Ellen Terry's Successor Adorns Mansfield's Stage
Alice Pierce, a Troy New Yorker just past sixteen, earns rare praise from Mansfield who calls her a potential second Ellen Terry. Discovered after reciting for Mansfield at a hotel, she joined his company and is praised for rapid progress in The Merchant of Venice where critics favor her Jessica.
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Eller Terry
Sir Henry Irving
Mansfield
Ellen Terry
Alicé Pierce
Troy
N.Y
New York
Jessica
Remarkable Facts From Global and Local Observations
A collage of figures notes tropical origins for cucumbers and 180000 yearly personal crisis reports. Palm leaves reach thirty feet, giraffe tongue measures about eighteen inches, and wool goods number 32000 varieties. Utah farmers own 91 percent of farms while silkworm threads are one thousandth of an inch thick. An entomologist cites 240009 insect varieties worldwide. A lone British home preserves feudal dining customs on Christmas night. Water levels near the Gulf of Mexico have risen one foot since 1850, countering drought fears.
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Amazon
Utah
Gulf of Mexico
Hazing at Princeton College Revealed in New York World Report
The New York World details brutal Princeton freshman hazing by sophomores, describing nocturnal abductions to the meadow, coerced baying at the moon, and staged humiliations. The piece then digresses into observations on French dressmaking and aesthetics.
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Princeton College
New York World
Dog Freshman Pounced After Growling Encounter
The freshman described a dog snarling and snapping at him for a period before the student rolled to the ground. The dog then pounced and worried him as bystanders attempted to intervene.
Beautiful Mrs Carew Convicted of Murder in Yokohama
Edith Carew a beautiful Englishwoman was found guilty of murdering her husband Walter Raymond Carey in Yokohama. The couple belonged to Yokohama's English society. Carey died last October and evidence included arsenic purchases and a governess’s testimony. The verdict carries a life sentence due to mercy from the British minister to Japan.
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Edith Carew
Yokohama
Japan
Carews
Yokosama
Walter Raymond Carey
Glastonbury
Jingland
Carey
Ansenio
Jacob
Trial verdict and sentence commuted by British minister
The trial concluded weeks ago with a guilty verdict. The British minister used prerogative to commute her sentence amid questions about her conduct during the proceedings.
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Py &8
Rev Crane warned against novel reading in 1869 tract
The 1869 tract by Rev Dr Crane denounced novel reading as a vice of the age. His son Stephen Crane is now gaining fame as a writer of novels. A quip notes one hundred quarts make a cask.
Don’t Give Way to Despair with Stomach Bitters
Advice urges sufferers of malaria digestion and kidney trouble to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a proven remedy. It warns delays are dangerous and promotes early use as a defensive medicine.
Floating rope invention uses cork core for high strain
The cork core rope features small cylindrical corks packed end to end with a cotton twine braid and a second thick twine layer. Inventor claims the one inch thick floating cord can withstand over 1000 pounds of strain.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Full Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh claiming to cure all stages of the disease. The firm offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to obtain testimonials, with distribution through druggists at 75 cents.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ad. Sterling Remedy CO
Chicago
Montreal
Can
New York
New German Army Shoe Soles Use Linseed Paste and Iron Filings
A novel sole treatment in the German army uses linseed paste on varnish with iron filings to paint soles. The aim is to keep leather flexible and increase shoe durability beyond nails. Aluminum nails are also being adopted in many regiments and are reported satisfactory.
Free Labor Bureau aids Chicago workers nationwide
The Working men's Home at 42 Custom House Place offers a Free Labor Bureau to supply unemployed men to farmers and others across the country at no cost. Employers should specify work type wages and if rail fare is advanced. Contact Labor Bureau, Workingmen's Home, 42 Custom House Place Chicago Ill. Tel. Harrison. The text also notes sugar price declines from beet sugar and advertises Kemp's Balsam for coughs.
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Chicago
Workingmen’s Home
Custom House Place
Labor Bureau
Custom Ne Place
Ill
Tel
Harrison
No-to-Bac Ad Claims 400000 Cured At 50 Cents
Promotes No-to-Bac as a cure for tobacco desire with a guarantee and prices of 50 cents and 1 dollar. Claims health and manhood benefits and a large cure total. Adds a note about Quito Ecuador and its year round six o clock sun timing on the equator.
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Quito
Ecuador
Unscrupulous Health Claims Flood 1895 Classified Ads
A collage of medical cures and tonics touts Lane's Family Medicine and Hall's Hair Renewer with promises of daily bowel movement, liver and kidney benefit, hair growth, and baldness prevention. Advertisements list prices, testimonials, and dubious claims alongside general motivational lines and other patent remedies.
Viceroy Questioning Etiquette Sparks London Letter
A London dispatch reports the viceroy’s playful yet impudent quizzing of women and men in public, including Hiram Maxim’s wife, provoking remarks about his respect for civilized conventions and his interest in superstition and prayer.
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Reway
London
Nerves and Teeth Linked in Many Cases
The piece argues that bad nerves and bad teeth commonly occur together due to the stresses of modern life. It notes that mental strain and bustle affect both nerves and dental health in numerous instances.
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