns Crossing Channel
Hon Alfred Dobson general agent for Tasmania to London was drowned while crossing the channel from Boulogne to Folkestone. Born 1848 he was speaker of the Tasmanian assembly and served as attorney general and solicitor general.
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London
Alfred Dobson
Tasmania
Boulogne
Folkestone
Tasmanian Assembly
Fatalities Rise in Marianna Mine Disaster
Reports from the Marianna mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Company confirm 151 dead after the November 28 explosion. Four more bodies have been recovered from the surface while seven were found among debris and will be extricated.
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Pittsburg
Marianna
Pittsborg-Buffalo Coal Company
Bicyclists Start Six Day Race at Madison Square Garden
Durando Petri signaled the start of the sixteenth annual six day bicycle race as sixteen teams from America and abroad began their event at Madison Square Garden before about 19,900 spectators. The six day race runs around the saucer shaped track, commencing at noon.
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New York
Durando Petri
America
Madison Square Garden
Snakes Changed Into Rods
The Egyptian cobra, similar to the Asiatic snake but lacking a spectacles mark, is the most poisonous reptile in northern Africa and a favorite of snake charmers. Charmers render it unconscious by pressing the neck, causing a cataleptic stiffening like an iron rod.
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Africa
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Austin
Me. G. Sorflaten
N. Main St
Snas and Oranges McBride, the Grocer
W. W. Ranney
Iou
Eclipse Lumber Co
Dee
Bucklins
West
Cronon's
Bucklin’s
Weest
BisHor’s
West's
Malaga
McBrice
Wayne Knit Howe
Orris Hayes
Iinyes Uros., Jewelers
Austin, Minn
Retelevien Y Caatitul
Borta
Tata
Sparazia
Rowus
Rockford
Ill
H. W. Buckbee
Leonardo da Vinci
Pittsburg Post
Cincinnat
Enquirer
Fimerson
Wm Skinner
William Donovan
Clifford C. Leck, M. D
Dirsh Block
Thos. Burnham Proprietor
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