Hamlet by Signs performed by Deaf and Dumb Institute cast
The Lancet notes the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Manchester staging Hamlet with sign language for deaf mutes. The annual reunion event featured a tea party at Avinue town hall followed by a performance of Wailet. The production proved a great success with strong dressing, scenery, and acting, drawing a attentive audience.
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Deaf and Dumb Institute
Manchester
Lancet
Avinue
Wailet
Romeo
Juliet
lLondon
Ytelegraph
Humble Successes Count
A writer argues success lies in performing common duties and living moderately. Fame and riches are not the only measures of success, as true wealth comes from ordinary people who cheerfully fulfill duties and save part of their earnings.
Striking Example of Son's Care Aids Mother's Health
Wallace Mich August 26 A devoted son Oscar Swanson cared for his mother suffering from Kidney and Urinal Trouble and Female Weakness He bought Dodd's Kidney Pills after trying other remedies and within days she fully recovered, bringing him evident reward in her restored strength and health.
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Wallace, Mich
Oscar Swanson
Son
French menssurea and measures in Quebec
The article details the French foot and arpent used in Quebec, noting the French foot equals .065765 English feet and is about three quarters of an inch longer than the English foot. It also mentions an arpent length of about 180 French feet for short distances and references a starch product by Magnetic Starch Co. of Omaha, Neb. with a 16-02 package sold for 10 cents.
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Quebec
Defiance Starch
Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Swiss Military System Sparks Greek Favor Over German Model
A brief note praises the Swiss military service as lighter than the German system, outlining 100 days of first year drilling and 20 days every second year until age 32. The ad also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet and Wizard Oil for La Grippe, with multiple product mentions and light, humorous asides about bachelors and marriages.
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Greece
Red Cross Ball Ad and Teething Syrup Endorsement
An old ad fragment promotes Red Cross Ball powder for home use and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. The snippet also includes a remark about the times and a joke about a man reflecting. It mentions Endsley of Van Buren Indiana with a 1900 date.
Clark Mines Shut Over Eight-Hour Demand
William A. Clark refuses eight-hour work days for mine labor, closing mines after dividends reached about 43.5 percent and projecting annual private gains of around $12 million. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 workers are affected as production is halted.
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Clark
Liberal Giver General William J Palmer’s Million Dollar Gift Chronicle
The article chronicles William J Palmer a Philadelphia immigrant who built the Denver and Rio Grande systems founded Colorado Springs in 1871 and who recently released a public gift of one million dollars to officials and employees of the Rio Grande roads. It notes his sale of control for six million dollars his residence at Glen Eyrie and his civic generosity including gifts to Colorado College and Austin city parkland.
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William J. Palmer
Denver
Rio Grande
Philadelphia
The
Road
Colorado Springs
Glen Eyrie
Gardens of the Gods
Gould Interests
New York
Colorado College
Antlers
Austin
Colorado
Ex Empress Eugenie Plans West Coast Scotland Visit
Ex Empress Eugenie visits the Glasgow exposition and expresses pleasure at the modest attention received. Pope Leo XIII, noted for reading Quo Vadis by Henry Sienkiewicz, sends a marble tablet from Constantine found in the Ostia cemetery related to the novel’s events.
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France
Eugenie
Scotland
Glasgow
Leo
Henry Sienkiewicz
Bus Vatican
Leo’ Xie
Constantine
Ostrianoa
Orchid drinks with hose plant discovered in South America
A Philadelphia plant hunter, A. Suverkrop, reports finding an orchid that drinks water through a tube-like stem. The hose coils on top when not in use and extends to take a drink from the water, accelerating if touched. The scene unfolds near Rio de la Plata among dead trees overgrown with orchids and cacti.
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Esis
EB . A. Suverkrop
Philadelphia
Spverkrop
Beech
Central America
Mr. Suverkrop
Rio de la Plata
Suverop
Traveler in Cairo Visits Resort Where the Drug is Smoked
A German physician describes his tour of a Cairo hashish den via a donkey boy guide. He enters a smoke-filled room where dominos click, pipes pass mouth to mouth, and patrons laugh. An elderly man, a hashish wreck, is mocked as a “philosopher.”
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Cairo
Revered Father Petit Remains Fondly Remembered
The Milwaukee diocese recalls Father Petit as a renowned priest with humor and long service. At St Raphael's Madison he preached on heaven as teams played outside, when a boy’s baseball call drifted through an open window, adding a humorous, fleeting moment to the sermon.
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Father Petit
Milwaukee
S J. Raphael
Madison
Liteka- Lere
Optimistic English Physician Praises Modern Life
An English physician argues modern life is easier and safer than 190 years ago as youth today are healthier and stronger than ancestors. The piece notes Carnegie promoted James D. Reid, organizer of the Old-Time Telegraphers, who helped build the Washington to Baltimore telegraph line and taught Reid to be an operator.
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Carnegie
Wim
James VD. Reid
Telegraphers’ ' Association
Washington
Baltimore
Andrew Carnegie
Steel Man
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Deaf
AySon
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Wizard Oil
la Grippe
Tike
Pitove
Endsley, Vanburen, Ind
Mya
Winslow
Dosen
Raopte
Orchid
Hole
Ila
McCord-Brady Co
Paxton & Gallagher
Nebraska
NI Medicinal
Boston
U.G. A
F. Newbrery & Erhouse
London
Hall: & Ruckel
New Yorks
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