Bristol Opera House Prepares for Fall and Winter Season
The Bristol Opera House to open next Saturday with Uncle Sam’s Daughters, a 40-member musical comedy company led by T. W. Dinkine. The troupe, touring from other cities, includes Kennady Evans Santeil Sears Leon Erroll and more with new original music and hits like I Would Like to Marry You My Wife Wont Let Me and The Grand Old Flag. Two burlesques by Charles Taylor start the bill alongside 20 show girls. The company heads to the Imperial Theatre Providence for a week starting Monday.
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Bristol Opera House
Samia
Kennady & Evans
Santeil ‘and Sears
Leon Erroll
Ges la Roses
Bissett & Winteru
Doyle&Howard
Stella—_Chater- Iaine
Sadie
Hevated
Liz
Bridget
Trady’ Bird
Milo
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Promises Quick Relief
The notice advertises a guaranteed cure for piles with a promise of payment if relief is not achieved within six to ten days. The offer targets sufferers seeking remedy and mentions a price of 50 cents.
A Sailor on Sea Pictures
A millionaire proclaims interest in marine paintings and notes two pieces in a collection. Captain Salthorse critiques a trading schooner image showing damaged sails and a rockbound coast. He also mocks a racing eighteen footer for improper rigging and drunken crew.
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Marinea
Fae Richie
Miy
Captain Salthorse
Salthorse
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Visit to the Earl Ends With a Jail Reveal
An old tale recalls a bishop with poor handwriting causing a clerical misunderstanding. A young curate accepts a hard poorly paid post hoping daily visits to the earl bring advancement and social access, only to learn his two hours daily visit were to the jail, not the nobleman.
Fields of Peace in Ancient Egyptian Belief
Awriter notes ancient Egyptians believed material and immaterial things share an immortal double. The fields of peace concept grew from this, imagined as a future happiness. Common folk pictured it not as celestial but in the Nile delta region, where blessed winds eased life. They viewed it as an earthly duplicate of their towns with fields, grain, bread, and beer.
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Nile Delta
Hagypt
Fragments Mirror Depths in Silent Waters
A brief reflective line compares feelings to water with a shallow murmur and deep silence, attributed to Raleigh. The quote suggests emotion's surface activity hides a profound emptiness beneath.
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Raleigh
Big Tree Forest and Monterey Travel Diary
A Santa Cruz to Monterey travelogue describes the Big Tree Forest with ancient giants like Gen. Sherman and the Giant. It details the 17 miles Monterey drive, sea views, seals, peculiar trees, and a salmon fishing excursion with two days of catches and a price bargain. The writer also notes a visit to Rev. Sanford in Berkeley and reflects on the 1906 earthquake damage and insured losses.
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Santa Cruz
San Francisco
United States
California
Sherman
Bunker ‘Hill
Seatel Ocean
Sanfrancisco
Monterey
Californa Way
Bristol
Aslf
Germany
Mr. Sanford
Julian ‘gYenue
Berkeley
Noroga
the Bay
Paycour
Winthrop de Wolf
Healthy Age Advice and Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A pamphlet extols a long life mission for women and warns nervous exhaustion as a disease. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure and invites women to write Mrs Pinkham for free advice, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Pin in Maine about personal recovery.
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Te Aa Lake
Garfield Avenue
Lydia E. E. Pickham
Ena
Pin Ati Aakote
Dia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Despair Drives Youth to Suicide at Asama Crater
A Japanese youth, overwhelmed by despair, threw himself into the Asama volcano crater. He left a note stating the act would grant a splendid death and elevate his soul above the mountain’s smoke toward a lofty life beyond the sky.
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Asama
Japan
Lime keeps tools dry to prevent rust in boxes
Unsalted limes prove useful for absorbing moisture and preventing rust. Some diligent workers keep a piece of lime in their tool boxes to maintain tool readiness by absorbing any moisture.
Coral Church and Palms on Mahe Island
A vivid description of Mahe Island in the Seychelles, noting coral built structures including a church, white marble like blocks, and towering tropical palms. The text describes the archipelago’s 114 islands, location about 1,400 miles east of Aden and 1,000 miles from Zanzibar, and the Isle of Mahe as the central high point 3,000 feet above sea level.
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Isle of Mahe
Seychelles Islands
Indian Ocean
Aden
Zanzibar
Devoe Paint Ad Compares Diamonds And Paint
A letter from Devoe & Co argues paint efficiency like diamonds, noting one gallon lasts as long as two of another and costs vary by job. It urges painters and jewelers to understand quality, promotes Devoe as longer lasting, and mentions Congdon & Carpenter Co. as a Providence seller.
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Sira
idDevoe
W. Devoe & CO
New York
P.S. Congdon & Carpenter Co
Providénce
100 Performers Clean Show Free of Gambling Games
A report highlights a show featuring 100 performers described as one of the cleanest on the goad, free from all games of chance. The item emphasizes order and entertainment quality without gambling elements.
M. W. Schoen Tailoring Establishment Ad
New York tailor M. W. Schoen advertises at the corner of Hope and Constitution Streets offering ladies and gentlemen garments and alterations from a prominent tailoring establishment.
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New York
Cor. of Hope and Constitution Sts
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Aristo
Hodaks
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Stratton
Business College
Providence
Bureau i Soctres
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Weefiinator St
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J. Winthrop DeWolf
The
Phanix
Mary Koehne
Stevens & Co
Hargredge’s
Big
Warner
Jumbo
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W. LL
Douglas
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Fall River
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East River
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Prop’r
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EDDY
Waldron-Brownell CO
Bradford St
G. W. Simmons
Constitution Street
William Street
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O Marnessade
Raasacable
Btrth Street
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