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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1896
Page
2
Fragments describe social quirks and local scenes including race at Ridgewood, judges versus magistrates fashion quarrels, and scattered notes on taxes savings banks and divorce. The text blends gossip, public notices, and civic chatter with colorful asides about women bicycling and weekly events.
Mary Anderson recalls rehearsals and the shock of stage life in foggy Boston with Castle Square theater noted for Aida and Amneris performances. The piece traces Boston theater prestige from Tremont Street to European premieres and highlights Meyriane Heglon and Emma Eames in late 19th century opera casts.
The piece surveys Florence J. and her London peers famed as The Walls of Comic Opera and notes her mixed reception in America. It links her success to earlier stage figures, discusses cross Atlantic casting trends, and mentions other English performers shaping American tastes. It also profiles Bishop Abraham Grant as a bold race leader and public speaker detailing his career and influence.
William Ciltles announces Secret will debut at Garre irk theater New York on October 4 with Amy Busby, Miss Odette Tyler, and a cast. A big season is promised featuring a drama stipe Carnival by Detryvit gulbors Fred Isham Edward Weitzel. Richard Burbeee noted as England’s early great actor with Shylock Lear Othello Macbeth roles. Ambition grows as Judge hints star actors return and Putnam American play planned with Israel Putnam as hero. Mantel Dixon Salvini expected to support her husband next season in Juliet and Ophelia. September 28 marks Boston troupe start of gengal tour. Marie Berroughs joins E Willards on tour. Rose Ertinge may settle in St. Louis as a teacher. The Little Minister adapted as drama.
The aged master, spared by the bishop's aid, implores that at his death the bishop deliver the funeral sermon. Tears mark his plea as he clings to the hope of spiritual farewell from a trusted cleric.
A well dressed young man sits beside a woman whose clothes seem mismatched. The conductor asks if he paid for two. he blushes and denies it while the car fills with laughter. The woman protests loudly and the man exits after a short ride.
A milkman in a six story New York apartment building calmly poured milk into a burning letter box after spotting flames in the vestibule. Fire crews arrived to find milk streaming from the box and a small fire extinguished by water with $60 in damages. Police seek the culprit behind the repeated blazes.
A New York Sun reader recalls miscommunicating in Madrid when milk ran short and a cow drawing saved breakfast. In San Francisco a couple widens jurisdiction questions by marrying at sea, raising whether US federal law applies if the ship is American registered.
Swedish explorer Dr. A Andree sails to reach the North Pole by a special balloon built by Mr. Eckholm from Paris. The craft features a rope and ballast system to retard descent and may drift under gales or heavy snow. It will carry three passengers with four months of provisions and offers uninterrupted viewing in polar daylight.
A lively note urges readers to share domestic happenings from marriages to visitors and social gatherings. It invites subscribers to report personal life events and upcoming arrivals with practical offers such as supplying names or food contributions as a gesture of goodwill.
A Cincinnati hotel guest caused a stir by declaring his grub was in his valise as a porter prepared to store it. The man admitted he planned to attend the Thirtieth Annual Reunion of the G A R in September, using a special one cent fare by the Chicago Great Western Railway with dormitory cars dining and a thirty day return window.
The sea-anchor on every Chinese junk is described as a large umbrella-like device with a stone or iron weight at its end. The anchor secures the cable at the handle end and helps a junk lie to during a typhoon, reducing the risk of drifting and enhancing safety.
A jumbled OCR page of vintage ads and social notes mentions catalog requests from LaCrosse Wisconsin, medical cures and tonics, teething remedies, and odd claims about sleep and politics. Names and places include Manchester cotton factory, Philadelphia and New Haven, with scattered product claims and addresses.
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