Music and the Drama Occurrences Among Foot Light Favorites
Joseph Arthur and his company are profiled as unusually lucky travelers with remarks on his play Blue Jeans and a new work The Corn Cracker. London commentary critiques theater costs and star salaries while noting actor risks at sea and on trains.
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Joseph Arthur
London
Russia
Arthur
Withal
Mr. Arthur
Old
India
Blue Jeans County
Indiana
Blue Jeans
The
New York Herald
New York
Haste to the Wedding and other theatre notes in England
Stage items include George Grossmith's comic opera Haste to the Wedding in England, The Stowaway melodrama with Spike Hennessey and Kid McCoy, and the April Fool dance by the sisters Leigh. Jaquare ne appears with Leavitt Company, while Mrs Juangtry's new Edward Rose play promises a businesswoman role.
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England
George Grossmith
Spike Hennessey
Kid McCoy
Leigh
Gus Williams
William Francis
Laverne and
Francis
Boston
Mass
South America
Henricus Irving
Irving
Trinity College
Dublin
Ellena Terriana
Jaquarene
Pacific Coast
Leavitt Company
Jaqualine
Edward Rose
Juangtry
City Edict Requires Managers to Secure Fortnightly Funds
A St. Petersburg police edict orders theatrical managers to place sufficient funds or bonds with a designated official to cover two weeks of expenses. They must also submit on each treasury day a signed receipt from all employees confirming full satisfaction of claims. Violations carry heavy fines.
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St. Petersburg
Treasury
The First Christian Martyr Sunday School Lesson
Summary of the lesson on Stephen from Acts chapter seven. It notes his purity, courage, and fullness of the Spirit, the crowd's fury, his vision of heaven, and his prayer for forgiveness for his attackers. It emphasizes spreading the gospel as Christians scatter and move to proclaim good news.
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Stephen
Jesus
Tischendorf
Paul
Heaven
Useful Household Tips From an Old Page
Practical advice on cooking fats and heat control for frying Grease removal with salt alcohol and laundry hints Borax or soda in dishwater brightens tinware sponge cake by hot water lemon juice in coffee eases headaches cleaning brass with soup and vinegar bar soap storage convalescent lunches and direct application of liniments by hand
Arrowmaking and the Vast Native Quarrying Industry
The article surveys historic arrow points, materials, and quarrying. It notes stone types used for flaking, methods from dug pits to in situ rock, and the vast extent of prehistoric quarrying across the US. It contrasts early tools with later quarrying evidence and mentions the Colorado Desert irrigation transformation.
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Maine
Oregon
W. H. Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Arkansas
Ohio
District of Columbia
Alaska
Peru
Linguistic Beasts and Beasts of Speech in Common Phrases
A playful rundown of metaphorical animals and insects in language. It traces bee in bonnet to dreamy ideas, moon to lunacy, wolf at the door to hunger, frog in the throat to a husky voice, and I smell a rat as a clue to mystery.
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Mahomet
Ceres
Monster crab bears sea star hitchhiker at downtown market
A large crab was seen with a sea star attached to its back after being netted near the Highlands. The sea star, common off New Jersey, clings firmly with pink tentacles and powerful suckers, rarely letting go until it chooses.
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Highlands
New Jersey
Rubber Tires On Carriages Could Transform Buggies
The Globe Democrat notes renewed efforts to fit rubber pneumatic tires to carriages and buggies. Past trials failed as tires wore or came off, but with bicycles popularizing pneumatic tires makers expect quieter, vibration free rides and big profits once a durable carriage tire is achieved.
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Globe- Democrat
Clock with phonograph speaks hours in St Petersburgh
A St Petersburgh innovator has built a clock with an attached phonograph that can repeat any hour and voiced directions or announcements set by the owner. The device features a human face dial and promises to aid households by delivering timed reminders in the nursery kitchen and breakfast room.
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St. Petersburgh
Mary
Whose Eats Meat Cannot Sing Proverbial Insight on Diet and Voice
A collection of quips links vocal talent to diet noting Italians who eat fish have few singers while Irish countryfolk produce sweet voices. It contrasts Norway fish diet with Swedish grain and song and likens carnivorous birds to croaking and grain eaters to singing. An old man’s patient advice ends with patience value.
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Naples
Genoa
Norway
Sweden
WOUNDS WITHOUT HURTING A Humane Bullet Invented by Genvvy Tweedie
The New York Times reports Gen. Tweedie has designed a small bore bullet with a mantlet that expands on impact to mimic a large bore. It passes through living tissue with little sensation and aims to disable rather than kill, potentially beneficial against armor and thin steel plates.
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Genvvy Tweedie
Gen. Tweedie
New York Times
Tweedie
Education as preparation through action and practice
The piece argues that education extends beyond schooling to youth involvement in regular work. It emphasizes practicing duties to build efficiency and character, and that knowledge gains value only when vitalized by personal action. The author calls for simultaneous growth in thought and deed.
Treating Boils and Pimples with Turpentine and Iodine
An old medical column discusses boiling and skin care remedies. It recommends turpentine and tincture of iodine to scatter boils and suggests blood purification with Rochelle salts after treatment. It also describes a home remedy for sprains using turpentine vinegar and egg yolk, noting veterinary use and applicability to humans.
Weather and Longevity in the Southern States
The Louis Globe-Democrat notes that Southern States show high longevity figures relative to population, citing a Southern Arizona man claimed to be 140 years old by missionary records and 132 by other sources. The account blends travel observation with age folklore, comparing him to ancient figures.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Cape Cod
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Gus Jieege
Boston
Heege
Orkney
Countess Clancarty
Lady Clancarty
London
Belle
Dunlo
New England
Arizona
Dean Swift
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Peril of Good Looks in Men and Women
A reflection warns that physical attractiveness can mislead character assessment. It cites men who seem fine yet lack virtue and women who fall into sin due to vanity. The tone condemns external charm as insufficient for true worth.
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Capita
Harry Clifton
Harvest Moon” Company
Harry Booker
China
Gulf of Mexico
Martin
Dan Setchel
Trieste
Australia
Thas
Christ
Philip
Samaria
Acts
Colorado Desert
Colorado River
Salton Lake
California
Kern
Tulare
Madera
Cal
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