Reading Shakespeare in Clubs A Scholarly Guide
W J Rolfe outlines recommended Shakespeare plays for club reading. He lists suitable comedies, histories, and tragedies, suggests reading orders for one to five or more works, cautions on less suitable titles, and praises the Sonnets for varied study. He emphasizes The Merchant of Venice as a first pick and notes Hamlet’s length and teaching value.
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Macbeth
Hamlet
Lear
Romeo and
Julet
Julius Cesar
Coriolanus
King John
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry V
Richard III
Henry VIII
Junius Casar
Merchant
Julius Casar
Furnivall
Dowden
Shakespere
Oechelhauser
Shakespeare
Fletcher
W. J. Rolfe
Dr Miles Remedies praised by veteran for nerve and heart cure
A Maquokta Iowa veteran of the Civil War credits Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and Heart Cure with ending years of paralysis and heart trouble. He reports being able to walk with a cane and sleep soundly after using the remedies, and notes doctors and nurses affirm their benefits.
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Miles
S. E. Evans
Maquokta
Iowa
Evans
Michigan
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Electric Bitters touted as nerve tonic and blood purifier
A promotional note praises Electric Bitters as the best medicine to restore a tired nervous system. It claims vegetal formula tones stomach nerves, stimulates liver and kidneys, purifies blood, improves appetite and digestion. Sold for one dollar at W H Chambers Drug Store.
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W. H. Chambers
Tampa man uses suit loan to seek marriage scheme
A Tampa merchant reports a man rented a suit to try on at home, then returned it claiming a poor fit. The man allegedly kept the clothes to pursue marriage. The Cracker Texas Enterprise writer The Bowers weighs in about DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy. Dr. W A Wricer is mentioned.
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Tampa
Fla
the Bowers
Cracker
Texas
Enterprise
DeWitt
W. A. Wricer
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Mrs
S WM. Cochrane
The
Baltimore
M, Friedman
M, Stein
A. H. Long
D. D
Mount Joy
Penn
Sirs
Franklin Miles
Chicago, Ill
Chicago
U. S
Ile
Phillips Academy
Mass
Williston Seminary
Sheffield Scientific School
New Haven
Yale College
Conn
Columbia College
New York City
Medical Department
Michigan University
Rush Medical College
Chicago Medical College
Illinois State
Ear Infirmary
Mives
Dr. Mines
Mines
Medica, Co
Nervine
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