Yale Musical Clubs Road Tour and Its Social Perils
The Yale university musical clubs road tour drew state legislators and their families, showcased lavish social events, and sparked anecdotes from concerts to quirky mishaps. The piece contrasts Yale’s famed onstage success with the turbulent social whirl and the toll of nonstop travel on the performers.
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University
Glee Club
Borneo
New Haven
Yale University Musical Clubs
Yale
Cloles
Grand Stampede at Amateur Opera Night
An amateur grand opera event drew the crowd with a lively stage, a bass drum lead, and a chaotic moment as the performer T departed. The crowd watched the bass drummer maintain rhythm while the scene shifted around.
Mischief, rabbits, and a door trap tale from youth
A group of children traps a rabbit under a tree using a door-like contraption with corn bait. The animal escapes as the trap is broken, and the kids debate what to do next while joking about hunting and pets. The passage shifts to pithy musings and moral quips about life and laughter.
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Stubbie
Fatty
Billy
Stub
Hackenschmidt Great Build Prompts Possible Gotch International bout
The article notes rising interest in a Hackenschmidt Gotch match for an international title, citing Hackenschmidt's 259 pound bone and muscle build and Gotch's about 190 pounds. It discusses weight disadvantage, strength, and the potential for a record crowd if they meet, amid debate over who would prevail.
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Frank Gotch
England
America
George Hackenschmidt
Simpst
Hackenschmidt
Hitachiyama
Yusuf
le Marin
Gotch
Goteh
Indian Seeks Reinstatement for Olympic Games
Tom Longboat, the Canadian long distance runner under suspension by the Amateur Athletic Union, travels to New York to appeal to the union committees for reinstatement. His selection on the Canadian Olympic team makes reinstatement necessary before competing in London next summer.
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Tom Longboat
Amateur Athletic Union
New York
Longboat
London
Central Umpires Named for 1908 Season
President F R Carson of the Central league announces the umpiring staff for 1908. Frank Killen Seenekee Pa John McKenzie Terre Haute Ollie Chill Indianapolis John Pipes Conley Chicago all signed. Conley succeeds Anile Latham who was released.
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Central
F. R. Carson
Central League
Frank Killen
Seenekee
John McKenzie
Terre Haute
Ollie Chill
Indianapolis
John “Pipes
Conley
Chicago
Anile Latham
Greatness and the man who has it thrust upon him
A compact reflection on greatness, noting that the man who bears it believes he could have achieved it if required. The line frames greatness as an assumed capability rather than a forced end.
Macaroni Wheat Seed Ad From Salter Seed Co
Salter's strain of Macaroni wheat billed as pure and drought resistant from seed sourced via the Department of Agriculture. Fourteen to forty cents requested for samples and promotional publications, with offers of additional seeds like Billion Dollar Grass and Emperor William Oats. La Crosse Wisconsin based John A. Salter Seed Co. Kauai?
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Salter
Department of Agriculture
Dakota
Mich
Wis
Ohio
Penn
Neb
Kan
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
John_A. Salter Seed Co
Wis. K
Power and humor mix in 19th century anecdotes catalog
A Baltimore employer recalls a shiftless worker in a fraught letter of recommendation. The piece also notes Mark Twain’s early Virginia City paragraph and a Brooklyn maid Nora who wittily cites the power of delayin. It cites Prof Elkin predicting a utopian era with college edited newspapers.
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Henry H. Ashton
Virginia City
Virginia City Enterprise
Mark Twain
Mr. Ashton
Beranger
Benjamin West
Brooklyn
Nora
Sunday Magazine
Grape-Nuts credited with boosting writer’s brain power
A female writer and mother recounts how Grape-Nuts improved her morning appetite and energy after eight years of nursing. She describes stronger breasts milk, steadier nerves, and clearer thinking, noting she replaced dessert with Grape-Nuts and milk. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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Elven
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Action of Animal Charcoal and a Voice Clearing Lozenge
A European chemist explains that animal charcoal removes color from liquids due to five to seven percent nitrogen, unlike wood charcoal. Also mentions Brown's Bronchial Troches as aids for singers teachers and clergymen to clear the voice and cautions against harmful contents. The piece includes miscellaneous quotes and marketing lines about cures and self improvement.
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Brown
Woman's Backache and Restoring Feminine Health
A 19th century health note explains the back as the mainspring of a woman's body. It links backache with nervousness headaches and pelvic pains and claims a single remedy restores health quickly by addressing the feminine organism.
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