Startling Debut of Hunt rey Wright on Stage
A London audience witnessed Hunt rey Wright’s first appearance in a comedy as the warder of a madhouse. The scene opened with brutal treatment of the hero and closed with a gunpowder explosion. In nervous haste the warder dropped his cap and grabbed a pan of gun powder, causing a sudden blast that startled him. He fled the stage and collapsed, thinking he sat on a water bucket in the wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntrey Wright
London
Wit and Whimsy Across Punch Like Snippets
A collage of humorous quotes and brief exchanges from various papers. Jokes touch on marriage, gender, prep humor, and social scenes with quick wits and dated language. Notable bits include a serious note on consultation among physicians, and a running gag about money in daily life.
Stool Pigeon and Net Traps Used to Capture Wild Pigeons
A historical account explains how stool pigeons and spring nets were used to herd and trap flocks of wild pigeons in North America. Nets 2 to 10 yards long, concealed with hay, employed a stool pigeon to draw birds over grain, then a rapid spring capture ensnared dozens or hundreds at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timosa
United States
Canada
South America
Eyewave Salve Relief Promoted By Buffalo Firm
Strong winds and sand storms case irritation of the eyelids. PET TIT'S EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves. All druggists of Stoward Bros., Buffalo, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Stoward Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Fragmentary 1908 Advertiser Snippet Highlights
The readable text mentions Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and a note about Wall Street’s oldest government building near the treasurey, with stray references to ships and social issues. It reads like a chaotic OCR fragment from an old newspaper page with mixed ads and prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Government Assay Allies
Sabtreasuey
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Nody
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Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
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T. Hopkins
Bret d Don
New Yor
Daisy Fly Killer
Pshes
Chilcago Daily News
Tam
Nashville
Oman
Cleveland
Nell
Belle
Iim
Philadelphia
Rtecord
Jennie
Woodby
Viela
Tody
London Tri- Bits
Philadelphia Ledger
Clevelam Plain Dealer
Bridget
Tady
Mike
Washington DC
CG. Star
Vatrick O'Grady
Patrick O'Grady
Valher Phelan
Senator Smugg
Brown
Jenkins
Jones
Eng
Mars
N. U
Lobe Tae
Bears
Allen
All Druggista
Olmsted
le Roy
Peterborough
England
N. Y
Uty
Lowell
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