Oddities of City Life and Pest of Fads Debated in 19th Century Pages
The excerpt notes cheap lodging at Bowery institutions, chair renting for nights, and crowds occupying chairs late at night. It contrasts the impact of games and modern romances on leisure, mentioning tobacco prices, starch brands, and a New York institution’s “chairhouse” with crowds of twenty five to thirty sleeping in chairs by one o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceakhows
New York
Toman
Bowery
Ehaira
Curious Gossip From A Manhattan Business Block
A fragment from New York gossip mentions a lordly aide-de-camp in a sick room nearby and a whispered exchange about a brequast. The piece notes dense business blocks in lower Manhattan with Bristie-brughes, a spyglass shop, a bounday prayer meeting, a creek sponge-fabery HQ, a haberdashery, a bookstore, and a barber shop in close proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Manhattan
Creek Sponge-Fabery Company
Elbow
Haberdashery
New York
Puest
Bright New Jersey Youth Stands Tall and Strong
A teen-year-old Day Hopping of New Monmouth New Jersey is described as exceptionally bright for his age. He stands five feet two inches tall and weighs about 207 pounds, noted for his harmony of intellectual growth with his physical development.
To Tear Dews Newgate Prison In London
Newgate Prison in London is to be demolished after years of discussion. Authorities have secured funding to replace it with a new courthouse and jail on the site of the old prison.
Mrs Hayes to Answer Letters on Her Illness
Mrs Hayes will respond to all letters directed to her at Pinkham address about her illness and health concerns. Local residents inquire about her condition and seek guidance or updates.
Bishop Joyce of Epworth League Led Global Evangelism
The file outlines the life of Isaac W. Joyce a bishop born in Ohio and rising to president of the Epworth League after joining the Methodist Episcopal Church He was educated in Indiana and served as an evangelist with international renown including work among Mormons in Utah and later leadership in 1906 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac W. Joyce
THE
Epworth League
Epworth
Sammie Detroit
Mich
Methodist Epienopal Church
America
International Renows
Diana
Methodist Church
Utah
Death of Great Inventor William Garrett Revolutionised Wire Industry
William Garrett, famed inventor of Garrett rolls for rod mills and builder of modern steel rod production, died after leading at Mount Clemens Michigan. Born May 25 1843 in Brains Monmouthshire, he worked in coal mills in England before moving to Cleveland in 1883 and later held key posts at Hartman Steel Beaver Falls Oliver Roberts Pittsburg and American Steel and Wire. Survived by wife and three children traveling in Scotland.
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William Garrett
Westinghouse
Edison
Bessemer
Mount Clemens
Mich
Garrett
Rod Mills
United States
Stael’ Corporation
Mr. Garrett
Brains
Monmouthshire
Boglauid
Coatubridge
Lanarkehire
Bootlanad
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Rolling Mill Company
Hartman Steel Company
Beaver Falls
Oliver
Kaiser's Demanding Theatrical Taste Impresses Cast
German Emperor attends a stage performance of Der Grosse Karfurwt at the State theater. He urges more dignity from the actor, who reacts hotly to the author’s insistence. The scene ends with the Kaiser’s approval and a handsome reward for the performer.
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Kaleer
Addicks Dislikes Newport and other notes
J Edward Addicks a Delaware gas statesman owns a Newport estate Belvoir but plans to dispose of it due to concerns about Newport society. Coincidences mark the deaths of brothers Dr D M Dunn of Minneapolis and J J Dunn of Topeka on the same disease day, with burial in Minneapolis. Dr Florence R Sabin wins a $1000 prize from a women’s science fund, after Johns Hopkins and Smith College training.
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Addicks
Newport
J. Edward Addicks
Delaware Gas Statesman
Belvoir
D. M. Dunn
Minneapolis
J. J. Dunn
Topeka
Dunn
Kansas
Minneapolis Messenger
Gov. Riddle
Association For
Zoological Station
Naples
Florence R. Sabin
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Sabin
Smith College
Jolens Hopkins University
The Ideal and the Real Anthony Hope and His New Princess Flavia
Grace Kimball recalls Anthony Hope's demand for royal bearing during The Prisoners of Zenda rehearsal She notes he urged Miss Kimball to preserve an imperial air even in love scenes Now married to Mrs Hawkine she wonders if Hope has realized his stage ideal in real life with a new wife
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Anthony Hope
Grace Kimball
Flavia
Zenda
Mrs. Hawkine
Biggest Haystack in Australia Stacks Up Vast Fodder Mass
The article describes enormous Australian haystacks with peaked roofs and smooth, well raked alches. Stacks reach several times the barn length and can hold thousands of tons of hay. One mammoth stack measured 298 feet long and 100 feet tall.
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Australia
High Altitude Experiments Underway at Cripple Creek
Prof G T Kemp of the University of Timois conducts research on high altitude effects in Cripple Creek Colorado assisted by five Champaign College students who puncture a finger daily to draw blood for analysis. Kemp plans to stay at least twenty days. James Carlisle, famed fiddler and uncle of John Carlisle ex secretary of the treasury, defends his traditional fiddle heritage saying he is an old fashioned fiddler who wins prizes and captivates crowds with Money Mask.
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G.T. Kemp
University of Timois
Cripple Creek
Colo
Champaign College
Kemp
James Carlisle
John
Carlisle
the Treasury
Kentucky
Remove Tattoo Mark and New German Composer Telke
Pacis Coamo claims tattoo marks can be removed by tannin solution, skin hardening, needle pricking, and rubbing with nitrate pencils, with the mark fading in a week or two. Charles Telke, Potsdam police officer, has become a celebrity composer of the march Old Comrades played worldwide. He plans to stay with the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacis Coamo
Charles Telke
Potsdam
Germany
Telke
To Protect Big Game Ends Rise of European Hunters
To Protect Big Game notes growing interest among wealthy European sportsmen in African wildlife preservation and predicts an organized effort forthcoming. Russian Waterways outlines that all navigable rivers of Rusela are linked by canals.
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Rusela
Syria
Beirut
Palestine
Haifa
Nazareth
Uniform insignia and trousers details for new army corps
The master electricians and electrician sergeants of the new army corps will wear a white metal symbol resembling forked lightning within a gilt wreath. Officers’ uniform trousers will feature scarlet stripes. Actress Mme Rejane in London travels with carriage mules gifted by the king of Portugal, pure Andalusian breed, about fifteen hands high.
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Corps
Army
Mme. Rejane
London
Portugal
First California Prune Tree Planted In 1870
A Frenchman introduced the first prune tree to California in 1870 establishing the crop in the state. The article notes practical travel progress, mentioning a passenger can travel from New York to Seattle on Puget Sound in four days.
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California
New York
Seattle
Puget Sound
Broad, chaotic 1908 news reel with varied events
A scrambled patch of items reports accidents and deaths in Crawford Nebraska and Lowleville. Names like Williams Carter, W C Phipps, Osorgia Supreme Court chies appear with scattered dates and places. Other notes cover military reductions in the Philippines, General Leonard Wood, Missouri encampment, a presidential birth at Gray Gables, and assorted political and legal items.
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Williams Carter
Pegro
Brooklys
W. C. Phipps
Crawford
Neb
Galveston
Ronard Meghes
Lowleville
Wood Leduce
Philippines
Leonard & Wood
Decera
BR Young
Missouri National Guard
Lake Contrary
Bear Bt
Joseph
Grover Cleveland
Gray Gables
Bussarde’ Bay
Meas
P. Langley
Ping pong praise and kidney pills in old column
A fragmented newspaper page notes praise for ping pong’s rise with comments from locals, a man’s claim of mountain-climbing strength after kidney pills, and various short, quirky items. It mentions London lodging costs, Beirut tourism growth, and a famed Irish anecdote, all in brief, period-voice vignettes.
Pearu Na Arts Women Advise Letter Reading
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Pearu Na Arts Women and a letter from Gan Frencleem in Cal to advocate medical opinions. Mentions Peteral objection and Marion Martmnae’s consultation by letter, with gratitude toward a doctor’s directions.
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Acvss
Abelyes
Peteral
Vominder
Godan
T.G Marion
C. Martmnae
Gratefal
Advertisers Push Missouri Appeal in Novel Pamphlets
A Paris promoter distributes pamphlets in streets to advertise Missouri attractions along the Katy line. The campaign features striking imagery and a bold claim about fruit production, inviting readers to request pamphlets about both the region’s affluence and damage potential. A strikingly handsome 24-year-old Mexican prince-like figure delivers the materials to a Denver hotel.
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Missouri
Missourt le
Katy
Wainwright Bldg
Gatamo
Denver
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Sirrvoregos
Orient
Gale Ie
Socreta
Altair
Ping. Poag Eo UlTset Itta
Cartigig
Mr. C
Benides
Siricllo Comsidemi
Dean Mae Parkas
F. Hares
Dudley St
Boston
Roxbury, Maas
Dean Mus
Lydia
Lydle B
Pinkhes ‘Medicine Co
Lymm
Mass
Sfeldent
Leagvue
Wllum Gascett
Scotland
KAIG@ER
His
Princess Flavia
Treasury Department
Solita Armour
Lorens
Alhaimbra
Alfred Knapp
Hamilton
George W. Beavers
Division of Salaries and Allowances
Ralty Brown
Appleton
Wis
Korea
W. J. Best
Ban Rafael
Cal
Chicago
Um Kaellese Switchboard Company
Union
Evansville
Ind
M. Santos-Dumont
Collins
Rudolph
Schumacher
Bancroft
Chilldren
Ciudad Bolivar
Trinidad
Charlee Emory Smith
Civil Service Commission
Basin, Wy
Counntry
Richard Yates
Sinois
Europe
Campagnia
Battery A
St Louis
Jefferson City
Wes
Fate View
Om Belng
Garah
London County
Lens
Ube
Saaws Yates
Myson Bagiehwap
England
He Feels
Caddo
William Ball
Dodd
Jooregnat Acqeires Weetih
Lucy
Westminster Hospital
Five
M. W. Samo
Lord Morris
Cnld
Grand Jury
Max O' Metl
Max O’rall
Travel
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
St. Louis
Warrer J. Lynch W.p. Gert Paes & Ickst Ar Seu. Phe Ie
Ee Pearu
NA Arts
Basset Aly Ta Eis
Ahea
United
Perans
Dr. Hortman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ohio
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha
N&r
Lord Coleridge
Brougham
Grosvénor Square
Courts of Justice
Old Temple Bart
Law Courts
Paris Blocultmaker
Herr Kaufmann
Berlin
Kalser
Sturch
Hall
Collegians
Supreme Court
College Gradu Lon
Gray
Brown
Brewer
Shires
White
Peckham
McKenna
Ree Samed
Pepsin Syrup Co., Moutlestio, I
W.N. U. ST. Louis
Kleddy
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