The Lure of the Mask Opens in Venice and Monte Carlo
In Venice Kitty and La Signorina pursue pleasure and a daring plan to fund a return to Broadway. O Mally and companions join with Kitty to gamble in Monte Carlo, while a precious emerald signals wealth and risk. The piece blends travel, intrigue, and streetwise bets with a portrait of ambitious characters in a glamourous world.
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Kitty
Petrarn
Pompeo
Rhitte
la Signorina
Brent Waorvler
San Marco
Hida
Campo
O'Mally
Meio
Venice
Principessa
Old Broadway
O'Mally Weill
Hom
Thorsey
Kitty End
Monte Carlo
O Faltly
New York
Worth
Molly
Oo Maily
O Mally
O’mally
Smith
Florence
Tom
Fortune
Carlyle at Home Silent Smoke and Courteous Hospitality
In early visits to Cheyne Row Carlyle welcomed callers in the evening, sharing tea with Mrs. Carlyle and smoking rituals. He kept a neat tobacco setup, preferred the back garden for guests when needed, and playfully presented the pipe to his wife as the calumet of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Sim Hie Usua
C.I
Mrs. Carlyle
York Tiger
Cheyne Row
London
Jericho
the Korties
David Masson
Joan of Arc Sword Identified In Dijon Museum
A Dijon museum sword is identified as Joan of Arc s weapon presented by Charles VII The hilt bears a kneeling figure before a cross and the inscription Chauries VIL The opposite side shows Vaucouleurs with France and Orleans arms and the date 1419 London Mail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan of Arc
Dijon
Charies VII
France
Chauries
Oil Lamps Poison Calcutta Nuisance Sparks Health Debate
In Calcutta a nightly nuisance comes from open oil lamps used in shops and small factories. Estimates range from 20,000 to 80,000 lamps in the town and suburbs. The health committee considers amending the Bengal smoke nuisance act to ban lamps due to smoke and health concerns.
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Calcutta
Health Committee of
Royal Welcome Described by Northern Nigeria Governor
Sir H Hesketh Beil recently returned to Britain after touring the Protectorate. He recalls Kano’s first visit, where he was greeted three miles outside the city by the Emir and 14,000 horsemen. The horsemen wore chain armor, Eastern attire, and turbans in a festival of colors and splendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hesketh Beil
Nigeria
Britian
Protecorate
W Kano
Charivari and Shivaree Origins in North America
The shivaree, a corrupted form of charivari from the French of Canada, started as a wedding serenade and later targeted unpopular marriages. The Tours council banned it in the early seventeenth century, excommunicating participants, yet the practice continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Canada
Council of Tours
Makes His Popular Trombone Player
A fragment notes a popular trombone player who performs for exercise. It says the musician removes part of the horn and it does not wake loudly, suggesting a quiet practice routine. The line hints at casual praise for a seemingly unconventional approach to playing.
Amazing Marriage of Duchess of Kingston Recalled
The Saturday Review recounts Elizabeth Chudleigh, alias the Duchess of Kingston, famed for a marriage regarded as invalid due to a prior vow with M Hervey. The 1776 case led to a dramatic sentence and public scandal, with Chudleigh's life later cited in Thackeray and literary circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Chudleigh
Hono
Hervey
Ingston
Bristol
Duke of Kingston
Duchess of Kingston
Waa
House of Rds
M. Hervey
Earl of
Jone
Kingstons
Lord Hinsoi
Faizabeth Hudleigh
Beatrix Esmond
Ovenstein
Elizabeth Chudieien
Thackeray
Becky Sharp
Eliabeth Chudlewu
Browning
Saturday Review
Oddities in Medicine From Antiquity to Modern Times
A historical survey lists bizarre remedies and ingredients once used in medicine. Musk deer musk and whale oils, cod liver oil substitutes, insect extracts, and animal venoms appear alongside ancient practices like mummy extracts. The piece notes shifts from superstition to early pharmacology and homeopathic credits.
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Australia
England
Bug
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Piazza San Marco
St. Mark
Audran
Florian’s
O' Mally
Atill
Glimpre of
Homn
National Drug & Chemical Company OF Canada, Limited
Montreal
Dodds
Kingston
Beecham
Thomas Beecham
St. Helens
Lancashire
U.S. America
Toronto Type Foundry Co. Ltd
Regina
Winnipeg
Calgary
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