Palmer On Wealth of Jefferson Forrest and Lotta
In a New York business office interview A M Palmer argues that Joe Jefferson Edwin Forrest and Lotta earned the three largest fortunes among American actors not merely from stage success but from shrewd investments. He cites Lotta’s real estate savvy and Jefferson’s stock and property bets while noting Booth’s larger earnings would have grown with stronger business sense.
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A. M. Palmer
United States
Mr. Palmer
Palmer
New York
Joe Jeffeson
Edwin Forrest
Lotta
Edwin Booth
Booth
Joe Jefferson
New York City
Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Charlotte Crabtree Lotta
Boston
Nell
Forrest
E. J. Edwards
Fossil Sea Tortoise Found Near Los Angeles
A perfect fossil of a huge sea tortoise, 30 inches in diameter, was found in Mount Baldy about 3,000 feet above sea level near Los Angeles, California. It is believed to be from a geological age around 400,000 years ago when western regions were submerged.
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Mount Baldy
Los Angeles
Cal
Rocky Mountains
Mrs Stowe and a Boston visit puzzle her mind
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe believed planchette was a trick of motion not supernatural. She recalls an 11 o'clock Boston trip while her husband Calvin Stowe insisted he saw her pass through his library at that hour, prompting a mystery she never fully explains.
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Boston
Andover
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dr. Stowe
Mrs. Stowe
Dr Stowe
Helen Tracy and Wallace Drew Stage Romance and Return Home
Helen Tracy an usher falls in love with actor Wallace Drew during a last night performance when she improvises as Lady Everly. Her natural talent moves him and she gains confidence from the audience response and a generous theater offer. Years later, they meet again at a studio party and plan a home life with Helen writing stories while Drew supports her.
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Helen Tracy
Wallace Drew
Helen
New York
Lady Everly
Httle
Lord Everly
Wallace
Studio Ten
Helen Trac S
Drew
Whit Burritt the Learned Blacksmith and Peace Pioneer
In talks on the peace movement the man known as the Learned Blacksmith, Whit Burritt (1811-79), is recalled as organizer of the first international peace conference in Brussels in 1848. He credits language mastery to daily short study sessions and notes comparisons with Caleb Cushing and Rufus Choate, urging a half‑hour to fifteen minutes daily for language learning.
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Whit Burritt
Burritt
Brussels
Paris
Victor Hugo
Caleb Cushing
Geneva Court of Arbitration
General Cushing
Rufus Choate
Europe
Cushing
E. J. Edwards
Libel Question Sparks Sharp Williams Reply
Washington reporters ask Senator John Sharp Williams if a newspaper article is libelous. Williams replies that the piece criticizes a brother senator without libel, joking that calling him a cross between a buzzard and a hyena is not libelous.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williams
Unclear exchange on Euripides’ writing quality
An erudite relative asks about Euripides. A young man with nerve replies and offers a blunt assessment that Euripides wrote a mighty poor hand.
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Euripides
Artificial fogs as naval weapon described by inventor
The inventor claims to produce artificial fogs miles wide to hide battleships by surrounding them with a thick mist when attacked. Proponents say the device could surpass armor in defense and may advance international peace, though details remain unverified.
Lynch Law in Russia Stuns Dmitrievsk Village
In Dmitrievsk Russia a mass meeting led to three men being killed on the spot amid suspicions of incendiarism after fires destroyed over 100 cottages. A villager’s mother killed herself with poison. three more peasants were beaten. Police later arrested over 60 locals.
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Russia
Dmitrievsk
Petropavlovsk
Father's Dilemma in Parental Talk
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece highlights a father's challenge with evolving family norms. A West Side father jokes that his children are at a difficult age. He notes if he uses slang his wife says he is setting a bad example, and if he speaks properly the kids think he is a back number.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
What Goes In One Town Does Not In Another
Wayt Goss remarks on differing regional ads as cities court aviation events and promote themselves through marketing for flyless urban ideas. He notes some towns push flyless city concepts while others chase aviation gatherings.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Help
An Elwood Indiana reader testifies after six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased months of pain and mobility loss. The ad touts its safety, lists female ailments it allegedly helps, and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham for confidential advice.
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Sadie Mullen
N. B
Elwood
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Left Him Far Behind
A humorous contrast of childish boasts and adult vanity. The story notes how grown folk sometimes measure greatness by trivial feats. A boy recalls another who bragged about toys while a peer boasted about staying up late twice in a week, highlighting playful rivalry.
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Johanie
Order of Independents Military Parade Riff
The passage portrays Larry ONeill enforcing discipline during a parade with sharp rebukes and defiant humor. A soldier heckles about foot placement while ONeill insists on his own pace and regime, asserting control over the procession.
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Order of Independents
Larry O'Neill
Larry
In Seclusion Dialogue Sparks House Visitor Banter
Excerpt shows a terse exchange about a home visit with irony and misidentification. A caller asks about a mistress and manicure, prompting a quick denial and a remark that she cannot be at home. The brief scene hints at social teasing and mistaken assumptions.
Faithful in a Little Place May Await Big Reward
A short reflective line suggests that steady faithfulness in small duties leads to a larger, eventual reward for the individual. It emphasizes patience and moral steadiness without referencing any person or event.
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