Grand Opera House Presents Joshua Simpkins and Acts
The Grand Opera House advertises matinees and evening performances featuring the pastoral play Joshua Simpkins, a street parade at 11:96, and a lineup of bands and comedians led by Walter Perkins. It also promotes A Clean Shaver as the title role, with Edwin A. Jep son presenting a strong decade of hits. December offerings include Heart of Chicago and The Hustler with matinee and night showings.
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Joshua Simpkins
Fivo Big Brass
Pomparrow Hight
Emyth
Rive
Heart of
Chicago
Pastern Society Social Held at Alamo Insurance Building
A well attended social organized by the Order of the Pastern was held at the Ma sonic temple the Alamo Insurance building. The event featured a program published in yesterday's Light and was carried out successfully.
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Shar
Masonic Temple
Alamo Insurance
Hotel Arrivals List From Various Cities and Theaters
A long hotel arrivals list shows guest names and origins across multiple cities including Dallas New Orleans St. Louis Austin and Beeville. The list features individuals and families like J. Means Valentine Mrs. Brester and the Stowaway Theatrical Company among others, with multiple surnames and affiliations noted. The text ends with a humorous twins anecdote about baths.
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Tebm
Karnes City
Chas. YU. Mayfich
Cotula
J. F. Bilis
Miguel
WiHe Campbell
Campbell
John Means
Valentine
J. W. Hat Wick
W. 2
Medfurray
Beeville
T. J. McMurray
T Pasu
Amusing Nabing cen camp poker tale at Hartford hotel
A party recalls a summer gathering at a Nabing cen near Hartford where a talkative fellow dominated the conversation. After lacking playing cards they telegraphed for 20 packs and improvised a poker game ending in a four tens show down. The dealer used a dummy pack, revealing the ruse and its playful outcome.
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Tavas
R. Roynalda
Hartford
Binnhatten
Parlor Bell Rung by Cat Story Sparks Sleepless Night
A cat named Pugsy Pound learns to ring the parlor bell to escape the room, a talent witnessed by the family across generations. On a midnight rung the bell, alarmed the sleepers who rushed with pokers and tomes to stop a burglary they found was simply a feline request to leave. The tale blends anecdote with a note on sagacity and family memory.
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Ife Saya
Quiet Military Observes Vice President Hobart Funeral
Yesterday’s military scene was unusually quiet due to the funeral of Vice President Hobart. Washington offices closed, guns of Light Battery K fired three honors, and General McKibbin led tribute while orders announced personnel changes, including a surgeon reassigned to Fort Ringgold and a contract annulment for Percy N Dirnesby.
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Department
Hobart
Firiar al Saute
Washington
War Office
Chambers McKibbin
McKibbin
Pinitsburg Barracks
Department of Texas
Chambers McKinchin
Will Alow
A. Greenwell
U. S. Army
Fort Ringgold
Texas
Percy W. Barnesby
U.S. Army
Percy N.dirnesby
San Antonio
Howard BR. Perry
Fort Sam Houston
Leutenant
Frank I. Fergunson
Ornithologists Debate Bird Protection At Philadelphia Congress
The United States Ornithologists Union opens its seventeenth annual congress at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Wilmer Stone chairs the Bird Protection committee and urges action against wearing birds and wings in hats. He cites rising efforts for bird protection and criticizes millinery imports from countries with weak bird laws.
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United States
Philadelphia
Ornithologists Union
Academy of Natural
Wilmer Stone le Cheirman
Committee On Bird Protection
Lfe
Elephant mother nurses wounded calf through agony
A young elephant with a severe head wound resisted care until the mother elephant used her trunk to hold the calf steady while a surgeon dressed the wound daily. The devoted parent continued this act until the baby recovered, illustrating elephant intelligence.
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Gelaoa
Quaint and Grotesque Eskimo Dolls from Alaska
A vivid catalog of Eskimo dolls made from wood, bone, fur, and calico, detailing carved faces, beadwork, and outfits. The piece contrasts American dolls with Alaska artifacts, notes motherly care, and hints at harsh Arctic childhood reflecting loneliness and hardship. It ends with a brief interlude about a Chicago flood and a child’s remark on swimming.
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Peny
Pd Pfreeenia
Armearanes
Haneara
Cay
America
Sach
Tyho
Bahay
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Grand Opera House
Walter &. Perkins
India
Edwin A. Jepson
Russia
Agate
TIN
A. Bohner & Bro
E. Reuston Street
Menolis J. & Dougherty
Dans
White
Bonham
Price
Murton
Ind
J. M Hutelins
New Yorks
Davis
Dallas
Welle
New York
Hustin Wyeth
M. Smith
St. Joseph
Sfc
J. Hobies
Miltter
St. Louis
Oliver Gmelle
S. C
Austin
Andy Byker
EH. T. Jones
Daltimore
Tas. Moore
W.mcfeyran
DP. Harrison
Fintonia
C. D. Baldin
WP. c. Scharrer
Indianapolis
J. D. Thomas
Daiing
K.P. Hart
St Louis
Mia
W. H. Davenport
J. Kaiser
Houston
Ed J. Phelp
Weldon Nevin
W. F. Katzensmeir
Neie
ELITE
Frank O'Connon Kily
Mexico
Gardner
New Orleans
R. Co
Maverick
A. A. Schmelte
Caleman J. Moler
Macon
J. G. Kenwood
St, James
GB. Robinson
Mi Soshua Simpkins Opera Company
J. EB
Bexar
Theodore Vinke
Edith
Alice
Detroit
G. A. Stowers Furniture CO
West Coommerce Street
C. L. Best
Parmingion
John M. Maudin
West Point
Min
Mekong
Ory
Galden
THE
Moke Millinery Company
Gerald
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