When Irving Was Turned Down and Carleton’s War Time Show
Bram Stoker recalls Irving’s touring misadventure when a Midwest town refused his engagement, prompting a witty exchange about parade status. The Seattle Port-Intelligencer praises W. T. Carleton’s comedic military persona and the young Carleton’s forceful baritone in a production of When Johnny Comes Home with musical tidbits by Edwards and Stingy.
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Bram Stoker
Sir Henry Irving
Middle West
Mays Harper's Weekly
Chicago
Atother City
Indiana
Stoker
Playhouse
Mance
W. T. Carleton
Carleton
Johnny Cones
Mr. Carleton
War Time Opera Arrives at Fraser Grand With New Impresario
The wartime opera piece comes to the Fraser Grand Monday evening January 15 led by impresario W T Carleton promoting his son W P Carleton. The show When Johnny Comes Marching Home features a pictorial, old fashioned atmosphere with tuneful numbers and patriotic airs. Grace Johnson Company to open January 16 at Fraser with a five night engagement and new vaudeville features under Northwest Theatrical Association.
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Grace Johnson Company
Fraser
Fraser West
W. T. Carleton
Johnny
Attir
the Fraser
Edward Culp
Miss
Grace Johnson and Company
Northwest Theatricall
California Prune Wafers Promote Digestive Health Cure
An old fashioned advertisement extols California Prune Wafers as a natural dissolvent and gentle laxative to relieve indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims the wafers cleanse the liver stabilize digestion purify blood and improve overall health with easy bowel movement and no pain.
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California
Bowlayeid
Hyerind
Juture
Baker & Folsom Unveil Modern Parlor Chapel in Pendleton
Baker and Folsom open new undertaking parlors in the Murphy building behind their furniture store. A modern chapel, with a rear mourners room and a transparent canopy above the altar, is designed for dignity and privacy. W A Cantril, a Clark School of Embalming graduate, heads the undertaking department.
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Baker & Folsom
Murphy
Oregon
Cearer Society
Haker & Folsom Js
W. A
New Element Water Rights Ruling Favors First to Appropriate
Judge Davia rules in favor of the first to appropriate in a water rights dispute. Finlay Morrison sues Floyd Officer of Deyville to bar interference with stream flow from a spring he had appropriated via a ditch on his land. Officer had used water from the stream via a ditch on his land above Morrison's. Case began in December term and was argued December 11. Decision rendered Monday by Grant County News.
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Davia
Finlay Morrison
Floyd Officer
Deyville
Maintiffaartch
Grant County News
Auction sale offers $150 in ten minutes at Walla Walla
The closing out sale at Eilers Piano House promises high grade pianos from Chickering Weber Kimball and others. A $10 down payment and $14 per month secures a fine instrument, with quick sale emphasized and J C Gallagher managing at 813 Main Street.
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Mathushek
Ivers @ Pond
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
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Brurlal Chapel
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