The White Squadron Delights Mitchell Opera House Audience
The Capital reports on the premiere of The White Squadron at the Grand Opera House in Mitchell. Cast included J L Dive as Victor Strunton and R W Bowers as the dictator, with Miss Wilma Stokes as the Quaker queen. The performance drew from Brazil and showcased a strong story and stagecraft.
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Congress of Navies
Chicago
Stars and Stripes
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J L Dive
Victor Strunton
James E. Jackson
General de Romacio
Sam Roberts
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Death of Mrs Harriet Washburne in Mitchell
Mrs Harriet Washburne died at her west Third Street home due to congestive liver failure. She moved to Mitchell in 18?? with her husband Mejor Washburn, who served at the U S Land Office and has since died. Funeral services were held at St Marys church with Rev J H Bancock presiding and pallbearers named. She leaves a son Charlee Washburn who arrived to attend the funeral. The obituary notes her Episcopalian faith and charity work.
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Harriet Washburne
West Third -Treet
Washburn
Mejor Washburn
United States Aid Office
Episcops Church
Harriett Washburn
St. Mary’s Church
Charlee Washburn
W. G. Conges
Abra Sam Borsier
E.R. Hibnee
A. EL Cz
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A Spoiled Child Quizzed by a Fond Mother
An Indianapolis Journal vignette presents a crying child asking what ails them, while a loving mother probes with affection. The exchange centers on the child's admission of confusion about their own wants, revealing a domestic moment of reassurance.
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Indianapolis Journal
The Last Man Shaved. An Explanation by the Barber
A group in Queensland tells of a tramp barber who shaved five men during a rainstorm. A band of six men later confronts them, learns of the barber's insanity and murder, and captures him after a fight. The man on drinking water remembers the campers and apologizes, saying he forgot to finish off the last man who was shaved.
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Queensland
Unadilla
Cape Times
John W. Caldwell
Louisville
Tennessee
Odt
Byrne
Louisville Company
Greene
St. Locks
Foal traits mirror wild horse ancestry in open country
A comparative note on domestic foals and calves explains how foals resist concealment, gallop at birth, and roam openly, indicating horses originated in open plains while cattle adapted to moist wooded regions. The piece blends animal behavior with a Civil War dinner anecdote from Colonel Caldwell.
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New York Times
Spurgeon's Blunt Critic and Public Indemnity
A fragment from Gentleman's Magazine recounts Spurgeon handling anonymous criticism of his preaching with humor. It describes a critic marking phrases, Spurgeon noting recurring lines, and a note on an old indemnity system paying £40 to executors if a highwayman was killed.
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Gentleman’s Magazine
A Polyglot View of Justice in Servia
A description of a Servian execution method where a condemned murderer is executed on the crime site. A pit is dug, he is blindfolded, a firing squad shoots him, a revolver finishes the job if needed, and the earth is shoveled in. The passage notes a perceived poetic justice in this procedure.
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Servia
Chinese Shoes and the Comfort of Wow Straw Sandals
A Washington Star piece argues the Chinaman's footwear fosters health and comfort. It highlights indoor straw sandals woven from seaweed with a half inch straw sole, noting air circulation and cool muscles, and contrasts with leather American shoes and outdoor Chinese cloth shoes.
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China
Washington
United States
Washington Star
A Tricky Butcher
A Philadelphia gossip piece recalls a former Germantown meat market owner famed for a squeaky voice and pad weights. The ex-butcher turned real estate man faced questions about his honesty and future income.
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Germantown
Philadelphia
Still the Boss and the Moki Sun Dance
A fragmented dialogue recalls a former tennis boss and a friend’s reaction. The piece notes the Moki Indians in Arizona celebrate Christmastide with a sun dance resembling a midsummer rite. It adds that many Hessians captured in the American Revolution later settled in Virginia.
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Arizona
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