Mazeppa on Stage with Adah Menken in Albany Split
The article recounts Adah Menken’s 1861 Albany debut as Mazeppa the first woman to play the role, and Captain John B. Smith’s account of coaching her through the dangerous horse act with Belle Beauty. It details the rehearsal mishap, a crash, Menken’s injuries, and her resolve to perform the scene despite danger. The narrative references R. W. J. Miles, Kate Isher, Mannie Buck Ingham, and H. P. Phelps’s Players of a Century.
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Kate Isher
Mannie Buck Ingham
H. P. Phelps
John B. Smith
Green Street Theatre
Menken
Albany
Mazeppa
Fanny ‘Buckingham
Smith
Belle Beauty
Miles
Willy-Nilly
Miss Nenken
Chicago
Buffalo
Miss Menken
Beauty
Mageith
Philadelphia Times
Imaginative Patient Escapes Doctor's Autopsy Threat
A Baltimore physician advised a patient who fancied dying of liver disease to travel. After news of a twin brother's death, the patient collapsed claiming death by liver, and the doctor threatened to cut him open. The frightened man fled, later recovering and never again complaining of liver issues.
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Crawford
Baltimore
Philadelphia Times
Baby with Rattlesnake Draws Crowd on South Broad Street
A three year old boy sits with a venomous looking South American rattlesnake on a saloon visit in Atlanta. Onlookers crowd as the snake salutes with its tongue while the father, Israel Borochoff, pockets tips from the crowd. Police detain the trio then release them. no law covers the act though authorities urge removal or humane action.
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South Broad Street
Saya
Atlanta Journal
Israel Borochoff
Gartrell Street
Borechoff
Thompson
Snake
Baby
Papa
Borochoff
Humane Society
South America
Papa, Snake & Baby
Poisonsnake King Cobra Recovers From Temporary Blindness
A London Zoo king cobra nearly blinded after shedding skin. The eye covering plate remained, becoming opaque. The keeper widened a wall crack for the snake to rub away the growth, then it shed again. Both eyes cleared and vision seemed normal. Snakes shed skins through rough grass and holes.
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London Zoo
London
Destruction of Guayaquil Wipes Out Rare Frescoes
In the Guayaquil fire the principal church lost two unique South American frescoes. One panel depicted the Return of the Prodigal Son with regency attire and Empire furnishings, the other the Sacrifice of Isaac shown as a medieval page with Abraham in a furred gown. Photography may preserve these matchless yet crudely colored masterpieces.
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Guayaqquil
Guayaquil
South America
Bolivar
Isaac
Abraham
The Oyster Foe: Starfish Breaks Oyster Shells
The starfish is identified as the deadliest enemy of the oyster. It opens shells by force using a leverage system, not by starving or poisoning. Dr Faulus Schlemenz explains the mechanism in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association, debunking older theories.
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Faulus Schlemenz
Journal of the Marine Biological Association
Dr. Schiemenz
London Daily News
Baltimore the Special Arcadia
A Baltimore society piece praises the city’s wealthy and genteel circles noting families prospering under $2,000 incomes. It extols Baltimore’s society as the best in the world, emphasizing reasonable standards, charming dancers, pretty girls, and universal cheerfulness.
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Baltimore
Arcadia
Bright Eyes Visitor Learns Tommys Bedtime Habit
A Chicago News juvenile tale recalls a visitor praising a five year old Tommy. The child explains his 8 pm bed schedule is to help his mother mend his clothes, revealing a humorous take on grown up routines.
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Chicago News
Tommy
Crossing Paths Through Mayflower Roots in Chicago
A Chicago visitor notes pride in being carried over by the Mayflower. A young man asks about the family’s journey. She adds their ancestors did not enter floristry but came through wheat. Washington Star.
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Chicago
Washington Star
Remarkable child prodigies in India astonish traveler
A recent traveler notes the extraordinary precocity of Indian children, many of whom are skilled workers at an age when others are just learning the alphabet. The observer highlights the surprising blend of early training and practical labor evident among youth.
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India
Tears Mark A Broken Nose Not A Broken Heart
A Detroit Journal quip notes that tears more often signal a broken nose than a broken heart, framing a light, urban newspaper aside about adversity and sentiment.
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Detroit Journal
Ely's Dream Balm Trial Offer Ad
An offer promises a trial size of Ely's Dream Balm for 10 cents to test its catarrh hay fever and cold remedy. A 50 cent size is mailed but kept by the druggist. The ad claims immediate relief and a cure, urging readers to test and continue treatment. July Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
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Ely
War
Ren Street
New York
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New Y
Self Reflection Reduces Fault Finding in Friends
A quote from Mrs. M. A Hill notes that thorough self-scrutiny leaves little time to critique others. When one studies one’s own faults, they become surprised by self discoveries and lose the urge to criticize friends.
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Mrs. M. A Hill
A White Mark Kidney Cure Endorsed
A promotional note promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a reliable remedy for kidney and bladder diseases with a money back guarantee. It also includes a cider preservation method advising boiling fresh cider ten minutes and sealing hot in airtight cans.
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Foley
H. J. Moogk
Swarts & Fleck
What Do the Children Drink Grain-O Ad
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a grain based beverage replacing coffee for children. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about four times as much. It emphasizes health benefits and that all grocers carry Grain-O.
Queen & Crescent Trains Offer Fast Cincinnati Service
The Queen and Crescent Railway announces two fast vestibule trains daily from Cincinnati to Florida via Jacksonville and Havana routes. Travel times range around 24 hours to Jacksonville and about 54 hours to Havana with through service to New Orleans or Jacksonville.
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Queen & Crescent
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Queen & Cresent Limited
Havana
CELLAR BLIND AIR WITHOUT LIGHT FOR BEE HIVES
The article describes a method of staging bee hives in a cellar using a blind to provide air without light, stacking hives two to four tiers high on timbers, with attention to quiet, ventilation, and avoiding disturbance. It cites timing for spring removal, favoring warm, bright days and cautions against early removal or midwinter flights.
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P. Dadant
American Bee Journal
Langstroth
Wheat land claim sparks US prairie debate
Edward Atkinson is quoted in response to Sir William Crookes asserting little uncultivated prairie land remains suitable for wheat. The figure claims 100000 square miles of land in the United States could produce 15 bushels per acre with an assured $1 per bushel price in Mark Lane, London, yielding 960 million bushels.
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Sir William Crookes
United States
Edward Atkinson
Mark Lane
London
Old Fashioned Crabs and Oyster Muffinée Recipes
A historic recipe fragment instructs removing spongy tissue and sand from seven soft shell crabs, frying to a light brown, and serving with maitre d hote butter. It also describes a raised doughnut dough with butter and cinnamon, and an Oyster Muffinée batter with oysters folded into a light yeast batter baked in pans.
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Ad Popularly Endorsed
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a safe quick natural remedy for constipation and allied ailments. It argues for gentle action, contrasts with violent pills, and encourages sending 21 cents for the Common Sense Medical Adviser from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York.
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Natura
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Pierce
Common Sense
Recipe for Curried Chicken Cakes from Leftover Meat
The instructions describe repurposing cold chicken or game into cakes. Mix chopped meat with curry powder, egg yolk, cream, salt, and cayenne, form small cakes, and fry in butter until light brown.
Cure for La Grippe Promoted by Foley Honey and Tar
A Swarts and Fleck advertisement promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a cure for la grippe lung griping cough and prevention of pneumonia. It promises guaranteed results and lists price 25e. The seller initials HH and Moogk are credited.
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Foley
J. Moogk
Swarts & Fleck
War Atlas With 16 Color Maps For All Spanish Possessions
Advertises a large war atlas containing sixteen color map plates detailing Spanish possessions with major cities and towns marked. Postage paid price listed as 18 cents, order via J. Morton G P & T A Cedar Rapids.
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J. Morton
Cedar Rapids
Tour of all Mexico special vestibuled train excursion
A 37 day all inclusive rail and hotel tour from Chicago to Mexico aboard a Pullman set with dining and observation cars. The American Tourist Association conducts the trip with Beau Campbell and Gen. Myr supervising. Limited, select party. tickets via Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad agents.
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Chicago
American Tourist Assiociation
Beau Campbell
Myr
Marquette
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Agency for Bater Piano and Organ Co Notice
Notice announces agency for the Bater Piano and Organ Co. Old and square pianos can be exchanged for new ones with monthly payments or cash. Purchasers may inspect at rooms. Strength, tune and finish guaranteed. Lessons offered in piano organ violin and clarinet by Prof. Wintias Burcnen at 835 Walnut St.
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Bater Piano and Organ Co
Wintias Burcnen
Walnut
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Weekly Journal
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the Daily Journal
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