Edwin Forrest A Century Stage Giant Of American Theatre
Edwin Forrest, famed as America’s greatest Shakespearean actor, enjoyed a stage career spanning over fifty years from his Philadelphia debut as Norval in Douglas to his Boston Globe finale on April 2, 1872 as Richelieu. He helped foster American drama by supporting playwrights and introducing new works such as Spartacus by Robert Montgomery Bird, influencing actors like Cushman and Booth, and being a well bred student of English drama.
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Edwin Forrest
America
Philadelphia
Norval
Douglas
Old Globe Theater
Boston
Bulwer Lytton
Richelieu
Morrest
Robert Montgomery Bird
Forrest
Funius Brutus Booth
Macresily
Charlotte Cushman
Earliest Music Schools Flourished by Rivers in 14th Century
An overview of early music history notes that between the Rivers Seine and Somme in the 14th century there were among the earliest schools of music where polyphony began. Concerts featured harps and psalteries, horns and flutes, with orchestras and instruments evolving through the 17th century and culminating in early forms of the oratorio and instruments like the violin family.
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Seine
Somme
Tiven
Jericho
Wondering Progress Through Time and Travel
Uncle Joe Cannon compares past and present marvels, noting Columbus took months to sail while modern travel is days or hours. He recalls a country school joke about two human classes, notorists and pedestrians, and suggests a future with no pedestrians.
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Joe Cannon
Columbus
Johnny
Los Angeles Times
Farewell luncheon quip on bore patience and politeness
Attorney General Gregory joked at a farewell luncheon that bores are talkative and that silence is rare. He recounted a party anecdote where a man claimed another bore yawned while speaking, suggesting the yawner may have been signaling a thought rather than displaying rudeness.
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Gregory
Jones
What an aggravating habit in Jones's replies
Exchange shows Jones answering questions by posing questions as Pye notes a mock confrontation. The dialogue highlights the habit when one asks for a loan and the reply deflects with another question, illustrating a sharp conversational pattern.
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Jones
Pye
Dialogue Fragments Highlight Courtroom Banter
In a courtroom exchange, Geraldine urges closer music while Gerald complains the song is tiresome. Geraldine counters that it was before Gerald began talking, prompting the judge to interject. This brief excerpt showcases playful friction between speakers during a legal proceeding.
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Geraldine
Gerald
Riches Lay Long In Road Satchel Sealed by Search
Owen K Schultz and his son Chester lost an old satchel containing thousands in cash and securities while traveling from Niantic Pennsylvania to a bank. A search failed until Dr M B Oberholtzer found it on the Bechtelsville Boyertown road and recovered nearly $2 000 in currency along with many checks and securities. Bank officers were notified and the satchel was returned.
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Owen K. Schultz
Chester
Niantic
Bechtelsville
Boyertown
M. B. Oberholtzer
Time and Labor Saved by Kitchen Measuring Spoons
Conservation ideas reach kitchens with an eye timer reading soft medium well done or hard boiled. A half spoon leads a set that includes quarter half teaspoon and tablespoon. The card proclaims Accurate economical convenient.
Cost of Relining a 14-Inch Gun
Scientific American notes relining a 14 inch gun reduces panic over erosion and costs between $16,000 and $17,000, with three weeks needed. Adoption of all nitrocellulose powder allows 210 rounds to be fired without seriously impairing accuracy.
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Scientific American
Left Behind Comrade Tale From Birmingham Age-Herald
A brief wartime anecdote records a sailor explaining he left his comrades in France when T took over a shipload of mules, highlighting the abrupt separation and travel back home. The exchange conveys humor and the oddities of wartime logistics.
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France
Birmingham Age-Herald
July Comes Quietly With Fireworks Ban
A humorous Washington Star note recalls July as a tame month after fireworks and firewater are removed, leaving a safer, saner sense of midsummer. Uncle Bill Bottletop muses on the change and the removed celebrations.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Washington Star
War Memories Echo Through A Soldier's Comic Pickups
A playful reminiscence recalls a soldier’s wartime delays and stubborn resiliency. The speaker jokes with a companion about a comrade returning home, noting the harsh battlefield cooties and the rough passage survived with humor.
Women Work Roads near Griswold Showcase Civic Pride
Two Griswold area women, praised by neighbors and travelers, repaired a persistent winter road hazard. After heavy rains, a large hole worsened, but the women hauled old poles, filled the pit, and the road became passable, drawing thanks from motorists.
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Cass County
Griswold
Fashion mixup echoes changing styles at Hamburg shop
A neighboring town woman entered a Hamburg store to buy a new skirt. The clerk showed the latest pattern and claimed the present skirt was large enough. The customer doubted the waist fit and learned she had been holding the skirt wrong end up, highlighting how even women struggle with evolving fashion.
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Hamburg
Attempt to Burn Elevator Near Burlington Depot
Malvern Leader reports a Monday evening arson attempt at the Kilmartin elevator by the Burlington depot. A pile of corn husks was ignited in a bin floor, but rain soaked the floor and limited damage. only some charring and a small amount of corn burned. The attacker is known, and further such acts would invite punishment. another nearby house was also targeted by the same person.
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Kilmartin
Burlington
Malvern
North Liberty and Austin pupils finish eighth grade tests
North Liberty and Austin schools sent pupils to the final eighth grade examinations at Mt. Washington last Thursday and Friday. Austin school's brief program and Friday picnic were followed by North Liberty's outdoor program featuring a play titled The Pot of Gold.
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North Liberty
Austin
Rainbow Fairies and Dances Close Year’s Work
A pleasant picnic day marked the close of the year with visitors from Randolph and Sidney. Several local families hosted and joined neighbors for a Sunday of social calls. Lieutenant Warren Perry, recently back from France, visited and is en route to Camp Funston for discharge.
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Rainbow Fairies
Laura Antrim
McDearmon
Tom Pullman
Randolph
Engleke
Watson
Sidney
Dick Bobbitt
Laura Knappe
Harry Wieder
Lucile Evans
F. E
Mann
Robert Rose
Emil Rose
C. L. Bennett
Frank Duff
Anderson
Bruce Fletcher
Carl Thiessen
Charles Thiessen
Tom Jackson
Riverton
Howard Anderson
E. F. Hays
Arlo
Frank Hays
Warren Perry
E. F. Beck
Lieutenant Perry
France
Camp Funston
League of Nations Explainer Sparks Senate Quip
Senator Sorghum quips that constituents want explanations about the League of Nations, joking that he is tempted to call it the league of explanations as he discusses the international body with colleagues.
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League of Nations
Senator Sorghum
League of Explanations
Smallpox Cases Reported as Nearby Farm Activity Noted
A fragment describes a new hay barn project on the Hamburg Sidney road and notes Mrs Adolph Zach and Mr and Mrs Joe Brown among recent smallpox patients. Lylah Watts is visiting her sister Mrs L D Hickham for a week.
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Ace. Wanamaker
Hamburg
Sidney Road
Adolph” Zach
Joe Brown
Lylah Watts
Mrs. L. D. Hickham
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Pennsylvania Highway
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RED
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Red Pep
Masonic
Fred Aldrich
Reid
Iowa
Twine
Uwhstel
W. A. Webster
Hodges & Gay Building
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Esden
Insurance Department OF Iowa
DES Moines
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Code of Iowa
I. A. C. Savage
Penn
A. C. Savage
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