State Fair Night Shows Promise Five Mammoth Acts
Milwaukee August 27 five nights of State Fair week September 20 to 24 will feature a mammoth program of entertainment daily. Highlights include vaudeville and chovov acts, aviator Louis Gertson performing with a new military aeroplane, dazzling light displays, bands, and a $10,000 war spectacle. General admission is 25 cents, with 1,200 dollar lighting costs and a 24 man crew for production.
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Gordon
Gertson
Milwaukee
America
Vaudevilla
Louis Gertson
Alene
Jioth Law
Stranded Sailor's Escape From German Cruiser Weakened but Survived
Amid a World War cruise chase, engineer amidships recounts a brutal sinking and a 40 foot descent into cold sea. He endures capture, a homeward voyage as a prisoner, then escapes by swimming to driftwood, aided by a Brazilian fishing boat, and is rescued near the Brazilian coast after days adrift.
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North Sea
Byrn
Bardot
Bettiss
Touiny Atkins
Funnloy Betwee
Equiletor
Ward
Perlons
Emden
Tre
Tee Aide Lim
Reid
Sone
Cierwant
Hradt
Corpag
Safley
Corman
Wiscat
Cruiger
South American
Germany
Spark Cereal Company Goods Price Sheet Flows
A partial OCR price list from Spark Cereal Company covers flour feed and grain items with unit prices. Entries include per bushel wheat, barley per ton and bulk totals, various feeds per ton, and flour and middlings per ton or barrel. Text is garbled with several unreadable terms but reflects commodity pricing and product names.
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Spark Cereal Company
Gotton
Summer Vacation Prompted by lingering Winter in Spring
A fragmentary dialogue features Septimus and Funnicus pondering summer plans. Funnicus jokes about swimming, suggesting lighthearted bets on seasonal leisure as winter lingers into spring. The lines convey a playful mood and anticipation of warmer days.
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Septimus
Funnicus
Engagement Reflections Sparkled by Old Letters
In a tale of Thomas Brackett and his son Tom, a found bundle of love letters from 1802 prompts a family discussion on romance. Tom’s discovery leads to laughter and a lesson on sincerity, with the Brackett clan examining the dated, dramatic phrases once written to a fiancée.
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Thomas Brackett
Tom
Adele
Lfe
Chan
Lng
Mrs. Brackett
Mr. Brackett
Tor
Great Men Usually Silent in Miniature Portraits
The Tid-Bits piece notes famed figures such as Napoleon Wellington Newton Darwin Tolstoi Balzac Beethoven Mozart Chopin and Wagner as examples of restraint or reticence. It cites Lord Tennyson and Carlyle among the silent greats, highlighting a pattern of brief speech or prolonged silence across eras and fields.
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Genias
London
Napoleon
Wellington
Lord Kitche
Lord Patherston
Willen
Isaac Newton
Darwin
Lutile
Lord Kelvin
Tolstoi
Balzac
Beethoven
Mozart
Lord Tenny, Son
Thomas
Gurlyle
Low Cost of Titles Spawns Hotel Lounge Debate
Northern guests at a Louisville hotel joked about Southern titles like colonel and major. A humorous, racially charged exchange followed, with a black respondent describing colonial titles rooted in servitude and favoritism toward whites. The tale illustrates stereotypes and social roles tied to power.
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Louisville
Hodge
Groun
Ettengant
Preserving Flowers With Wax Technique
A brief guide explains preserving flowers in lifelike form using ordinary candles. Dry blooms are dipped in melted wax and the stem portion, then removed and waved to dry, creating preserved floral compacts.
First United States Coins Described from 1783 Specimens
The article discusses early U S coinage as potter pieces by Benjamin Dudley prompted by Robert Morris. It notes 1783 congress presentations of these specimens detailing the obverse mark and center glory with thirteen polute erase and a reverse with value noted.
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United States
Benjamin Dudley
Robert Morris
Congress
The Best Laxative and Health Tips
Outdoor exercise keeps bowels regular and a full glass of water before breakfast aid digestion. Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and establish a daily bowel movement. If medicine is needed Chamberlain's Tablets are pleasant mild and gentle. Obtainable everywhere.
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Ae Aes
Kuanel
Everyboty's
Deay
J. J. Varney
Auto Tire Chain
Marshfield Cycle Co
Wisconsin Motor & Machinery
Mansion House
Brent
Parmer
Chas, Manzeh
Thorpe
National Medical
Wis
North Averive
Marshfield
Hwusg
Rooney
Lewis Varsho
Peach St
Oregon & California Railroad
Grant Lands Locating Company
Portland
Wood County
New Lisbon
John Seubert
City Ball
Geo
H. Webton
Sift
A. Kleinheinz & Son
Betty Powers
Metropolitan Follies
Jase
Adler Theater
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