Faces of Judas in Oberammergau Passion Play
Archival travel note describes Oberammergau during festival time. It highlights Johann Zwink as Judas, Attilie Zwink as Mary, and the townsfolk’s daily life. The piece recounts sights, performances, and personal histories, including Zwink’s long association with Judas and the emotional climax of his betrayal scene.
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Johann Zwink
Judas
Ober- Atemergau
Guardian Angels
Johanna Zwick
Attilie Zwink
Mary
Jesus
Isaac
John
Jerusalem
Simon
Magdalene
Christ
Thle Society
Nicodemus
English sportsman aims for long distance riding record
Squire Osbaldeston attempts to ride twenty miles in ten hours using twenty eight horses on Newsmarket Road, starting at 7 am with a 187 pound rider’s weight. He covers 100 miles in under four and a half hours, rests, and completes the full distance in seven hours, nineteen minutes and four seconds amid horse swaps and multiple laps.
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Gen
Charlie
Favey
Ipsala
Ikey Solomon
Osbaldeston
Squire
Tranby
Blacklock
Virginia
Eighth Child-and Heir Receives Silver Cup Gift
The Earl of Normanton, after sixteen years of marriage, awaits the infant Viscount Somerton as his son’s title. His South Lincolnshire tenantry present a silver cup in honor of the heir. The earl, a descendant of the Agar family, controls 35000 acres across eight counties and is a noted art patron and yachtsman. Somerley house hosts a gallery with works by Reynolds, Greuze, Romney, and Gainsborough, including the Seven Cardinal Virtues valued at $400,000 years ago and now worth about $500,000.
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Earl of
Normanton
Viscount Somerton
Lincolnshire
Earl
M.A.P
Yorkshire Agars
Ireland
James Agar
Clifden
Vicount Somerton
Tke
Royal Yacht Squadron
Somerley
Ringwood
New Forest
Greuze, Romney
Gainsborough
Reynolds
Appendicitis Cause Debate At Birkenhead Congress
Sir Lauder Brunton, England’s physician, argued at a Birkenhead public health congress that modern flour grinding with steel rollers may increase appendicitis. He noted microscope differences in wheat ground by rollers versus old millstones and cited an American neuritis report linked to polished rice.
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Sir Lauder Brunton
England
Public Health Congress
Birkenhead
Sir Lauder
America
How Tarrant Learned to Bowl
Frank Tarrant the Australian all rounder, famed for Middlesex and England, grew up forced to bowl left handed as a child. His father tied his right hand behind him to shape a left arm style, aiming to emulate Johnnie Briggs. Tarrant later batted right and retained left arm bowling, a mirrored tale to Briggs who batted right and bowled left.
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Frank Tarrant
Middlesex
England
Frank
Johnnie Briggs
Australia
Tarrant
Why the Enemy Calls It the Appendix in Debate
A political clash features a quip about naming a newspaper the Appendix. The exchange questions the paper’s usefulness and role in the base's messaging strategy.
Fruit a Tives Claim Cure for Stomach Woes
Alcide Hesert of Stratford Centre Wolfe Co Quebec reports complete relief from severe indigestion after using Fruit a Tives. He says headaches ceased and he can eat normally after taking six boxes. Boxes priced 2.50 for six or 0.25 for a trial box. Sold by dealers and Fruit a Tives Limited Ottawa.
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Alcide Hesert
A Tives Limited
Ottawa
How Germans Get Business
A Lima commission house sought a machine and sent pro forma orders to New York London and Hamburg. New York quoted a US price for delivery in Michigan, London a sterling price with a photo and polite wish to have the wash, and Hamburg replied with a Peruvian money pro forma invoice and a blueprint with setup instructions in Spanish for delivery to Cellar Bay. The piece notes Germans winning more business due to detailed, multilingual responses.
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Lima
New York
London
Hamburg
United States
Michigan
London lagging Berlin and Paris in attracting American tourists
A London editorial argues the city dulls its appeal to American travelers compared with Berlin and Paris. It notes Berlin outshines Paris at night life while Paris remains the mecca for American women, despite Berlin's modernity.
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London
Berlin
Paris
Oder
Riselt
Pass
Perris
Montmarte
Aris
Fifth Avenue
Hope for the Chronic Dyspeptic
The article promotes Parmelee Vegetable Pills as a reliable remedy for chronic indigestion and related ailments. It claims the pills are specially formulated to combat dyspepsia and its consequences, offering a sure and speedy path to restored health.
The Way to Run This Country Says Village Politician
A village politician argues the country should be led by wise capable and honest men. Miss Cayenne replies there are too few suitable people, prompting a brief exchange about governance and leadership.
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Vilage
Miss Cayenne
Trial by Ordeal in Japan
Report discusses lingering Japan white ordeal practices as a social remedy, noting servants write a shared ideograph to reveal guilt and contrasting with the former boiling-water punishment. The piece mentions humane intent and cites a London Chronicle revival critique. Also references Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as a health remedy in a separate ad-like aside.
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Japan
London Chronicle
Jiu Jitsu Classes Turn Comic After Brick Attack
A cricket club’s winter gymnasium led to a jiu jitsu instructor boasting of universal application. The story ends with a cricketer confessing a brick drop from a third floor window injured him, undermining the instructor’s claim.
Tyrolese Peasant News Comes From Thunderstorm Loss
A Tyrolese peasant enters an inn after a heavy thunderstorm and tells a 13 year old boy about a family tragedy. He explains that the boy’s father two sisters and a brother sheltering under a fir tree were killed when lightning struck the tree, prompting a shocked reaction.
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Peter Rosgger
Mat
Westminster
The Smell of the Cannery and Public Debates
A collage of satirical quotes from newspapers cliques mocks smoking habits and social quirks. It notes a Rochester Herald jab at Mayor Gayne and broad jests about reporters and cannery life, reflecting a breezy, humorous clipping tone.
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New York
Gayne
Rochester Herald
W York
Chicazo Record-Herald
Amy Bondhelders
Jeny
Detroit Free Press
College Ways in 1824 and Humorous Notices
This item recalls 1824 college life with satirical sketches and quotes about student behavior at Cambridge and a humorous exchange from a Louisville newspaper. It also mentions Hollowey’s Corn Cure as a joking remedy and a census scene involving Mrs. Giddy, illustrating period humor and social tone.
Curious Misread Sparked by Illiterate Trader Tale
A Maryland man recalls a shopkeeper who could not read or write and misreads a bill. A regular customer disputes debt, but the shopkeeper reveals the object is a grindstone after misreading a cheese as debt due to a dot over an i.
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Maryland
Porter Ad Sparks Short Gig Clash
A Chicago lodger recalls answering a job ad for a porter at a bustling restaurant. The merchant demands a strong worker and asks about prior occupation, revealing the applicant once carved spring chickens in a downtown eatery.
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Chicago News
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