Art of Animal Acting Told by Alf Latell
Renowned stage figure Alf Latell describes his animal impersonation craft from monkey and parrot performances to dogs cats and lions. He recounts training in parks barns and theatres, the challenges of movement and ventriloquism, and the dedication needed for convincing animal portrayals.
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Alf
Latell
Mai
Alfred Late
Mr. Latell
Hill
Central Park
Belossi Kiralfy
Devil's Auction
Charles Yale
Ned
the Coliseum
London
Hollis Street
Boston
A Banes
Asbury Park
X. J
New American Monorail Debuts Near New York
A new monorail line under construction near New York promises to transform rail travel. Amverida plans a fifty foot long six and a half foot wide car with four tandem wheels, linking Bartow Station on the New Haven line to City Island.
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New York
Amverida
Bartow Station
New Haven Line
City Island
Putnam's painless corn extractor described in 1900s motor rail doc
A note from Technical World Magazine explains a corn extractor with heaving double flanges and A shaped guide wheels riding on rails. The system uses overhead rails and fixed spacing to keep wheels on track, allowing high speed with reduced power use. The piece compares it to French, English, and German railway concepts and cites May issue.
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Savello
Sa Technical World
The Motor and the Farmer in the Dairy belt
A report notes no dairy convention in Chicago with milk producers from five states. Of 112 respondents, 38 own cars used in business for butter fats and equipment operation. Evidence suggests farmer ownership of automobiles improves road quality and signals rising interest in good foods across nineteen agricultural schools.
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Chicago
Ammedihota
Elgin
Winsconsin
Collier's
Ills of Childhood Cure Promised by Baby's Own Tablets
Canadian mothers rely on Baby's Own Tablets marketed as a safe remedy for stomach and bowel troubles teething colds and worms. The ad claims no opiates or poisonous drugs and cites Mrs Geo Wilson of Wilsons New Brunswick endorsing five years of use. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Canada
Geo. Wilson
Wilson's
N. B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Unt
Missionaries 40 Years Among Creeks Dedicated Chapel
The Robertson memorial chapel in Haskell Oklahoma was dedicated marking four decades of missionary service among Creek Indians. The stone chapel cost 4000 dollars and features seven memorial windows honoring the Robertson family including Alice Robertson and Mrs XN Moore. The Rev Robertson preached the first sermon in the area forty years ago at a Creek mission.
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Oklahoma
Robertson
Haskell
Alice Robertson
Muskogee
XN. B. Moore
Tollehassee
Kansas City Star
The Grippe Poem Echoes a Century of Ailment
A fragmented verse lists grips and aches as a feverish condition called the grippe. It portrays throat constriction heat shivers fatigue and age like symptoms, with odd visions and a sense of doom. The piece mimics a medical quack or early disease description in a poetic catalog.
The Village Cutup Performs as Hotel Clerk
A humor sketch by Fred Schaefer portrays The Village Cutup working night shift as a City Inn clerk. Anecdotes detail elevator shortages, safes, fleas on a touring dog, a runaway drummer, and staff mischief, all delivered in punchy parlor humor.
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Versatile
Fred Schaefer
City Inn
Nix
Rey
Decay of Self-Respect and Publicity Drives Society
The London Times argues privacy invasion by the press mirrors public thirst for gossip. It laments vanity and snobbery, noting a decline in self-respect across ranks as people seek fame by any means and newspapers face mobbed homes requesting intrusion.
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Cas Trre
Perils of Industry Claim Steady Fatality Toll
Frederick L Hoffman reports that 30 000 to 35 000 workers die annually in occupations. Census figures through 1906 show high male accident death rates, with steel and iron workers most exposed. Rolling mill accidents yield fatality rates, and electricians and linemen show high fatality figures.
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Frederick L. Hoffman
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce
Coal mine and railway accidents yield high death rates
The report notes 4.7 percent of deaths from accidents, with Pennsylvanian coal mines averaging 3.18 fatal accidents per year per 1,000 workers over ten years, higher for specific mine occupations. British coal mines show 1.20 deaths per 1,600. Over ten years railway trainmen lose 4,883 lives, about 46 per 1,000 employees.
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Pennsylvania
Look to the Plumbing in Homes and Communities
The article urges careful attention to sanitation via proper plumbing both in houses and in communities. It links strong foundations of health to clean water supply and sewage disposal to prevent epidemics and plagues.
Fragmentary Sketch Echoes A Turbulent Era
An obscured fragment from a 1864 sketch invokes a torpid waiter and a quirky dialogue about life and death. The piece hints at a staged or satirical wartime mood, mixing whimsy with reflections on mortality and birth during a turbulent period.
Question on letter of proposal in parliament session
A young congressman asks about his letter of proposal while the matter has been advanced to a second reading. The reply from a haughty Washington official is quoted, reflecting procedural debate in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Congres
Washington
Louisville
New York Dame Claims Woman Needs A Year For Clothes
A Louisville Courier-Journal clipping notes a New York woman asserts women require a year’s worth of clothes funds. The dialogue satirizes the notion, suggesting many do not actually receive such budgeting.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Becaus
Sue
Ngland
Beneft
NEW American Monorail
Dodds
Putnam's
the Grippe
Pein
Grippe
Guippe
Bore
Rin
London Times
Inter
Elly
Eddy’s
Hooper
Eudy
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