Sapho Returns to New York Stage at Wallack's
Miss Olga Nethersole opened her American season at Wallack's theater in New York introducing Sapho, a widely known figure with a controversial past. G. Harrison Winter has replaced Hamilton Revelle as leading man. After two weeks in the metropolis she will tour the country to the Pacific coast.
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Sapho
Olga Nethersole
Wallack’s
New York
G. Harrison Winter
Hamilton Revetle
Metropolis
Miss Nethersole
Pacific Coast
American Girl in London Stars Salome Role
Miss Alexandr Calhoun, a California girl and former Coquelin collaborator, earns praise in London for her conspicuous success as Salome in Stephen Phillips' Herod. The American actress is noted for speaking French without an accent.
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London
Alexandr Calhoun
Salome
Stephen Phillips
Herod
Calhoun
California
Coquelin
Chaperones at Vienna University Hearriot Arouse
In response to riotous and insulting student conduct when women sought to attend lectures male students mocked the new access. As a result many women students register to accompany and shield their daughters during courses.
Woman Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Double Cure
Mrs H D Hyde of Folsom South Dakota writes a public letter to praise Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming complete heart relief after three years of pain and noting her daughter's kidney weakness improved from the first dose. She asks publication to help others know the medicine's value.
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Dodd
H. D. Hyde
Train Derby on Mohave Desolate Christmas Night
Passenger No 2 whirled through the Mohave desert on December 24 as a cattle panic and wreck left the train in a terror stricken Christmas mood. The engine tender upturned, engineer dazed, fireman singed, yet no passengers hurt. A stray steer on the cowcatcher caused the chaos and became a local relic as riders waited for repairs and a dawn rescue.
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Mohave Desert
California
Frijoles
Chile
Carne
C. N. Stark
Match Box Mystery Ends With Christmas Cheer
The Hopkins family struggles with nightly gas use and matchbox shortages as Marion and Alice clash over the plan. A determined effort yields eight then sixteen match boxes, ending in a festive scene where Tom and family smile over gifts while Santa Claus looms as a playful memory.
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Hopkinses
Marion
Alice
Tom
Mr. Hopkins
Down Town
North Side
Mrs. Hopkins
Mrs Hopkins
van Buren
Christmas Giving Sparks Hopkins Family Match Box Shortage
The Hopkins family, known for its diverse yet united stance, faced a shortage of match boxes as the tin boxes fell apart and china boxes broke. For two weeks they relied on a shared mantel saucer and a kitchen pasteboard box, while gas bills rose due to the effort of lighting with improvised sources.
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Hopkins Familly
Hopkins
A Lover’s Plea to Santa for a Christmas Dream
A fragmented verse scene depicts a lover urging Santa Claus to send a Christmas dream of the beloved. The speaker frames motives of gratitude and affection, contrasting those who are driven by payment with those who seek comfort through kindness.
Nobody's Like Old Santa Claus Across the Globe
The poem imagines Santa as the swift, beloved figure who visits every home. His red face and merry laugh charm Dad, Mother, and Me, while he brings gifts for the young and keeps baby rocking by candlelight. The verse contrasts winter frost with a rose blooming in winter, praising family warmth as the year wanes. Collier's Weekly.
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Dad
Mother
Collier's Weekly
Peruna endorsed for grip and female catarrh by Mrs Brewer
A letter from Mrs Lizzie M Brewer of Westerly praises Pe ru na as a sure cure for grip and catarrh. She notes its superior action for female illnesses and weakness, claiming it removes debility, nerves, and irregularities, with a free treatise offered by The Peruna Medicine Company.
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Hartman
Brewer
Aejfer la Grippe
la Grippe
Lfe
Lizzie M. Brewer
J. W. Reynolds
New Lisdon
Ohio
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Foot Ease and Cathartic Remedies Advert
An assortment of old advertising copy touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot ailments, Cascarets Candy Cathartic for bowel health, Garfield Ten for purification, and various quips on foresight and eccentricity. Ends with a note on vice and genius influencing perception.
The Christmas Tree Traditions From Germany
The Christmas tree, central to the festival, arrives from Germany with candles and colorful paper decorations. Presents are laid beneath the tree for family members and distributed as the tree burns. St Nicholas visits three weeks before Christmas, children declare their wants, and he travels to fetch goods for stockings.
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Germany
How Santa Travels When Snow Is Gone
A playful exchange answers a child’s question about Santa’s mode of travel without snow. The Carrier Hutton reply states Santa rides a high bicycle with his pack strapped tight for city delivery, noting only mountains can yield fruitful valleys.
Magnetic Starch Promises Superior Laundry Results
A promotional note claims Magnetic Starch is the best laundry starch worldwide. It asserts suspended street car conductors avoid fares and urges trying Magnetic Starch now. It assures clothes won t crack and a stumble may prevent a fall.
Low Rates to the South Excursion Offers
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway sells excursion tickets to southern resorts including Jacksonville Florida Mobile Alabama New Orleans Louisiana Savannah Georgia El Paso Texas with return passage valid until June 1st 1901. Contact any coupon ticket agent for rates routes and times. Use Magnetic Starch it has no equal.
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Fla
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Savannaah
el Paso
Tex
Florida
Key West
Cuba
Bermuda
Mexico
Mediterranean
Orient
Wet Springs
Ark
America
Farnam St
Paxton Hotel
Harry E. Moores
Co. P
T. A
Omaha
Neb
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Ucciman
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