Leila Westcott Offered Big Broadway Role Fallout
Leila Westcott bristles at a Sam Patton offer for a major Broadway production while fellow actors discuss her career, romance, and the famed author Artie Writem. The chat touches on Amelia Elsie Van Allen connections, romantic entanglements, and the tense clash between ambition and sentiment in theatre.
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Algy
Dad Wadell
Maudie Lalor
Artie
Wallie
Elsie van Allen
Lella Westcott
Ike Artie
Alice le Doo
Elsie
Leila Westcott
Rome
Waillie
Letla Westecott
Sam Patton
Artie Writem
Alice le Due
Leile Artie
Wadell
iIt
Art
Leila
Herculena
Cera
Cageran
Drs
A Jail and Its Purpose in Society
A provocative Life essay argues jails serve to deter and entertain the public. It claims the poor lack counsel and funds, while walls of stone and iron shield inmates from elements and access to air. The piece mocks jails as comfort zones with baths and storage, shaping public perception.
Krew When to Hiee Foote Lighte Dont You Think A
A fragmentary note reads like a scribbled question about timing and light. The legible portion hints at a playful or poetic twist, with unclear context or author. No definite event or named entities are confirmed in the readable text.
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Krew
Suggestions for Ice Trust Teas and Price Claims
A historical note mocks an ice trust proposing excuses to raise tea prices after a harsh winter. It lists six reasons such as heavy tea blocks causing waste, cold storage freezing tea, anticipated hot summer demand, and the notion that price should rise with perceived quality.
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Tee Trust
Calvary Troop Touts Psoriasis Cure Appeal
Walter Mahony of Camp McCoy Wisconsin recounts a two year battle with scaly psoriasis on limbs. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a three month complete cure after trying other treatments failing to hold.
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Cavalry
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Wis
Walter Mahony
Cutticura
Dept. L
Boston
Resourceful girl crafts lamp shade from dress
A resourceful girl danced a pink party frock to ribbons then made a lamp shade from the leftovers. The next evening she showed it to a caller in the soft light and asked how he liked it. he replied that the last time he saw that shade it was danced with t.
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Lillian Russell
Atlanticity
William
Money won't buy happiness Detroit Free Press line
A brief quotation from the Detroit Free Press remarks that money cannot ensure happiness, expressing a cautionary view on earnings and well being. The exchange features a gentle repartee about income and satisfaction, reflecting a cultural sentiment on value versus wealth.
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Detroit Free Press
Drinking to his health seldom prolongs anybody's life
A concise old proverb notes that excess toasts and health wishes rarely extend a person’s years, warning against overindulgence in celebratory drinking.
Had No Rations To Spare At Gained Mix 1882 Texas Capture
In 1882 at Gained Mix the Fifth Texas seized two Union regiments. One officer recalls an amusing moment when Union officers surrendered swords to Colonel Upton who dropped his frying pan to accept them. A commotion arose as prisoners tried to pass a timber line and Big John Ferris tried to stop them.
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Fifth
Texas
Upton
Hig J&bn
Ferris
Company B
John Ferrie
Getting Round It. Steffens at Cooper Union Speech
In a New York Cooper Union address, Steffens reflects on hardship and reform. He recalls a wife challenging a child labor millionaire and discusses imagined scenarios of survival and dignity. He raises questions about work, poverty, and moral responsibility in society.
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Lirealn Steffens
Cooper Union
New York
Vanished nest thrush travels with eggs to Limavady
A thrush that built a nest under a first class carriage at Limavady faced a late train delay between Limavady and Londonderry. The mother returned to find four eggs intact, and railway officials withdrew the carriage until hatchlings were secured. The bird arrived at Limavady and resumed incubation, with the railway staff monitoring for the hatchlings.
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Limevady
Ulner
Ireland
Limavady
Londonderry
Woman Credits Pinkham's Compound For Relief Of Ailments
A Philadelphia woman reports severe displacement and inflammation with backache and side pains eased after six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enabling full activity and sleep. Providence, Rhode Island, woman also praises the remedy for similar symptoms restoring health and ability to work in a factory. The ad notes many American women testify to its virtues as a treatment for female complaints.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia R Pinkham
Harry Fishes
Juniata Street
Providence
Lydia EB Pinkham
Abril Law
Lippitt St
Providence, R_ I
Lydia E. Winkham
Castoria description claims harmless Castor Oil substitute
Castoria marketed as a safe substitute for castor oil Paregoric drops and soothing syrups. It states it contains no opium or narcotics and has been used for over 30 years to relieve constipation flatulence teething feverishness and diarrhea. The product claims approval by Chas H Fletcher and warns against counterfeits and imitators.
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Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Albert W. Kahl
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustave A. Eliseneraeber
St. Paul
Minn
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
S. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. E Simpson
Chicago
R. EB. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
Tyr. L R. Robinson
Raneas City
Crooklin
TRE Centau
Yore City
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