Realism on Broadway Decks by Scenic Master Mr Young
A New York Times style tour of Broadway stage scenery details led by Mr. T Murrary about master scenic artist Mr. Young. It explains model decks for gunboats and ships, the craft of creating realistic architecture and landscapes, and the push for authentic effects to meet public taste and boost production success.
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Master of Scenic Mysteries
TNE Dispatch
New York
Broadway
Heiseen
Eaditorium
Ese Ti. Young
Young
Rors
Tave
Mr. Young
King’s Palace
Wang
Firecrackers Origin From Bamboo Joints
The piece cites Woodville Rockhill on firecrackers, tracing them to bamboo joints. Originally bamboo sections were pierced and powder with fuse added, producing loud cannon-like noise. Paper replaced bamboo due to flying fragments. clay partitions later integrated into the design.
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W. “Woodville Rockhill
McKinley Father’s Steubenville Foundry Legacy
In Steubenville Ohio Phillip's foundry now owned by James Means Foundry and Machine Co. employed Major McKinley’s father in 1827. The 1820 oak building, held together with wooden pins, remains standing and used as a warehouse for obsolete patterns. The Major visiting the site recalled his father’s request to explore the place and trace its history.
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Steuhenville
Ohio
Phillip
James Means Foundry and Machine Company
Major McKinley
Govenor-elect
Steubenville
Laalie’s
Controlling the Cabby with Electric Button and Bell
An early vehicle communication device for carriages places an indicator on the splashboard and button boards inside cabs. When a passenger presses a button a bell rings and a signal appears for the driver until cleared. A bell, battery, and Gry accumulator under the driver’s seat power the system, lasting about 15 hours.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promises Cure All Ailments
A dated medical advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, rheumatism, neuralgia, constipation, and kidney inactivity. It extols the tonic's strength, warns against cheap imitations, and urges readers to seek the genuine product.
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Mohammed Ben Ali
Hosteteer
Afloat on the Ice Eskimo Escape Ends in Return to Shore
The tale follows Shoo Roke a mid aged Eskimo hunter who survives weeks adrift on a shifting ice floe with two young sons and loyal dogs. He builds a snow shelter fights hunger and a polar bear then drifts to Sedlok Island learns he is near Southampton and finally returns home after a remarkable months long voyage. Frederick Schwater.
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Shoo Roke
Sedlok
Southampton
North
Hudson's Bay
Frederick Schwater
Big Rise in Easel Production Sparks Market Talk
A New York firm recently placed an order for 12,000 easels of a new special pattern, illustrating a vast domestic output estimated at over 250,000 easels. Prices range from 30 cents to 30 dollars signaling shifting decorative trends in the industry.
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New York
Stone
Gentle deeds define Daniel Webster in private life
The article portrays Daniel Webster as tireless in public work yet fond of quiet pleasures at home. He planned treats for his household, bought flowers for friends in Washington, and selected bonnets for his family. At a public dinner for William Henry Harrison, he gifted a candy log cabin to a child, later draped in mourning when the president died.
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Cwritten
Daniel Webster
Boston
Washington
William Henry Marrison
Mr. Webster
Peruna advert claims winter health safeguard
A verbose 19th century advertisement extols Peruna as a family safeguard against winter illnesses. It features Mrs. Reynolds of Elkton recounting rapid improvement after using Peruna for congestion, cough, and other cold related ailments. The piece argues cold diseases cause many deaths and promotes Peruna as the universal remedy for head, chest, kidney and lung conditions. It also mentions W H Beecher proposing a plan for rail line casualty insurance as a side note.
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J. W. Reynolds
Elkton
Columbiana County
Peruna
United States
Bright
Perona
Peruna Medicy
Columbus
Football Team Work In Signals And End Plays
A historical look at football strategy notes how teams use signals to direct plays from scrimmage. It explains end runs, space gaps between linemen, interference tactics, and how Princeton Harvard Yale developed signals and numbering to coordinate team movements.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Billy Rhodes
Berkeley
Piay
A. A. Stace
Chicago's Souvenir Spoon A Unique Windy City Trade Showpiece
A lighthearted feature highlights Chicago's souvenir spoon as a signature product of the city's crafts scene. The piece notes its charm, local makers, and the enduring appeal of small metal keepsakes representative of Chicago's industrial character.
Chicago souvenir spoon wins design prize for Miss Birdie McMurtrie
The Academy of Arts awarded $200 for the best spoon design reflecting the progressive Chicago spirit. Miss Birdie McMurtrie, a School of Design graduate, won after over 8000 competitors from Cook county. The spoon’s handle features an elaborate, delicate extension of the bowl, praised by silversmiths and lauded by local collectors.
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Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Birdie McMurtrie
School of Design
Academy of Arts
Cook County
Agassiz Bagby
West Side
W. H. Blynharn
Cicero
Seraphim Hall
Lake View
Cyrus Horas
Homer
D. Ed Broke
Cen
Southside Inferno Club
Chicago Society of Silversmiths
A Novel Evening Game of Houdin’s Tricks Revealed
A fragment recalls a French conjurer Robert Houdin whose fame drew government interest for Algeria. It describes a sealed packet trick where a long fingernail slit the envelope and a quick inside move fooled observers. The excerpt hints at the clever manipulation and quick glance needed.
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France
Robert Houdin
Algeria
Paris Shop Window Memory Game Description
The article describes a memory training exercise where a participant scans a shop window then notes items on a card. A second scene explains a round where players view a tray of small objects for a minute and then write down everything they recall.
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Paris
Ancient Asian cave yields city with early coins
An overland expedition reports an immense interior cave in Asia revealing an ancient city with houses and vases of fine workmanship and coins suggesting flourishing life about 200 years before Christ. The note asks whether this echoes Jules Verne or a pirated anonymous work.
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Asia
Jules Verne
Center of the Earth
Cryer ST
The Royal Ball Bridges Class and Friendship
Alonzo Lise penard and Eric Thaxter discuss royal invitations as the King’s ball looms. Alonzo resists serving, tears break loose, and Eric comforts him with quiet strength. The scene shifts to the palace where the Brindisi princess graces a grand royal gathering with Savrian nobles in uniform amid glittering halls.
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Alonzo Lisepenard
Eric Thaxter
Alonzo
Eric
Clarimond
Lonz
Brindisi
Pi Bonz
Alana
Enou
Royal Ball Sparks Jealous Plot Over American Heiress
In a palace ballroom, Alonzo and Eric debate word choice and jealousy as the king may pursue Kathleen, risking a royal scandal. Clarimond’s mother and Bianca d Este dominate the scene with lavish jewels while the king dances with Kathleen, stirring whispers of unconventional marriage.
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Alonzo
Eric
Kathleen
Lonz
Onzo
Saltravia
Baillotine
Clarimond
Lovz
Lianca d'Este
Gema
Bianca d’Este
Maryaena
Queensland
Europe
Ha Bisneca
Tels
Twu
Eric Thaxter
Monsieur Lis
Philibert
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