Danube sturgeon to be reintroduced to American waters
United States Fish Commission officials announce a high likelihood of Danube sturgeon and sterlet fry reaching U S rivers with Roumania Knowles aiding. The plan involves shipping young fish to U S hatcheries then releasing them into Hudson Delaware Susquehanna and Potomac rivers to bolster year round supplies. Minister Knowles emphasizes fish production as vital to national food security and economy.
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United States Fish Commission
American
Roumania
Knowles
Commissioner Bowers
Washington
United States
Middle Atlantic
The
Fish Commission
Delaware
Bowers
Horace G. Knowles
Servia
Bulgaria
Nicaragua
New York
Danube
Bremen
Hamburg
Hudson
Susquehanna
Footomac
U S
Meat Trust
United Statves
The Play’s The Thing Revisited In Modern Stage
The passage notes Shakespeare’s maxim that the play is central and contemplates how the right play in the right venue shapes reception. It contrasts early works like Hamlet and The Taming of the Shrew with later entertainment such as Salome dances and comic operas, arguing the enduring primacy of the play itself.
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Shakespeare
William
Avon
Mr. Armstrong
Bonnie ‘Briar Bush
Lorna Doone
Sky Pilot
Characters And The Hour In Washington And New York
A survey of figures in public life and culture. J W Dwight, Republican whip, Fordney of Michigan, Senor Espinosa of Nicaragua, and Mrs Perry Belmont are profiled amid discussions of theater and moral uplift in Redpath Chautauqua shows. Also notes Perry and Belmonts in Washington society and Perry’s art career.
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J. W. Dwight
Fordney
Michigan
Senor Espinosa
Mrs. Perry Belmont
Redpath
Albert Armstrong
Armstrong
John W. Dwight
New York
House ‘of Representatives
Watson
Indiana
Dwight
Dryden
N. Y
Perry Belmonts
Washington
Mr. Belmont
Chevy Chase Club
National Capital
Spain
Cleveland
Belmont
Jessie Robbins
Bellef
Brooklyn
Redpath Chautauqua System Expands for 1909 Tour
The Redpath Chautauqua system runs two complete circuits under Vawter and Horner with 105 shows planned in 1909. An estimated 1.2 million paid admissions would occur if gates used turnstiles. Inventory lists 25 thousand dollars of equipment and 23.5 thousand dollars in rail travel for 1908, with fourteen outfits on the Vawter circuit and ongoing expansion for higher costs and more complex management.
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Keith Vawter
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
CG. F. Horner
Lincoln
Neb
Kansas-Nebraska
Chicago
Omaha
Redpath Enterprise
Vawter
Redpath
Globe
Palestine
New Speed Record for Typewriting Set in Kansas City
E A Trefzger of New York established a new speed record in Kansas City by typing an average of 10% words from copy each minute for fifteen minutes. He placed second in the international contest where Rose L Fritz won the hour contest.
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Kansas City
E. A. Trefzger
New York
Trefzger
Rose L. Fritz
Advertising Aids for Better Retail Ads
A 1909 discussion explains that ads must deliver measurable results by informing readers about what is on sale, prices, and where to buy. It criticizes vague phrases and cluttered layouts, praising clear headlines, strong product pictures, focused single-article ads, and direct price details to drive store visits.
Diamond Inside Cigar Found by Milford Man
Levi D. Satterfield of Milford Delaware found a two carat diamond worth about three hundred dollars embedded in the filler of a cigar he was smoking. He theorizes it may have been dropped into the tobacco by a cigar packer before the cigar was made.
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Levi d. Satterfield
Milford
Del
Satterfield
Our Motto and the Call to Advertise
The text argues against the slogan Let Us Alone used by big commercial interests and urges business houses to advertise to attract customers. It contends agitation through advertising is needed for ordinary businesses to boost sales.
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National Prosperity Association
Smart Set English Reflects Modern Attitude
The speech of the smart man and woman reveals a modern stance. Speaking good English is presented as middle class, while the vocabulary is described as limited and largely composed of slang.
Stuck to It Courtship Fragments From Baltic Letters
A fragmentary exchange records a husband and wife discussing loyalty and betrayal during a courtship era. The husband insists theft leads to life, while the wife recalls a past slip of affection. The dialogue hints at social norms and marital expectations of the period.
Fortune Teller's Hint Sparks Wedding Talk
Comic sketch dialogue shows Belle and Jack debating marriage timing. A fortune teller predicted a blond bride, Belle jokes she can become blond by six months, sparking playful bet about nuptials and timing.
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Jack
Belle
New Idea in Pensions for German Banking Officials
A proposed plan in Germany calls for an organization to provide old age and disability pensions for bank officials and clerks, with annuities for widows and education for their orphans.
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Germany
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Characters of the Hour
House of Representatives
Joseph Warren Fordney
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Blackford County
Ind
Saginaw Board of Trade
Pordney
Congress
Emery
Senor
Rodolfo Espinosa
Luis F. Corea
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Roland Hinton Perry
Ludlow Street
Irma H. Perry
May Hanbury Fisher
Santo Domingo
R. Hinton -Perry
Ludlow
Mr. Perry
Beaux Arts
Academie Julien
Neptune
Congressional Library
Perry
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Edward Durant Smith
Smith
South Carolina
Frank Boyd Gary
A. C. Latimer
Farmers’ Protective Naissance
Southern Cotton Association
Beouth-Warer Tem
Henry Herbert Huff
American Press Association
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