The Game Keeper and The Grand Opera House Scene
A summary of theatrical notices notes The Game Keeper by Con T Murphy praised as absorbing in New York and slated for Grand opera house with high society portraits and dramatic scenes. Also mentions Waite Comedy Company four night engagement and mixed reception of performances at the Grand amid poor weather and audience turnout. Evolution of Chief Arthur and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers historic overview cited from Leslie’s Popular Monthly. A quip about a philosopher type ends with a joke from Chicago Post.
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New York
Con. T. Murphy
Killarney
Ireland
Grand Opera House
Waite
the Grand
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
DP. M. Arthur
Order
Brotherhood
Leslie
Popular Monthly
Factory Inspector Finds 72 Underage Workers in Wilkes Barre
New York Journal reports Factory Inspector Davis identifies seventy two children illegally employed among 4,906 workers in Wilkes Barre shops and factories, highlighting child labor issues in the area. The finding reflects enforcement efforts targeting underage labor practices.
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Davis
Wilkesbarre
Dress Hints on Accessories and Fabric Care
Practical tips for women on dress care and fashion in a period tone. White slippers and stockings pair with white gowns while mud should dry naturally and be brushed away. Silk skirts stay fresh longer with loops under flounces and hanging upside down. Avoid up and down stripes to look taller. Trimmings should be arranged, hats trimmed low, and shoes with low heels. For fit, use back of a smaller pattern. Crinophor guards moths but not near sealskin. Friction with emery paper dulls shine on shoulders and elbows. If pockets show wear, move them to the other side. Drop linings indicate skirts cut too long. tackings fix Swinging fabrics need side and back seam tacking.
Crafting a warming nightdress sack and kitchen tips
The piece offers simple sewing to gift an invalid with a loose flannel sack worn over a nightdress, including measurements and finishing details. It also suggests disguising baked potatoes with bacon or cheese, plus tips on safe child scissors and a note on Mrs. West’s tattooed wrist and title relinquishment.
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West
George Corn-wallis West
Women Tobacco Workers in Lyons Cigar Factory
In a Lyons tobacco factory the 188 women and girls aged sixteen to twenty eight work ten hours daily in the cigar department with only one earning a dollar or more per day. The positions are highly sought, with over 500 applications already pending.
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Lyons Tobacco Factory
Cigar
Linen and cotton kerchiefs moisture test guide
A quick test to distinguish pure linen from cotton handkerchiefs. Moisten the fingertip and stretch the fabric over it. linen shows moisture instantly while cotton threads absorb it more slowly.
Debt and Its Danger. Pay as you go, boys.
Lyman Abbott urges avoiding debt as a moral and practical danger to youth. He contrasts hopeful earning with debt driven spending, warning it acts like a weight hindering progress, regardless of ability. The piece urges prudent spending and earning alignment.
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Lyman Abbott
Fleary Ward Beecher
Symouth
Ike
Swinner
Kean
Oles
Minimum wage scale proposed by University of Chicago professor
Professor Albion Small argues for a fixed wage ladder with a minimum of $1,000 per year and a maximum of $50,000. He spoke to the Central M A of Chicago on Social Economies. He says no one can live on less than $1,000 and would adjust all workers to this scale while barring women and minors from wage earning.
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Albion Small
University of Chicago
Central M. ©. A. of
Chicago
Small
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Srikeer
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Wameker
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Bears
Frien
Allen Street
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South Centre Street
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Gresh . Sons
Standard Oil CO
Laubach
Vienna
B. C. Laubach
The
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
BanAn, Pa
Wm. Wehrman
WA Matchmarker
NeuBurger’s
Depierro - Bros
Gibaon, Dougherty
Kaufer Club
Rosenbluth
N Velvet
Mumm
Hennessy
Schweitzer
Ehig H Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
Sandy Run
White Haven
Pittston
Scranton
Hazleton
Delano
Pottsville
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Mt. Carmel
Hazicton
Mt. Cannel
Philadelpia
Ruston
Gollin H.wilbur
Cortlandt Street
New York City
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G. J. Gudroy
Dlifton
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Rumboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Hazieton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Tomhicken
Deringer
Unday
Hazleton Junction
Humboldt Road
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Roan
Hagleton Junction
Beaver Meadow Road
Stockton
Hazle Brook
Eckley
Jeddo
Drifton
Luther
Smith
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