Noted Stars and Stage Talk Across the Ocean
A talky survey of stage stars and critics, with quotes from a BBC style interview in Atlanta. The piece surveys Bernhardt, Langtry, Modjeska, Terry, and Potter, plus reports on Wallack and other theater figures and anecdotes from New York to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Atlanta
Constitution
Margaret
Clara Mor- 1
Salvini
Booth
Panny Davenport
Camille
Rhea
New York
Boston
Mlle
Emma Nevada
Europe
Mlle. Nevada
James Brown Potter
Sig
Carlos A. Chizzola
London
Miss Terry
Mrs. Kendal
Jane Hading
Mme. Bernhardt
Illll
Clara Morris
Princess of Wales
Malborough House
Royal
Mrs. Potter
Ny Crinkie
A. C. Wheeler
Alexander Satuini
Helen Dauvray
Lyceum Theater
Roberto B. Mantet
GeEraLd Maxweln
M. E. Braddon
Cincinnati
Snail Race and Diamond Dippers in Odd Tales
A quirky column blends a French snail racing joke with a moral tale about diamond dippers and a stranger, then shifts to a reporter’s note on rag-pickers selling old shoes for leather as wallpaper material. It closes with brief humor about marriage and political anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Jesus
Lathbury
Moon
Indian Attack and Apache Truce Recalled in Frontier Tale
Gen. Tree mont recounts a near trap with 300 naked Arapahoe warriors and a Cheyenne band as their party ekes out a narrow escape along a river. Maxwell recognizes an Indian, saving the group. the encounter reveals a mixed frontier panorama of Indians, trappers, and traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Freemont
Gen. Treemont
Basil
Maxwell
Sam
Arapahoe
Thirteen Club Continues Dinners Amid Superstition Deepening
The Thirteen Club vows to keep its monthly dinners despite the aldermanic disaster. Members will dine on the 13th each month with thirteen dishes and sit to toast thirteen times. Some wives report thirteen headaches after each gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirteen
Bacon Curing Tips and Miscellany From Nineteenth Century Papers
In a collage of quips and practical notes, readers encounter a witty survey of social humor, a kitchen craft feature on curing bacon from a 200 pound pig, and brief items from newspapers like the New Haven News and Philadelphia Call. Practical bacon curing steps include salting, brining, drying, and hanging, with timing for different cuts and winter cautions. The piece blends humor about gossip, politics, and daily life with a detailed domestic method for preserving pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
New Haven News
Loston Courier
Philadelphia
New York City
National Jweelly
Iowa
Norristown Herald
Cuiiaco
Boston
John
Tyro
Scottish Agricultural Gazette
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dakota SS
Bernhardt
Mrs. 7
Aster Jo Potter
Lester Wallack
Florida
Wallack
House of Wallack
Theodore Moss
Moss
Philadelphia Press
the Two Murphys
Brother Murphy
Kerry Gow
Columbus
Ohio
Murphy
Buckeye State
Neil House
Joe Murphy
Janauschek
Meg Mervilies
Stuart Rowson
Longfellow
Christ
Great Dipper
Mars
Cause of Jesus Christ
the Great Dipper
St. Nicholas
Omaha
Logan
Cameron
Gen
Grant
Simon Cameron
Bulwer Lylion
Myron T. Ely
Illinois
Chicago
Sterald
Joseph
Father Joseph
Hompf
M. Narjoux
Boston Herald
Whuich
Carl Pretzel
Benjamin Franklin & Co
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