Ghost Book Signatures From Celebrities Spark Curiosity
A new fad uses a ghost book to capture signatures of famous figures, offering inked ghosts rather than plain autographs. Talents like Mrs Taft Miss Farrar Miss Thursby and George Bernard Shaw feature in illustrated, playful ghost portraits and anecdotes.
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Tat
Biz Statesman
Hot Springs
Miss Garden
Geraldine Farrar
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
Minor Glyn
Mrs. Glyn
Paul
Emmy Destinn
Royal Avera House
Berlin
Europe
Word of Hope for Despairing Women and Kidney Cure
A testimonial from Mrs. S. D. Billison of Lamar Missouri credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing chronic kidney trouble after doctors failed. She describes persistent aches, dizziness, and urinary issues before relief and full recovery, urging others to remember Dean's and buy for 50 cents a box.
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S. D. Billison
N. Broadway
Lamar
Dean
Dean's
Foser-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
A Proposal Between Mr Hardup and Miss Aughtumn
The dialogue features a shy Mr. Hardup asking Miss Aughtumn for five dollars in a light comic tone. The piece argues that attitudes toward women have shifted toward valuing smart attire and better grooming as a sign of virtue and modern taste.
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Mr. Hardup
Miss Aughtumn
Your Salary in the Coin of the World
The quote by N. W. Zimmerman asserts that the universe mirrors a person’s attitudes and actions. Smiles attract joy, frowns attract frowns, and positive thoughts invite entertainment and friendship while miserliness invites censure.
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N. W. Zimmerman
They Were Good Mothers Quote on Female Role
Elizabeth Cady Stanton asserts a woman’s duty is to develop her powers for guiding the next generation. An admirer notes Mrs Stanton raised seven healthy children and Mrs Julia Ward Howe’s offspring affirm her motherhood. The saying compares the eagle’s motherhood to the hen or goose.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Self-Made Man Brags of Popularity and Rise
An orator boasts he is self made saying he gained his high position by winning favor with men who had influence. A curious youth asks in what respect and the speaker details his method of becoming popular among powerful allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamship Company
Countess de Spitzbergen
America
Countess of Spitzbergen
Price
Soaline
Cycle Dealer Recommends Accurate Cyclometer
A Cleveland Leader snippet shows Miss de Byke and Pat bantering about a cyclometer that is accurate and avoids inflated readings. A joke exchange follows about a Dutch uncle and a cousin German, then a flirting line about marriage and repeated visits.
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Miss de Byke
Pat
Cleveland
Delightfully So Hamlet Stirs Harry to Shakespeare
Dialogue snippet features a character who dislikes Shakespeare but grows to love it after watching a performance of Hamlet. The exchange underscores transformation through theater and curiosity about the playwright.
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Shakspeare
Shakespeare
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London
New York
Actor
Singer
China
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
George B. S
Rhine
Broadway
Bath Beach
Kokomo
Kalamazoo
Panama
Hallie Erminie Rives
Euripides
Sophocles
Tallie Famimie Ryves
Laby Durr
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Pro-Mate
Goodyear
Williams, Hoyt 4 Co
Rochester, N. Y
Sha Tiu
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
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