Acting In Real Life Shows The Power Of Performance
The article argues that acting skill elevates a person from king to beggar, citing Richard Mansfield on Atlantic. It claims knowledge of acting reveals character, aids in reading others, and that Shakespeare needed acting to understand men, likening Napoleon and Alexander to lifelong actors across famous scenes.
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Richard Mansfield
Atlantic
Shakespeare
Napoleon
Alexander
Lodi
Tilsit
Egypt
Fontainbleau
Bellerophon
St. Helena
Electric Bitters Promised Relief for Liver Ills and Maladies
A Bennetsville man testifies that Electric Bitters restored his wife to health after years of dyspepsia and a torpid liver. The ad touts Electric Bitters as a cure for chills fever malaria biliousness lame back kidney and bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by F. B. Jones at 50 cents.
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India
S. A. Brown
Bennetsville
S. C
F. B. Jones
Flatman Moves From Town To Farm Life
An old Chicago Tribune quip notes Harf to Cure with Flatman inheriting a fortune and buying a farm. He enjoys country life but on the first day of last May he wandered about absent mindedly seeking a new farm, believing he had to move.
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Flatman
Chicago Tribune
Explosive Dust in Mines Raises Mine Safety Concerns
Explosive dust in coal mines poses a serious danger as fine dust settles on timber and roadway sides. Risk drops when dust is removed and ventilation shafts supply drier air to reduce hazards.
Submarine Monotony Observed Beneath Oceans
The surface under the oceans is largely featureless with few striking contrasts. Water action and sediment deposition smooth the subaqueous terrain, leaving most of the sea bottom unpicturesque and monotone.
Wanted, a respectable boy for beef sausages
A Farmington road butcher's shop window advertises a job for a respectable boy to assist with beef sausages. The London Tribune quotes the inquiry, framing it as a solution to a perennial question about what to do with boys.
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Farmington Road
London ‘Tribune
Unions Disrupt Opera at Amsterdam House
A large crowd of bootmakers and cobblers disrupted a performance at the Amsterdam opera house after nonunion choristers were cast, uniting all departments in the disturbance and wrecking the spectacle.
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Department of Labor
Holland
Amsterdam Opera House
Baroda Gaekwar Plans Baseball Nine Upon Return
The Baroda gaekwar intends to form a baseball team upon homecoming, aiming to assemble players cheaply without relying on allusions. The note suggests reluctant service and finds that even easy tasks become hard when carried out unwillingly.
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Gaekwar
Baroda
Something Smell in Washington Woman Uses Perfumed Gasoline
Washington woman uses scented gasoline in her car prompting curious headlines. Japan expands museum sector with 40 commercial museums as government pushes improvements. Tigers surge in Burmah due to new arms restrictions easing. Immigration gains millions yearly, with $25,000,000 spent on immigrant labor.
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Washington
Chicago Daily News
Batavia School Experiment Aims At Individual Pupil Progress
The Batavia superintendent adopts Pestalozzian ideas to educate pupils on personal best. An extra room teacher assists lagging students, reducing nagging and keeping work within ability. Early trials show health gains and more students staying after school, with sixfold rise in high school graduations.
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Batavia
N. Y
Kennedy
United States
Inn Keepers Cajoles Cat To Fix Rat Problem
A Portland traveler recalls a Bangor area hotel where a late check in led to discovery of two large rats under the bed. The hotel clerk calmly promised action and sent for a cat to address the infestation, illustrating the era's blunt humor about accommodations.
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Portland
Bangor
Minneapolis Tribune
Flying Across the Continent in Record Time
Railroad President Harriman achieved a continent spanning crossing in under three days, a feat likened to myth and drawing eyes to the rapid progress of rail travel. The piece recalls early pioneers to California and notes the shift from six months to seven hours for the San Francisco journey, crediting the courage of those first travelers for laying the groundwork of today’s rail network.
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Harriman
Puck
California
San Francisco
Champagne Bottles and Reuse History
The modern strong champagne bottle is the result of years of development. A bottle cannot be reused for champagne due to loss of elements in the glass. Cheap bottles are often artificially charged wires and reused from secondhand sources.
Sad Mistake in Reform Plans Sparks Quiet Reflection
A clipped remark contrasts idealism with harsh reality as some men retreat from public life to reform the world, seeking solace in introspection and tearful regret. The line hints at disillusionment with reform efforts and the heavy cost of idealistic pursuits.
Intellectual drinks claimed in chemist view
A chemist argues that tea and coffee are intellectual drinks because they stimulate the brain and sharpen thinking briefly. He says alcohol dulls inhibition and makes people talk freely, leading to loose talk and morning-after embarrassment.
Ladywear as a Fresh Shop Term Emerges
A shopper notes the rise of the noun ladywear in retail speech while seeking a corset cover. The term, coined in garments factories, is quickly used by saleswomen to describe feminine undergarment groupings. The observer predicts the word will stick.
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Wil' Atick
No Holiday and Irish social life described in short pieces
The piece contrasts Mrs. Pettis’s view of a holiday with personal family examples of wandering to the wood-lot for dinner and returning at night. It also notes long-standing limits on Irish social life, aided by priests guarding chastity and limiting free social or dance events among peasants while youths sit apart at church events.
No Peace for Discoverers and the Mantilla
The piece notes that conquerors of the new world met grisly ends or hardship, from Columbus to Hudson, and cites a London report on adapting the Spanish mantilla in Paris. It adds that the mantilla is tied to national identity and protected by law from debt seizure.
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New World
Columbus
Balbao
Cortez
Sir Walter Raleigh
Pizarro
Ojeda
Henry Hudson
London
Paris
Loudeg
Sharks Delay A Vessel For A Month In Atlantic Ocean
The Babcock, a San Francisco scrap-iron ship, sailed November 24 and was stranded with sharks for 24 hours after December 10, leaving the crew to fear being driven by a vast shark school. For 20 days they saw only sharks until a second vessel appeared and drew the sharks away, restoring a clear ocean by New Year’s Day.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
Babcock
San Francisco
Strange exchange on garb age disposal in town
A stranger asks how locals dispose of their garb age for a publication. A man with a chin beard replies that they always throw theirs in the garb age can, while noting uncertainty about neighboring practices.
Man Arrested in Berlin Break-In Hoped Shoes Belonged to Pianist
A man detained for breaking into a Berlin home said he only wanted a pair of shoes belonging to a famed Russian pianist staying there. Police found a cataloged collection of women's shoes in his room.
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Berlin
Expansion of Opals and Setting Failure
Opals expand more than other precious stones when heated. This causes the surrounding gold to loosen, eventually making the opal fall out of its setting.
Rud-2-Dub Fish Found in Mauritius Harbor
A fish described as Rud-2-Dub drums in Mauritius harbor waters. When touched and held, a vibration appears behind the gills and a delicate rub-a-dub, resembling a distant tenor drum, is heard.
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Mauritius
Had Man Gone In New Nevada Camps Contrast
In a Nevada panorama the "bad man" is a missing figure. The piece contrasts present-day Tonopah Goldfield and Bullfrog camps with their Comstock predecessors, highlighting a wide and impressive shift in an Outing.
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New
Nevada
Tonopah
Goldfield
Bullfrog
Comstock
New York Health Rule Tests Bride Cooking Knowledge
Under a new law, Health of New York says in Norway every would be bride must show a certificate proving cooking ability. The piece notes that in Norway a dyspeptic is treated as a natural curiosity.
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Health
New York
Norway
Optimist Moris Young Enjoys Dance Night
Moris Young said he was glad they got him to play at the dance and he got to see all the pretty girls, even if he didn’t get to dance with them.
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Moris Young
Sequachee
Tenn
Women of Scotland Carry Heavy Loads in Baskets
Women in Scotland bear heavy loads strapped in baskets tied around waists and across shoulders as they carry goods. This image highlights traditional rural labor and daily chores in Scottish communities.
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Scotland
Then an Auto The girl baby asks for candy and money
A quoted remark from the Chicago Daily News notes that a girl baby’s first requests are candy and then money, reflecting a playful takeaway on child behavior and consumer desires.
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Chicago Daily News
Betel Nut Crop Failure Threatens Vast Asia Trade
A global betel nut shortage endangers a habit cherished by one fifth of humanity. The areca palm crop supports a large industry. normally 12,000 nuts cost under $5 and an acre yields about $100 yearly. India alone both grows and imports tens of millions of pounds yearly.
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Asia
India
Explorer conjures fire from sun to scare cannibals
In central Africa Prof. Drummond faced cannibals who eyed him as prey. He claimed a miracle by using a magnifying glass to focus sun rays and ignite grass, calling down fire from heaven. The tactic deterred the natives and he continued his journey with native offerings.
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Central Africa
Drummond
Porterhouse steak name traced to tavern origins
Dr Ephraim Cutter states in the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette that Porterhouse steak blends sirloin and tenderloin. He argues the term arose from a New York eating house, but suggests it honors the owner of Porter's tavern in North Cambridge, a famed steak spot once popular with roadsters.
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Ephraim Cutter
Dietetle and Hygienic Gazette
New York
Porter's Tavern
Cambridge
Mgsg
Grimsby Girl Tricks Shop With Boots On Approval
A Grimsby girl bought three pairs of boots on approval after disappointment at school prize. She kept the boots, used the proceeds to buy books, and proudly displayed them at home as if they were school prizes.
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Grimsby
England
German Women and Cycling Participation
German women in the country take up cycling and outdoor exercise rarely, remaining distinctly domestic in habits and showing low participation in cycling and outdoor activities.
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Germany
Becomes Infallible Prediction Sparks Uneasy Confidence
A woman unknowingly predicts a future event which proves true and then experiences a changing inner state. She feels heightened certainty and a strange sense of destiny about subsequent happenings, leading to cautious, empowered anticipation in daily life.
When a Woman Has Company
A witty remark by Mas Conway about hosting guests. The woman will apologize for everything about the table except the man she selects to sit at its head. This quip reflects social norms and humor of polite entertaining.
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Mas. Conway
Kansas City Journal
Eternal blotter and witty exchanges across papers
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt notes a stone blotting pad that never wears out and can be cleaned with a knife. A quip from the Los Angeles Herald shows a joke exchange about Mrs Poppy and Mr Poppy, joking about life insurance.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Poppy
Los Angeles Herald
Double Words in English Pronunciation
A note on forty eight English words that have two distinct pronunciations. Examples include bow tear and invalid illustrating the language’s irregular phonetics and word flexibility.
Rail timetable for Nor 1 and Southbound routes
Daily and Sunday schedules list No 25 Nor, No 19 Saxon copper country connection, No 15 Escanaba, No 21, No 23 and No 55 copper country links, and No 32 34 24 26 28 54 freight and passenger trains with times from morning to late evening.
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Saxon
Copper Country
Escanaba
Ax. Sun
Duluth
West
Calumet Houghton
Ishpeming
Marquette
C. M
St. P
Calumet
Houghton
Sault Ste Marie
Montreal
Lower Michigan
Trica No
N. Bessemer
Negaunee
N.W
C.M
Olson
Bessemer
No. 4
North Bessemer
Joan A
Ochara
Hessemer
Mich
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