Richard Mansfield birthday note and career highlights
A summary of Richard Mansfield born May 24 1827, his stage start as a boy, rise in Gilbert and Sullivan works, first American fame in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Shakespearean success as Richard III, Cyrano hit, and his role in introducing Bernard Shaw to America. Also notes his death Aug 30 1907 in New London and references to family tragedy and other brief letters.
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Richard Mansfield
St. George’s Hall
London
Mansfield
America
Union Square Theatre
New York
Shakspere
Richard Iit
Bernard Shaw
New London
Conn
Richard, Jr
Hat with two feather fancies and reversible ribbon
A matinee choice features a black Neapolitan straw hat with a large brim turned back at the crown. It includes two glicerined ostrich feather decorations and a taupe black satin ribbon twisted to show both sides, crossing the back and ending in a bow.
Age Gap Advice And A Romance In The Mirror
A letter-asker asks Miss Champagne if a two-year age difference should end a romance. The columnist replies that two years is trivial and not a public concern, urging couples to keep differences private. The dramatic scene shifts to Ethelberta and Dick, revealing engagement news, plans to travel, and suspicions of changed life paths. Dick confesses long-held love, and Bertha reveals cousin Helen’s engagement to Jack Norton, ending with a pledge to support the country through Liberty bonds.
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Miss Champagne
F. Broadway
Cambridge
Ethelberta
Napoleon
Iele Richard
Alaska
Bertha
Jack Norton
Jack
Helen
Berta
Tick
Eithelberta
Fides Et Justitia
Phronsie
Old Earth
Phronsie Pepper
Songs of Sunshine by the Bentztown Bard
A 1919 verse from the Bentztown Bard celebrates May as a gift of the rose and toil as nobility. It praises God's help shaping workers and children’s cheerful resilience as sunrise returns daily.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Etiquette and Manners From Miss Alice Stuart
Miss Alice Stuart discusses napkins as finger wipes not decorative, urges grace with knife and fork, and cautions against refusing chief dishes. For entertaining guests, a hostess should preplan amusements and provide ample reading material, with outdoor activities for active guests and fresh reading at the tables.
A Call to Carry On Smoking Women and Stepparent Advice
A reader argues women should smoke openly as a sign of progress and independence, while others advise a stepmother to handle parental discipline with tact. Letters reveal tensions over gender norms, family dynamics, and moral judgments in early 20th century social life.
Two Minute Talks for Americans by Charles Franklin Jones
Charles Franklin Jones urges the nation to finish long promoted reforms and complete projects already begun. He cites past half measures on opium alcohol and social reforms, urging full effort now while the country is in a momentum to act. He advocates finishing the job and avoiding half way work.
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Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
Recipes of New England Housewives Celery Canape Fillings
Wash the white celery pieces about six inches long and fill with a cream cheese mixture. Mash two tablespoons of cream cheese until smooth. Add a pinch of mustard a dash of red pepper olive oil to soften and milk or cream as needed. Stir in chopped olives and pimentos to color and season well.
Defense of the Realm Act bars civilians from treating friends to drinks
A letter to the editor argues about a supposed crime in England: can a civilian be prosecuted for treating a friend to a glass of beer under Dora DORA. The writer cites the Defense of the Realm Act and seeks clarification on this wartime regulation.
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Post
England
Birthplace debate on Louisa May Alcott clarified
Confusion over author Louisa May Alcott’s birthplace. reader note confirms her birthplace is Germantown Pennsylvania, not Concord Massachusetts, clarifying a long standing mix up with Little Women author.
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Louisa M. Alcott
Concord
Mass
Reader
Germantown, Penn
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Charlie Chaplin
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Miss Pickford
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Harry Lauder
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Portland
Elizabeth Nickerson
Third Street
Bangor, Me
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Hayes
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McKinley
Taft
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Scotland
Rippers
Swanton
Deep Water Smoked Fish Co
Provincetown
M. O
Andrew Reynolds
Swanton, Vt
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U. S
Provincetown, Mass
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Wildrook
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