Moor of Venice as a Chorus of Famous Othellos
A survey of stage history notes how few actors have succeeded as Othello, from Burbage to Betterton and Garrick, through Kean and Young, with Kean’s last appearance marked by a dramatic death scene and the enduring drama of Moorish attire evolving on London stages.
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Edmund Kean
Burbage
Burt
Desdemona
King's Playhouse
Venice
Mom
Sage
Clun
Hart
Cassie
Videwt
Mr. Pepys
Que
Addison
Portugal Street
Betterton
Reynolds
Spranger Barry
Garrick
Iago
Quin
Hogarth
Pompey
John Philip Semble
Kemble
Othello
Byron
George Frederick Cooke
York
Dr. Doran
Kean
Pone
Hazlitt
Young
Ingo
Whitbread
Drury ‘Lane
Charlies
Marewell
Macready
Togo
Gustavus Brookes
Charles ‘Kean
Princess
Salvini
Queen’s
Longacre
Fechter
Phelps
the Princess
Covent Garden
Badler's Wells
Sir Henry Irving
Edwin Booth
Forbes Robertson
Hubert Carter
How to Measure Echoes Through Sound Travel
An article explains echo fascination and a simple method to measure distance. Hold a watch and shout a syllable, then count seconds until the echo returns. With sound traveling at 1125 feet per second, multiply seconds by 1125 and halve the result to estimate the object's distance. Repeating the call 10 times yields an average echo interval and distance.
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Compion
Dalton Community Notes on Rainy Weather and Local Work
A damp spell brings relief to the area as residents report visitors and travel. Mrs. Scott of Bridgeport visited Thursday while Mr. and Mrs. J. Sherer drove to Sitney Tuesday. Claude Aldrup, in Sidney to see a doctor, is ill. his father Gus and Claude traveled southbound for consultations. Martin Cape hires a new well with Frank Bubb as the worker. W. S. Woolsey coordinates two more carloads of lumber. Land seekers arrive as property trades rise. Mrs. Killgreen’s stone residence goes up with A Hire and Fred Drescher doing the work. Cream shipments are large from the area. Mrs. A. L. Adams and daughter visited Mrs. Allery on Tuesday. E. Lane and son aid on the section. A. L. Adams completes Burlington contract work here.
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Scott
Bridgeport
J. Sherer
Sitney
Gus Aldrup
Claude
Sidney
Martin Cape
Frank Bubb
W. S. Woolsey
Special Reduced Excursion Rates Across North America
Rail travel offers include Minneapolis and Milwaukee departures from August to September with varied return limits and fares. Toronto and Chicago routes feature one fare plus surcharges. summer rates extend to many Midwest and New England destinations. Homeseekers’ excursions run weekly from Columbia and David City eastward with round trips at one fare plus $2.00, returnable within twenty one days. Contact S. F. Miller for folders and rates.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Milwaukee
Wis
Toronto
Canada
Chicago
Madison
Waukesha
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
New England
Columbia
David City
South Dakota
Missouri River
North Dakota
Peninsula
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
S. F. Miller, A. G. F
Pa.c
N. W. Ry
Omaha, Neb
Watchers of Fire Insurance in New York Buildings
A builder cites that fire insurance companies, via their expert engineers and fireproof agents, scrutinize every stage of New York construction. They cannot halt work but threaten to withhold future policies until required remedies are completed.
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Fie
New York City
New York
Pittsburg
Horse Ear Position While Sleeping Explained
The text notes that horses always point one ear forward in sleep, a behavior likely inherited from alert wild ancestors. Cattle show no fixed ear position, and both ears appear alike during sleep. It invites observers to confirm the horseman’s claim about the forward ear when sleeping.
Literary Versus Commercial Careers Explored
A thoughtful youth questions comparing literature and business. Mr. Comrox replies that business can yield big monetary value from a simple signature, while literature often yields little direct cash despite extensive writing.
Irving community notes reflect personal visits and local events
Rees Lee visited from Bridgeport while Mr and Mrs Bird Rodgers spent the Fourth at Oshkosh. A celebration at Beerling's grave drew a fair crowd with a graphophone opening events, a bronco busting exhibition, speeches by A D Waggy, races and dances. The Union Pacific ordered its first balanced compound engine, to be built at Baldwin shops for Omaha to North Platte service, with a phased rollout of the remaining units to other divisions.
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Bidwell
Oshkosh
Rob’t Walsh
Bill Lisco
Beerling
Noto
Graphophone
Covalt
A. D. Waggy
Union Pacific
Baldwin
Omaha
North Platte
Nebraska
Wyoming
Kansas
North Platte Tribune
Man of A airs described as busy in funeral note
A Brooklyn Life line mocks a man who is always away at work and unlikely to attend his own funeral. The exchange features a collector addressing a Faithful Retainer about the man’s absence and possible postponement of his funeral until death.
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Brooklyn
Weeds For Weeds
Dialogue exchanges between Fred and Joe reveal a plan to marry a young widow and promise mutual sacrifices. The couple agrees the widow will quit her weeds if Joe quits smoking, highlighting their lighthearted bargaining as they discuss the potential marriage.
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Fred
Joe
A Westerner Asks Mayor Prince for Boston Stops
A Westerner wrote to the late Mayor Prince asking for travel tips in Boston. The mayor replied with a brief quip about stopping just before the hat. The note appears in the Boston Herald.
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Prince
Boston
Boston Herald
Fractured Exchange Recounts Marital Claim
A fragment from the journal records a terse chat where one speaker asserts his wife is a sensitive woman and the other confirms the marriage. The wording suggests a private, informal note rather than a public event.
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Ben Wagner
Gus Wellner
Simms
Centerville
Kentucky
Almont
Edgewater
Flying Jib
Chehalis
Crescens
the Conqueror
Sunol
Jay-Eye-See
F. E, West
Seana
VIA
Colorado
Portland
Tacomas
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
British Columbia
Inqire
Alva B. Cady
R.R
Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Nash
Farnam Street
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Dalton
A. L. Adams
Burlington
Re and Literature
Irving
Rees Lee
Mrs. Bird Rodgers
Sometvilte Journal
Union Passenger Station
Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee-eed
St. Paul Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Alea
Hichenten
Sash
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