Stage Highlights in Clyde Fitch Comedy and Black Crook Reprises
Otis Skinner stars in His Grace de Gramont at the Jefferson Goshen with Charles Welles as Charles Stuart. The Black Crook returns from New York reimagined with lavish costumes and scenery, while The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast plays Jefferson. Behind the Mask by Edmund Day features dramatic comedy and a Colorado setting with dramatic caboose chase and mountain scenery.
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Charles the Second
Clyde Fitch
Grace de Gramont
Otis Skinner
Jefferson
Goshen
Charles Welles
Napoleon
Mr. Skinner
Lazarre
Mr. Weles
Augustus Cook
Holbrook Blinn
Richard Mansfield
Henry Irving
Charlies Stuart
Nibio
Garden
New York
Black Crook Pes
Allontemp
Jefferson Theatre
Bucklen Opera House
Edmund Day
Mr. Day
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Cleveland Schools Plan Nine Day Christmas Vacation
Cleveland schools announce a nine days vacation ending after Christmas. Several schools schedule Christmas exercises. Mr William Blyly attended the Farmers Institute. Mrs Isaac Dishongs safe event drew large attendance. John Groff Jr and family moved to the Willis Layton farm recently bought by Mr Layton. Mrs Heandershott, long ill, shows improvement.
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William Blyly
Farmers’ Institute
Isaac Dishong
John Groff Jr
Willis Layton
Layton
Heandershott
Impossible To Foresee An Accident Warns Of Preparation
Dr Thenas's Eclectric Oil touted as a remedy with a boastful claim of control over misfortune and a monarchial metaphor, reflecting era marketing language and sensational prose in a brief item.
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Dr. Thenas
Monarch
Pair
Local residents listed and real estate transfers noted
Charles Henry Lacey Emily Armina Overton Charis Svarret Lizzie Gordon J Fouene Treesh Olive Lehman Charles Wilson Mary E Fverhock Thos G Oliver Rose A Miller real estate transfers William B Pratt to Paul M Watter in Elkhart 250 William L Sipe to Edward and Matilda Zech lot in Elkhart 1799 the hand work done at the Troy laundry cares the wear on your life percent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Lacey
Goshen
Emily Armin‘a Overton
Charis Svarret
Bremen
Lizzie Gordon
William B. Pratt
Elkhart
William L. Sipe
Fdaward
Matilda Zech
Eftshart
Troy
Lavndary
Plays and Players News From The Stage
Wright Lorimer buys all rights to She Man o Airlie from Lawrence Barrett’s daughter. Aldwych London to open Dec 19 with Bluebell In Fairyland revival. Mrs. Fiske returns in Leah Klieschna in New York on her stage comeback anniversary. Clara Maentz of Chicago hailed as promising prima donna contralto with wide range. Will J. Davis signs for a new Logansport theater and Indiana theater chain. Klaw Erlanger hire William T. Hodge for Jonah XIII in The White Cat. Edwin Stevens joins Fred C Whitney for a lead in The Rose of the Alhambra with Lilian Blauvelt.
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Wright Lorimer
Airlie
Lawrence Barrett
Aldwych Theater
London
Bluebell
Clara Maentz
Chicago
Will J. Davis
Iroquois Theater
Logansport
Ind
Mr. Davis
Indiana
Messrs
Klaw & Erlanger
Liebler & Co
William T. Hodge
Jonah XIII
King of
Edwin Stevens
Fred C. Whitney
Lilian Blauvelt
France News: Oddities and Damages Noted in Charters and Arts
A Chartres sign lists KE Pichot as dealer in firewood and undertaker with wedding dinners provided. France restricts house color by municipal painting and charges it as improvements. Tapestries at Fontainebleau damaged, estimated at 85000 dollars. Government funds a six story hotel for female postal workers costing 100000 dollars with cooperative share plan at 5 dollars.
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Chartres
France
KE Pichot
Trontainebleau
Notable Facts From An Early 20th Century Almanac
A mix of social and economic statistics: navy pay up to 13500 annually for the admiral, ordinary seaman at 19 a month, life expectancy at sixty-five for about 1 in 100, half dying before 16, Panama moisture wrecking 50 million in machinery, 10 percent of women workers leaving for marriage yearly, Indianapolis women form a housing group with all directors female, and no official national anthem designation though The Star Spangled Banner is used in ceremonies by military regulations.
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Panama
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Army
Navy
Editorial Flings Aboard Suffrage Debates
Excerpts from editorials mock or critique prominent figures and treaties. The Toledo Blade remarks on suffrage advocates while lampooning ex presidents. The New York Herald jokes about burglars discriminating against wealthy lawyers. The Boston Herald critiques Anglophone diplomacy. The Charleston Courier notes a whitewash lake as nature’s reply to imperial demands.
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Toledo Blade
New York Herald
John Bull
Boston Herald
Philippines
Charleston
Courier
The Cookbook Tips for Sandwich Fillings and Eggs
A cookbook note suggests mixing finely chopped pecan nuts with chutney for sandwich filling. It advises soaking ham in its brine until cold to prevent dryness and adds vinegar to ginger snaps for improved flavor. It also describes poaching eggs by creating a whirlpool in boiling water and slipping in the eggs.
Pith and Point From The Square Deal Club
The piece notes that a mysterious man rarely proves to be good and that beggars are not only choosers but impudent. It contrasts talking with writing for farmers and warns against letting disagreeable people influence you. It claims many Square Deal club members seek the best of it.
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Square Deal Club
Man Eaters in India Explain Causes and Motives
The article surveys theories on man eaters in India. It argues most cases involve a cattle killer turning predatory, deterred by cattle herders, with the motive rooted in familiarity and opportunism rather than appetite for human flesh.
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India
Wild Dogs of Asia Hunt Bears and Tigers
Describes the hunting behavior of Asian wild dogs, noting their unusual practice of pursuing and killing bears and tigers rather than sticking to typical prey. Highlights rarity of observations due to jungle habitats and nocturnal habits, with reference to the London Spectator.
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Asia
Europe
London Spectator
Wake Up Slowly and Stretch for Morning Vitality
The text advises rising gradually after sleep to protect the heart and organs. It suggests yawning and stretching to wake the body, comparing the process to how babies and animals wake. A good yawn and stretch enhances wakefulness and makes a bath more pleasant.
Collar as a Verb Usage Through History
The piece traces the verb collar from early seventeenth century usage to later literary examples. It cites Steele's Guardian remark about collaring a man, Gentleman's Magazine's reference to a lord collarding a footman, and Marryat's Peter Simple describing being collared by French soldiers.
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Steele
the Guardian
Gentleman’s Magazine
Marryat
Peter
The Laughness Englishman and the English Reputation
The London Globe notes the English stolidity and taciturnity as an American asks a waiter why no one laughs. The waiter replies that there are complaints about laughter, illustrating a witty contrast in social mood.
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The
London Globe
Is My Hat On Straight Riddle From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A humorous exchange unfolds as a woman asks if her hat is straight and a man replies that it seems crooked when straight and straight when crooked, reflecting a light moment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Midnight Ghost Haunts The Butlers In London Tit Bits
A fragment notes a nightly ghost scene in London Tit Bits where a ghost appears at midnight to groan and gesture, with a humorous aside about a traveler believing it died in cucumber season.
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London
Diseases and Deaths in Indiana in November
State Board of Health reports November illnesses and fatalities across Indiana. Bronchitis and tonsillitis top the list, with pneumonia fifth and diphtheria seventh. 344 total deaths include 75 mothers and 21 fathers aged 18 to 40, leaving 144 and 68 orphans respectively, all under 12. Violent deaths totaled 159, with murders, personal crises, accidents, and suicides noted. transportation and industrial causes caused many fatalities, including 87 on steam railways and 36 injuries by crushing.
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State Board of Health
Ammons Expands Crystal Theaters Reach to Toledo
Marion leader reports John Ammons, Crystal theater manager, has secured a Toledo building to open a fine playhouse. The Toledo theater will reflect his design ideas and is described as a magnificent project. Ammons opens the Crystal at Elkhart January 15, near Bucklen hotel and a new federal building.
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Marion
John Ammons
Bis State
Toledo
City Treasurer’s Final Tax Notice for Delinquent Assessments
City taxpayers are instructed to pay taxes sewer street assessments personal property and poll taxes cemetery notes and interest before January 1 1906. Delinquent property will be advertised for sale after that date. Notices may be adjusted at City Hall East Franklin Street. E A Campbell City Treasurer. Also local merchants advertise watch and jewelry repair and pocketbooks and card cases at Goldmans Drug Store.
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City Hall
East Franklin Street
E. A. Campbell
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Probert
Parkins Wind Mill Co
Mishawaka, Indiana
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Michigan
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Buckien Hotel
Roberts & Co
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Main St
Goldman's
Glover Hay
Daniel McGaffrey’s Sons Co
Pittsburg
Duquesne Nat. Bank
Washington Hat. Bank
Louis M. Simpson
Main St. Elkhart
Sturgis
Peirce
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