Neva fom Walters Drama in Denison Illustrated Romance
The play follows Bob Reynolds and Jane as they confront a crime plot led by Brand, a cement magnate, and a creeping moral test amid poverty. Jane seeks money for security while Bob insists on earning truth, leading to a strained confrontation over dishonesty and loyalty.
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Neva Fom
Walters
Suster D Denison
Scees
A.ch8clurg & Co
Mrs. Reynolds
Staten Island
Dick Meade
Reynolds
Bob
John Brand
Jane
Brand
Hudson Cement Company
United Construction Company
Pecos River
Reporter Confronts Millionaire Over Overcoat Fearless Meet at Desk
Dick Meade visits millionaire Brand to press for information on Staten Island deal and finds resistance. After a tense exchange, Brand loses his temper and a scuffle follows, leaving Brand injured and vowing no hard feelings while the reporter coolly exits.
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Eeid
Staten Island
Brand
Reynolds
Bob Reynolds
Reynols
Tennessee
Shetland Ponies Charm London and New York Aristocracy
A. Elmslie Crabbe writes that Shetland ponies are the fashion for children's training in London and New York society. The article describes pony breeding on Bressay and the main island, with prices, the ponies’ temper, and a trip from Limehouse to Lerwick, noting Lerwick’s harbor and local history.
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London
New York
A. Elmslie Crabbe
Shetland
Shetland Islands
England
Sumburgh Head
Unst
Lerwick
Bressay
United States
Scotland
Limehouse Dock
Aberdeen
Shetlands
Lerwick Harbor
United Kingdom
Burglars' Audacious Pranks Across New York Homes
A string of bold burglaries across New York shows thieves lingering in houses after robbing families. One Whit Plains home had carpets, furniture, bric-a-brac damaged and a note about prior NY robberies. In Atlantic City cases the burglars studied the family routine, targeted women’s rooms first, and waited for the father’s return before finishing their looting.
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New York
Son
Juuge Duval
HSH
Albert Samstag
Whit Plains
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Delaware
Jurchart
Fred
Brand and Cement Magnate Pauses in Comfort
The scene centers on Mr. Brand, head of Hudson Cement, relaxed in a mahogany office. He smiles as Tennessee Coal and Iron shifts, hints at stock moves, and enjoys a lavish lifestyle with a Drive town apartment, a $50,000 north shore residence, opera boxes, and Paris getaways.
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Aittle
Wall- Street
Tennessee Coal, É& Iron Company
Brand
Tennessee “Car & Iron
Meade
Tennessee Coal and Tron
the Sound
Paris
The
Riviera
Post Office Appointment Sparks Townwide Interest
A small backcountry town buzzed with fierce debate over a local post office job. The salesman asked why so much fuss for a job that pays little. the reply, readers want to control who reads their postal cards, explains the town’s eagerness.
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Universal
Jake
Philadelphia Telegraph
Seashore Observation in Fashionable Bathing Attire
A brief note observes a woman at the shore wearing stylish bathing garments. The description highlights her fashionably cut outfit and modest coverage, noting her appearance as the scene centers on coastal style.
Hopper’s dynamite gag sparks chase at Lambs
At a Lambs gathering, De Wolf Hopper claimed dynamite was the greatest invention, sparking laughter and then a chase as others taunted him for the remark. The exchange shows the tall comedian’s penchant for bold witticisms during a century of invention.
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Hopper
the Lambs
de Wolf Hopper
It Was So Romantic in Greece Says He Proposed
A witty exchange recalls a marriage proposal in a famed Greek locale. The speaker quips about romance while another teases the sentiment, noting even ideals of love falter in poetic framing.
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Greece
Iove
Student keeps six snakes as pets in Penn fraternity room
Paul Windom a Washington junior in the University of Pennsylvania architectural school keeps six snakes in his fraternity room at 3745 Spruce Street. He says the reptiles are tame and bite no one while his friends doubt his claim. The snakes named Nathaniel Ruth Roosevelt Xerxes Benjamin and Kaiser often accompany him to class. Windom argues snakes are friendly cheap to feed and good pets though others disagree.
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Ie “Jane
Jane
Bob
Demosthenes
Brand
Paul Windom
Washington
Architectural School
University of Pennsylvania
Spruce Street
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Nathaniel
Ruth
Roosevelt
Xerxes
Benjamin
Kaiser
Windom
Plea for Decent Robbery Debate
A fragment shows a dialogue about a bank robbery case with a suspect who held up a bank and shot a cashier. The exchange contrasts a friend asking for a lenient plea with a banker predicting the suspect’s fate.
Vaudeville Term Origin Traced to Normandy Village
The word vaudeville once signified a light dramatic piece with songs set to familiar tunes. It derives from Vaudeville in Normandy, birthplace of poet Olivier Basselin, who first composed such songs and died in 1418.
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Vaudevile
Normandy
Olivier Basselin
The Green Room in Drury Lane Theatre History
The green room long flourished as the backstage space for actors awaiting their call to the stage. It was set apart by David Garrick after he became manager, preserving a historic backstage practice that faded as times changed.
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Drury Lane
David Ganrick
Hoy
Quote on Money Value and Monte Carlo Ham Sandwich Stakes
A fragment notes that money has no value in Europe while a Monte Carlo remark mentions staking a ham sandwich. The snippet hints at currency doubts and a playful wager but lacks context or identifiable figures.
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Europe
Monte Carlo
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