Escape of Lady Axminster Sparks Balloon Mystery
Detective Sparkes escapes amid a park chase after a balloon troupe theft. Athol Axminster's wife is linked by a brooch found with the wrecked balloon, putting Lord Axminster and others on edge as Westwood questions Lady Axminster while Smeath and Coleridge pursue leads.
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Sparkes
Athol
Axminster
Coleridge
Westwood
Burroughs
Lord Axminator
Alick
Detective Sparkes
Nellie
Grand Hotel
Browch
Lord Axminster
Fred
Lady Axminster
Colersdge
Fat Reduction Hype Prompts Legal Trade Discussion
A Detroit advertising notice questions a fat reducing product linked to Marmola and Cascara Aromatic. It notes a man was offered a larger stock and refused, while claims of removing fat daily provoke skepticism about medical efficacy. The piece hints at a legal or trade standstill and consumer risk.
Amusements at Grand and Park theaters feature top vaudeville
The Grand presents Hyams and McIntyre with a daughter as manageress and ventriloquist Ed Reynard while a romantic piano act and Percy Wenrich songs entertain. Park Theater hosts Pierre of the Plains with Severin De Deyn, Arizona drama, and the Smart Set company in His Honor the Barber followed by Girls at the Majestic with Forepaugh Players.
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Zpand Opera House
the Grand
Hyams & McIintyre
Curla
Wit
Ed Reynard
Indianapolis
Tony Martell
Miss Connolly
Severin de Deyn
Pierre
Mr. Selwyn
Mr. de Deyn
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Frederick Remington
H. Dudley
the Park Theater
Edwin Hanford
Messrs. Brim
Smith
Burris
S. A. Dudley
Chris Smith
Jennie Pearl
James Burris
Alene Cassel
Irving Allen
Matt Johnson
Andrew Tripler
Estio Theater
Clyde Fitch
Majestic
Fitch
Vaudeville Cards at Colonial and Empire Theaters
Snyder Buckley present a comic cat opera with sax and cornet at the Colonial this week ahead of next week headliner Kurno's London pantomime company. Katheryn Pearl stars at the Empire in Wine Woman and Song noted for wit and poise in Chicago anecdotes.
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Colonial Theater
Snyder
Buckley
Colonial
Kurno
London
Smpire Theater
Katheryn Pearl
Empire Theater
Miss Pearl
Katheryn
Wine, Woman and Song” Company
Chicago
Johnnie
Rector's No More Scene of Revelry at Its Passing
Rector's on Broadway closes after 12 years as a gaudy symbol of high life in New York's White Light district. The farewell night draws a packed crowd, free revelry, and souvenir grabbing as guests depart with fans, spoons, and even a palm statue.
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Rector’s
Broadway
New York
White Light
Rector's
Areva
Charles Rector
Secon
Iittle
Rector
Chicago
Forty-third Street
Jack's
Sixth Avenue
How Nervous Men Get Most Out of Life
An advisory piece extols well nourished nerves for vitality and success. It promotes a home remedy using syrup of sarsaparilla compound, balmwort, cadomene substitute, and esapace cardiol, claimed to restore nerve force after meals and at night. It targets overworked men and those exposed to late hours with a rejuvenating tonic.
Women and men both crave love and understanding at home
Dorothy Dix argues matrimonial happiness hinges on love and sympathy from both spouses. She notes men feel pressure from work and neglect at home, while women risk neglecting their partners. Appreciation at home helps prevent men seeking affection elsewhere.
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Gger
The Mighty Sniff Snares Opinion in New Wifehood Guild
A satirical snippet from the New Wifehood Guild of New York depicts Mrs Lysander Join Appleton mocking women’s clubs and their influence on men. The piece parodies gender roles as a woman asserts men’s preference for light domes of beauty after onion soup.
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New Wifehood Guild
New York
Atchison Globe
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Mney
Martie Life Insurance Co
Armstrong Laundry
Bloom
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