Henry Irving’s Hell Not Hampstead Picnic Remark
Defining the Situation by Henry B. Stanford recounts an Irving anecdote from rehearsal in London. While filming Faust at the Lyceum, Irving halted a scene with exuberant extras and, in his quiet grave mode, quipped that acting must remember one is in hell, not picnicking on Hampstead Heath.
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Henry B. Stanford
Sir Henry Irving
Sir Henry
Faust
Lyceum Theater
London
Hell
Hampstead Heath
Rochester Herald
Webster’s International Dictionary The Standard of the Nation
The ad extols Webster’s International Dictionary as the standard for courts government schooling and newspapers. It claims universal endorsement by state superintendents college presidents and educators and urges readers to own this indispensable reference. It concludes by directing readers to look elsewhere for advertisement in the paper.
Persians and Lies Debate Climate Truth Telling
An English resident in Persia argues about lying being a sin while a Persian cites climate as the cause. The exchange grows playful as the Englishman notes ancient Greek writers praised Persian truth telling, and the Persian retorts that climate can alter a nation over two thousand years.
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Persia
Napier Malcolm
Ferangi
Doan's Kidney Pins End a Five Year Health Battle
Fr ance Gardner of 369 Jackson Boulevard Chicago testifies Doan's Kidney Pins cured her kidney complaints after five years and $100 spent on remedies. Foster Milburn Co sells 50 cents a box. Also notes on white animals lacking smell and dangers, and a weathered ad for southern farming opportunities with Louisville & Nashville Railroad's agent offering info.
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Frances Gardner
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Public Circus Acts Put on Quiet, Clever Show
Visitor describes a catantinal circus act where a monkey displays near human intelligence and an attendant remarks that the monkey performs without begging for money or eyeing the audience, delivering a subtle, skillful performance.
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Lie
Rubber Stamps Made to Order and Ink Goods
All kinds of rubber stamps and self inking dater stamps made to order. Includes ink and inking pads. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Codfish Trust Brings Vast Bone Quarry Inquiry
In bustling dispatches rumors swirl about a large codfish trust and its massive bone quarry. Analysts note the potential harvests and trade implications for regional markets and fisheries departments.
Cure a Cold in One Day Promoted with Pills and Teething Remedy
Advertisement notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets to cure colds in one day with a money back guarantee by KE and Druggist W Grove. Mentions Seamen on native river craft in China earning $83 monthly and $8 on sea-going vessels, who provide their own meals. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup offered free for children teething, claims to soften gums ease inflammation and wind colic at 25 cents per bottle.
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KE. W.grove
China
Indiana State to Punish Coal Miners for Fatal Explosion
The Terre Haute Rosebud mine investigation finds shot firers William Yemm and Sam James responsible for criminal carelessness causing a blast. The mine inspector, miners' committee, and company superintendent back prosecution despite no dust explosion. They fired shots too deep and with excessive charges.
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Rosebud
Terre Haute
William Yemm
Sam James
Yen
James
Trig
Damage suits filed over Woodville wreck in Indiana courts
Damage actions aggregating 100 000 have been filed in Indiana courts against the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company for the Woodville wreck in which more than sixty lives were lost. The State's attorney of Porter County is gathering evidence for criminal prosecution of the train crew as held by the coroner's verdict.
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Indiana
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company
Woodville
Porter County
Grain avalanche buries Taamend worker in Indiana
Morris Quinn, an employee of the Taamend Elevator Company, was buried alive when a grain avalanche of thousands of bushels swept him at the mouth of a chute. The accident occurred at 2 o'clock before his body could be recovered.
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Morris Quinn
Taamend Elevator Company
Quinn
Chine
Stubbs Dies After Illness as State Statistician
Joseph H H Stubbs, state statistician, died after several weeks of illness. His case had been hopeless for some time. Knox County Sheriff Abe J Westfall has been fined for assaulting Patrol Driver William Woods.
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Joseph HH. Stubbs
Mr. Stubbs
Knox County
Abe J. Westfall
William Woods
Miner Killed by Falling Rock in Terre Haute
Frank Dean, a miner at the Rood mine in Terre Haute, died when a rock collapsed and struck him. The incident adds to a string of mining accidents in the region.
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Frank Dean
Terre Haute
Grand Opera House
Michigan City
Central States Theater Company
Eugene Cook
John Verkins
Granger
Lucius Lybrand
Serre Maule
Edwin G. Lybrand
Delaware
Ohio
Sweden Leads World in Telephone Use and New Transmitter
Sweden's government has promoted telephone use for years and in some regions it is the most common communication form worldwide. A new transmitter design features a large bell and allows listening from a distance without speaking directly into the mouthpiece.
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Sweden
Brandreth’s Pills Endure as Constipation Remedy
The piece asserts constipation causes many illnesses and that most cathartics lose effect with continued use. It extolls Brandreth’s Dills as the reliable, century‑old cure with a long record for constipation and cleansing the blood, available in plain or sugar-coated form.
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Brandreth
Forest spirit questioned by editor and poet
The editor challenges the poem about the spirit of the forest. The literary contributor replies with a sharp joke about wood alcohol, claiming belief in a forest spirit. The exchange showcases a clash between critic and writer over poetic imagery and meaning.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
A 19th century ad offers one hundred dollars’ reward for an incurable catarrh and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy taken internally. It cites I J Carney and Co and Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo as endorsers, notes the cure works on blood and mucous surfaces, and claims a price of 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available free. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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I. J. Carney & CO
Toledo
FY. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Uall
Puritan Grit and the crooked Boston town plan
Early Bostonians laid out their town along original cowpaths, claiming a crooked exterior while aiming to build a city Tom Johnson would not dare straighten. They then selected suburban districts for exclusive bean cultivation, and planned Municipal Ownership of Culture to shape future use and policy.
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Tom Johnson
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