Keiths New Theatre Promises Strongest Vaudeville Bill Ever
Keiths New Theatre unveils a fourteen act vaudeville bill with eleven new acts here in Providence. Headlined by English star Charles Hawtrey and supported by Dorothy Hammond and Mona Harrison the lineup includes McIntyre and Heath in The Georgia Minstrels and Wm Harcoat in A Dakota Widow. Other attractions feature Mme Slapofski Paris prima donna Mlle Albertine Melich birds Pewitt The Mysterious Face Harrigan Lucia and Vita and acts by Innis Ryan Lavine Leonard Ed and Anna Zarano and the Biograph with new motion pictures.
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Keith’s
Providence
Charles Hawtrey
Mars
Dorothy Hammond
Mona Harrison
Hugh Bell
Arthur Cecil
England
McIntyre & Heath
Klaw & Erlanger
Georgia Minstrels
Wm. Harcoat
Mme. Slapoffski
Osrl Rosa Opera Company
Euurope
Mle
Albertine Melich
Pewitt
Hammerstein's Roof Garden
New York
Harrigan
Joggler
Lucia
Vita
Harry Brown
Keith
Innis & Ryan
Lavine & Leonard
Anna Zarano
Shadows of a Great City Returns to Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre will revive the melodrama Shadows of a Great City next week. The show, first staged twenty years ago, remains a strong draw and now features an expanded production including a river scene with a 40,000 gallon water tank.
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Empire Theatre
Bristol Sons join 43rd annual Hornbine clambake amid historic voyage
Eleven Bristol Chapter Sons of the American Revolution members drove to Rehoboth for the Hornbine clambake hosted by the Rehoboth Free Baptist church. En route they visited Kirkemuit River, where British forces burned American boats in May 1778, as Col Daniel Stevens recited Col Campbell’s report and showed a picture of the 22nd Regiment. A London celebration celebrated the destruction of American shipping on the Kackemuit river.
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Sons of American Revolution
Bristol
Sons of the American Revolution
Rehoboth
Hornbine
St. Michael’s Church
Daniel Stevens
Campbell
22Nd Regiment of English Irons
London
Kackemuit
Devoe Paint Ad Promises Cheapest Quality
A letter to Everett West promotes Devoe paint as the cheapest durable option for homes. It argues mud is not paint and claims Devoe provides value by covering more area per gallon and lasting days or months, with price notes of four to five dollars per gallon. S. O. Easterbrooks sells the product.
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Devoe
W. Devoe & Co
S. O. Easterbrooks
In Praise of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Mr John Hamlett of Eagle Pass Texas praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after a week of bowel trouble. He followed a merchant C Johnsons recommendation and after three doses was entirely cured. Sold by W E Burlington.
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Chamberlain
John Hamlett
Hagle Pass
Texas
C. Johnson
W. E. Builington
Former Bristol Resident Severely Injured in Runaway Incident
Silas Holmes, a farmer from Thompson's Hill near Arnold's Mills and Bristol native, was hurt when his horse bolted on Summer Street near steam cars and crushed him against a curb. He suffered deep cuts requiring twenty stitches, facial and hand injuries, possible hip fracture, and internal damage. He was moved to St. Joseph's Hospital in critical condition, then reported resting more comfortably the next morning.
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Bristol
Silas Holmes
Thompson's Hill
Arnold’s Mills
Eye
Mr. Holmes
Pawtucket
Summer Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Thomas Holmes
Jabez Holmes
W. T. OC. Wardwell
Arnolds’ Mills
Holmes
Constipation remedy promise from Chamberlain’s tablets
A short advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets as easy to take with no griping or unpleasant effects. Sold by W. El Batlington.
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Chamberlain
W. EL Batlington
Births Reported in Town this September
In this town a daughter was born September 4 to Mr and Mrs William Abbott. A daughter was born September 6 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Dow. A son was born September 9 to Mr and Mrs George Ebbitts.
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Abbott
William Abbott
Dow
Clarence Dow
Ebbitts
George Ebbitts
Spain through a traveler’s eyes and tales
A Washington Post reader notes mixed impressions of Spain. He praises Basque provinces for alert, thrifty progress and Barcelona’s Rambla as superior to Paris, yet observes regions marked by a “don’t care” spirit and sloth, sharing a tale of a cobbler who delays repairs until funds last. He cautions the behavior is not a national trait.
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Spain
Barcelona
Rambla
Paris
Washington Post
Sport on the Kafue River in Africa
A trader chronicles daily river life on the Kafue in Africa. Morning glass scans, sightings of water buck and hartbeest, abundant fish such as bream pike tiger fish and big barbel. Tiger fish provide fierce sport with strong tackle and bamboo rods while large barbel can tow a canoe.
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Kafue
Ivory
Africa
Fortune Prize for a Summer Window Invention
A public seeks an invention of a window that opens easily in summer but only with majority consent in winter. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the unusual reward and calls for a practical, consent-based design to balance comfort and security.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Wife Defends Saving Wedding Dress For Possible Second Marriage
Glasgow Times quotes a lighthearted exchange where a husband calls a woman economical and the wife defends saving her wedding dress for a possible second marriage, reflecting on thrift and long-term planning.
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Glasgow Times
Longfellow Quote Reflected in Self Judgments
An evocative quotation about self assessment and public perception. It contrasts self-belief with external appraisal based on past deeds. The line highlights personal ambition and the way others measure achievement.
Healthy Mothers and Dr Boschee German Syrup Promise Quick Cure
An advertisement urges mothers to protect their health and that of their children warning of coughing and lung troubles. It promotes Dr Boschee s German Syrup as a remedy for lung throat and bronchial issues with speedy relief and easier expectoration. Trial bottles are offered and large sizes available at druggists.
Jails in Japan at a Glance
A described Japanese prison blends park like grounds with dwarf trees and hedges. prisoners work by ability. some thrash rice, weave red cloth uniforms, or sort paper. Younger inmates study. discipline is military yet reformative. police are noted as highly efficient.
Fever Heat and Cooling Fruits in Health and Fever
The article explains that blood temperature stays constant in health and that fruits with citric acid can cool the blood by forming citrates, aiding perspiration. In fevers, vegetables are avoided to prevent heating. controlled citrate intake is safer. Fruits and fresh vegetables act as anti scorbutics by supplying wholesome constituents and reducing heated blood symptoms.
Soap Bubbles and Newtons Measure of Film Depth
Sir Isaac Newton studied iridescent soap bubble colors and measured film thickness by color rings. Using a plano convex lens, he found dark rings proportional to even numbers and bright rings to odd numbers, with specific thicknesses for sky blue orange red violet green purple and yellow films.
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Sir Isaac Newton
Newton
Messrs. Rucker and
Reinold
A Pretty Name For a Girl
A Welsh minister explains that the literal meaning of the name Caereiaelbbwyneth is snow lover. An Ebbew Vale magistrate’s clerk laments the difficulty of spelling such a title while handling a vaccination exemption application for a girl. The exchange captures a humorous moment as the clerk seeks time to settle the name.
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Ebbew Vale
Caereiaelbbwyneth
London Mail
A Trick of the Trade in Country Shops
A London firm profits from backstreet country shops by selling old furniture and silver at higher prices to shy buyers who avoid Bond Street or Piccadilly. The practice stems from a long study of consumer behavior and local curiosity shops in county towns.
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London
Bond Street
Piccadilly
Change of Scenery Noted By Doctor
A Philadelphia Record item suggests the comedian quips that the manager has been picked and the doctor advised a change of scenery, while the comic mocks the notion that the doctor saw the show.
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Philadelphia Record
He Was Sincere in His Proposal Says Miss Rex
Miss Rex recounts that life without him meant nothing and that his sincerity lay only in his possessions, a stark reflection on the engagement. The exchange centers on a broken relationship and the worth of what was offered.
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Priend
Rex
The Head On The Floor in Edinburgh Court
An old Edinburgh tale recalls a slave trader dying in a squalid court where a blooded head rolls into the room. A famed anatomist, Professor Owen, had the head and later trips, losing the head as he hurries away with his prize.
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Edinburgh
Professor Owen
Owen
Modern Hamlet in Hawthorne’s Portrait
Bliss Perry in Atlantic compares Nathaniel Hawthorne to Hamlet noting their shared gentleness reserve and irony. The essay highlights Hawthorne’s dialogue with diverse minds, moral speculation, and clear distinction between essence and appearance, ending with forebodings and a quiet death.
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Hawthorne
Prince
Denmark
Hamlet
Horatio Bridge
William D. Tickmor
Horatio
Bliss Perry
Atlantic
Reason For Marrying Bishop Or Doctor Compared
A New York Tribune quote discusses why women marry men in positions of authority. A young woman questions a friend's choice to marry a bishop, suggesting she valued fun over church work. A young man adds that some marry for practical aims, noting a friend married a doctor to stay well, and another to stay "good for nothing."
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Kamchatka
Timbuktu
New York Tribune
The Traitor's Stone in England Contains Historic Fable
A preserved Traitor's stone from Rome sits in England as a large sandstone disk resembling a millstone with facial-like apertures. Ancient practice compelled suspects to place hands in the stone’s mouth. biting fingers by the stone marked guilt in Roman times.
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Rome
England
Prisons in Japan Reward Good Conduct with Food Rations
The article notes that food rations for prisoners in Japanese prisons are tied to conduct. Poorly behaved inmates receive a seven day rice cake, while orderly prisoners get a four day cake. Properly behaving prisoners also receive horse meat with meals.
They Go Together Elephant Farm Idea In Virginia
A visitor asks a boy what he will do as a man. The boy replies he plans to start an elephant farm in Virginia because elephants raise peanuts there, a humorous exchange excerpted by the Philadelphia Press.
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Virginia
Philadelphia Press
Fond of Children Dog Trade Sparks Child Rescue
A buyer recalls buying a dog described as fond of children but fears it would have harmed a child, noting the dog was rescued this morning. The exchange highlights a mismatch between claimed temperament and actual risk in the sale.
The reason 2 man marries his sweet heart is because she is not like other girls
The Illinois State Journal notes a paradox in a domestic tale where a husband loves for her distinctness yet cites dissatisfaction as the marriage falters, reflecting changing attitudes in gender roles.
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Illinois State Journal
Walking on the Ceiling from Harper's Weekly
The article explains how flies walk on ceilings using capillary adhesion. It notes earlier theories about miniature air pumps and oily secretions were incorrect or incomplete. A precise analysis suggests a fly could be supported by capillary forces if it were about four ninths heavier, with 10 000 to 12 000 minute foot hairs exuding oil that repels water on damp surfaces.
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Harper’s Weekly
Spoiled It All.
A farmer attends John Wesley sermons on three thrift and wealth topics. Wesley urges get all you can, save all you can, then give all you can. The farmer rejoices at first but laments when the third message arrives, feeling salvation has spoiled his lessons.
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John Wesley
Wesley
Heliotropism in Plants and Sunlight Effects
The Pall Mall Gazette notes that heliotropism causes seedlings to bend toward light, with right side cells retarded in growth. Professor Romanes showed intermittent electric light increases the effect in mustard seedlings more than sunlight, yet no chlorophyll forms without sunshine.
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Romanes
Pall Mall Gazette
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Local Dealer
Joseph McElhiney of Linton Iowa endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy noting over twenty years of sales and high satisfaction. He recommends it for coughs and colds and states W H Buffington sells it locally with quick relief and pleasant taste.
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Chamberlain
Joseph McElhiney
Linton
Iowa
W. H. Buffington
Old Firm in New Quarters Pettingill Ad Agency Moves
The Pettingill Advertising Agency, long at 22 School Street Boston, has relocated to larger Tremont Building offices. Since 1849 the firm has been a progressive advertising house, expanding from newspapers to outdoor displays streetcars circulars and booklets to manage complete campaigns for clients.
A. J. Jasmin Signs Guarantee for Mi o na Dyspepsia Cure
A. J. Jasmin agrees to return money if Mi o na fails to make you well. The guarantee appears on purchase of a box of Mi o na nature's cure for dyspepsia, urging customers to sign at the point of sale.
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A. J. Jasmin
Mi-o-na
Guarantee to refund for Miona if boxes fail cure
A signed guarantee states that the buyer may return two 50 cent boxes or a month’s treatment of Miona for a refund if the product fails to cure dyspepsia or stomach troubles. The seller promises repayment upon return of empty boxes.
Mi o na proves a tonic for digestion and health
Mi o na is promoted as a remarkable preparation that tones digestive organs and quickly restores health. The ad claims it cures indigestion and dyspepsia beyond ordinary digestive aids and guarantees a full refund if relief is not achieved, citing A J Jasmin as a source of customer endorsements.
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A. J. Jasmin
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Keith’s New Theatre
Everett West
Longfellow
Japan
Dane
Bellotropiam
U. 5. Dental Association
R. I
Hubert A. Lewis
Manila
Phoenix
DeWitt
W. S. Philpot
Albany, Ga
Town OF
John J. Vera
State Street
Herbert F. Bennett
David G. Lebb
Hope Street
Gratin
Herbert F. B
Martin V. Newton
Whichill
William T. O’donnell
Charles F. Easterbrooks
Gertrude EB. Fenner
Marion
Ind
W. H. Boffiington
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