Composers and Their Quirky Methods Across Eras
A survey of famed composers notes Gounod's feverish focus on piano work while interruptions abound, Rossini’s habit of humming and composing in bed, and Wagner's costume changes tied to musical scenes. It also mentions Lecocq, Vasseur, and Offenbach, plus a Brighton travel vignette contrasting seaside life with Long Branch.
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M. Gounod
Poor
Gounodome
Méyacbeer
Rossini
Auber
Wagner
Taonhauser
M. Lecocq
M. Vasseur
M. Offenbach
London Daily News
Minne Hauk the Great American Prima Donna Returns
A Virginia State report recalls Minne Hauk born in New Orleans in 1849 as a child of fourteen who sang at an opera house benefit to fund Italy studies. A musical impresario spotted her from a carpenter shop door and funded her training, leading to fame in Europe before returning home to electrify audiences. The piece notes Annie as a misread name and praises her as the country's greatest singer.
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Minne Hauk
Cty
New Orleans
Opera House
Italy
Dilletanti
Minnie
Europe
Annie
Virginia State
Advertising and weather-barometer analogies in 19th century text
The Concord People describe a hemp cord as a practical weather barometer in a humorous aside. The Portland Ad. Ovun Barourren touts Hop Bitters as a cure for agu and kidney issues, claiming strong endorsement and high recommendation.
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Portland
Ovun Barourren
Concord
Consumption cure promise from East India mission study
Retired physician offers a free vegetable remedy recipe for consumption and lung ailments, with instructions in German French or English, mailed on receipt of a stamp. The ad also claims Shiloh's Vitalizer cures indigestion liver complaint and constipation, sold locally for 75 cents by Frank Miller and Clendenin & Martin.
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W. Sherrer
Powers
Black
Rochester
New York
Shiloh
Frank Miller
Clendenin & Martin
Weow
Davenport Shirt Factory and Steam Laundry Ad
Prices reduced for shirts ten cents collars two for five cents and twenty five cents per dozen Best shirts made to order eighty two cents Laundry office at Simon Hirsch's Geo R Marvin 225 Perry Street
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Davenport
Simon Hirsch
S. Geo. R. Marvin
Perry Street
Klattens Bazar Offers Bargains on Embroideries and Edgings
Klattenhoff's New Bazar advertises a large invoice of embroidery and Hamburg edgings sold at very low prices. It lists patterns priced by the yard or bolt with offers such as six yards for five cents and twelve yard bolts at 8 to 20 cents per bolt.
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Hamsburg
Ostriches Turn From Common Birds To Expensive Breeding Stock
In South Africa the ostrich trade has shifted from abundance to high value. Twenty pairs of birds sold for breeding commanded about $1000 per pair on average, with one pair fetching $1425 and the lowest price $650, underscoring birds as a costly luxury or risky investment.
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South Africa
Shilohs Consumption Cure Promoted For Lung Ailments
An advertisement claims Shilohs Consumption Cure quickly cures common and chronic coughs and relieves asthma bronchitis whooping cough croup and consumption with superior results. It notes easy use harmless for children and offers 10 cent 50 cent and one dollar prices. Sold by Frank Miller and Clendenin Martin and references Shilohs Porous Plaster as an additional remedy.
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Shiloh
Frank Miller
Clendenin
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