The Actors Fund Home for Old Players
In 1847 New York and Brooklyn managers funded the Actors Fund to aid theater workers. Donations and ticket sales raised 19 956 40 dollars to establish a permanent fund later forming a home for aging actors. The article describes early supporters, officers, trustees, and a glimpse of life at the home with veteran performers like Forrest Davenport and Langdon recounting memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
James Gordon Bennett
John Jacob Antor
Edwin Booth
Lester Wallach
A. M. Palmer
Daniel Frohman
Theodore Moss
Edwin Hoath
Joseph Jefferson
M. J. Mallory
Lawrence Marret
H.C. Miner
W. EB. Linn
Edward F Flarrigan
William Henderson
John WF. Pools
P. T. Barnum
W. J. Florence
William Mieh
Louis Aldrich
al. Hayman
Empire Theater
Actors’ Fund
Aldrich
Hayman
Mayan
Hereld
the Herald
Thor
Melnottes
Rosalinds
Camillea
Adelaide Nelson
Lucile Western
Charlotte Cuwh- Han
Davenport
McCullough
Warren
Owens
Burton
Forrest
Jefferson
Marrett
Ike Burton
Ike George Pax
Samuel Chester
George Morton
Chester
Harry Langdon
Marry
Adelaide Netlaon
Charlotte Cushman
Kite Lowes
Langdon
Porrost
Lanedon
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited By Berg For Cure
Charlies Berg of 815 N Sixth St Walla Walla Washington credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing a serious kidney condition. He describes severe pain swelling weight loss and ongoing suffering before finding relief and urges others to remember the product name. The advertisement notes availability from druggists and general stores priced at 60 cents and promotes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charlies B. Berg
Sixth St
Walla Walla
Washenya
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Distemper Cure Claims Across Horses and Dogs
A dubious ad touts Spoon's Distempe cure for distemper in horses and dogs and promises prevention for others in the same stable. It claims TH bottles lasted last year and lists prices 0 to 19 cents per dose, urging purchase from the U S A medical Co in Goshen Indiana Rec Contagious Diseases.
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Rey
Ceck Ayedical Co
Goshen
Ind
U.sa
A Distinction Between Mirw. Flubbit and Show Girls
A Distinction notes Mirw. Flubbit seems cold and distant since wealth was acquired. The other figure remains less frigid than show girls in a musical comedy yet still appears unbearably haughty.
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Flubbit
Mr. Flatbit
Coachman Receives Bequest From Brighton Will
A quotation from the will of Mrs. Jule Hall of Brighton notes a £100 bequest to her coachman. The allowance is conditional on his service at her death and that she dies from carriage accident caused by his driving.
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Jule Hall
Brighton
Wogland
Social Distinction In Southern Country Dances
Description of a rural Alabama ball where dancers are sorted by footwear. The floor manager directs women with stockings and shoes to different sections and instructs barefoot attendees to circle the room, reflecting old style rural etiquette and social cues.
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Alabama
Lippincott’s
A Lady Lecturer Praises Grape Nuts for Health Recovery
A Philadelphia writer describes her struggle with nerve and bone strain from lecturing work. She credits regular Grape Nuts in rebuilding health, noting rapid improvements in weakness fatigue memory and stamina after adopting the cereal.
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Philadelphia
Love Fie Gut Her Prospective
Dialogue fragment shows a couple debating grounds for banishment by a father and mentioning a bed of gladiolas in the backyard as a soft alternative. The exchange hints at family tension and domestic setting.
Artiat-My Object Provokes War Horror Debate
At the Royal Academy a discussion centers on Artiat-My object aimed at exposing the horrors of war. A friend observes the work as notably terrifying, expressing strong reaction.
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Royal Academy
Artiat
Rural landlord questions quality of table setup
A rural landlord comments on the dining table scene noting it is great for hosting. The exchange emphasizes table adequacy and favorable impression of the setting.
Fragmented Quotation on Inauguration and Travel
A damaged fragment questions why people did not attend a ceremony and whether English crowds traveled to spend money for a presidential inauguration. The text mixes references to Bilbo and unspecified events.
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Bilbo
Must Be Mistaken Jones Grumbles Over Wife Joke
A humorous exchange unfolds as Jones complains his wife cannot take a joke. She retorts with a swift turn of events, asserting he is the one mistaken and humorously implying he misread the situation. The exchange ends with a playful punch line about the wife taking Jones.
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Jones
Sanguine Dialogue on Fortune and Ike
A brief exchange where Sanguine asks what someone is doing and they reply they are seeking fortune. The conversation ends with a wary note about hoping not to feel Ike making faces at it.
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Ike
Mirth Turns Grim as Murclets Ride to Hospital
A quirky line from a child about murclets on a joyride leads the piece to reveal that most end up at the hospital. The exchange highlights a troubling trend and its impact on health services.
Incorrigible banter sparks dry weather quip
A serious friend questions prudent rain planning and a frivolous person replies by joking about cutting out favorable forecasts and saving them for a rainy day, reflecting a humor tone about weather predictions.
Ship News in Nineteen Twenty Five Arrival Update
The article notes ship news from 1925 with an owner remark on arrival in New York and a brief exchange about gun fire. It mentions sending a man to Hallfar by special train to fix the vessel, with the captain describing conditions as pretty fair.
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New York
Hallfar
Sweltering Train Passenger Confides Window Issue
On a railroad train a passenger complains a window sticks and cannot be wetted. The conductor notes the carriage window is swollen by rain and expects it to be okay after a few days.
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Yeu
Woodle
A Gentle Hint From a Clothes Merchant
A humorous exchange has Snipp and Slowpay discussing pockets in trousers. The man of clothes explains he planned to sag weet that in case Slowpay ever had anything to store, he would ship it up for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snipp
Slowpay
Mr. Slowpay
Veterans Wonderfully Tough Yet Frail in Uncle Joe's View
A vivid remark from Uncle Joe Cannon praises Civil War veterans as sturdy despite age. A character named Binks recalls telling his father he should retire from business, only to be thrashed with a punchline about being kicked downstairs.
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Joe
Cannon
Mink
Binks
Stalrs
Homeseekers Excursion Rates to Texas and New Mexico
The Colorado and Southern offers round trip homeseekers excursion tickets to many points in Texas and New Mexico on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in 1917. Reduced fares apply with five day final return and liberal stopover privileges. Details from local agents or T. B. Fisher, General Passenger Agent, Denver.
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Texas
New Mexico
Colorado and Southern Way
Colorado and Southern
T. B. Fisher
Denver
Colo
Denver Directory Sparse OCR Notes
Fragmented text covers a directory style listing with scattered place names including Denver Colorado Springs Mexico and various unclear terms. The readable items mention rates and locations but lack a coherent event or clear entities beyond general regional references.
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