Bernhardt talks careers plans and Paris society
The interview with Sarah Bernhardt covers future stage roles and tours in Canada the United States and England. She speaks of new plays and revivals, compares Paris stars like Yvette Guilbert and Rejane, and comments on the Comtesse De Castellane and Parisian society amid rumors of dowries and extravagant spending.
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Paris Heela
Bois de Boulogne
Magda
Dumas
L’artesienne
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Beca
Suzanne
Mile
Leyford
Canada
United States
New Orleans
England
Yvette Guilbert
Paris
Rejane
Mme. Bernhardt
Yvette
Irving
Macbeth
Siby] Sanderson
Massenet
Esclarmonde
Comtesse de Castellane
Mackay
Ayer
de Castellanes
France
Comte
Trouville
Prince Albert
French Suitor in Comic Latchkey Anecdote Ends With Embrace
A humorous Scottish American cartoon caption describes a French visitor's farewell to a landlady who asks for latchkeys. He offers extravagant promises and dramatic kissing gestures before realizing the misunderstanding about the key. The scene blends light romance and mistaken identity in a witty domestic vignette.
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Virl Vich Lamartine
Mr. C
Mrs. M
Frenchy
Veteran pencil carries Civil War tale from Major Fairbanks
J Fillmore of South Dakota preserves a three quarter inch pencil from Major J B Fairbanks. The writing instrument, a veteran of the war, recounts battles from Maryland to Petersburg and served as a daily roll keeper for eight months.
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J. Fillmore
South Dakota
J. B. Fairbanks
Maryland
Virginia
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Appomattox
Petersburg
Kansas City Times
Vox Populi and the Deadly Delusion of Consensus
A Blackwood's Magazine excerpt challenges the maxim Vox populi Vox Dei and the idea that many minds equal better judgment. It argues crowds hinder sound choices, citing Carlyle on public fools and Galileo’s metaphor of diverse minds racing separate horses, concluding consensus does not guarantee success.
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Vox Populi
Vox Dei
Carlyle
Galilei
Blackwood’s Magazine
Prize Value Mentioned in Homily on Daughter’s Dowry
In a London Answers note a father discusses his consent and the value of his daughter as a prize, estimating it near £6000. The item contrasts population growth in Vermont with Massachusetts and other New England states, noting regional demographic gains over 25 years.
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London
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
The Silver Leaders and Populist Merger Plans
A Washington Star feature reports on Populist aims to fuse free silver Democrats and Republicans into a single party under a new name. Leaders discuss regional alliances, with St Louis as a likely convention site and frequent silver conferences at Senator Stewart’s home and Senator Harris’s Tennessee residence.
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Free Silver
Free Silver Democrats
South
Free Silver Republicans
West
St. Louis
South Carolina
Kansas
Tillman
Lewelling
Tom Watson
Senator Stewart
Senator Harris
Tennessee
Washington Star
Broadway fashion shifts from eccentric to conventional
A New York tailor notes fewer conspicuously dressed men on Broadway and Fifth Avenue. He recalls a past era with Berry Wall style flamboyance, now replaced by restrained attire. The fashion reversion leaves tailors uneasy as attention grabbing wardrobes become rare.
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Broadway
Berry Wall
Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
Ohio girl sleeps through months since November
An Ohio girl remains asleep since November 28 with no sign of waking. Doctors and family continue efforts while the girl talks in her sleep, described by the Ripley Bee as ongoing medical concern and parental vigil.
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Ohio
Ripley Bee
Brooklyn Chess Club To Host Cable Match With British Club
The Brooklyn Chess Club reached agreement with the British Chess Club of London on rules for a team match to be held Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19, with eight players per side. Sir George Newnes offers an $800 silver cup as trophy for the winning nation. The London club would play only native-born players, prompting Brooklyn to reduce team size to eight to ensure a fair test of strength.
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Broohlyn
Chanata
Cable
British Chess Club of London
British Chess Club
Brooklyn Chess Club
England
America
George Newnes
Choosing Bishops by Lot in Lancaster Mennonites
The Mennonites in Lancaster county Pennsylvania select their bishop by drawing lots from hymn books. A slip placed in one book names the winner. Rev. Christian Risser has been chosen bishop, with two rivals previously in the race.
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Christian Risser
Lancaster County
Albany Times-Union
Christ in Passion Play Suffered Severe Leg Injury in Accident
Joseph Mayer, famed for his role in the Ober Ammergau Passion Play, was injured while assisting with a tree. The tree slipped, collapsing on his leg and causing a crush injury that required amputation.
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Joseph Mayer
Christ In the
Ober Ammergau
Mayer
Orchestra Installed at Galesburg Baptist Church
The Baptist church in Galesburg Michigan now features a church orchestra led by the pastor who plays the clarinet. Music is described as good and the fresh service element is drawing large congregations.
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Baptist Church
Galesburg
Mich
Oddities Highlight Kentucky Family Reunion
At a Kentucky family reunion a 98 year old man weighed 68 pounds a 2 year old baby weighed 6 pounds and a woman was noted to have 12 toes and 14 fingers in the readable report.
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Kentucky
Will Sacrifice Butter For Armenia Spares Wellesley Women
Wellesley College students volunteer to skip butter for a month to fund relief for Armenians. They aim to divert the saved money to Armenian suffering and appeal to faculty to support the plan.
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Armenia
Wellesley College
Ex-president Grover Cleveland eyed as syndicate writer
A Philadelphia North American note suggests once Grover Cleveland leaves the presidency he will be in high demand as a syndicated letter writer. The quip marks the former leader’s enduring fame and utility.
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Grover
Philadelphia North American
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