Saving the Scene in Miss Multon and Camille
The article recounts how an experienced actress Copes with stage emergencies turning disruptions into applause. It describes Miss Multon’s dog interruption in a schoolroom scene and a cat surprise in Baltimore during Camille, with quick thinking saving both performances. It also explains how iridium is processed for gold pen points, noting its hardness and use as a hardening agent in platinum alloys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iesson
Paul
Baltimore
Camille
Thouse
Thomas
Pad
Nanine
Williiely
Mixx Morris
Cliva Morris
New York
P Ress
New York Press
Inquisitive Child Questions Name In Bus Stop Scene
A five year old asks about nine and the other replies with disbelief. The exchange turns to grownup manners and social questions as adults probe for names and details, prompting mild embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uviss
Chicagoews
Leather and glass casters show diverse wheel designs
The article lists caster varieties for furniture including leather discs turned to wheel form with metal bearings, felt, glass for insulation, ball bearing types, porcelain, rubber, fignina vitae and other hardwoods, plus iron and brass lots. It also notes a humorous anecdote about Thackeray autographs and a quip by Albert Smith.
Parnell Apology Cited for Legal Quibble Remark
In a speech dated April 16 1878 Mr Parnell called Henry James remark a legal quibble and apologized saying the expression was unwarranted. He added the statement showed more wit than a capable gentleman of the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell
Henry James
Petty Sessions
Ventieman
Rubber boots and turkey basting quips from columns
A collection of wry quips from newspapers including a panicked slogan about trade and freedom and a joke about rubber boots. A Washington Star gag links turkeys and slippery carving as a punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Washington Star
Hornell Widow Reflects on Joy and Pain of Life
Fragmentary remarks from a Hornell widow describe life’s balance between welcome moments and sorrow. The quotation emphasizes that joy cannot exceed the sorrow given, and the eternal balance remains true.
Curious Pigeonhole Tombs In Spain Cemeteries
The article describes a Spanish cemetery practice where urns or remains are placed in pigeonhole tombs stacked above ground. After five years the shelf is cleared and bones moved, with mortared memorial plates on the exterior. The system saves space and cost but lacks sentimentality and reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Mouro
Wide World Magazine
A Look of Terror and Odd Tales From Letters and Notices
A discussion of Ferdinand Modler's Das Mutige Weil features a lifelike look of terror caused by a studio experiment on four models. Swiss art circles debate the image. The piece also cites Dr. W. Saleeby on daily work play and sleep for business men, and Lup ton’s One Way to Catch a Fox with a fox hunt caveat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodler
Ferdinand Modler
Munich
Cor
New York
Sun
W. Saleeby
Saleeby
New York Telegram
Lupton
Loudon
Greenwich Observatory and the Royal Location History
In 1674 King Charles I founded the Greenwich Royal Observatory to advance astronomical study and practical astronomy. The observatory's work shaped chronology and global longitude standards, becoming an international benchmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich Observatory
Charles I
England
Royal Observatory At
Greenwich
Theophrastus Mention of Coal Sparks Breakfast Debate
A professor at breakfast notes Theophrastus mentioned coal early on. The economical landlady asks how heavy the material was, sparking a quick exchange about ancient estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophrastus
Yonkers
Up to the Proposing Point Phrase in a Humorous Quip
The note humorously comments that men spend years gathering courage to propose while a proposal can come in an instant if a woman accepts. It pairs a quip about reluctance with a paradox about ease when acceptance arrives. The piece references a Philadelphia reader and a Latin aphorism about effort and ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tin
Philadelphia
The Punishment of the Bagno in Venice History
The bagno punished prisoners by immersion in a water vat fed by tides. A scoop kept water rising while the inmate baled to delay death. Exhaustion and endless toil defined the ordeal as the moment of fate neared with sleep and fatigue overcoming endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Trolley Road Schedules for Lancaster Lititz and More
Bus schedule details show multiple daily departures from Lancaster Lititz and connected towns. Times vary by weekday weekend and holiday patterns with first cars at dawn and every half hour blocks through the day. Additional routes include Peters burg Manheim and Mantelm with extensive listed departure times and Saturday specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lititz
Litita
A. M
Petersburg
Manheim
Mantelm
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Clara Mercis
Mr Tie
Tuackeray
Bunter
Hodder
Jong Aso
Albery Smith
Mr. Thackeray
Albert Weste
Lindley Murray
W. M. Thackeray
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ron
Hornell
Perenice
Frare Kline
King St
Von
Kofroth
Centre Street
Ind
Waverly Oil Works CO
Pittsburgh
Conkey
Conkey’s
Cornman’s
Hess & Clarke
Garber
Lewis N. Moyer
P. D. Pharmacist
Main Street
Hershey, Leaman & Co, Lititz, Penna
C. H. Kreider
Main St
Brunnerville
Geyer Botit
Eéeny F. Schreith
Spruce St
Royal Wincroft
Wincroft
S. M. Huber
East Main Street
New Stand
John Tshudy
FRY
Main
Cedar Sts
H. P. Gingrich & Co
Broad St
Pine
Depot Lititz, PA
New Implement House
Bear & Long’s Coal and Lumber Yard
W. F. Groff
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Spruce Villa Dairy
Brubaker
Eo, L. Keith
Justice of the Peace
Collectionsland
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