Damsels Protest Stage Purity Reform On Dress Rules
New York World reports chorus girls protest Marie Cahill and husband Daniel V Arthur decree banning tights and short skirts. Chorus ladies fear loss of identity and audience appeal as reform sparks strong positions from performers across the chorus district.
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Marie Cahill
Daniel V. Arthur
Daisy Deane
de Wolf Hopper Company
West Forty-second Street
Flossie Montgomery
Old Lady's Home
Trixie St. Clair
Vivian Vance
Mother
Merry-Merry
New York World
Suit Worn for 47 Years in Local Letter
Mr George Howlett of Beacons Bottom Stokenchurch submits a letter praising William Stevens of Town End Radnage and his son Vernon for a suit sewn years ago that has lasted forty seven years with no tears. The note cites the London Daily Mail.
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George Howlett
Beacons Bottom
Stokenchurch
William Stevens
Town End
Radnage
Vernon
London Daily Mail
Bath man preserves sweet corn with frost-pile method
A Bath Maine man known for sweet corn grew his crop by uprooting stalks before frost and piling them on the ground. He covered the pile to shield it from frost while the earth under the pile aided in keeping the corn from withering.
Cat and Chickens Window Display At Poultry Dealer
A downtown poultry supplies shop shows a striped cat sharing a window with fluffy yellow chicks. The cat naps while chicks walk over it and peck grains on its coat. behind a wire partition larger chickens observe warily.
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New York Sun
Cat Disturbs Dorset Organist in Wesleyan Chapel
A Dorsetshire organist playing a voluntary in a Wesleyan chapel is startled by discordant sounds when a cat bursts from the instrument, leaping over pews and escaping through a window. The incident ends with the official handling the humorous intruder.
Human Fly climbs Flatiron building in bold feat
Jo Garrick, a 30 year old steeplejack nicknamed the Human Fly, climbed and descended the 286 foot Flatiron building on Broadway without touching a windowsill, then again crawled up the vertical face to reach the cornice of the roof amid cheering onlookers.
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New York
Broadway
Jo Garrick
Garrick
Ndow
Pet Laid Away in Mausoleum in Newport Tale
A San Francisco dispatch reports Juno the poodle of Mrs. George B. de Forest is buried in a marble tomb under her Newport villa porch after a chloroform accident. The pet’s lavish burial contrasts with other pet deaths and delays a public headstone.
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Juno
George B. de Forest
Newport
San Francisco
de Forest
Busy Rooster Seeks Day Crowing Only
Chicago News reports a dispute at 415 Orchard street where a neighbor’s rooster crows at night, disturbing W. E. Furness of 417 Orchard. Furness asks the city health department to enforce daytime crowing from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. while a willow tree over the fence stays in the neighbor’s yard.
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415
Orchard Street
W. E. Furness
417
Furness
City Health Department
Mr. Furness
Centenarian Josepha Eder Lives Strong at 118
In Furstenhut German Bohemia Josepha Eder has turned 118 becoming Europe’s oldest living person. A nurse by trade she remains mentally sharp reads without glasses and walks miles daily. Barefoot since childhood she’s never needed a doctor or shoes, yet keeps active in a well to do household and draws tourists to the village.
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Furstenhut
Bohemia
Josepha Eder
Europe
Violinist Charms Skunk on Maine Veranda
A Southwest Harbor man played his violin at twilight when a sleek skunk approached and danced to the music on the veranda near his door. The animal wagged its tail as the tune continued and made a quick departure after the musician reached for his gun.
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Southwest Harbor
Skunk
Kennebec Journal
Lost Dog of Reynolds Bridge Night Watchman
Henry Whiteman of Reynolds Bridge Connecticut reports a missing companion a large Newfoundland that accompanied him on night watch duties for eight years the dog was noted for carrying its own lunch in a personal pail and always returning home with the pail each morning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Whiteman
Reynolds Bridge
Conn
Mr. Whiteman
Wasps Occupy Odd Fellows Hall in Central Village
Wasps have taken possession of the Odd Fellows hall at Central Village, Conn. Thousands of insects cluster on the ceiling causing meetings in the hall to be canceled for the present.
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Odd Fellows
Central Village
Conn
Curious changeable rose in sunlight and shade
The article describes a so called changeable rose from Chinese Japanese and Siamese horticulture. The bloom is white in darkness, waxy white at night, then transforms to blue tinted, pink and finally red in sunlight and warmth.
Men Unafraid: Gloucester Fishermen Tackle Arctic Perils
The Montreal Herald describes Gloucester crews facing ice floes, fogs, and treacherous currents as they fish the Labrador, Greenland, and Iceland banks. Dozens vanish yearly, with memorials and half-mast ships marking the sea’s toll.
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Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
United States
Gloucester
Mass
Newfoundland
Hudson Bay
Arctic
St. John's Harbor
Montreal Herald
Father Ballou and the Methuen Pulpit Epigram
In Methuen mass Universalist Society once lacked a pastor and used substitute clergy. When "Father" Ballou preached, a neighbor hosted a stiffly orthodox hostess for supper. She asked about his religion and he replied with: None to boast of, madam, a curt epigram that disarmed her.
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Ballou
Universalist Society of Methuen
Mass
Not Mike Donahue's Picture Turns Up in War Memoir
Col Mike Donahue of the Tenth New Hampshire favored drink and after the war a painting was made as a tribute. An Irish veteran, Pat, eyed the canvas and warned it was not dry. He then declared the portrait could not be of Mike Donahue, prompting a humorous misunderstanding.
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Mike” Donahue
Mike”. Donahue
New Hampshire
Tenth
The
Dirry
Pat
Fabers
Mike Donahue
Persistence in city reforms urged by Philadelphia mayor
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia honored at a dinner hosted by A J Drexel Biddle. He urged persistent effort to drive cleansing reforms, saying enthusiasm must stay high and citizens must do the work themselves. He quoted a wise man on sustained weed clearing as a metaphor.
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Weaver
Philadelphia
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Unbrotherly Comment by a British Judge
Chief Baron O Grady a humorist of first water proves his wit in a short tale about a brother judge boasting of swift court dismissals. He quips that fools’ arguments go in one ear and out the other because there is little between to stop them.
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Baron O'Grady
O’grady
Tried It on the Horse Story of a thirsty laborer
A hot day on a construction job sees Rooney asking for beer. The boss scolds then tests Rooney by asking if he watered the horse. Rooney reveals he fed the horse pebbles to keep it from thirst, then admits the same trick applied to the horse.
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Rooney
His Greatest Loss on Atlantic Club Boat Ride
John D. Crimmins recounts a sailing party from Atlantic City aboard a small catboat rented for entertainment. About a mile and a half from the inlet a sudden wind shift threatened a capsize, sparking fear among the young women aboard while the boat owner urged composure, noting he would be the one to lose if the craft went down.
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John D. Crimmins
Atlantic City
New York Times
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