Bands to entertain at Mitchell corn palace opening
President Gale announces two bands will provide music on the street and for palace attractions. The Woonsocket third regiment band and the Parker band will travel for the event, with Prof. Stevens’s band last year’s highlight and plans to draw in other regional bands. Chief Keith will switch duties to oversee decorating crews, roof work, and interior preparations as galleries and exhibits are readied.
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Gale
Corn Palace
Woonsocket
Third Regiment
Parker
Prof
Stevens
Huron
Watertown
Mitchell
Keith
South Dakota
Dr. Dundas
Coin
Johnn Roth
Roth
Robert Burns
Harry McDonald
John Frink
Jay Markham
Warace Kress
James Duncan
Grim punishment described in Brooklyn Eagle excerpt
In a Brooklyn Eagle passage a character recalls a harsh punishment by lynching through a sensational description. The quote contrasts expected methods with a gruesome act, reflecting violent mob justice and public death.
Proposing Tips and Cosmic Musings on Love and Planets
A collage of dating quips on how to propose to various women from heiress to widow, with playful cautions about timing and phrasing. It then shifts to a lay explanation of how planets influence each other, noting observations and the law of universal gravitation as the basis for calculating planetary mass through orbital movements.
The Talkative Barber Pranks Buffalo Mayor
Mayor Knight visited Albany last week and was shaved by a talkative barber who pressed on with conversation. When the barber learned the customer was Buffalo’s mayor, he joked about recognition and reminded the mayor he had been there before. The exchange ends with the barber continuing the shave. The piece captures a witty barber mayor exchange in a small city paper tone.
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Mayor Knight
Albany
Mr. Knight
Buffalo
Buffalo Evening Times
Fc Fo
ST. Vitus
What a philosopher Breer Williams is described as
A brief exchange from Chicago Record-Herald captures Breer Williams being asked what a philosopher is and why she stayed out of jail so long, with Williams defining philosophy as taking everything easy and the questioner growing contemplative.
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Breer Williams
Chicago Record-Heru!d
That Bank Clerk Refuses Identity Demand
A Pittsburg Press item quotes a man recounting a bank visit where a clerk refused to disburse funds unless the man could identify himself. The speaker notes his linen is unmarked except for handkerchiefs, and he forgot to bring one for verification.
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Pittsburg Press
Arrested Development dialogue on apples and neighbors
Quip style dialogue features Richard and Robert debating ripeness of apples while neighbors’ two boys hinder growth. Detroit Free Press and San Francisco Examiner snippets show humorous exchanges about cyclometer alarms, a hired man, and dinner time wake up.
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Richard
Robert
Detroit Free Press
San Francisco Examiner
Financial Aid and the Summer Boarder
A light exchange from Puck depicts a motherly landlady providing a warm board for $9 a week. The dialogue highlights the practical value of kindness in sharing home meals and lodging.
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Puck
Capuchin Deaths Shape Rome Cloister Bones into Art
Capuchin monks view death as a reminder of fleshly vanities. Their Rome cemetery is a bone laden cellar where skulls ribs and thigh bones form grotesque designs including a chandelier from skeletal parts. Burials are in dirt without coffins and oldest remains are disassembled to decorate walls.
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Rome
Holy Land
The Unsophisticated Moujik Tale
A Russian moujik described as naive and kind visits a railroad station. He asks the agent when a train leaves, receives a clear answer, and returns minutes later asking again. He explains the question now concerns his mate waiting outside, not himself.
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Moujik
French Decorations Beyond the Legion of Honor
The article notes that France has several ancient orders besides the Legion of Honor. It lists St Esprit St Michel St Louis and St Hubert from the 15th and 16th centuries as old, though no longer conferred. Since the Legion of Honor founded in 1802, at least seven other decorations exist and it remains the only honor that can be awarded to foreigners.
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France
St. Esprit
St. Michel
St. Louis
St. Hubert
Courting Under Difficulties and Other Brief Jests
Engaged lovers in the Canary Islands face barriers to private conversation as suitors must speak from the street with the window well above the road. Also included are humorous exchanges about social exits, cat care, coarse laughter during proposals, a sobriety quip, and reflections on old friends.
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Canary Islands
No work, no rest. a doctor urges change
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote contrasts fatigue with change as a man resists rest and a doctor prescribes a shift. Seneca adds a caution about fearlessness. The piece frames wisdom on limits of effort, time, and mindset.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Foreign Facts Headlines from a Global Snapshot
A compilation notes maritime rivalries with British shipping, Britain’s leather industry demand, Polish youths jailed for secret society ties, Indian artisanal continuity near Simla, a Queensland opal discovery of extraordinary size, Abyssinian King Menelek wrestling with telegraph thefts and punitive measures, and jungle folklore of wire theft by monkeys and elephant damage to poles.
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Great Britain
India
Simla
Australia
White Cliffs
Belgium
Menelek
Abyssinia
HORSES AND HORSEMEN AT LIMA MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
The article previews fast pacers and potential record targets for Pauline G, Trilby Direct, and others. It notes Dan Patch will chase the half mile track record at Lima during O. Sept. 7–10, with a twelve-race program offering purses from 400 to 500 dollars, and mentions the Racine harness track nearing completion.
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Dan R
Trilby Direct
Direct
Little Squaw
Alliewood
Wainscot
Robert Me
Senator Mills
Racine
Wis
Thisbe
Jame
Geers
Nella J
Jack Curry
Dan Patch
Lima
Plays And Players In 19th Century Theaters
Paul Arthur will be Mrs Langtrys leading man on her American tour opening next autumn Cecilia Loftus will again be E H Sothersns leading woman in The Proud Prince and As You Like It Tommaso Salvini will sail for America next spring to tour under Liebler Co presenting his greatest plays Lillie Langtry has donated 250 to the London fresh air fund Camille dArville returns to the stage in San Francisco in The Highwayman Charles Frohman has American rights to The Sorceress written for Sarah Bernhardt to be produced in Paris with Bernhardt in the principal role
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Paul Arthur
Mrs. Langtry
Cecilia Loftus
E. H. Sothern
London Fresh Air Fund
Camille d'Arville
San Francisco
Charles Frohman
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Mme. Bernhardt
Fashion Notes on Novelties in Dress Fabrics and Hats
The article surveys evolving fashion with wider sleeves and longer girdles, crushed broad garments, white madras shirt waists with black spider designs, and new coats featuring plaited sleeves and fringe details. Veiling in crepe de chine with cat stitch borders appears in all colors, while lilac flowers frame straw hats. Green and blue dominate, with black as a common accent in soft fabric blends.
World’s Fair Notes Highlight Diamond and Ice Exhibits
The article notes the Liberty Bell will rest in the Pennsylvania building rotunda and a 120 carat Kimberley diamond valued at £250,000 will be shown. It mentions a refrigerating exhibit, a skating rink, day snowstorms, and Oregon’s plan for a $10,000 Wigwam 180 feet high to showcase lumber resources.
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Pennsylvania
Kimberley
Oregon
Indiana
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Brooklyn Eagle
Chicago
Philadelphia
Kansas
Fifth Avenue
Milly
Piace
Tito
Norman
Woodby
Wiseman
Sinnickson
George
Miss Rosebud
Jack
Stay At Home
Seneca
Pauline G
Fenner
ALLEN
Isa Mas
Riverside Department Stor
Riverside
Sporting Goods
Morgan & Wright
W. L. Wallis
WecKinley
Eddy
General Feed Store
J. ES. Turner
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