Progress of Opera Told by Mrs Oyler
The piece reviews opera history and figures from Rossini to Wagner, Meyerbeer, and the French and Italian schools. It highlights Wagner’s revolutionary approach, notes Italian and French influences, and mentions later light operas by Gilbert and Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Oyler
William Tell
Rossini
Donizetti
Lucia de Lammermoor
Lucrezia Borgia
Bellini
Norma
France
Meyerbeer
Les Hugunots
Wagner
Richard Wagner
Siegfried
Parsival
Gounod
Bizet
Saint Saens
Carmen
Sampson
Delila
Verdi
Puccini
Mascagni
Leoncavallo
Giordano
Aida
Otello
Paglacci
Dvorak
Glinka
Dargomishky
Seroff
Rubinstein
Tschaikovsky
Italy
Germany
England
Purcell
Alace
Maritana
Balfe
George Macfarren
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilead
Opera Taste And class in American musical life
The essay contrasts national tastes in opera across cultures and notes Americans often attend grand opera for social reasons while poorer audiences persist. It traces three centuries of opera’s evolution, critiques modern operatic trends, and urges listeners to discern quality and support worthy composers and performers to raise standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Jennie Lind
Bispham
DeReszke
Wagner
Damrosch
Theodore Thomas
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Relief After Meals
Advertising copy urges readers to avoid indigestion by using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after meals. It claims the product digests food, stops belching and puffing, and makes the stomach “sweet,” asserting availability at all druggists.
Sugar as a quick energy booster for long walks
An article cites Dr. Lee of Columbia University advising walkers to carry sugar in pockets for energy. He explains fatigue stems from chemical changes due to exertion and that sugar replenishes exhausted carbohydrates, renewing strength and freshness during a tramp. The piece ends with a travel note on cheap Italian palaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lee
Columbia University
Lee
Woman Credits Mrs Pinkham With Saving Her Life
Mrs T Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes to Mrs Pinkham praising her and saying she truly owes her life to her treatment and expresses deep gratitude in the letter from the period social column style
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. T. ©. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by user
A testimonial letter claims sustained illness and failed medicines led to health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It touts relief from irregular or painful periods, weakness, and related symptoms and urges other women to seek this remedy. The note cites 25 years of Mrs. Pinkham's guidance and free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Movement to Boost Local Trade Through Merchant Excursions
Plans for free or low fare merchant excursions to draw trade from surrounding towns emerge in Danville and Oshkosh with Freeport’s merchants considering similar efforts. Local associations and city parks may fund outreach while Oshkosh reports 32 excursions last year yielding about 30 000 visitors with boats carrying 12 000 and interurban cars about 158 000 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Danville
Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh Northwestern
Oshkosh Merchants’ Excursion Association
East Shore
Berlin
Weekly Fashion Letter on Wardrobe Planning and Wash Dresses
A New York fashion note advises tactful use of a limited wardrobe with two to three versatile gowns, updated by removable collars and sashes. It highlights wash dresses for summer, practical storage tips, and affordable construction using lawn, gingham, and linen, plus colorful ginghams and velvet accents for dressier looks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wottraff
Wolman
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar Promises Quick Relief
An old remedy promotes evacuating the bowels to cure a cold. Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar is described as a pleasant cathartic that clears the head loosens phlegm in the throat strengthens bronchial tubes and relieves coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Local families ready to open paint store on Galena avenue
A. Bluiter and B. Brauer returned from Chicago with new wallpaper and curtain designs and will open a paint store at 18 South Galena avenue. Her man Janssen and W. S. Bookman will be at the store to greet old acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bluiter
B. Brauer
Chicago
Galena Avenue
Herman Janssen
W. S. Bookman
Great Bargains at the New York Racket Store Sale
Bargains are offered as the store plans a closeout sale to clear surplus stock across many lines of goods. Shoppers are urged to visit the New York Racket Company to view reduced items and door specials as the event unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Riter
Burrell Ads Highlight Oak Street Stoners and Sesbedy Th St
A fragmented note mentions Burrell ads, Oak Street, stoners, plus a reference to Sesbedy Th Street. Details are unclear but imply local promotions or notices tied to those names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrell
Summer Accessories Rise With Imported Hats And Linens
The passage notes a trend toward cooler creams and white greens in summer attire. It highlights popular roses and wreaths of foliage, tuiles and gauzes, leghortis and white chip hats, now imported more than in the past.
Postal Clerks Pay Scheme Exposed in Chicago
A Chicago rail mail service fraud used an adding machine to falsify weights, reducing staff by one third. Carl Hungerford and Captain B L West led the scheme, manipulating figures to claim nearly 12 million dollars yearly across a long regional route including Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska. Two workers coordinated, calling out and entering altered figures to hide the true mail weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carl C. Hungerford
Railway Mail Service
United States
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Newexico
Arizona
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
California
Alaska
Hawai
Hungerford
Mysterious Card Machine Demonstrates Double Figure Feats
A card operator shows a method for generating double figures by calling two sets of numbers in unison. As the machine is used more, the technique reveals more features, with the operator emphasizing simultaneous double combinations during the weekly run.
Coming Events March Recitals Lectures and Dances List
A compact list of upcoming events including Mrs Rolman singing at First M E Church on March 6 and various dances lectures and performances at Lexington hall Blust's hall Masonic temple and Y M C A through April 28. Notable entries: Henry's Minstrels March 1 and 6 Pink Hussars Louis James and Lyman Howe moving pictures in March and April. A long-running schedule with many social and cultural gatherings for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolman
M. Ei
Henry
Joe Fifer
Lexington Hall
Willett
First Presbyterian Church
Dawson
Blust’s Hall
L. F
Amity Society
Masonic Empire
Grand Opera House
Hi Henry
Minstrels
Pink Hussars
Louis James
al H. Wilson
Buster Brown
Lyman Howe
Moving Pictures
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's Club
Excel
March of
Ancona
Grand Duchy of
Tuscany
Gilles Tcwilladsen
Danville, 111
Oshkosh, Wis
Weekly Fashion Letter
Paris
White Ribbon Remedy Co
Tremont
Boston
Mass
Anna Moore
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Os Angeles
Cal
Freeport, Ill
Vinci
Gor
Jos. Emmert
Ill
E. M. Cobb
Elgin
Huss, Sweeney & Kinley
Artfords
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