A New Violin From the Stroh Idea Stirs Debate
A discussion on violin improvement features a bold Stroh violin by A Stroh. The device uses a diaphragm and resonator to project tone, challenging the reverence for Cremona instruments and claiming durability and adaptable tone without copying the traditional shape. The article contrasts old masters with new science and notes the instrument’s potential impact on phonographs and future music technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cremona
Ag Stradivarius
Howels
Phidias
Raphael
Groves
Gaspar da Sala
Maggin
Amatis
Guarnerus
Antonio Stradivarius
Sebastian Klotz
Artea
Butel
A. Stroh
Charles Wheatstone
Delong
Stroh
Edison Phonograph
The Theatro Mania and Stage Decorum Examined
Bartley Davis in Munsey's Magazine discusses the actor’s burden of vanity and artificial life. He notes virulent theatromania affects actors, sometimes spreading to the public, and highlights isolation from ordinary work, hunger for praise, and passion for effect as barriers to rational behavior. Mrs. Kendall voices warning insights about stage schemes and manners.
The Theatre and Its Morality Through Actor Command
A critic notes theatre as a valuable institution shaping welfare and intelligence of its connected class yet warns its influence on those supported by the stage is demoralising. The article discusses the actor’s mindset and enduring stage atmosphere, with a remark on Mrs Kendal’s defining view and a self‑monitoring quote about tempering the theatrical instinct.
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Phose
Memorial group chosen sculptor for Western Australia
The design by James White of Annandale Street, Annandale, wins the competition to create a public memorial for Western Australia’s soldiers fallen in the South African veldt. Ballarat judges withhold final approval pending more funds while White’s bronze piece is praised for its realistic action scene of a wounded soldier aided by a comrade, symbolising Defence of the Flag.
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James White
Annandale-street
Annandale
W. A
Ballarat
W.A
White
Great Britain
Europe
Australia
Perth
Combine Plans Spark Family Labyrinth of Love
A humorous tale from the Rimpire centers on stockbroker Irving, a widower, his two sons aged 20 and 23, and a 15 year old daughter. A demure governess is engaged for their daughter, provoking a clash as the elder brother schemes a union. The youth learns the beloved cannot wed due to a prior promise to their father, who had proposed weeks earlier. The dispute reveals a tangled web of affection and duty within a single household.
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Irving
The Scout Ross Bosses the Boer War Towns
A rough scout named Ross is praised for bold actions lord Roberts uses him freely for information on Boers. He gallops to General Porter with a jokey demand for the boss, then reports Breedport under his unofficial governorship after advising locals to surrender and arranging hotel rooms for the commander.
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Ross
Lord Roberts
Porter
Breedport
Extraordinary accident ends boy's life in Antwerp
A boy died after an accident while showing his mother his climbing skill on a suspended ring. The report notes uncertainty and a fatal outcome, set against a backdrop discussing the War Office's evolving view of military cyclists and rising Volunteer cyclists in 1898.
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Westminster
Lenbach Portraits Bismarck in Kingship of Eyes and Humor
Berlin correspondent recounts Lenbach’s first half length portrait of Bismarck at Friedrichsruh, and how the Chancellor’s eyes and mood shaped the work. Lenbach’s access grew, revealing private moments with the Princess and anecdotes of the Pope portrait dispute and a riding whip incident with Bismarck’s dog.
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Berlin
Daily News
Err von Potchinger
Bismarck
Lenbach
Moltke
Alt
Leubach
Royal National Gallery
Friedrichsruh
Leobach
von Ti
Chancery
Empire
von Tieimann
von Tiedemann
Len
Aod
Sahe
Barnesa
Bs- Quarck
Leo
Moceni
Inter
Rems
Germany
Varsin
Gehenhauses
Rome
Holy Apostle’s
Vatican
Holy Palace
Breslau
Rantzan
London Pie Recital of Quirky City Dish
An odd earlier text offers a mock recipe for a City of London Pie listing bones sparrows potatoes eringoes lettuce chestnuts citrons oysters and spices. The reader asks how many sidermens were needed and what eringoes components suggested, reflecting humorous archaic phrasing.
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City of London
Mechanical vibration isolation in German machinery art pieces
The palms and soles of hands are described as fat cushions to absorb jolts. In Germany cork is reportedly used to isolate vibrations from machines. cork pieces matching the bed-plate size are held by an iron frame and laid under the machine.
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Germany
Truthful testimony and relief from illness by tonic
A Mrs Emily Rosina Russell at 14 Francis Street Enmore speaks to a Newtown Independent reporter about a long illness marked by nervousness headaches and extreme weakness. After failing medicines she credits Clements Tonic with restoring appetite sleep color and strength and urges others to try it.
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Clements
Declared at Newtown on a Tonic Claim Case
Emily Rosina Russell is described in a filing that asserts no miracle cure and rejects grandiose claims for Clements Tonic. The document debunks cures for plague cancer hydatids and consumption, emphasizing honest marketing and legality of the product. Frederick Jones and J. F. Clements Tonic appear in the legal framing as signatories or witnesses.
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Clements Tonic
Clements Tonle
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Bartley Davis
Munsey's Magazine
Sotor
Kendyl
Abe
Cook and Duchess
Group For Soldiers’ Memorial
Scout
Bismarck and Lenbach
London Pie
E. Russell
Newtown Independent
Tivmy
Francis-street
Enmore
Emily Ro- Sina Russell
Emily Rosina Russell
Newtown
Frederick JoxEs
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