Jenny Lind in Hoffman's vivid Scribner recollections
The recollection highlights Lind’s stage presence as she sang with ecstasy and charm. It notes her vocal range with Swedish echo songs and a remarkable diminuendo audible in grand venues like Castle Garden and Tripler Hall. It also recalls her sacred arias, Webster’s tribute, and her training under Sir George Smart and Manuel Garcia.
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Richard Hoffman
Scribner’s
Jenny Lind
Castle Garden
Tripler Hall
Broadway
Bond Street
Winter Garden
Taubert
Redeemer
Daniel Webster
Sir George Smart
England
Manuel Garcia
Paris
The Tourist In Japan And The Odd Demands Of Guests
A described European traveler in Japan incurs higher inn charges due to language barriers and unfamiliar customs. Hosts note extra requests include quilts for floor sleeping, improvised pillows, utensils, special meals, and early bath routines, reflecting cultural friction and accommodation costs.
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Japan
New York Obelisk in Central Park Earns Notable Legacy
Central Park’s obelisk, a granite monolith gifted by Ismal Pasha in 1877, arrived in 1881 via Gor-ringe and $103 732 funded by William H. Vanderbilt. Standing 69 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 220 tons, it ranks sixth among Egypt’s famous monoliths and hails from Heliopolis with origins tied to Thethmes III and Augustus era disputes.
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New York
Central Park
New York City
Department of State
Ismal Pasha
Egypt
Gorringe
William H. Vanderbilt
Heliopolis
Thethmes III
B. C
Alexandria
Augustus
Rameses
Who Told the File The Persistent Creditor Visit
A bell rang and an apartment occupier glanced to the window to see a creditor come calling for long overdue payment. He ordered his son Tommy to answer and lie about him being unavailable. Tommy prompts a moral quip about truth and deception.
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Tommy
Local notices and sales ads from Newberg Oregon
A column of classified listings from Newberg Oregon including real estate loans offered by White & Nichols, an optical visit by Dr. Lowe at Imperial Hotel on Saturday July 30, and various sales such as a 950 pound horse, a portable forge and an interest in nursery stock and fruit trees. Also requests for a quarter block purchase, a variety of dogs and pests, and contact details for Jorvon and D. Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe
Imperial Hotel
Newberg
J. J. Jorvon
Estray Notice For Blood Bay Horse Taken Up
A blood bay horse about 1050 pounds was taken up as estray. Owner must prove property and pay expenses. Listed by Reetz and Slater.
Notice of District Nine borrowing and warrant issue
Notice from School District Number Nine Yamhill County Colorado to borrow twelve hundred dollars and issue warrants. Six hundred dollars due June 1 1911 and six hundred dollars due June 1 1912 at seven percent. Subscriptions payable to the Clerk open until August 8 1910 as provided by law. By order of the Board of Directors. A. W. Atkinson, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamhill County
of Directors
W. Atkinsom
Why a Boiled Lobster Is Red
The article explains that lobster flesh contains iron and that boiling oxidizes it. The shell’s natural muriatic acid and heat drive a chemical change likened to brick burning. Sunlight can slow the effect, bleaching the oxide and leaving the shell near white or lime.
A Kiss Sparks a Costly War in 1703
In 1703 Prince Ferdinand of eves, while visiting a royal household, kissed a beautiful maiden who was a princess and affianced to another. The incident ignited a duel, left both princes wounded, severed diplomatic ties, and sparked a long costly war over a single kiss.
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Ferdinand of
Eves
Therince
The Power of Suggestion and An Honest Man
Orison Swett Marden notes suggestion as a reserve force behind great leaders and speeches. A New York man, asked by a child if he is honest, confesses doubt until the girl uses a doll to test him, revealing character.
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Washingtons
Lincolns
Gladstones
Disraelis
Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Webster
New York
Long Island
New York Globe
Thespis Scene Cited in London Scraps
The text describes a stage moment where Thespis questions a character about an assault charge and the Bluejowls actor explains his role as the mob outside the hunted villain in the Thunderblood theater production.
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Thespis
Bluejowls
Thunderblood Theater
Bluejowl
London
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Atty
B. A. Kirks
McMinnville
Oregon
Bell Phone
Yamhill Electric Co
Robert Howie
Follett Farm
Dick Woosley
Chickering Square
Mason and Hamlin
W. 1
Kesey
Hancock Street
River St
W.I. Kesey
Jersey
A. M. Staples
Parrett Mt
H. S. Gile & Co
White & Nichols
Graphic Office
E. P. Dixon
L.M. Krick
Second
Center Streets
Mungell & Martin Optical Co
C. B. Watson, P.M
W. P. Pleasant
United States National Bank
Newberg, Oregon
J. €. Colcord
Chicago Council Bluffs
Omaha
Kansas City
St -Joseph
St Paul
Council Bluffs
Minneapolis
Duluth
Portland
California
S. P
WM McMurray
Gensis
Pioneer Hardware
E. Cor
First and College Sts
J. B. Mount
Thos Herd & Son
Building Contractors
E. A. Ellis
General
Yamhill County Abstract Co
J. H. Gibson
Mgr
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
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