Playhouse Notices From the Stage World
A roundup of theater news notes multiple writers and works. Charles H Tost's will leaves no fortune to relatives. Lady Francis Hoye and Bjornsterne Hjorneén are mentioned with new works. Milan bans DAnnunzios La Citta Morta while Star Theater NY honors Thomas KE Shea’s final appearance. Ada Rebau heads to Ireland after Sweet Nell run. Three American musicals run in London with The Fortune Teller The Girl From Up There and The Whirl of the Town. Quo Vadis by Sienkiewicz presented in Ancona Italy with music by Giuseppe Bezzi. A Moscow heiress endows a prize for best play about mothers in law featuring a villainous son-in-law. Notable actors like Joseph Jefferson Robert Edeson Willian Le Moyne RE Sothern Forbes Robertson Walter Hale and others pursue painting etching or other arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hoye
Chicago
Bjornsterne Hjorneén
Yrer
D’annunzio
Milan
Thomas KE. Shea
Star Theater
New York
Ada Rebau
Ireland
London
Theater of the Muses
Ancona
Italy
Sienkiewics
Giuseppe Bezzi
Moscow
Joseph Jefferson
Robert Edeson
Willian J. le Moyne
RE. Af. Sothern
Forbes Robertson
Walter Ifale
Fancy Stationery Display Arrives at The Record Shop
The Record offers a premier line of fancy stationery in Newton featuring wedding and society invitations, announcements, ball programs, birth notices, menus, dance invitations, and advertising cards at moderate prices.
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Newton
Scraps of Science Facts From a 19th Century Sheet
The article compiles curious measurements and folk science notes. It cites air weight around Earth equal to 1000 copper cubes, blood mass about 28 pounds, heart action moving ten pounds per beat, and a claim about sugar fueling energy. It also notes visibility of a white disk across long distances and a cotton ginning machine boosting output from under 1 percent to 4000 pounds daily for two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby Gardner
London
Brakes and Couplings and World Rail Totals
The message notes 27 England tunnels over a mile, Australia has about 12,500 miles of railway, and the New York Street Railway Journal says Metropolitan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit receipts exceed those of all English, Scottish and Irish street railways combined. Iowa had 4,811 miles of railway in 1880, rising to 9,356 with the new year, and further miles are expected with tensions and double track work finishing by year end.
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England
Australia
New York Street Railway Journal
Metropolitan
Brooklyn
Scotland
Ireland
Iowa
Wear
Matrimony Doomed by Social Habits and Enemies’ Lies
The Atchison Globe quotes a satirical view on marriage and social pretensions. It warns that a bride living with her parents hinders prospects and that people readily believe enemies’ lies. It notes the habit of men rushing to work, unlike dogs who wait, and ends with a biting social observation.
Political pointers on McKinley era politics and legislator pay
The Birmingham Age-Herald and Memphis Commercial Appeal nibble at wireless politics and legislative pay. The exchange notes that no man can stay in Nashville for 24 a week if he has home duties, implying weak legislators.
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McKinley
Birmingham
Marconi
Nashville
Memphis
The Cup Contestants and Yacht Secrets
A World and Inquirer contrast on why yacht construction for the cup remains secret. The World notes Seward’s higher law remark and mocks secrecy while the Inquirer says alterations to the Constitution cannot be made to stop Shamrock plans. The piece reflects debate over competing views on secrecy and legality in the yacht race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Seward
New York World
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cough Remedy Glorified For All Ages By Doctor
Dr Mary R Melendy praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as safe non narcotic and universal for almost all coughs colds and bronchial affections. She recommends it for children of all ages and endorses Wagley Smead as distributors. Also notices for hog sales coal advice dressmaking wedding stationery and oyster shells.
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Mary R. Melendy
Chicago
Retiroad Time Tables Passenger Trains and Schedules
Passengers go fast as trains run daily with multiple mail and express services on the West and East lines. Listings show Monroe Newton Des Moines Valley routes with departures from Baxter Valeria Losog and more, plus daily exceptions and the southbound northbound patterns.
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Mailand Express
Threight Tito
Monroe Brandil
Newton
Monroe
Monroe S
Des Moines Valley
Prairie C’y
Fairmount
Prairie D’y
English Spavin Cure Promises Complete Horse Ailment Relief
English Spavin tainment removes all hard or soft lumps blemishes from horses. It cures blood spavins curbs splints Sweeney sprains ring bone swollen throats and coughs. Save $500 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful blemish cure ever known. Sold by Kennedy the druggist Newton Iowa.
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Kennedy
Newton
Lowa
Laxative Bromo Quinine ad and travel notices mix
An OCR fragment lists an ad line for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tsvid and various travel and ticket offers. It mentions rent signs, poultry papers, and a promotion for the Lincoln Nebraska Poultry News, plus a Chicago Great Western Railway Westbound tourist car service to Los Angeles with Pullman cars, and Iowa Central Railway home seekers tickets to Oklahoma and Texas oil fields with posted contact names and prices.
Iowa Central Railway To Run Pullman Tourist Sleeper To California
Starting Tuesday October 1900 and every Tuesday after, the Iowa Central Railway will operate a Pullman Tourist sleeping car from Minneapolis to Los Angeles via Kansas City and the Santa Fe route. It claims the fastest Minnesota to Southern California link at four days travel. Special low round trip tourist tickets are on sale. For schedules, rates, California booklets, or information contact Iowa Central ticket agents or Geo Ss Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa. Visiting cards new styles available at the Recorp office.
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California
Chicago Great Western Railway
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Kansas City
J. BP. Bimer
Chicago
Iowa Central Railway
Oklahoma
Texas
Geo
Batty
Minneapolis
Cal
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa Central
Geo. Ss
Marshalltown
Central Passenger Association Holiday Round Trip Tickets
Tickets go on sale December 24 20 31 and January for round trips to any Central Passenger Association territory. Fare is one third for the round trip with return limit through January. Through service to New York City Boston and other eastern points from Chicago Van Buren Street Pacific Avenue Elevat ed Loop. For details contact John Y Callahan General Agent Adams Street Chicago.
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Central Passenger Association
New York City
Boston
Chicago
van Buren St
Pacific Ave
John Y. Callahan
Adams St
Dr King’s New Life Pills Cure Constipation and More
Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like those of arsenic, but Dr. King's New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bowels gently and easily. They claim to cure constipation biliousness sick headache fevers and liver kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25 at Westbrook & Reise s.
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Dr. King
Westbrook & Reise *S
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Corn Pain Quickly
A reader from Millscercaga cites Titobine gon noting Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured painful corns that caused unbearable suffering. The ad claims it acts like magic on sprains bruises cuts burns ulcers and serves as a perfect healer of skin diseases and piles. Westbrook & Geise endorse the remedy and urge subscription to the Recorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titobine Gon
Bucklen
Arnica Saivs
Westbrook & Geise, Re
Regular Junk Business Win Announcement
Martin announces he is leaving the bog business to focus on purchasing rags rubber bones iron brass copper zinc lead and similar materials for cash at Bergman ros McKinley. He asks customers to notify him through the post office and he will call for the goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Bergman Ros, & McKinley
Ofice
W J Yarham Offers Pump and Wind Mill Services
W J Yarham advertises pump and wind mill repairs with quick service and price savings. He quotes a 40 foot tower and geared mill erected at $40.00 and a 40 foot force pump at $11.75, plus new harness stock.
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