T Made Belasco Says Mrs Carter Built Fortune and Lost It
Actress Mrs Lealie Carter recounts earning about 2 million in sixteen years, quitting Belasco with sixty five cents, losing 260000 in debts, mortgages, and bank ruptcy, and paying creditors as she rebuilds. She claims Belasco deprived her of recognition for her work on the Belasco and Stuyvesant theaters.
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Los Angeles
Lealie Carter
David Belasco
Belasco
Labhor
Belasen
Stuyvesiant
Mr. Bernaco
Mr. Belasco
New York
Richepin
du Barry
Roehepin
Belaveo
Beth
Stuyvesnet
Jude Dittenhoefer
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An old styled ad touts Papes Diapepsin for rapid relief from indigestion heartburn and stomach distress. It claims digestion improves in five minutes with one dose and urges readers to tell their druggist to obtain the remedy for a thorough cure.
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Pape
Happy Thought Dispatcher Traps Trains On Sidetrack
A western railroad night dispatcher faced panic from a snowbound division. He placidly ordered trains to sidings to avoid a crash, tying up traffic until daylight. The chief discovered no accidents but a full sidetrack backlog, forcing a lengthy recovery to resume service.
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Western Railroad
Johnny
Cat and Fox Meet in Forest Clearing
A German sporting paper recounts a forester’s sighting of a big black cat pursuing mice in a forest clearing. An old fox slunk forward, then a young fox joined and leapt, but the cat evaded and struck with claws. The foxes retreated, the cat remaining vigilant and uninjured.
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London Globe
Trotter Versus Thoroughbred Says Trotting Is Superior
A Washington Herald interview quotes horse expert Wreeslut arguing trotting horses are more practical and useful than thoroughbreds. He says thoroughbreds excel in short bursts but lack daily, sustained work capacity and driver control, making trotters better suited for general use.
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Wreeslut
Washington Herald
Mittle Brainer
Artful Legal Tactics and Lord Erskine's Vanity
The piece describes Lord Chancellor Erskine easily ruffled by challenges to his vanity. An artful attorney planted a man in court to yawn and disrupt his delivery. Garrow’s momentary distraction triggered Erskine to hiss at the critic, illustrating political and legal theater.
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Erskine
Garrow
Tim Erskine
House of Commons
Law Times
Fragmentary notes on civic events and sailors pulp
The readable text mentions civic and stormy nights, a masthead, electricity, and sailors. It hints at events around Santa Abi and scout wires, with scattered references to development points and a pulp note about sailors. The exact details are unclear due to corrupted OCR.
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Eling
Fragmentary Insight Into Behavioral Signals and Memory
A garbled note discusses perception of a child’s behavior during visits, mentioning facial expressions and reactions. It mentions an era or environment and questions about recognition and timing. Distorted wording suggests confusion about cognitive cues and parental awareness during interactions.
And Mother Officiates Eddie Do You Have Morning Prayers
Freddie says they have some kind of interview when father returns in a quotation from the New York Press reflecting a family scene and a request for morning prayers as a motif.
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Eddie
Freddie
New York Press
How long is a smile German Proverb remark
A proverb pondering the length of a smile notes that a smile follows a start and hints at patient perception. It reflects on human temperament and the timing of reactions in a concise, philosophical line.
Clothes Make the Man Says Wilmett Street Tailor
A Wilmet Street tailor argues clothes alone cannot ennoble a man. posture and care matter. He cites a drooping uptown doctor who buys four suits yearly yet never looks neat, while college men often appear tidy despite simple wear. He notes professionals like lawyers and doctors who wear well but rely on how they carry themselves.
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Wilit Street
Interlor
Philadelphian Record
A Sunday School Tale of Courage and Truth
An unnamed gentleman in the north recalls a old tale told to scholars after church. A good lad is led by two bad boys to fetch a nest on a riverbank branch that breaks, sending him to his death in the water. The storyteller reveals he is the drowned boy.
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North
London
The Act of Dying and Pain in Death
The piece discusses how death from heart failure, syncope, or poisoning varies in pain. It cites opium producing a possibly painless death, while poisons like arsenic or cyanide cause slow or quick death depending on the agent. It references Socrates as a model of gradual insensibility.
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Hy Bonang
Resson
Socrates
Glasses to Fit Four Eyes
A man tried many eyeglasses from several ovalists over months, returning each pair after short tests. A friend urged him to visit an optician who offered a solution, but the man returned those glasses too. The optician revealed the issue: he seeks glasses that suit both himself and his wife.
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Tinmin
Optician
Philadelphia Times
Quiet Rest Seeker at Philadelphia Hotel Promises Comforts
A tired man seeks shelter at a hotel and is reassured by the clerk that all comforts of home will be provided. The traveler mutters in broken speech about his life and family as he explains he has seven children, in Philadelphia reported in the Philadelphia Record.
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Nat
Philadelphia Record
Fragmentary Opinion Quip About Free Men and Brave Time
A garbled quotation questions the idea of freedom and bravery through a misread line about the brave. The fragmentary text suggests Mr. Smithers and Straw Storhes discuss wartime or rhetorical themes, but most names and substance are unreadable.
Logic and Sophistry Witnessed in Contested Debate
In a heated exchange, Will or Willie Wiha faces a challenging argument ruled by logic and rhetoric. The discourse centers on who prevails in the controversy and where the line of reasoning lies amid opposing claims.
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Willie
When You Bury An Animosity Beyond The Grave
A wry reflection on letting old grudges fade after death, suggesting that burying resentment changes the memory of past conflicts and reminds readers that feuds can linger beyond life.
Labor Men Celebrate in Atlanta Fifteenth Federation Anniversary
Prominent men from Atlanta and other cities including Governor Little Joe Brown will join laboring Georgians tonight to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Atlanta Federation of Trades. The event marks the rise of union labor since the federation’s founding when organized labor was scarce in Atlanta and the South.
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Atlanta
Little Joe" Brown
Georgia
Atlanta Federation of Trades
South
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