Booth on Hamlet Mixed Review of Performance at L
A reader recounts Edwin Booth's Hamlet in L with mixed impressions. Observers debate his portrayal and the audience’s response while noting Booth’s stage manner and costume. The column later shares anecdotes about superstitions tied to footmarks and legends near Bolton and the British Museum.
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Edwin Booth
Etter
Rer
Tie
Hamlet
Belladonna
Ophelia
Hamet
Mr. Booth
Union Depot
Smithill’s Hall
Bolton-le- Moors
George Marsh
British Museum
Southampton Fields
Southey
Reading Across Time How to Choose Worthy Books
A London Standard essay argues against overreliance on summaries and urges reading full works like Gibbon and Shakespeare. It praises the lasting value of old classics over modern flashy novels and notes balance between new and classical literature enhances taste and understanding.
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Gibbon
Byron
Addison
Divinia Commedia
Royal Academy
National Gallery
Sir William Harcourt
Cicero
Apollo
London Standard
Royal Marriages and Beatrice’s Unhappy Prospect
The San Francisco Chronicle notes Princess Beatrice’s marriage may not bring happiness. It contrasts royal matchmaking with common sense, praising honest, steady spouses over beauty. It highlights Queen Victoria’s daughters, Victoria and Alice, and comments on Louise, Princess of Lorne, and other royal unions.
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Great Britain
Beatrice
London
Europe
Victoria
Germany
Alice
Prince of Hesse
Prince Christian
Louise
Lorne
Edmonton
Ware
San Francisco Chronicle
The Microscope and Warner’s Safe Cure in Kidney Disease
This article extols the microscope as a key tool to diagnose kidney disease Bright’s disease and other conditions, claims that Warner’s Safe Cure is the only effective remedy, and argues medical caution about revealing its formula while praising its proven benefits and widespread use among laypeople and physicians alike.
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Bright
Warner
Princess of Albany Faces Night Burglary at Claremont Nursery
A trio of burglars scaled ladders to the nursery at Claremont under cover of night and entered the room where the Princess slept, but a nurse raised the alarm after the locked door prevented the alarm from reaching the child. A physician warns about morphia in cough syrups, noting Red Star Cough Cure contains no opiates.
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Albany
Claremont
Battenberg
Pall Mall Gazette
Congressmans tale links Reagan to Richmonds darkest days
A long excerpt recounts Reagan and Mallory guiding brigades to mislead Union troops during a Richmond siege, with Colonel Liner in command. It cites a Cleveland Leader note from 1582 and later a testimonial about St Jacobs Oil and Harter's Iron Tonic aiding health.
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Cox
Reagan
Richmond
Mallory
Col
Liner
New England Writer Denounces Paternal Justice Beliefs
A New England writer argues against the idea that all ministers' sons face hanging or prison and provides a list of forty-three respectable men. An ad promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches as a remedy for coughs colds and throat troubles, priced at 25 cents.
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New England
Detroit Free Press
Names twisted in Gulf of St. Lawrence translations
The Montreal Gazette notes humorous misrenderings of Gulf of Saint Lawrence names Cap Chatte becoming Cat Cape Pointe de Monte becoming Devil's Point and Cap dEspoir turning into the opposite of Hope Point while Cunard steamers burn about 250 tons of coal daily.
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cap Chatte
Cat Cape
Pointe de Monte
Devil’s Point
Cap d'Espoir
Hope Point
Cape Despair
Montreal Gazette
Stomach Bitters Promoted Against Malaria and Rheumatic Ailments
Extra liability to malaria exists for those with weak digestion and liver function. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is advertised as the best preventive and remedy, aiding digestion, enriching the blood, and cleansing impurities. Also reports a bounty on rabbits in Grant County Oregon and a testimonial praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for headaches and weakness.
Chicago Woman Gives Hint Of Etiquette At Opera
A Chicago woman seated in the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday afternoon removes her Tom O Shanter hat with ostrich feather after sitting in the front row and says I am from Chicago amid two New York women wearing towering hats that block the view, underscoring perceived politeness in New York.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Chicago
New York
New York Telegram
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Promised to Purify Blood
A reader quotes complaints of fatigue and poor appetite then touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy. The advertisement claims the medicine purifies the blood tones the system and fortifies against disease and is also a noted anti bilious remedy.
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Hood
Pierce
F. Asbury Howe T
M. E. Church
Silverton, N. J
Ida M. StRong
Aineworth, Ind
Democrat and News
Cambridge
Maryland
Eliza Ann Poole
Leonard Poole
Hwitt-Iamsburg
Dorchester Co
Poole
T. A. Agnes
East New Market
Dorchester County
Downs
Circumstantial Evidence in a Lighthearted Courtroom Exchange
A humorous courtroom exchange from the Texas Siftings recalls a prisoner claiming conviction for circumstantial evidence after being caught stealing chickens. The judge questions prior cases while the prisoner insists the fault lay with circumstantial testimony. Separate item notes Hallett & Co offering at home work and a travel claim about rail trips Paris to Central Asia.
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Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Asa P. Rand
Westboro
Mass
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