The Smart Alec Audience and Theatrical Critics
A critique contrasts the Smart Alec spectator with theater audiences, detailing how critical sneers ruin enjoyment. It probes why smart critics dismiss plays as “bally rot” while audiences often respond with genuine laughter and engagement.
Rise of Lucille Marcel in Grand Opera
Miss Lucille Marcel of New York, soprano of the Opera Comique of Paris, sang before the empress at Tzarskoe-Selo and will perform in London and other cities. Debuted in Paris last October after five years in Europe studying under Jean de Reszke and gaining fame with various notables.
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Lucille Marcel
St. Peterssure
New York
Opera Comique
Paris
Tzarskoe-Selo
Marcel
England
London
Miss Marcel
Europe
Jean de Reszke
Prince
Mortified? The Predicament of a Man with Unlocked Suitcase
A young man in a new suit meets two fashionable women at Eleventh and Walnut. He says he is bound for the Springs for a few days and bids them farewell with a hurried dive for a passing car as he hurries away.
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Pest
Smart Alec
Og Os
Billy Rice
Barber Shop
Josh Billings
Artemus Ward
Petroleum V. Nasby
George
Eleventh
Walnut Streets
Jack
Springs
Accident as Suitcase Spills Contents on Street
A man on a moving car reaching mid street causes a suitcase to spill its contents, including two collars a shirt and a quart bottle of whisky. The bottle breaks and is abandoned. Traffic policeman John Kincaid helps replace items, and the young man continues down the street.
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John Kincaid
Gold Money in the Eggs Magic Trick Tale
In San Francisco a traveling man recalls meeting a magician named Herman. At a Chinatown eatery a Chinaman serves fried eggs. Herman breaks one egg and pulls a five dollar gold piece from the yolk, then another egg yields a ten dollar coin. The magician buys the whole box, sending the vendor fleeing.
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San Francisco
C. D
Zimmerman
New York
Kupper Hotel
Herman
Chinatown
Old John
John
Tohn
Anarchists Sentenced to Death in King Alfonso Outrage Case
Sentences handed down at 3 am for Jean Rull and accomplices found guilty of complicity in the bomb outrages across Spain. Jean Rull Hermanull and Marie Querralto doomed to death. Jose Rull, Amedeo Trille, Francises Trigueros given long terms. Raymonds Burguet four months. Perello and crais acquitted. A mother fatally attempted to aid a prisoner after the verdict. Three dynamite bombs found in Angel square.
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Barcelona
Jean Rull
Rull
Alfonso
Madrid
Paris
Spain
Hermanull
Marie Querralto
Jose Rull
Trouble Ceased After Grape-Nuts Diet Evidence
A man in Dakota shares a letter praising Grape-Nuts for dyspepsia and nerve strength. He describes stomach trouble relief after a month on Grape-Nuts with cream and toast and notes his child’s recovery when fed warmed milk and Grape-Nuts. The account credits a doctor who recommended proper food and reports steady improvement over weeks.
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Dakota
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Woolworth
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