Cape Man Seeks Aid to Claim Hidden Portrait
In London a Cape statesman James Marchant pursues a valuable unknown picture said to be “better” than statuary. He plans to seek advice from Mrs. Beckett while maneuvering social entanglements with Madeline and Ella as a complex scheme unfolds in Duke Street, Bedford Street, and at the Beckett home.
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Waterloo Place
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Janes Marchant
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London
Mr. Marchant
Cape
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Duke Street Mansions
Mrs. Beckett
Madeline
Mr Marchant
Maadeline
Ella
Marchant
Dean
Sau
South Africa
Sherry
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Healy
Burelison
Mars
Making the Tortilla The ancient Aztec cake in Mexico and its grinding
A period piece describes the tortilla as a staple from Aztec times to today. It explains soaking dried corn in limewater, grinding on a metate, and forming thin palm rolled cakes baked on a stove, producing the distinctive aroma of fresh tortillas.
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Mexico
Arctic exploration discussed by Pope and local notices
The article notes Pope discussing ongoing Arctic exploration and a search for lisovershoes. It mentions a deceased gentleman who left $3,000 for a fund to care for neglected graves, a Waterford pastor/martial arts memory work for youths, and plans for a large plant to dispose of city refuse by fire. It also covers Spain’s oldest papers, Swiss women societies, Florida tobacco planting, a northern firm buying land in Gadsden county, and a fatal accident from stepping on a rusty nail after a pistol outing by Jerome Summers.
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Aonentleman
Teveyereen
Mater Belon
Spain
Gazette de Madrid
Diario de Barcelona
Switzerland
Florida
Quincy
Gadsden County
Jerome Summers
Weaverville
Theatrical Topics Advance Notices From Managers
The column reflects on advance notices sent to critics and reviews recent shows at the Grand Opera house and Casino. Marie Edith Rice in Jim the Penman is praised for beauty and talent though not a star. La Falote at the Casino yields De Treville and Paula Edwards notable performances. the piece is judged weak and now dead.
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Penman
Grand Opera House
Marie Edith Rice
Agnes Booth
Nina
Miss Rice
Paula Edwards
Women in My Friend from India Cast Up for Notice
Hoyt's theater review notes the women contributors in My Friend from India receive less praise than the male leads. Critics commend Lilla Vane Louise Allen Marion Abbott and Nita for their performances amid a shift to stronger opportunities for actresses.
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Friend
India
Hoyt's
Lilla Vane
Louise Allen
Marion Abbott
Nita
Stage notes on Edith and Sol Smith Russell performances
A literary collage praises Edith and Louise Allen for their charm and artistry, notes New York recognition hurdles, and lauds theater manager taste. It recounts thoughts on Sol Smith Russell and comments on American humor versus English tastes, ending with musings on actors and their self interviews.
Man Urges Congress to Intervene as War Crisis Deepens
A Washington Star report portrays a dramatic street scene where a man reads a paper about Europe and rushes to a congressman, pleading that leaders act. The exchange centers on whether monarchs are kin and if a civilized world must protest a European crisis before it becomes a family quarrel.
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Washington Star
Congress
Europe
Drunken Bees Report Sparked by Honey Intoxication
T L Williams notes bumblebees often become intoxicated from nectar in certain composite flowers. Symptoms include rolling on their backs and erratic leg movements, with most recovering quickly. A single bee showed remorse after exposure to centaurea scabiosa, lifting its head high before fleeing.
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T. L. Williams
Journal of Botany
Bombus Lapiderius
No Chance for Habit
An Irish man Pat seeks diving work in Boston Budget style humor. He dons a helmet and after fifteen minutes under water signals to return. Pat refuses further work asserting he cannot spit on his hands and will not continue the job.
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Boston
Pat
Etiquette of Sport and Fox Chasing Etiquette Clash
A London Truth letter contemplates sportsmanship after a Cheshire hounds fox climbs a tree and is dislodged by a field member. The writer questions whether climbing the tree and firing at the fox align with proper etiquette and sport, debating the spirit of the game.
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Cheshire
Mark Twain
Mowever
London
London Theatres Parade Revival Notes and Star Appearances
Revival of Black-Iiyed Susan at the Adelphi in London is a success. De Wolftopper plans London production of gt Canitan after season ends. Annie Russell stars in The Mysterious Mr Bugle as a fashionable young woman out of date. A Boston manager says Jess is a national success, Mrs Piske scores big this time. Trilby comes to Vienna with Svengali using a violin enhancing the performance.
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Black
Susan
Adelphi
London
de Wolftopper
Mrs. Ryley
Mr. Bugle
Annie Russel
Boston
New York
Jess
Not One of Those Girls Keeps Fiances in Memory
A Detroit Journal excerpt presents a witty reply where a woman says she does not vow eternal love but commits all her fiances to memory, with eyes expressing a mutual, divine affection.
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Ger
Mitle Edith Five
New York
Vespebson
Detroit Journal
Hood
Concord
Wisconsin
Stolen $3,300 Recovered in Warren County Case
In Warren County Georgia an elderly man was robbed of 3300 dollars. The sheriff recovered three fourths of the amount. The tax collector seized over 000 dollars for back taxes. The money had been concealed for years.
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Warren County
Georgia
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