The Play in China Begins and Ends in Farce Farce
A travel note reveals a chaotic Chinese theater where plays run for days, with changing costumes and a vigilant property man controlling props. The observer describes wandering through gallery seating, the odd mix of musicians, and the long, escalating acts. The leading man and the property man dominate the stage, while the audience endures a nontraditional, extended performance with abrupt curtain calls only at the end.
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China
Mear
Tau
Jason
Homer Croyte Lestie
Tribute to Alexander Hamilton in The Gay Statesman
A historical tribute narrates Alexander Hamilton's rise from youth to statesman, highlighting his military service, close work with Washington, charm with Elizabeth Schuyler, and pivotal role in shaping early American finance and politics. The piece cites European praise and praises his tireless treasury management with integrity.
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Alexander Hamilton
Kurt
Hamilton
Princeton
Jurr
Washington
Gayety
Elizabeth Schuyler
Dodder Thief Robs Clover Fields Across the Nation
Readers encounter a miscellany of notes on plant mischief and pop culture. Dodder vines attach to clover, siphoning digested nutrients, then starve the host as roots wither. The piece compares crop loss to a petty robberies, while detours into eggs, air, and city planning quips from contemporary humor columns.
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Dodder
Philadelphia
Feeding horses and livestock care from Rural New Yorker
A Rural New Yorker piece advises cautious feeding of horses and swine, stressing small stomachs and the dangers of excess roughage. It covers mixed hay with grain, alfalfa and clover, sieves to remove trash, water quality, salt access, and milk feeding for pigs.
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Epring
New Yorker
Cadillac touring car for sale with extras included
Notice details a Cadillac touring car offered for sale with all extras. The seller accepts a vacant lot as part payment and quotes price 450 dollars for immediate purchase. reference to address R. J. Fraker in Ima, Michigan. Also a brief line noting Miss Edna Watkins of Detroit is a sister of Gladys.
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Edna Watkins
Detroit
Gladys
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R. J. Fraker
W. Ir St. Ima, Mich
Alma Roller Mills
G. V. Wright
Alma
Peo Sevens Ealer Meralirector Ambulance
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