Stage Notes on Theatre World and Public Readings
The piece surveys theatre life from Miss Fironence Muanrryarris to New York and Paris, noting public readings by Cagtorra Parrt and M De Munck, a forthcoming reminiscence on Ole Bull, and Harvard’s Prof Norrox halting lectures due to ill health. It mentions Bernhardt in America, Lucy Hoorrr from Paris on virtue, Jerrold’s Black-eyed Susan, New Haven’s opera houses, and managerial bravado by Asuri. It concludes with European theatrical questions, onion quantities, and lingering litigation around Fanny Davenport and Neilson’s grave marker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagtorra Parrt
M. de Munck
Fironence Muanrryarris
England
Ole.Bull
Norrox
Harvard Co
Prin
Bernhardt
Amer
Lucy H. Hoorrr
Paris
Jerrold
Milton
New Hives
Asuri
New York
Europe
Anna Dickinson
Fanny Davennes
Bartley Campbell
Frank Mayo
Van
Ian
Miss Neilson
Brompton Cemetery
Echo
Neilson
Vocal Training Rules From The Monthly Magazine
The text outlines how climate diet and mental state affect the voice and lungs. Regular systematic exercises must stay within the vocal register and not be used when the voice is affected by cold. Stand upright to allow full lung and vocal apparatus use. general bodily exercise aids singing.
Shun the Ocean's Wave A Poetic Warning
A poetic meditation on the sea's danger and lure. The speaker revisits memory of ships wrecked by mighty winds and hungry waves, urging restraint and safer harbor. vivid imagery contrasts calm seas with violent tempests and the peril of the ocean for sailors and voyagers.
The Human Telegraph in the Brain Telegraphed Mind
A study likens brain function to a vast telegraph network with word centers for hearing and seeing. Disorders arise when the line to speech falters, causing aphasia, memory loss, misused words, or echo-like repetition. Cases include patients recalling initials, paralyzed speech, reading without speaking, and misnaming familiar objects or people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capes Horn
Good Hope
End
Japan
Atlantic
Italy
Spain
France
Martin
London
Edtry
Lightning Deaths and Fires Across Europe in the Nineteenth Century
The article compiles international statistics showing more men than women die from lightning. It cites Russia, Prussia, Austria, Switzerland, France, and England and Wales, noting uneven yearly totals, high fire counts, and scant protection of public and private buildings. It mentions Franklin and Wren era conductors and 18th century protection efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Prussia
England
Wales
Austria
Switzerland
France
M. Boudin
Sweden
Franklin
Anderson
Great Britain
Ireland
St. Pauls
Europe
Benjamin Franklin
Christopher Wren
London News
A Chinese Restaurant Celebration for Delegation
San Francisco correspondence describes a fashionable Chinese restaurant hosting a wealthy tea merchant delegation. The first floor serves varied guests with distinct rooms for commoners to aristocracy, ornate decor, and an opium pipe on a raised dais. Guests wear rank insignia, while the inflated waiter carries a large server central to the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
An Ant Worth Going To
A London Telegraph excerpt praises a Colombia native ant that detests dirt and will abandon a messy home. It notes the ant hatches eggs with artificial heat using fermented foliage, then the community removes decomposed rubbish as a hotbed. It also mentions 9,000 Indians moving to escape tigers from snakes in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
London Telegraph
Election Day at Mentor as Garfield Votes in Quiet Joy
Garfield greets election day at Lawnfield with heavy letter arrivals and telegrams. He votes openly at the town hall, then reviews dairying notes and telegrams from Dorsey, Blaine, and others. Old friends gather, a carriage loads eight centenarian voters, and supporters toast a decisive night as New York signals a strong Garfield lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentor
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Lawnfield
Robison
Cleveland
J. A. Garfield
Wheeler
New York
Garfield
New Hampshire
Frion
Harmon Austin
Warren
C. E. Henry
Ublican
J. H. Rhodes
Hiram
Williams
Rhodes
Gen. Garfield
Ravenna
Pittsburgh
William H. Seward
Lincoln
Hancock
Dorsey
Maine
Jersey
Blaine
United States
J. G. Howard
Wm. Mayer
G. W. Hoover
C. E. Fitch
Rochester Democrat
Solid North
Old Portage County
Pacific States
New Jersey
Connecticut
Solid South
General Garfield Victory Dispatches and Desk Recollections
Telegrams of congratulations flow in from Maine to Ohio as Garfield supporters celebrate election win. A reporter recalls Garfield’s Hiram College desk, noting the desk’s origin and the General’s remark about its long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
E. T. Carson
Painelvil
Orange
A. L. Tinxer
Columbuus
Garfield
Frank C. Burt
Fremont
R. B. Hayes
Blaine
Maine
J. Bian
Concorpd
N. H
E. H. Ross
Hiram College
Garrettsville
Hiram
Mark Twain Denounces Democrats in Hartford Funeral Oration
Mark Twain delivered a satirical funeral oration over the Democratic Party at a Republican meeting in Hartford's Opera House during election night. His wry, somber prose mocked Democratic leaders and policies, portraying the party as dying while praising Grant, Sherman, Blaine, and other supporters. The crowd laughed, hissed, and then accepted the pointed sermon as a reflection on national unity, free speech, and the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Opera House
Hartford
Democratic Party
Apostle of
Freedom
Comere
Grant
Sherman
Blaine
Conkling
Ingersoll
Logan
Paul
Our Great Victory and Its Grand Meaning
The Chicago Tribune piece proclaims a Republican victory as proof that the nation trusts impartial suffrage and educated masses, rebuking demagogues and fraud. It vows a North-South free vote, criticizes Democratic leaders, and urges continued Republican focus on living issues while denouncing past party defections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
United States
Republic
West
France
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Trumbull
Farnsworth
Butler
McClellan
Seymour
Greeley
Tilden
Hancock
Remarkable Detroit Clock by Felix Meier Described
A Detroit, Michigan clock by Felix Meier towers eighteen feet high in a black walnut case. It features Liberty atop Washington, a four‑figure allegory of Infancy to Age, and a Time procession of U S Presidents. Planetary motions and multiple city dials accompany the hour, date, and moon phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
Isaac Hobrecht
Detroit
Mich
Felix Meier
Liberty
Washington
United States
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Vesta
Juno
Ceres
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Ublic
New York
San Francisco
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Cairo
Pekin
Melbourne
Meier
Ohio State News Feverish Ohio incidents and trials
A chaotic Ohio page notes epizooty among horses in Steubenville while Wa. B. Smith, a Cincinnati broker, wins 17000 in a late election. There are thirty two divorce applications in Washington County. Numerous accidents, fires, and crimes appear, including a fatal gunfight in Cincinnati, a bridge fall drowning in Piqua, a man’s suicide near Upper Sandusky, a large store fire at South Charleston, and the Saddler murder trial verdict in Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
B. Smirh
Cincinnati
Hueh Savans
Chillicothe
Cunzn
Rawas
Wa. L. Hamnon
Mt. Vernon
James W. Swirr
Caldwell
Jonnathan McDanrete
Hancock County
Dent
Newcomerstown
John McGui
Young Man
Plain City
Man
David Moxy
Kent
Iowa
Epwanp H. Buxiarp
Dorset
Ashtabula
Benges
Rriey Barep
Piqua
Zanesville
Robert Purses
Niles
Joan Ball
Logan
Pontius
Robert Huouss
Seatiant
Ironton
Garfield
Jacob Pfeifer
Upper
Sandusky
George Wills
Peter Barnes
Gallipolis
Ohio
Burns
Unionville
John Snell
Bnel
Atelieves
Snell
Connie Milner
Pace
Wyats
Ithoto
Louis
Cuns. Stewart
Urbana
Chicago
Tees Indy
Rene
Art
South Charleston
Houston & Bro
H. Wentz
A. McIntire
M. Peters
Charlee Wilson
A. Bradford
Ackley
Wentz
Wilson
Karson
Charles Marshall
Wil Kadeael Marshall
Case
Case, When He Became Insensible and Fell To the Floor, Saspere Apeaereh
Parsons
Tormie
Dream Sleep and Time Paradoxes Across Regions
A San Francisco woman dreamt of her New England father's death and woke to clock readings matching the dream’s timing after a week’s delay, raising questions about time zones and dream accuracy. The discussion shifts to literature’s time errors in Bret Harte and a note on Earth’s eastward rotation. The piece closes with wartime ammunition totals and implied casualty ratios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New England
New York Evening Post
Bret Herte
New York
Far West
Preas
Clermont Courier Advertising Rates
The Clermont Courier lists legal and transient ads at $1.00 per square for the first insertion and 50 cents for each additional insertion. A liberal annual reduction is offered. Business cards up to six lines cost $6.00 per year.
Suburban Boston Life and Commuting Patterns
The Boston suburbs host 400000 residents within twenty miles of City Hall. Suburbanites travel daily to Boston, with 100000 fares forming a large rail and streetcar system. Major lines like Boston and Albany and Boston and Maine move thousands daily, while season and cheap tickets shape the commuter scene. A relaxed suburban lifestyle centers on cosy homes and cultivated grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cambridge
Chelsea
Somerville
Newton
Boston and Albany
Boston and
Maine
Lowell Road
Boston and Providence
Tonian
Wife avoids auctions but buys cradle in past remark
A prominent manufacturer recalls his wife never attends auctions. She only went once before marriage, nodded at a friend across the salle, and the auctioneer knocked down a patent cradle with a delivery question to her.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Lot
the Human Telegraph
Noyed
Falone
Serpents
India
Ohio State News
Turkey
The
Clermont
Boston Suburbs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!