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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1879
Page
3
The Gerald describes Edison’s electric illumination from a carbon paper strip heated to a glow. A glass globe and wires enable a flame free bright light claimed cheaper than oil. The piece notes a New Year’s Eve exhibition in New York with the device, and comments on prospects and costs.
A garbled foreign notes roundup reports John Belgit speech at a Paris banquet, Bright’s state without an army, and U S soldiers on police duty. It mentions Grevy cabinet seizures in France, a Rochester hockey result, and UK political press coverage with turnout and polling crowd scenes.
A letter from Ar WN Haldeman to Mr. W W Hicheson of Maysville Seminary describes fundraising for publication in the Couriersdourhet of schoolboy memories of Gen. Grant. The school principal is praised for his devotion, kindness, and public service from Civil War days to presidential tenure.
The article surveys actors and stage habits, noting Booth pacing thrice before speeches and beliefs in lucky objects and entrances. It cites Deedemonia, Desdemona, Thorne, Adelaide Neilson, Lotta, Clara Murtis, and others, detailing their talismans, footwear tricks, and ritual timings influencing performances.
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