Rehearsing Stage Kisses In Shakespearean Love
Franklin Fyies argues in the Ladies' Home Journal that rehearsed kisses must look ardent and decisive though performed in modern dress with no glamour. Directors fix arm positions and the wooer delivers the kiss, with genuine kisses rare in public performances except when needed.
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Franklin Fyies
Ladies’ Home Journal
Shakespeare
Romeo
Juliet
Dooley Scene Reveals Malachi Donahue in Mock Funeral Wit
Mr Dooley narrator notes a comic mishap as Malachi Donahue struggles in a parlor scene. Mrs Donahue warns and there is a yelp of pain while friends joke about a mock funeral vibe. The crowd teases Malachi as he is readied to appear in the doorway.
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Malachi
Mr. Dooley
Father Kelly
Her Sensitiveness Mother dialogue in Brooklyn Life
A humorous exchange shows a daughter and her mother debating reactions to remarks about cooking. The mother notes men often criticize, while the daughter defends her own mother’s cooking and asserts it is the issue that provokes anger rather than general criticism.
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Brooklyn
Knapsack Bible Promises Aid for Soldiers and Sailors
An Oxford Bible designed for soldiers and sailors, weighing under four ounces, printed on Oxford India paper with red edges and khaki binding, is to be issued by Henry Frowde. The Knapsack Bible aims to be a compact field scripture for military use.
Armless Bride Marries by Toe Ring at Christchurch
A New Zealand woman with no arms wed in Christchurch with the ring placed on the fourth toe of her left foot. A similar ceremony occurred at St James Church in Bury St Edmunds England in 1832.
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Christchurch
New Zealand
St. James’ Church
Bury St. Edmunds
England
New York
Evening Post
Grain-O touted as nourishing coffee substitute for children
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a healthy grain drink for kids, claiming it tastes like coffee but is milder and nourishing. It suggests Grain-O can replace coffee in children’s diets and notes a price of up to 25 cents per unit.
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John D. Porte
Pittsburg
John D. Porte & Co
Fourth Avenue
Humorous Snippets and Patent Medicine Ads From Old Papers
A collage of jokes and light dialogue from various papers mentions Miss Wonder and Miss Gabby debating gift questions, along with an advertisement touting free dropsy treatment by Dr H H Green's Sons of Atlanta and Kemp's Balsam cough remedy promising immediate relief with free samples.
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H. H. Green
Atlanta, Ga
Mixed Advertisements and Tidbits from Early 1900s Papers
A collage of catalog pitches and product claims runs through the page. Salzer Seed Co promotes inexpensive seed samples and farm catalogs from La Crosse Wisconsin. Other items tout cures and tonics, local sales, odd quotes, and a calendar offer from the Nickel Plate Road.
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Salzer
John A. Salzer
Cascarets Claim to Cure Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement links stomach health to mental well being and promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a tone up laxative. It asserts relief from indigestion irritability and headaches, urging purchase in multiple sizes and offering a free booklet and sample.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montreal
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