Death of Morlacchi The Peerless Dancer Recalls Career
Obituary recalls Morlacchi born Milan 1843 who rose to fame in Paris and London stages. She married Texas Jack Omohun, later retired after her husband’s death in Leadville, then settled in East Billerica Massachusetts where she died. Lena Little, New Orleans contralto, noted as her contemporary.
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Gnisenpina Morlacchi Omohundro
Billerica
Mass
Milan
la Seals
Datiover
Hier
Lisbon
Madrid
Paris
Piastt
Isa
London
Jarrett
Lang
Collins
America
Morlacchi
Eisler
Galion
Cavallara
de Rosa
Omohkundro
Baltimore
Rio Gra
Buffalo
Eupas Tt
Eve
Iss
Leadville
Colorado
Gundin
Massachusetts
Lena Little
New Orleans
Nan Huthen
Sindy
Louisiana
Miss Little
Sor Sirs Ressui
J. W. Mountsey
John C. Tutt
Maniel HeEiteness
Nice
Winsos Gankera
David Garrick
Peg Wosington
Garrick
Dublin
Mrs Sitdons Debut as Portia in a Frail Performance
The debut as Portia drew mixed notes of nervousness and delicacy. Critics cited inaudible moments and a lack of dramatic warmth though praising her beauty and gesture. A humorous aside on Garrick and Peg Wosington appears amid a long survey of theatre receipts and reminiscences.
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Bate
Garrick
The Hot Water War and Taxed Homes in Early Republic
A historical feature recounts Secretary Hamilton’s direct tax on ardent spirits and homes, sparking strong local opposition in Pennsylvania. Officials faced boiling-water protests by women over window measurements, leading to the so-called hot-water war. John Fries and others were arrested. Fries condemned, later pardoned by President Adams. The piece notes shifts under Jefferson and a return to hats with high crowns.
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Hamilton
George
Pennsylvania
Northampton
Gomery
District Court of Pennsylvania
United
Bethlet Upon
John Fries
Adams
Gov. Mithin
Thomas Jefferson
Inter Ocean
Gainsborough
What Cured Him a Drummer's Window Lesson in Boston
A Missouri drummer recalls a Christmas era train ride from Boston to Wellsley where a pretty Quaker girl used a window to rebuff his flirts. He offers the tale as a moral about politeness and boundaries and says he has not opened a car window since.
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Willie
May Warren
Littie
May
Gord
Kittie
Little May
God
Emily
Brady
Mike
Mr. Johnson
Mary
Maury
Morning Star
Missouri
Boston
Wellesley
Mass
Strauss Brothers Rise From Vienna Salon Fame
The Strauss brothers Johann Joseph and Edward grew up under their father in Vienna, secretly venturing into composition while their parents lived apart. As youths they performed in salons, revisiting their father’s waltzes and their own pieces, until a chance request to borrow a piano led their father to bless their talent.
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Strauss Brothers
Johann Strauss
Joseph
Edward
Strauss
Vienna
Yinustelan
Siby
Strauss the Elder
NAUTIC OF F Captain and green hand clash on the Damariscotta
A terse scene aboard a Damariscotta schooner ends with a struggle as a green hand tries to slip away toward lumber while the captain calls him out and a board is requested, leaving readers in a moment of nautical tension and brisk command.
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Green Hand
Erin —'Phera
G. H
Detroit
The Indian Population Case and Tribal Growth Debate
An examination of Indian population trends challenges the belief that Native peoples are vanishing. It cites Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, and overall birth and death rates from 1809 through 1884, noting increases, removals, and government reports that complicate the vanishing race narrative.
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Columibus
New England
United States Indian
Drake
Gallatin
Indian Department
Hayt
United States
Arkansas
Stephen R. Riggs
J. P. Williamson
Charles IV. Skelton
Missionary Herald
Longevity in Centenarians and Life Factors
The article surveys longevity, noting the U S lead among civilized nations and Connecticut's ahead in the states. It cites professions with many centenarians, highlights endurance as key, and discusses factors like phthisis, exposure to hazards, and height in relation to extreme age. It references Prof Humphrey of Cambridge and contrasts male and female lifespans.
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United States
Connecticut
Amon
Humphrey
Canbridge
England
The Departure and She Did Better Readings
Two short anecdotes from old New England life appear in this clipping. A divinity professor hosts tea as the eight o clock hour strikes and notes the sadness of life while students depart. In nearby village life an elderly neighbor is praised for consistent church practice over long years.
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Trav
Boston
War articles help heal the anxious mind in print
A comic exchange has a patient seeking advice from a physician who suggests writing war articles in magazines as an occupation that avoids mental strain. The text notes a spring balance exhibited by Sir W Thomson for measuring terrestrial gravity and mentions Ale Cupa as a heavy buyer of Florivs strawberries.
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Arkansaw Travelor
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir W. Thomson
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