Maoging For Nothing a Year in European Opera Careers
Mildred Aldrich notes European fame comes at a price for American singers. Many debutants are paid little or nothing, with some earning high salaries abroad while others toil for expenses. Debut fees and modest wages drive artists to seek income back in the United States.
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Europe
Mildred Aldrich
Theater Magaszine
United Stites
Oper Comiqué
Fraines
Bordeaux
Gort
United States
Swing Aged In Garden Becomes Family Folklore Tale
An Arab trader in Cairo recounts a tale of a man who ordered a garden swing for a child. The swing never arrived, the boy grew to manhood, had a son, and when the grandson was six he asked for the swing. The tradesman refused, claiming he could not serve someone in such a fearful barrier.
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Sach Aq Harry
Cairo
Gentien
Lig Htel
Barry
Yalmg Witherby
Robert Donaldson
How to Use Drains in a Factory Scene
A factory head watches a drayman struggle with a heavy case. The overseer jokes about using brains with brawn, attempts to help, yanks with a hook, and falls into the gutter as the handle comes off. The drayman quips that his brain told him not to use the hook.
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Baltimore Sun
Laughable House of Commons Moment Sparks Dignity Fray
In the house of commons a laughing uproar follows an Irish member's grave toast about a peer's hat joke after a young member mocks a silk hat. The speaker orders order as roars continue. A Bealeh kinsman remark and a quote from Franklin close the fragment with advice on honesty and independence.
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House of Commons
Momber
Speaker
Inia
Inushter
Prisoner Claims Creditors Led to Jail Over Check Demand
In a dialogue, a prisoner argues creditors forced him to raise money with a dishonored check, and he questions how that constitutes justice while a visitor urges patience with the justice system. The exchange reveals tension over debt, jail, and perceived fairness.
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Queer Junilee
Lor
Public Speakers and Their Finishing Touches
The London News notes two kinds of speakers: those who give a good speech and won’t finish, and those who speak poorly and can’t finish. The remark frames public oratory in sharp contrast.
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Ter
Illustrated London News
The Original Lobbyist in Eden’s First Government
A chaotic fragment claims a lobbyist influenced Adam and Eve’s first government. It parodies Washington D. C. discourse and quotes a garbled mix of aphorisms and misattributed lines, reflecting a surreal or satirical take on experience versus foolhardy learning in early governance.
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Adam and Eve
Garden of Eden
Washington
D. H. Record
Rev Norton named president of Northwest Col legiate Institute at Sherry
The Northwest Collegiate Institute at Sherry appoints Rev R B Norton of Las Animas Colorado as president. He resigns from his pastorate to lead the growing Sherry institution with a June inauguration and commencement day set for June 12. Norton, praised by Wisconsin synod and Sherry supporters, brings prior experience as a principal of a similar institution and will relocate here.
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Friends of the Northwest Collegiate Institution
Sherry
R. B. Norton
Las Animas
Colorado
North West
Norton
Synod of Wisconsin
Agnew
Rev. Norton
Mr. Agnew
Mr. Norton
Sherry School
Wisconsin
Diswater to Four Delinquents Mystery Deaths
Diswater to four. A Marion Advertiser notice reports at least four delinquent subscribers missing or dead. One farmer near town likely dead after last payday taunts. another man blinded. a third disappeared after promising payment. the fourth seen without hat, pockets bulging with a card pack and pistol. Smoking Texas cigars at City Hall.
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Marion Advertiser
Odd Christmas Baby Offering and Patent Cold Cure Ad
A fragment from an old newspaper item describes a West Riding Yorkshire custom where visitors to a newborn bring gifts like an egg bread or peony. The piece promotes Preventics candy cold cure from Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin, claiming it cures colds without quinine or laxatives. It ends with quirky dialogue about pie and a Massachusetts visitor.
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Yorkshire
England
West Riding
Shoop
Racine
Wis
Sexton Bros
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoeas Remedy
A long standing remedy praised as universally reliable for colic cholera and diarrhoea. It is sold by Sexton Bros and described as pleasant when diluted with water and sweetened.
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Chamberlain
Sexton Bros
Sergeant Coombs Lifts Wagons in PileUp Rescue
In St Louis a sergeant freed driver Allen Selby trapped under a struck wagon after an electric car collision. He lifted the vehicle and pulled Selby clear, while a local ad touts Shoop's Magic Ointment for piles with claims of quick relief and 50 cent jars.
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Coombs
St. Louis
Allen Selby
Selby
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Geo. H. Welton
Dyalel IN
Office EN Deming Building
North Side
Louie Baumann
Franklin
L. M. Turbin
Chicago
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Marshfield
Blodgett Hotel
City Hall
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Walter
Sam
Massachusetts
Washington Star
Wenzel
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Humphreys
Jsick
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New York
Dr. King
Uneeda
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Wood County
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