Tights, theatre crowd decline and Kansas politics mix
A jumble of late 1900s notes reports stage fashion waning in popularity among performers and theatergoers, a Chicago divorce case from sleep talk admissions, fires in major cities, rail earnings gains, tax rates rising in Kansas, and a Kansas City suggestion on theatre exit plans. It also notes a teachers' meeting in Topeka, December warmth in Kansas, and Rockefeller extending a Nebraska university fundraising deadline.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Chicago
Lakeside
Kansas City
Snowy Kansas weather and varied national notes
The column surveys mixed news from Kansas and beyond with remarks on snow aiding wheat, depots promised in Kansas City, football results of the Carlisle Indians, a Chicago theater fire loss, and political maneuvering in Missouri. It also cites Riis on Roosevelt, tax rates in Kansas counties, and endorsements for Hopstetter’s Biomech Bitters as a health tonic.
Vipers For Her Rival in Parisian Vicious Trick
An affair plot unfolds as Baroness Poczerni befriends a Parisienne in Rome and Paris. The baroness toys with her husband and the Parisienne, bribing a maid to deliver a letter promising a pearl necklace. The wife later sends an elegant casket to the Parisienne, which contains two deadly vipers. The intended necklace turns into a fatal ruse.
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Paria
Poczerni
Rome
Paris
Mystery of a Missing Diamond and Oven Clue
A Philadelphia tailor reports his diamond vanished from a store and reappears in an oven. Special Policeman and King Jones recall a dream led to the oven discovery. The tale weaves through arrests, suspects, and a busy station as investigators chase a clever ruse. Local notices list church services and district pastors alongside civic notices and a medical advertisement.
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Exkauziet
Barnard Gotleib
Philadelphia
Mive Hel
Tay
Station House
King Jones
First International Exposition on Child Life Opened in St Petersburg
The first international exposition devoted to child life opened at the Tauride palace in St Petersburg. Elizabeth Mavricklevna presided as dignitaries from state, army, navy, and diplomacy attended, including Ambassador McCormick. The U S exhibit directed by Commissioner Schadt of Philadelphia featured a large Russian display and a standout hygiene and development section with nurseries and play devices.
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Tauride Palace
St. Petersburg
Elizabeth Mavricklevna
McCormick
United States
Russia
Schadt
Philadelphia
Howyer
Palace
New-Bern
Osk Bay
Brno
Arléroggiste
Wanted I want to rent a 160 acre improved farm
Classified fragment list shows multiple dating offers and ads. W P Ballard of Lawrence Kansas seeks cash rent for a 160 acre improved farm. Other entries include a student seeking work for room and board, a private sale offer for a residence at 1001 Pennsylvania Street, and several help wanted notices offering sewing, copying letters, and housework.
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W. P. Ballard
Lawrence
Kansas
Turc in misadventures and Turkish sailors noted
An amusing tale contrasts medieval Ottoman navigational haplessness with stubborn Mediterranean skepticism. A Turkish steamer pursues a French ship to Trieste, while accounts describe sails, discipline, and vivid deck scenes. Aboard a Turkish warship, an elderly bosun supervises odd chores as Austrian officers and Scotch engineers steer the fleet.
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Dardanelles
Trieste
Austria
Brest
Black Sea
Bosporus
Sea of Marmora
All Handa
Geotleman
Isham
Om Allah
Walter
Helf
N. Y
Left overs and economical home keeping ideas from American Queen
A discussion on avoiding waste in cooking and planning meals to fit tastes and budgets. It cites using leftovers in soups and salads, saving meat by avoiding overreliance on beef, and practical guidance on why planning matters, plus a note on silk covered clothes hangers as a stylish gift.
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Nine Man
Hall's Catarrh Cure Fraud Notice in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney sworn in Toledo Ohio as senior partner of Cheney & Co stating Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure some cases and offering one hundred dollars for each uncured case. Court notary Gleason notarizes December 4, 1838. Cure marketed by F J Cheney & Co Toledo. Sold by six drug stores. Hall's Family Pills promoted.
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Fortpo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
C. W. Gleason
Flall
F. J. Uaeney & CO
Bowerlodge Opera House Presents Warner Altman Production
The event of the season fills the Bowerldge Opera House as Warner and Altman stage a massive production featuring genuine branches and a carload of scenery.
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Bowerldge Opera House
Warner & Altman
A Montana Outlaw A Montana Outlaw
A sensational western drama led by the sterling young actor Mr W. Al. Clarke with a selected company. Features a grand stage coach hold-up in the picturesque Kootenai valley.
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Sterling
W. al. Clarke
Kootennai Valley
Whistler and Mrs Godwin Tie the Knot in Whimsy
The matchmaker Labouchere recounts how artist James McNeill Whistler and a charming widow known as Mrs Godwin agreed to marry after a playful push for a date. An early church ceremony with a Commons chaplain led to a studio banquet and a brief future debated in the Paris option, yet the couple stayed devoted. Whistler never recovered from the bride’s death, remaining heartbroken.
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Mr. Labouchere
Jamee McNeil Whistler
Jemmy
Mrs. Godwin
Whistlar
House of Commons
Whistler
Paris
China's Artistic Queen and a Portrait of Ambition
A North China fterald writer recalls a dinner where a guest analyzes a ruler or queen’s character from a photo of a palace wall with Tsehat's calligraphy. The critic praises the queen’s cultured power and ruthless drive, noting ambition, persistence, and potential to rise to top echelons. A separate lecture by Sir William Crookes on atomic dissociation frames matter and protyle as the eternal, parallax-less quest of science.
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North China
Imperial Palace
Tsehat
China
Waa
Che Quren i
Sheba
Pers
Ali
Merlin
William Crookes
Progressive work of Jews benevolent orders in the United States
The article surveys Jewish benevolence in the United States through major orders. It highlights the Bnai Brith founded in 1843 with about 400 lodges and international reach, the Independent Order of Free Sons of Israel founded in 1849 with 103 lodges and 11,300 members, and mentions Mincemett foundation with substantial funds for widows and orphans, among other notable groups.
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United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
B'nal Bertth
Fapaag
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed In Lawrence Notice
The notice touts Doan's Kidney Pills with patient Benjamin endorsing relief after two years of kidney and bladder pain. It invites local readers to Dick Bros drugstore for testimonials and notes Doan's is sold everywhere at 50 cents, with FosterMilburn Co as U.S. agents. The column then shifts to a broad commentary on Jewish educational institutions and immigration, praising the Educational Alliance in New York and reflecting on historical migrations and religious-driven expulsions.
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G. W. Bandwo
Rome
Dean
Bo Fuerarely
Lawrence
Dick Bros
All Deslera
Fostere Milbura Co
Buffalo
United States
Doan
Spain
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Bejazet II
Turkey
Meadow Mice and Their Quiet Ways in Fields
Meadow mice leave winding footpaths through grass roots and feed on wild bulbs berries and insects at night. The white footed or deer mouse is common and beautiful living in woodlands with shells of Hickory nuts showing two holes indicating its presence. hunt them in old stone nests decayed logs and old bird nests.
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Regulator Land Health Builder
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English Lutheran Church
Quiack
New Hampshire
Sundey School
KE Steinler
Passor
United Presbyterian
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C M Thomas
Unitaria
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F. M. Benceit
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Keatley
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Quincy
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Ward
Flyoouth Congregational Church
R. Cordley
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Chessing Endeavor
First Church of
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Melotrs
East Henry Street
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PLC
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W. E. Higgins
Jenior Lexus
G. W. Maditt
Epworth League
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Ail
Child Life Illustrated
Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
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Draggin
Elp Bros
Warren St
New O Lang
Measre Ely Broa
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Dalachalis St
W. Mado
the Journal
Joe Dates
Care Journal
Pennsylvania Street
Adna G. Clarke
Ft. Douglas
Utah
Oriental Co
Broadway
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Rankin Place
The
University
Geo. C. Foster
Cook Lawrence Journal
Eng
American Eney
Law Edward Thompson Co
Price
C. P. Donhham
Care For Journal
Sam H. Bench
Indiana Street
Massachusetts Street
WN. J. Street
New York Street
Fred Brooks
Conn
Kentucky Street
Stubbs
Bent
Connercut Street
Comstock & Castle
O'Brien & Co's
Indians Street
Wasiad
Eero
Tuck
Chamberlain
Barber Bros
Ty. Pierce
Pierce
RK. V. Pierce
Vagwoousni
Mira Chesley
Edland Ave
Cleveland
Kia *E
Golden Medical Discovery
Bowerlock Opera House
Messrs. Rowland & Pity
Thos. J. Sith
Con. T. Murphy's
Emerald Isle
Montana
Meader
Chiraecaphs
Falves
Empress
Garland
Texas
Baber Bros
Abrh
Reas Ia
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