Whittaker's Musicale Brings Long Lost Ben Bolt Back
In Peevy's Mills the first phonograph stirs old wounds as Mrs. Burnham recalls her missing son Bob when the device plays Ben Bolt. The town clerk, a veteran, and a selectman watch astonished as the machine triggers a family’s memory of the ten years since Bob ran away, ending in a hopeful reunion.
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Peevy's Mills
Whittaker Burnham
Bob
Whittaker
Mr. Burnham
Mr. Burn ‘Ham
Ben Bolt
Alan Ranmore
Extravaganza Opera Company
Excelsior Phonograph Company
New York City
Sweet Alice
Ben Holt
Mrs. Burnham
Robert
Junction
Onions Divide Actors From Mantell to Warfield
A humorous look at actors who love or loathe onions, listing stars like Kyrle Bellew, Jane Peyton, Mme. Schumann-Heink, Etienne Girrardot, Fritzi Scheff, and David Warfield. The piece recalls backstage moments including an onion scented Carmen encounter and a backstage meeting with Warfield where a former usher reminisces about his past.
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Robert Mantell
Kyrle Bellew
Etienne Girrardot
Charley
Pauline Neff
Mr. Girardot
Fritzi Scheff
Mlle. Modiste
Calye
Opera House
Carmen
Compliments Of An Actor And A Box Party Tale
Dustin Farnum recalls praising a Washington box party and supper for its gowns and guests. An identical paragraph appeared in a Houston paper, duplicating his remarks. He learned two cities shared the same lines and rues the perils of repeating words. He advises caution in what one says.
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Washington
Virginian
Dustin Farnum
Houston
Texas
Fach
Plays and Players Highlight Fashion, Stage, and Sport
The London critics praise American actress Florence Kahn for Rebecca in Rosmersholm at Terry's theater. Fritzi Scheff has posed in 720 photographs, including a drum-beating image from Mile. Modiste selected as most pleasing. Cyril Scott stands among top Long Island cross country riders and is entered for several amateur hurdle events to be held at Dayside, Long Island, next summer.
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London
Florence Kahn
Terry's Theater
Rebecca
Ibsen
Rosmersholm
Fritzi Scheff
Ghe
Charles Dillingham
Modiste
Cyril Scott
Long Island
Hog Cholera Threatens Hog Industry Advised Cure
A farmer from Burnetts Creek Indiana recounts using Sloan's ointment to treat hog cholera in hogs five years ago and again since. He reports no losses after applying the product and notes drenches for severely ill hogs. He invites readers to request Dr Earl S Sloan's free book on treating livestock and poultry.
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A. P. Willams
Burnetts Creek
Ind
Mr. Williams
Earl
Sloan
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
The Patralium Wagon Called On Traffic Trouble
A distressed caller asks police to send the patrol wagon to Fourth and Oak as a man named Ole Bill, intoxicated, creates disturbance. The wagon rushes out but returns empty, as the driver finds no trouble to report.
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Kansas City Star
In Demand. Old man parries motor car taunt with witty boast
A witty exchange unfolds as a man describes his new automobile with humorous exaggerations. The motor car enthusiast reacts with wild interest, asking where to buy the same model and offering his old machine as a gift.
Governor Hughes addresses West End Woman's Republican club
Gov. Hughes spoke to the West End Woman's Republican club of New York and compared his happiness to a young lady's first visit to Venice. He recalled she wrote to an intimate friend that she was on the Grand Canal “drinking it all in,” and that life has never seemed so full.
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Gov. Hughes
West End
Woman's Republican Club of
New York
Venice
Grand Canal
Old Surgeon Breaks Coffee Habit for steadier Hands
An Illinois surgeon explains how coffee caused tremors and insomnia, leading him to switch to Postum. He describes improved nerves, circulation, and sleep after using Postum for three years, noting a friend who shared the experience and praising the beverage as a safer, smoother daily drink.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Heaven Meeting Dilemma Sparks Social Snub
A minister at tea asks guests whom they would like to meet in heaven. The outspoken Mrs. In the Swim avoids Eve, declaring she would not speak to her, revealing social snobbery and a lively take on afterlife recognition.
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Swim
Mrs. In the Swim
Eve
Job and the devil in a hurricane of woes
A humorous retelling from the Atlanta Constitution places Job in a Southern dialect. The speaker notes Job faced many trials, including boils and a hurricane blowing down his house. The tone blends folklore with biblical figures to illustrate patient endurance.
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Brother Dickey
Job
Atlanta Constitution
Billion Dollar Grass seed promo promises high yields
A long advertising notice touts Billion Dollar Grass and related seeds promising three crops a year. It notes an Iowa farmer on 100 acres selling seed worth 33,800 and storing 300 tons of hay, urging readers to request the original seed catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co. to receive samples and offers.
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Iowa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Sly Miller
Sainfain
Victoria
The Dog Fight Over Vegetarian Plans
Two dogs clash in a sharp quip filled exchange. Champ vows retaliation after a bite, while Sharpe retorts with irony about training his dog to be a vegetarian.
Woman Recovers Health After Kidney Pills Victory
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York recounts a five year struggle with a bad fall that damaged her kidneys causing back and hip pain discolored urine weight loss and weakness. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills she reports quick relief and full recovery describing herself now in excellent health with the product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 60 cents a box.
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Mary E. H. Rouse
Cambridge, N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Frenchman’s faint praise in purse case prompts legal talk
In New York a Frenchman, stranded away from home, explains to a lawyer that he believes Le comte may have helped him search for a lost purse rather than stolen it. The lawyer intervenes as the client insists he would have found the purse without the aide.
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New York
Lecomte
Grafton’s politics as profession or business debate
The Philadelphia Press quotes a debate on whether politics is a profession or a business, noting Grafton’s claim of being a professional man who only engages in politics. The item also advertises an offer from Jerome H. Remick Co to obtain nine Merry Widow music for 25 cents, highlighting its current popularity in major cities.
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Philadelphia Press
Jerome H. Remick Co
New York
London
Paris
The Wicked Husband
A Duluth Herald piece questions why a man acts toward his wife in a framing by a woman writer. The prompt framing prompts readers to consider marital power and gender roles with a provocative query.
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Duluth Herald
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J Pal
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Dave
Scott Man
Warfield
Buah Street
Heaven
Dickey
Champ
Sharpe
Harper’s Weekly
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Jay
E.w.grove
Goethe
Lewis
Peoria
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ter
Carters
MR Pill
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