Plays and Players Preview State Drama Season
Consuelo Bailey leads two newcomers in an eastern melodrama this fall. Irving S. Finn, singer and composer, joins for next season’s opera work. Frank B. Hatch becomes Shu bert’s nonmusical productions’ general stage manager. Henry B. Harris fixes Sept 16 Hartford and Sept 23 Boston for premieres. Astor Theatre in New York opens Aug 30. Arnold Daly secures American rights to Cosmo Hamilton’s Gran’father Coquesne. Scene set on Meuse during the Franco-Prussian War. Grandfather Coquesne, cobbler, once Napoleon’s guard sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consuelo Bailey
Irving S. Finn
Klaw & Erlanger
Hartford
Conn
Charles Klein
Colonial Theater
Boston
Astor Theater
New York
Wagenhals & Kemper
William Grenoble
London
Fragmented World Notes On Religion Race and Dairy Farming
Short excerpts describe Muslim access to mosques, Filipino and Bolivian demographics, a seasickness theory from a German ship doctor, and Congressman Garnier of Texas highlighting the nation’s goat industry with 300000 goats across 22 counties including 80000 in Uvalde County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Garnier
Texas
Uvalde
English Etiquettes and Legal Notices from England
England reports reveal a constable detaining four men for gambling on a country road as they walked and dealt cards. John Crowle's will earmarks 1 250 000 for temperance work under Wesleyan Methodist guidance. Keighley mother cites fear of cruelty inspectors over punishing her son who warned exposure. London county council revises school prize lists, removing Vanity Fair Dombey and Son Pendennis Great Expectations as unsuitable for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
John Crowle
London
Wesleyan Methodist Conference
Keighley
London County Council
Vanity Fair
Dombey and Son
Editorial Flings Across Newspapers and Theaters
A collage of satirical lines from several papers. Topics include hotels for widows in New York, Edison’s autos, appendicitis fashion, motorists, theater access laws, and railroad rebate fines. The items present opinions on social trends, consumer tech, and court actions with a sharp editorial voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Edison
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago News
Detroit Free Press
Sxansas City Star
Facts From France and Labor News Snippet
A compact excerpt notes France restricts night frog catching and highlights labor tensions boosting big firm activity. It lists French Parliament members by profession and cites Dr Gélmette of the Pasteur Institute declaring milk sterilization by heat from tuberculous cows unsafe without rigorous inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Patis Jehu
Sonié
Gélmette
Pasteur Institute
Lille
Battler
Notable 19th Century Figures and Odd Anecdotes Gathered
A roundup of eccentric aristocrats and prominent figures. The Duke of Wellington is described as a Spanish grandee by inheritance while Winston Churchill is noted as an unusually eccentric young English statesman. Mayor Ekers of Montreal addresses himself as yours worship and in third person as his worship. Dr Walter Volz heads a Berne zoology lecture and leads an expedition into Liberia. Senator Benson helped draft Kansas’s first prohibition law in 1881. The queen of Spain plans to hire a personal doctor with a $4,000 salary, housing allowance, per-visit stipends, and private practice rights. Ex Senator Chandler recalls enjoying country drives but homeward safety brings more satisfaction. Miss Alice de Rothschild collects Hindoo bulls, zebras, llamas, cattle, and carriage horses. Patti, the world’s top earner among vocalists, makes about $3,000 nightly, with Jean de Reszke beside her. Viscount Aoki, ambassador in Washington, shares his home with a pair of great Indonesian cats and introduces guests to Peter, the feline greeter. Brunswick, Maine, bids farewell to Charles L. York as he retires from his barber shop after 44 years, sharing memories of notable locals and Bowdoin College.
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Duke of Wellington
Spain
Winston Churchill
Ekers
Montreal
Walter Volz
University of Berne
Liberia
Benson
Burton of Kansay
State Senate
Chandler
Mr. Chandler
Alice de Rothschild
Ferdinand de Rothschild
Patti
Jean de Reszke
Viscount Aoki
Washington
Jnalgese
Aoki Nevery
Peter
Brunswick
Charles L. York
Bowdoin College
Model Of The Moment In Fashion Trends
Embroideries and braidings dominate the season with bold designs. Colored linens with multiple silk shades, basque influenced early fall costumes, and fine handkerchief linen gowns resembling batiste are highlighted as practical yet stylish options. White, tan and black gloves decline in favor of richer fabrics and color.
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Batiste
New York Post
Cleaning Tips for Paint and Fabric Stains
SQUEANING AGENTS Hot vinegar removes paint from cotton fabrics. Spirits of hartshorn tackles acid spots on cotton or wool. Use vaseline to clean and preserve shoes with a soft wool cloth. Rub magnesia into a stain, leave two days, then brush away to vanish the stain. A mix of am phonia and turpentine loosens dry or hardened paint on fabric. A solution of one part alcohol to three parts water lightens black goods. sponge on the right side and press on the wrong side while damp.
Jewelry Jottings Show Modern Uncut Stone Necklace
Jewelry Jottings notes a necklace of uncut stones as a current idea and describes a gold hunting horn motif around an opal ball as a scarfpin design. It highlights a fancy ring top with diamond scrollwork and a pearl, pendant brooches with ornate pendants, and diamond tiaras and back combs with diamond points and clusters.
PITH AND POINT
A Chicago News quip collection notes that self pity harms the downtrodden, gossipers become misfortune tellers, experience never sleeps, prayer should not presume divine counsel, dignity alone won’t raise a man, and business usually wins when mixed with pleasure.
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Chicago News
New Airship Propeller Could Solve Aerial Navigation
In Newark Calvin Fred displays a new airship propeller with paper and metal models. tests show lifting power exceeds weight and motor. European interest, plans to use in war balloons, gravity rise with power, descent if power halts, horizontal use for manned craft with an upper aeroplane.
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Newark
N. J
Calvin Fred
New York American
Pullan BP. Thomas
Major Miller
Freid
Thomas A. Edison
United States Army
Afderneath
Rajah the Bronx Zoo Tiger to Take Daily Outings in Boots
Rajah the Bengal tiger at the Bronx Zoo New York is to be given daily exercise to restore health and spirits. A Chicago naturalist endorses the plan as a cure, with a steel muzzle leather boots and steel toe clips fitted, guarded by armed keepers in Bronx Park for the airings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rajah
Bronx Zoo
New York
Chicago
College Auto Rugs Mystery of College Affiliation Rug
A New York dealer touts a college auto mobile rug as a novelty item. The blue black on one side and blue on the reverse can feature Harvard Princeton Columbia or other alma maters. Special orders allow emblematic designs without verifying buyer past education.
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New York
New York Press
College
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Perfumed Ink and a 23-Fruit Tree Experiment in Oregon
The article notes Count Boni introducing perfumed violet ink in the United States alongside notes on scented stationery. It details a farm near Albany, Oregon, where Thomas Glaze cultivates a single tree bearing twenty three fruits and nuts through grafting peaches plums prunes almonds onto an apple stock, a successful multi graft experiment.
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Count Boni
Anna Gould
Land of the Free
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Boni
Thomas Glaze
Benton County
Willamette River
Albany
Ore
American Fruit and Nut Journal
Glaze
Camp life for clerks drives firm to wean men from summer hotels
A Chicago manufacturer plans a camp life test to pull clerks away from summer hotels and the dancing pavilions. He argues outdoor roughing it builds stamina and discipline, while criticising holiday indulgence as ruinous to work performance and character. He hints at half price rail fares and lending camp gear to lure staff to rustic vacations.
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Chicago
Chicago News
Ife
National Guard
Willie Boy
Gilddus Kiddus
Tero
Lighting the New York Terminal Contract for 1,000,000 candlepower lamps
The Nernst Lamp company of Pittsburgh has secured the largest single contract for illumination to date, for the New York terminal station of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It calls for lamps totaling 1,000,000 candlepower. The Nernst lamp, by Dr. Walter Nernst of Quschtingen, Germany, differs from arc or incandescent lights and closely resembles sunlight.
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New York Terminal
Nernst Lamp Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nernst
Walter Nernst
Quschtingen
Germany
Calling Cards For Children
Calling cards for children of two or three years are now used. They are small and relieved exactly as their mother's. Those for little girly are an inch and a full in width and two inches and a quarter in length. For a small boy they should be one and a quarter inches wide and two and a quarter inches long.
Diverse Rural Pastimes and Practical Warnings in Iowa
A reflective column surveys public health labeling, humane treatment of animals, and classroom courses in gardening. It notes the value of better road and farm practices, cattle testing, and strict storage for potatoes, alongside comments on immigration, poultry hatch, boundary lines, blackberry planting, and turpentine sourcing from southern pine forests.
Inbreeding and farm life insights flood a 1905 column
A wide ranging 1905 column covers poultry inbreeding as a natural law violation, fertilizer use from sewage, corn and apple crops, wheat production, electrical aid to crops, farming by race and labor dynamics, prudent money lending, fly traps, rice refinement losses, meat plant uniforms under inspection, and tenant property care. It blends practical farming tips with social commentary.
New Policy Aims to Curb Public Land Frauds
Government officials, amid frauds in public land dealings, push for legislation to block private monopolies on timber, coal, oil, and mineral lands. The proposed policy treats Pyne lands as belonging to the people and seeks fair administration to prevent enrichment of a few, promising a square deal for all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lange
Dll Citizeris
Insects, Birds, Toads Help Protect Crops on Farm
The article notes insects cause crop losses estimated at 300 million dollars yearly and urges protecting insect-eating birds such as swallows martins vireos woodpeckers chickadees wrens cuckoos swifts flycatchers robin and bluebird along with harmless toads. It discusses tree selection for resilience against wind disease and drought and highlights new meat inspection rules ending disposal of diseased livestock, urging farmers to cull such animals.
Beekeeping Cure for Rheumatism Sentimentals From Jenkintown
A Jenkintown man with rheumatism reports relief after a beehive incident. He later sought a cure from a physician claiming bee venom acts as an antidote to the acid blood linked to rheumatism. He tested the treatment again with about a hundred bees at a Philadelphia beekeepers’ convention.
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Jenkintown
Beekeepers
Philadelphia
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