Memory Lane of Early Theater Advance Agents
George Stanhope recalls the hard days of itinerant touring, detailing how old time advance agents booked routes, printed posters, and posted bills. He recounts a Springfield tale of stealing paste and printing to set up campaigns before first shows, including clashes with an inebriated poster man and a hotel room break in.
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B. Y. Telegraph
Broadway
Stanhope
New York
Maggie Mitch
Simonds & Lowell
New England States
Amend Lotta
Henry E. Abbey
Joseph Murphy
Joseph Edey
Date Benedict
Minstrels
Helen Ayray
Oliver Dosd Byron
Lucille Western
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Springfield
Oliver Wood Byron
Harry G. Uliva
Taines
Tilley Haines
John Reilly
Reilly
MIB
Marry Miner
Amé Stone
Tom Brown
John Duban
John Thompson
Chas. Prechon
Dupree & Benedict
Grmnstress
Wilid
Christmas Piano Gifts From Steinway to Willard Pianos
Thos Goggan & Bros offer a range of pianos including Steinway Chickering Emerson Goggan Weber Kranich and Bach Smith Barnes and Willard. Pianos sold at low cash prices or on easy installments with installment options. December 2 1911 reference.
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Steinway
Chickering
Emerson
Goggan
Weber
Kranich & Bach
Smith & Barnes
Willard
Goggan & Bros
Seng Bros Plan of Saving You Money Sale
Seng Bros announces a money refunding sale running from December 3 through the holidays. Cash purchases are refunded part of the cost in coin, with goods marked in plain figures for comparison. The offer excludes typewriters and wholesale purchases at 323 E. Houston and 112 W. Commerce.
Forgiving the Little Sins I Cannot Tell
Aileen Beath writes in December to a beloved figure, seeking pardon for small sins not named. The speaker asks for pity over faults and values clear eyes and quiet understanding. The piece blends self critique with intimate appeal for continued love.
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Searce
Aileen Beath
Wedding Headline Demand Sparks Backlash in City Desk
A city editor pushes for a sensational wedding display story on the front page, arguing it must be a scare head though the scene lacks typical wedding decor. The managing editor insists on a double lead, insisting it’s the only one of its kind.
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Nique
N. Y. World
Plain Truth Obituary Exchange Cited by Atlanta Constitution
A brief exchange in an obituary column reflects an elder’s blunt preference not to call back the deceased. The Atlanta Constitution records the quip as a closing note from the writer and the old man.
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Atlanta Constitution
Woman Seeks Last Lap in Race for Husband
A Catholic Standard and Times verse fragment portrays a woman declaring her determination to wed as she laughs at flirtation and folly and calls her pursuit of a husband a final race.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Eggs as attack in legislative race shocks Chicago Tribune
In a satirical quip, Col. Wobbles questions the strongest argument used against Maj. Bobbles in a legislature race, answering with eggs to underscore the perceived silliness of the campaign.
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Maj
Bobbles
Col. Wobbles
Chicago Tribune
One Little Word and a Change in Drinking
The fragment presents a dialogue about quitting drinking triggered by a single word. A maiden mutters “Rats” as a character promises abstinence, while interjections from Newitt and others hint at social exchanges and mockery. The piece reads as a clipped dialogue from a newspaper page.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Why Do They Stare at Me Miss Katosh
A brief exchange shows one character asking why others stare as Miss Katosh replies she cannot see any reason for the attention. The dialogue snippet captures social awkwardness and observational humor.
At Home Day Dilemma Cited by Mrs De Style
The Philadelphia Press notes a humorous exchange during Mrs De Style's at home day. The caller insists on visiting but the hostess says she is not dressed well enough for that call.
Dialogue on Beauty vs. Love in Brooklyn Life
In Brooklyn Life a daughter vents about wishing to be pretty while her mother argues that sensible men care little for beauty. The daughter counters that her thoughts center on Charlie, revealing a domestic humor vignette.
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Mamma
Charlie
Brooklyn
Thanksgiving Reflections and Expander Consent Tensions
Two turkeys debate Thanksgiving plans with one arguing for woods and the other questioning expansion without the expander's consent. The exchange mirrors playful town topics framing the seasonal note.
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Turkey
A Very Businesslike Fellow Hewitt Cruet
A brief note describes Hewitt Cruet as a very businesslike man. The fragment mentions a wedding fee paid with a clergyman receipt requested, in a casual aside.
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Hewitt Cruet
Jewett
Bashful Binster Marries Despite Hesitation
A humorous remark from the New York World notes Binster, famed for his bashfulness, finally wed after being too timid to refuse. The quip highlights an unlikely marriage born from extreme shyness.
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Binster
N. Y. World
Count of Paintings Visited by Studio Visit
A dialog from the Detroit Free Press records a remark about counting paintings in a studio. The exchange notes an unclear number of works and a plan for a future visit to tally them.
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Detroit Free Press
Coal price woes meet iron resolve in playful quip
A Philadelphia Record humor column notes the pessimistic view on rising coal costs and the optimist’s counter that coal does not melt like ice. The exchange highlights market anxiety with a light touch.
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Philadelphia
Four Year Old Seeks Brush to Brush Away Worms
A Cincinnati Enquirer item recalls a child asking for a “thing you brush the worm away with” as she requests a fan. The anecdote evokes a domestic scene with a playful misremembered tool and a mother’s care.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Phrase fragments spark-town talk in paper captions
The jumble of phrases mentions aging women, a boy, and a saloon ad inviting readers to Crystal Saloon for good service. It reads as a sequence of quirky captions or column snips from Town Topics with playful slang and oblique references.
Barneys Trouble Over Gun Practice in Alley
Patrolman Barney Flynn faces a laughable crisis as his wife accuses him of violating city ordinances by shooting a gun in the alley behind their house. The pair spar with dialect humor about arrest, discipline, and domestic schemes as Flynn contemplates surrender to the station while resolving to mend a wash tub instead.
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Elliott Flower
Flynn
Barney
Mrs. Flynn
Ivery
Waard
Barney Flynn
Mary
Antiquity of Suk Silk Dresses in China
An OCR fragment notes silk dresses were worn in China 4,500 years ago and requests a reference. It includes a wanted ad for a white girl to do cooking and light housework addressed to Mrs. Joseph Muir at 615 Bays Street Dighowity Hill 121.
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China
Joseph Muir
Bays Street
Dighowity
Hill
Leedy Turns Patent Medicine Peddler In Kansas
Former Governor John W. Leedy has begun selling a new patent medicine across Kansas and Missouri. He says his $3,000 governor’s salary left him with little capital, speaks of no pride in trading dignity for income, and notes many ex-officials seek business success after office. He formed a partnership with a Kansas physician to manufacture and market the remedy.
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Leedy
Kansas
John W. Leedy
Kansas-Missouri
Mystery orders keep Col Simpson away from Fort Sam Houston
Gossip of the Garrison reports Col John Q. Simpson chief quartermaster of the Department of Texas still in Washington amid a mysterious order. The telegram asks to move Tenth Cavalry recruits to Santiago Cuba and outlines transport and provisions. A new court martial at Fort Sam Houston convened with officers named for the panel.
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Tenth Cavalry
Cuba
John Q. Simpson
Department of Texas
Washington
Fort Sam Houston
Fort, Sam Houston
Post Mess Hall
del Simpson
Consolidated Mess Hall
Washington, D.C
San Antonio
Texas
Secretary of War
Port Clark
Santiago
Quartermaster Department
Cuba Tate
Miles, Johnston
Guy Charleton
Fielder M. M. Beall
Third Infantry
Wmn. C. Rafferty
First Artillery
Frank H. Fergusson
Jesse C. Nicholls
Wm. S. Westervelt
Howard R. Perry
Seventh Infantry
Marquis of Lansdowne Pedigree and Public Service Highlight
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquis of Lansdowne holder of 143000 acres traces lineage to 1181 with ancestors like Strongbow. He served as lord of the treasury under Gladstone and as under secretary for war and India, later governing Camacha and serving as viceroy of India. His India governorship focused on frontier defenses and strategic railways.
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Henry Charies Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice
Marquis of
Lansdowne
Kerry and
Lixtian
Strongbow
Earl of Pembroke
Comté de Plahault
Keith and Nairn
Mr. Gladstone
Treasury
India
Camacha
Lord Salisbury
Bereavement thanks from Henry Meyer to friends and orders
Henry Meyer expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends neighbors and the Order of Pendo and Hermann Sons for their kindness and attendance during his sad bereavement.
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Order of
Pendo
Fort Worth Budget Reports Big Cattle Sale and Charter Amendment
Fort Worth dec 1 Lee Russell of Menardville reports sale of five thousand head of three year olds to White Littlefield at twenty five dollars per head total one hundred twenty five thousand dollars cattle to be pastured in Osage country near Elgin Kansas Texas and Pacific Coal Company led by Edgar L Marston of St Louis amends its charter increasing capital stock by two and a half million dollars five hundred thousand of which comes from Eastern capital funds to expand Thurber coal mines and acquire coal properties
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Daily Light
Fort Worth
Lee Russell
Menardville
White & Littlefield
Osage
Elgin
Kan
Texas & Pacifice Coal Company
Edgar L. Marston
St. Louis
Reopening Of California Restaurant By Original Proprietor
The California Restaurant will reopen for business on Tuesday December 4 by the original proprietor Herman Michaels.
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California
Herman Michaels
Architect J E Gibson Faces Bribery Charge in Mississippi
Special to the Daily Light reports accumulating evidence that J E Gibson, under 5000 bond for felonious bribery to sway a governor in a state house contract, is a habitual bribe schemer and a Michigan fugitive. He allegedly attempted to join Cass county and bribed courthouse building committee members individually and collectively. A Hugo Schmeltzer sign marks orders during a strike at Alamo Plaza, while Carr Wood & Coals continues business.
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Daily Light
Jackson
Miss
J. E. Gibson
Michigan
Cass County
Hugo & Schmeltzer
Alamo Plaza
Carr Wood & Coal
Nail measurements reveal hand sidedness clues in study
An exhaustive study by I A Mina koff finds right handed individuals have wider right hand nails by about 0.5 to 2 millimeters while left handed people show the opposite. In ambidextrous individuals nails are equal on both hands. Nail thickness also decreases from thumb to little finger.
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I. A. Minakoff
Svience
Inhabitants of Copeningen Battle Rat Plague in Four Months
After a prolonged rat problem, Copeningen residents organized a campaign against the vermin and claim 100000 rats were killed in eighteen weeks.
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Copeningen
Revival of Kyezors Chimney Sweeper Headache Cure
An old advertisement notes a revival of Kyezors Chimney Sweeper Headache Cure available at all druggists. The line promises untested relief and uses phrasing typical of patent medicine promotions from the era.
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B.frange Dry Goodsco
OLD Advance
George Stanhope
Lucille Western Company
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Opera
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Seng Bros
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Cc. C. Jannin
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Simpsons
Rafferty
War Department
Fort St. Phillip
Preston Savage
Eighteenth Infantry
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Peter P. Leonard
Fort Mciintosh
Fort Wood
N. Y
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Fort McIntosh
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Wm. Payne
Fort Brown
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