Actors Fall to Pieces on Rialto Stage
Al Barnes reports Waldo Van Ness selling his engagement ring to a reporter for fare and exits town. The ensemble plans a touring repertory bill while Maude Fabre demands top billing and a high class lineup to avoid starvation.
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al Barnes
Rialto
Willer
Nona Welle
Waldo van Ness
van News
Carfare Algy
Dad Wadell
Actors’ Fund
Maude Fabre
van Ness
al Barnee
Van
Loule'n Cafe
Misa Wells
Algy
Dad
Fabre
Wella
al Ratnes
van Nesse
Srone
Nona Wells
van Nees
Maude
Waldo
Y al Barnes
Repertory Company
Dad Wadel
Ealing
al Parnes
Maude Pabre
al Darnee
Maude Padre
Mise Wells
Right to choose headbands sparks playful banter
In a whimsical exchange, Roth argues for women’s choice of headbands, while Wea'al counters with a fantasy note about princes in Europe and Podunk. Jude signs off with light satire.
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Roth
Zeke
Europe
Podunk
Jude
Unelée calls turn, the actor answers with wit on stage
A clumsy interruption breaks a play when a young man in a dustcoat shouts Unelée- unel at an English provincial theater. The audience and actors react with humor and restraint as the scene unfolds amid references to farming, meat, and a political mention of the Jatita Constitution.
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Kansas
Jatita
Incomplete OCR Health Ad Mentions Porter Antiseptic
Fragmentary text describes curing diseases with a “wonderful old retiah” Porter antiseptic for pain and healing. Mentions a motor cost quoted as fifteen hundred dollars exclusive of excessoring charges.
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Porter
Freriline Quinine Ad: Tasteless Syrup For Children
Ad copy claims Freriline Quinine is tasteless and safe for adults and children, with no disturbance to kids. It markets the product as superior to ordinary Quinine, emphasizing a new bottle and a claim about coal usage and heating.
Hubby’s tale ends with a vow after wedding lace request
A young husband recalls his attempt to fulfill his bride’s lace dress wish by quirky workarounds and four leaf sprigs. The scene shifts to temperaments of family members, a mother’s sharp remark, and Elsie’s social quirks as the newlyweds adjust to married life.
Diver tale links Herbert Cary to Carnegie incident
A rowdy encounter is recounted with Herbert Cary claiming he saw Andrew Carnegie at a diver event. The speech machine started amid chaos as Carnegie allegedly cowered, dropped items, and searched the floor while a crowd reacted with shock and laughter.
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Herbert Cary
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Carneate
Hollering Jones and the Artist Portrait Clash
A famed western illustrator befriends a loud ranch hand known as Hollering Jones. The artist made studies of him. some sold to an eastern magazine showing the man at his most vociferous. A year later Jones confronts the artist with a torn print, asks if it is him, and mutters he has hollered his last holler unless the portrait is accurate.
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Jones
Effeminate wage remark sparks dinner chat in Dooling tale
A Philadelphia telegraphic note recalls a dinner where Congressman Peter J. Dooling of New York smiled at a joke about an effeminate wage. The exchange centered on the Smiths and a man named Brows, with playful taunts about talk and tone, ending in a quip about a loud voice and manner.
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Peter J. Dooling
New York
Smith
Smiths
Brows
Crown
Venice
Pidiadeliphia Telegrag
White dog escapes in Surf Avenue incident
A white Tonerantin escaped from Hspretren on Surf Avenue in Coney Island and ran in front of a car. A new ring pursued the dog, caught it, and it toppled into a mud puddle. The dog shed about ten papers but kept the bow and owner, amid jumbled dialogue, claimed the chase and event.
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Hspretren
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Kns
Mixed Breed Lunch Exchange Confusion at Hash Hash
A playful exchange features a dialogue about various hash dishes and possible roast beef options. The snippets show confusion and a lighthearted back and forth about menu items and availability, ending with confirmation of hash being plentiful.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim
An advertisement asserts that piles can be cured in six to fourteen days using a treatment called PAZ OINTMENT. It promises relief for licking and riviting symptoms and mentions a Gret application that gives bare and Kent without clear medical backing.
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Bare
Kent
Fragments of a Theatrical Quip on Air Travel
A cryptic exchange notes the lack of high warmth in flying times and weighs a low weight man figure. The lines hint at a humorous or ironic take on aviation conditions and labor.
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Loeman
Fragmented Health Tonic Adette Claims Far Reach
A garbled OCR style notice touts a tonic product with vague claims about liver health malaria prevention and vitality. The text mentions terms like nine iron tonic and general tonic with unclear preservatives and benefits. The fragmentary language lacks verifiable details or sources.
Dressmaker and Bartender Compared for Pleasure
A note contrasts the pleasures given by a skilled dressmaker to a woman and by a skilled bartender to a man, suggesting similar levels of enjoyment from both crafts.
Elimination of a Matrimony Vow Sparks Heated Debate
A fragmentary quote suggests a discussion over removing the vow of obedience from a wedding ceremony. The speaker insists the vow should not be eliminated, while another voice counters that it is being dropped. The content reflects interpersonal dispute surrounding wedding rites.
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Will BraDshaw
Lecer Aley
B'Jave Allayne
al Flarnea
Nona Wedla
Imad Wadtell
Jack al Yarnes
Ike van Noss
Alexy
Louie
WG. Chapman
Julian Yglesias Blanco
Madrid
Palve
Senor Yglesias
Senor Ugbeejae
Arcm Aid
Rae Mia Tanoee
Coca-Cola Co
Aruarta, Ga
Boatmen's
BANK
St. Louis
Oldest Bank
Missouri
First Mort
Dorris
Dorris Motor Car Company
Ommennal
Mebubes
Laclede
Serah
St Louis
University of Notre Dame
Elsie
Ryvenins
Castoria
Pometis
Lay
Tee Costacon
Compasy
Bears
Eeeteus
Coen
Toniic
Iove
Bowen
Carter
Dinah
Golke
Chile
Sto
Marine
Lye Remedy Co
Chicago
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