Willing to Rest Fame on One Great Success
The text argues music fortune often comes from multiple ventures, not a single hit. It cites Rossini, who earned wealth through speculative ventures tied to the Rothschilds, then chose not to repeat operatic success after William Tell, saying he avoided repeating a monumental win by asking why hunt the hare after killing the elephant.
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Rosini
English Town Marks Parish Church Century Celebration
The parish church of Manchester England celebrated its hundredth anniversary with a thanksgiving sermon by the bishop of Coventry. The church sits on Saxon foundations from 930 A D with antique stained glass and a five bell peal dating to 1350. Its treasury includes five books such as Foxs Book of Martyrs and relics of English martyrs Robert Glover and Mrs Joyce Lewis.
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Manchester
England
Coventry
Fox
Robert Glover
Joyce Lewis
Glover
Lewis
Lichfield
Fame and figures in early American comics history
The piece traces the remote ancestry of American comics from Hogarth to Daumier, notes the late 19th century rise of serialized humor in magazines, and highlights key creators such as Palmer Cox, A. B. Frost, R. F. Outcault, Buster Brown originator, and Opper Haworth Powers Carr Schultz. It mentions The Yellow Kid's impact on yellow journalism and lists notable artists of the era.
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R. F. Outeault
Buster Brown
Frederick Burr Opper
A. Haworth
T. EB. Powers
Gene Carr
Dickens Crest and Saint Louis Charge Chapelle Echoes
Dickens faced consternation as it emerged he adopted a noble crest for his library and dinner service, though lacking hereditary right. La Sainte Chapelle in Paris, built under Louis IX to house holy relics, survives fires revolutions and remains a priceless gothic gem attracting American tourists for its famed rose window.
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Dickens
Charles Dickens
Hungerford Market
London Morning Post
Saint Louis
France
Holy Land
la Sainte Chapelle
Paris
Atlantic
Manager Promises Bookkeeper New Job in Private Talk
In Aberdeen a firm manager tells his bookkeeper Sandy that the accountant is leaving and he will give him the job. The bookkeeper asks about pay, and the manager says the salary stays the same but he gains his own hat peg. London Answers.
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Aberdeen
Sandy
London
Old Custom At Sturmeister Newton Ringing Curfew Bell
Frederick Giles Symonds a retired banker left 500 dollars in trust to fund the vicar and churchwardens in maintaining the old custom of ringing the curfew bell from Michelmas day to Lady day in Sturmeister Newton Dorset England.
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Sturmeister Newton
Dorset
England
Frederick Giles Symonds
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