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Newspaper
Dubuque Sunday Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1899
Page
13
Jas F Coffee Bill Poating and bill distributing efforts are linked with posters and a motto stressing a place for every bill and every bill in its place. The note mentions U S and Canada associations and Iowa State bill posters as part of a coordinated effort for orderly fiscal administration.
The piece surveys London and New York theater change as Sant Claus season ends and new plays rise. It notes Mrs Fiske bringing Becky Sharp to Brooklyn and Boston before a western tour, Annie Russell's Miss Hobbs leaving New York, Julia Marlowe and Maude Adams at the Criterion, and Kendal departing Knickerbocker for Goodwin and Elliott. It also praises Bernhardt and Irving, tracing Bernhardt’s longevity and genius from her birth in Paris on October 22, 1844 through her rise to the world’s Queen of Tragedy.
Richard Mansfeld shows versatile talent in four plays The Devil's Disciple Prince Karl A Parisian Romance Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Henry Irving, celebrated English actor, is lauded for elevating stage art and reviving Shakespeare with landmark productions.
A famous archaeologist returns to his club with plastered face after a mistaken shave by a map gifted with high education. The tale critiques fitting a man to a trade and urges study of individuality in choosing a profession.
A track follower recalls a famed New Orleans race where Duke of Milpitas, owned by Chicago’s Alderman Casey, stormed to victory despite being afflicted by a twitch on his nose. The heavy going suited him, he led from the start, and Casey reportedly won a small fortune as the twitch remained attached in his private office.
Henry Askin once a wealthy Philadelphian now blind and confined to the Masonie home recounts a grim tale. A physician friend failed to cure him, another doctor treated him successfully until jealousy drove the first to drug his medicine and cause incurable blindness. The first doctor later died confessing his motive.
An European based orphan home at Le Loele, Switzerland uses discarded postage stamps gathered from Europe and beyond. Orphan girls sort and parcel stamps to sell to collectors, producing about £120 yearly for child support. Three London publications run stamp collections offering prizes over $1 500 for largest old stamp collections.
Dr F A Seemann touts dual medical degrees and pharmacy training. He claims to operate the only Roentgen X ray machine west of Chicago and offers quick internal examinations revealing hidden diseases, citing a bladder stone case diagnosed in five minutes. People from across the country visit for X ray exams via this device.
A group of testimonials praise Dr F A Seemann the German specialist for curing chronic ailments in Dubuque and vicinity over seven years. Patients describe relief from catarrh deafness rheumatism piles and nervous disorders after treatment at Carr Ryder Adams noted with names and addresses.
Chronic diseases including epilepsy and women’s disorders are treated without harmful drugs. Hair and mole removal by electricity offered. Free confidential consultation by mail or in person. Office hours daily with specific times and Sunday morning clinic. Located at Lincoln Block corner Eighth Locust streets.
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