Second Balcony Scene Sparks Seton’s Uneasy Hope
In a dim theater balcony Seton observes a perceptive young woman who talks of his wife and his understudy’s prospects. Their conversation reveals how memory, desire, and a quiet romance reshape his view of an uncertain career and a possible revival.
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Elizabeth McCracken
W. Khnourst
Seton
Mr. Seton
Manenmiber
Tit
Price
Tie
Jie
Hts
Philson
Scott
Prices Hidden in Window Store Question
A store proprietor urges customers to come in and buy items without displayed prices. He boasts prices are very low but insists they are not marked on items to avoid implying they are second-hand. A wary customer prefers plainly marked prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Weekly
Warsaw Philharmonie Receives $1 Million Legacy
The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra becomes the world’s wealthiest ensemble after a $1,000,000 legacy from a philanthropic music lover. The gift funds endowment and future concerts, strengthening the orchestra’s international reputation and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Mrs Jefferson Davis Buried Beside Her Husband in Richmond
Mrs. Jefferson Davis widow of the Confederate president was laid to rest beside Ulysses S. Davis in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond with a simple dignified funeral. Veterans from the Confederate armies and Daughters of the Confederacy attended from many states as processions and church services honored her memory. Rain and heat marked the somber day as the guard and formations stood watch.
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Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Hollywood
South
Daughters of the Confederacy
Mrs.Davis
St. Paul's Church
Lee
Davis
Robert W. Forsyth
Nathan A. Seagel
New York City
Landon R. Mason
Grace Church
John William Jones
The
Baptist Church
James Power Smith
Presbyterian Church
D. W. W. Tudor
Methodist Church
Edward N. Calisch
Beth Ahaba Temple
Stephen D. Lee
Mississippi
United Confederate Veterans
Theodore
Na. S. Garnett
Norfolk
Virginia Division of Confederate Veterans
Richmond Howitzers
Mason
Seventieth Regiment
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Washoe mansion widow of miner became Nevada legend
The Washoe valley tale tells of Lady Bowers wife of Sandy Bowers who rose from a washing woman to finery and folly. They built a silver toned mansion near Washoe Lake near Carson City and Reno where lavish riches funded charity to neighbors. After sorrow and dwindling fortune she faded from wealth to poverty then found care in an old ladies home before burial beside husband and child.
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New York Press
Washoe Valley
Nevada
Lady
Bowers
Sandy Bowers
Golden West
John A. Mackay
Downieville
Bryant
Princess Colonna
James G. Fair
Angel's Camp
Flood
O'Brien
John P. Jones
California
William M. Stewart
Sandy
Goldhill
Carson
Washoe Lake
Reno
Scotland
England
San Francisco
Order of the Eastern Star
Steps From Solos To Soap Suds In Fairfield Tale
A two century old Fairfield story recalls Pastor Labaree fleeing a pulpit dash to the pond after admitting he carried nitric acid. The tale ends with his claim the bottle broke and he rushed to wash away pain.
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Fairfield
Conn
Labaree
Flavored With Fido
Three painters in a country house plan to drink whisky to clean oil paintings frames. They drink a quart given by the mistress, wash frames with water, and praise the result at sunset. The old lady reveals the whisky was the same quart used to wash Fido last Sunday.
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Atv
Yale Bus
Meath
Stee
Tits Han
Sul
Sam
Holt
Winnte
Monume
New York
M. Vincent D'Indy
Independent
Susan Strong
London
Miss Strong
Metropolitan
Strong
Baker Street
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