Noted Vaudeville Attraction at Burton's Theater This Week
The Kdeal Widow Brown arrives at Burton's for one week starting Sunday July 1 with a strong company, lively songs, dance routines, and a two and a half hour program praised for wit and stagecraft. Della Fox, stage star of past seasons, is profiled with career highlights and health comeback, while references to other contemporary acts and venues pepper the review.
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Brown
Burton
Barre
Suerton
Widow Brown
Herapy
Sut- Von's
Kyrle Bellew as Nance Owell's Madingyma in Australia
In Australia speculation cites Kyrle Bellew possibly becoming Nance Owell's Madingyma. The London Chronicle notes Bellew was not seen in Queensland managing mining matters. The Melbourne editor describes the city man duties and a past figure Harald Dominick Botlew as a keen investigator and later a lecturer to a traveling troupe.
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Australia
Kyrle Bevlew
Nance Owell
London Chronicle
Bellew
Kyrle Bellew
Queensland
Elty
Harald Dominick Botlew
Stage Legends and Jests From a Touring Era
The interview recalls Bernhardt and Mayer on early tours in 1880 81 with vivid anecdotes from Philadelphia New York and Mobile. It notes Bernhardt delaying performances escaping mishaps and feisty exchanges with Calombier Langtry and Gebhard while praising Paul and Sothern for their temperaments and cultural impact.
Theatrical notes on stars and projects for next season
The piece catalogs theaters and actors: James A. Herne honored with a new theater name, Helen Bertrem joining Jeromesykes as prima donna, Broadhurst’s farce The House That Jack Built, Pilar Morin slated for Camille and Carmen, Sandow exhibitor at Casino de Paris, Flora Mairchild to star with Julia Arthur, three Albany stock companies, Stratford on Avon success for Herman Vezin and Eleanor Calhoun, Johnstone Bennett ballooning at Paris exposition, Gerry Society actions against Japanese acrobats, Joseph Murphy dismissing Millette Gilbert, Julia Marlowe’s Awakening by Ford and de Mille, and copyright piracy bills. Also noted: Greek and Spanish national theaters planned. King George funding Greek theater at Athens. Madrid prize-driven national theater proposals. Belasco in London amid delays.
Boots, Deacon, and a Price Lesson in Mountains
A farmer tale from New Orleans Times-Democrat recounts a mountain boot merchant losing a deception as a factory raises and then restores prices. The old dealer, paying $6 a pair for boots, kept prices steady while leather fell, until a manufacturer offered a drastic cut to $4. A deacon customer responds by keeping prices steady at $10, citing moral duty, prompting the maker to revert.
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New Orleans
Peter Dok
The Lobster as Rencor, Contemporary Review
A humorous and vivid account of lobster fighting drawn from a naturalist's perspective. The narrator recalls a nine by six foot pool encounter with a lobster, describing agile fencing, decisive gaffing, and the creature's apparent martial spirit. He notes repeated claw losses in traps and cites Sir Tanac Coffin's coastal observations of brutal lobster battles.
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Sir Tanac Coffin
Nova Scotia
Decay of Westminster Abbey Refuted by Smoke Theory
The article argues that factory smoke cannot explain Westminster Abbey’s stone decay. It notes no smoke in Wren’s era and cites York, Paris, Brussels, and other capitals with scaffolding history. It suggests building material quality and prior renovations may account for wear over centuries.
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London
Westminster _ Abbey
Paris
Brussels
Notre Dame
St. Eustache
St. Cudule
Christopher Wren
York
Petrified Man Tale From New Orleans Tomb Mystery
A long account describes an 1895 New Orleans death and a marble mausoleum scene at St Louis Cemetery No. 1 where a body reportedly became petrified upon exhumation. Sexton Moise Rodrigue recalls the vault opening and the supposed stone corpse of the Italian gentleman, while doctors offer theories to explain the event.
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Cardiff
Canard
Mark Twain
New Orleans
Bourbon + Bbreet
Frenchman Street
Ulian Society
New Orlean
Réier
Board of Health
Society
Dex Italiens
St. Louia
Lajian
Pest
Josephine
Italy
Lille
Sextin
Societe Des Italiens
Louis Cemetery
Walla
Moise Rodrigue
Sexton
St. Louis Cemetery
Guild of
Aesculapius
Conti Street
Jficio ‘Rois
Euciete Des Tlalians
From Mysterious Tombs to Army Dentistry Standards
The article surveys theories on natural mummification and preservation of bodies, citing Corin and Mazzhin, with notes on a New York physician authoring a troche on preservation. It then shifts to army recruitment, warning that decayed teeth disqualify candidates, detailing how dental condition affects combat readiness and noting reliance on dental devices and health.
Honest confession from boy at love feast incident
A small boy, barely able to speak, admits he did it and says he ought to be spanked. The Recorder notes the fire was subdued with little damage and remarks the boy’s confession was likely the only honest one among the day’s offerings at the event.
Appetite Braced Up Aeycreases He Caytwity Of On Diltanes
Fragmented OCR text presents a garbled dialogue about a character named Freddy who begs for more after a cone limp, with unclear context and no discernible event or outcome.
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Freddy
Manners in Poland and a Balloon Torpedo Tale
The text lists numerous names and places including Breese New York and Mabel Brabaker, with remarks on Polish manners and a London report describing Axel Oring and J T Armstrong testing Roentgen ray torpedoes guided from balloons. The piece notes control of torpedoes from four to twenty miles, depending on operator height, and mentions potential use for signaling and explosions.
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John
Mma Ray
New York
London
Mr Ra Han
Seome
Mr. Ray
Nia
List of names in letter advertisement ending Arnoldi A
A fragmented roster of many individuals appears in a letter ad section list. The readable portions include numerous surnames and given names such as Arnoldi Andocaan Geni, Perla, Ch haku, Houndtrom, Augusta, Arthur BeneM ayeres, Cavalli, Vallaghin, Clark, Gooney, Clernan, Davis, Penning, Devin, Devine, Downey, Horton, Haines, Hawn, Helfer, Hammond, Hoagland, Johns, Lynch, Keating, King, Larsen, Lynch, MacDonald, McAvoy, McConnell, McAuliffe, McAthey, McWartin, MacLennan, Neable, Randall, Roach, Spencer, Towney, Turner, Voss, Woods, and many others. The text reads as a dense roster likely from a local notices page.
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Arnoldi
Ales
Andocaan
Geni AN Part
Bist Perla
Rennin
Abs Chhaku
Tat Buen
Epi Ellivety Petit
Faird
FO Decks
Charles Houndtrom
Agusta Rown
Arthur BeneMayeres
Varsl Cavalli
Ds ' Vastango
Je Vallaghin
Joseph Clark
James Gooney
Jon Clernan
Armed Krank
Datekari Fostey
Herbert Penning
John Devin
Ad Devine
Hut Downey
von T Davis
Charlie
Briekkon
Aumust Krager
Robine Roster
Tte
Charles Ferguson
Mra Franc
Miss Green
Willa Guinery
Henry Grady
Rank Grogk
Albert Grauter
CA Goranson
Jenin Hoffman
Hugh Horta
Bt Hostetter
Harry W Horton
George Haines
Mes
FL Hawn
Ed He
Jerry Mecingls
WS McDonald
John A McClaire
MT McConnell
Andrew McAuliffe
Geo McAthey
Clare McWartin
MacDonald
Geof MacLennan
DB McAvoy Nelwun
Herbert Nason
Annie Neable
Connar
Bam Ogan
D Parnell
Harry Pennington
Morte Peyla
Sarah J Tuchley
Mrs Rogers
Joe
Ella Teard
Wm G .Voss
Anna Wenbeock
JH Woodward
Fred Whitesay
Wynas
Findley Wapler
Emma Woods
Alarm-bell device found in undertaker’s office
In a terse exchange the speaker places a ringing alarm-bell device inside the undertaker’s office. The detail suggests a planned alert tied to a disturbance, with no further context on reason or outcome provided.
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Darkor
Undertakers Office
Honest Confession in a Holton Church Fire Alarm
In Holton last Sunday the Methodist congregation held an experience meeting when a five year old boy rushed in crying that the church was on fire. The startling claim stirred officials and attendees as they checked the building and coordinated safety measures. No fire was found and the incident prompted questions about the boy’s warning and the response by church members.
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Kansas City Journal
Methodists of
Holton
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Herman Vezin
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