Store advertising eclectic items mix at 1072 Main St
An old newspaper fragment markets a vast array of toys, domestic goods, and seasonal wares at a shop near Fairfield Avenue. It lists dolls, mechanical toys, table covers, baby carriages, lace curtains, sweaters, and new baskets with low prices, urging shoppers to save coupons for bonds. The piece also includes a comic exchange about Irish and English soldiers and a feature on a digger bee and its breeding tunnels described by Dr. John B. Smith.
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John B. Smith
Paris
London Mail
Polly of the Circus at Jackson's Theatres with Child Star Burgess
The Polly of the Circus company returns for matinee and evening shows at Jackson's theatre featuring Burton James age 12 as Wilfie Wiley and Dora Goodwin as Willie’s sister. Boston Symphony Orchestra under Max Fiedler will perform with Corinne Rider-Kelsey, plus Wagner and Beethoven numbers and arias from Weber and Mozart. Also promised is a four act musical drama Hadassa with Horowitz, Juvelier, and a large New York cast at Jackson's theatre next Tuesday. Marriage of Miss Alice Pierce to William Laurel Lynne slated for Saturday Dec 18 in Pittsburg.
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Polly
Jackson
Burton James
Wilfie Wwiley
Master James
Tommy
Mrs. Wises
Cabbage Patch
Willie
J. Cheever Goodwin
Circus
Pacific Coast
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony
Jackson's Theatre
Corinne Rider-Kelsey
Bridgeport
Max Fiedler
Mied—ler
Isikowsky
Grieg
Boston
Wagner
Nuremberg
Beethoven
Leonora
Madame Rider-Kelsey
Agatha
Weber
Mme. Prager
Mr. Juvelier
Mme
Clara Young
Kessler
Thalia Theatre
New York City
Prof. Horowitz
Pawide
Atuat
George Edward Pierce
Alice Tent Pierce
Willam Laurel Lynne
Pittsburg
Poli's Goose Girl of Marken Delights Bridgeport Audiences
Poliis theater features Jabez Priest in The Goose Girl of Marken with a lively vaudeville bill. Friest and Yen Holland Hennies score big, Porter J White's The Visitor delivers a strong twist, Chick Sales impresses as a rural backwoods figure, Lane & O'Donnell showcase daring falls, Morton Jewell singers join the club juggling quartet, Four Dancing Bugs charm with antics, Wilson Brothers draw laughs, and Electrograph pictures prove popular this week.
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Macnetic
Fitips
Jabez Priest
Marken
Polis Theatre
Miss Friest J
Yen Holland Hennies
Bridgeport
Buca
Porter J. White
Poli’s
Chick Sales
Peark
Ering District
Sales
O'Donnell
Lane & O'Donnell
Dave Lane
Morton-Jewell
Wilson Brothers
Dr Savage to Kill Marathons in Pittsburg
Dr Watson L Savage physical director of the Pittsburg Athletic Association opposes marathon racing as unsafe without six months of prep. He says the association will likely not conduct another race while he is director. Lotus club members hosted a theatre party at Poli's theatre, followed by their annual banquet. Thomas McNamara presides.
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Pittsburg
Watson L. Savage
New
Pittsburg Athletic Association
Savage
Lotus Club
Poli's
Thomas McNamara
Daniel and the Lions in a Kentucky sermon tale
A Kentucky preacher expounds Bible tales with zoological echoes. He recounts Noahs Ark Jonah the whale Baalam and the lions den with Daniel. An inquisitive young man asks if the lions resemble their own, the preacher hedges the comparison as pre circus. Also a Vermont train mixup and a Farmers Want Ad tease wrap the piece.
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Daniel
Kentucky
Jonah
Balaarm
Pabson
B. C
Buffalo Commercial
Revolutionary Puzzle Text From 1776 With Hidden Rebelling Readings
A fragment from the National Magazine quotes a 1776 poem about King George and Parliament, with downward readings revealing a pro rebellion sentiment. Also included is The Dazzling Searchlight article and brief sketches from Youth's Companion and Philadelphia Press on flags and optics.
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George
Congress
Parliament
Mansfield
North and
Bute
North
Lot
General Washington
Cat Exchange In Paris Bourse Aux Chats At Wineshop
In Paris a cat exchange operates in a large chamber behind a wineshop. Cats of all sizes leap and miaul as customers, mostly tradespeople rather than cud-cheeked grandmothers, inspect them. Prices range from 20 to 70 cents for a sleek tom cat. The tale adds that cat skins and even flesh end up in some restaurants, reflecting a brisk, unscrupulous enterprise.
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Paris
Bourseaux Chats
Chicago Journal
Two of a Kind and Other Humorous Quotes
A collection of quips about domestic life and manners. Mrs Boges and Mrs Woggs share anecdotes of husbands’ quirks over the years. Also references a German chemical used in Foley remedy and a note on 135 Alexander Siemon's dementia deportation to Hoboken.
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F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy
Alexander Siemon
Lakeview
Hoboken
Alexander Morrissey
Charities Department
Dae Read Co Christmas Furs Offerings and Toy Goods
The Dae Read Co advertises a wide holiday selection from furs and coats to children’s fur sets and bath robes. It highlights black furs, mink pieces, caracul, Russian pony, and brown pelts, plus children’s toys, doll furniture, sewing cards, and dolls on the lower floor. Prices are noted for some items while others require inspection.
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Department of Furs
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Billy
Pieigs SC
Outfitters
Gridgeport
Conn
Radford B. Smith
Main St. Peesaree
Fairfield Av
Variety Picture Books
Teal Ives
Jachurkey
Oxford
Pat
Son of
Mars
Oman
Patrick
the Theatres
Dr. Savage
Ayer
Lowe
Mase
Vermont
Burlington
National Magazine
London
Stephen Potter
Utica
Deacon Potter
United States
Philadelphia Press
Cleveland
Wille
Papa
Boston Transcript
Coldsmith
Dorothy
The
D. M. Read Co
Miles
Rochester
M. J. Maloney
Jones Avenue
Talor and Cressmaker
Max Lewis
E. Wash. Ave
East Main St
D. D. Smith’s
D. D. Smith
N. Buckingham & Co
State ST
Bay State Ranges
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