Dramatic Opera Flare and After Dinner Echoes
The piece recounts an operatic onstage kiss in Siegfried that tested audience patience and Alvary's composure, then shifts to Grady's 1886 New England Society dinner rise, praising his quick wit and reception. It moves to Brooklyn quirks, a rooster‑in‑the‑train tale, and curious hotel service anecdotes in Caracas with humor about bell boys and timing.
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Atcary
Siegfried
Brunnhinie
Werger
St. Louis Alvary
Ahan
Mme. Sucher
Brunoghilde
Alvery
Brunnhitde
Giaat
New York Tribune
New England Society
New York
Henry W. Grady
Atlanta
New South
Ainstee
Brooklyn
Nonce Department
Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
Spellbinders and scams across politics and life insurance
A collage of vignettes covers political stump orators and campaign tactics as a doctor and life insurance agents exploit annuities, a judge rebuffs charity hucksters, a conjurer is cheated out of coin, and reports from Memphis Raleigh and North Carolina describe Confederate reunion crowds floods and health scares with local figures such as the National Committee, Governor Nash, and Governor Aycock referenced.
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Wayn
National Committee
Home Magazine
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promoted for Cough Cure
The ad explains that coughs indicate underlying diseases like consumption and bronchitis and claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy cures the diseases causing coughing. It asserts wide reputation and sales from success, offering a money back guarantee if not beneficial, and lists A. L. Pearre as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Pearre
Local Mart Quotas and Market Rates Reported
Market notices list J E W Hargett quota for corn at 2.50 per barrel and 0.50 per bushel shelled corn, wheat at 0.74 per bushel, hay at 12.00 to 14.00 per ton. Also notes O M Baracker of South Market Street is quite sick and advises discontinuing advertising through the dull season, likening it to fishing with a bare hook for sea weed and driftwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.E. W. Hargett
Abs. O. M. Baracker
South Market Street
Stops the Cough in One Day Cure Card
An advertisement touts a drug labeled Stops the Cough and Four Works off the Gold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day. It lists a price of 25 cents and promises a refund if not true. E W Groves signature appears on the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Greatouthern Ptg. & Mfg. Co
Regereck
Tragic Murder Suicides At Key West Cottage
In Key West a Miss Inez Lenders and a woman she loved were found dead after an apparent lovers quarrel ended with Lenders shooting the woman and then killing himself. The couple had been engaged and planned marriage after a northern trip, with no quarrel noted before.
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Sweetheart
Self
Key West
Fla
Porinend Fuller Opera Company
Inez Leon
Ders
Misery of Dyspepsia Prompted by Unhealthy Diets
A 19th century advertisement notes dyspepsia and liver complaints as the most misery causing ailments, listing symptoms like sour stomach headaches heartburn and stomach pains. It promotes Angnat Flower, Green's Prize Almanac, and Chamberlain's Pain Balm via local druggists and stores, with testimonial claims from Miss Florence Newsman of Gray and references to medals for whiskey and other products from expositions and fairs.
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United States
Miain's
Florence Newsman
Chamberlain
Newman
Gray
A. L. Pearce
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Senor
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Chick
Kith
Blank Dash Company
Judge Davis
Senate
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Tenn
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Sl Health
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Pacific Coast
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Raleigh
N. C
Aycock
Caledonia
Willimantic Cann
Willimantic River
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Smith
Marric We Hlaw
Stauth
Charles N. Nantels
William FP Jorioen
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Gittenby
Halifax
N.Y
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Cape Horn
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Texas
Dallas
Tex
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Beaumont
Senator Manna
Cleveland
J. J. Phillips
Massillon
Senator Hanna
Wilkesbarre
Gus Cohen
Joe Harris
Henderson
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
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Scotland
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Bella
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Cruegist
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Conn
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Chicago
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Dr. Pierce
Shopshire
Ballou, Shelby Co
Ohia
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J. T. Cousin’s
Allnutt& Woody
Geo. A. Gilbert
N. Market Si
Frederick, MD
D. & D. Institute
Hata
Isabella Gas Works
West
Patrick Street
Apadtt the
Buffalo’s Liquor
Central Hardware CO
WM. S. Miller & CO
Penny
Saloy i
Drnaggiae Chichester Chemion Et Badteon
Square Phila
Carvel
Wheatland
Old M. & M
Overholt
Peacock
Pan Jones
My Old Reserve Rye
Sherwood
Old King
Wilson
Maryland
Gibson
G. O. Taylor
J. Harper
Dumbarton
Altamont
Allerton
Jas
Green River
Inter
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Carrollton Chemical Co
Clinton E. Main
A. E. McConnell
West Patrick Street
Grish
Carly
Carly’s Furniture
E. Patrick St
Fred’k, Ma
B. H. Blackston & Son
JAS. E. Walker & CO
James E. Walker & Co
Lowenstein & Wertheimer
B. Rosenour & Sons
W. H. B. Etchison
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