Irreverent Theatre Anecdote About Robespierre Tale
English Actor quotes H B Irving recalling a Philadelphia tale about his father's Sardou play Robespierre. Two ladies confuse Robespierre with bath murder and Marie Corelli, then Charlotte Bronte. a duchess replies with a puzzled laugh, invoking Shakespeare.
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H. B. Irving
Philadelphia
Sardou
Robespierre
Lyceum
Robespiierre
Marie Corelli
Charlotte Bronte
The Bulge That Counts Observers Note Trouser Risks
Dallas News reports on fashion quirks noting that people forgive worn trousers bagging at the knees if the pockets bulge, highlighting public attitudes toward clothing defects and style tolerance.
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Dallas News
Catty Comment Reflects Gossip Over Anna’s Taste
A brief exchange shows two women trading barbs about Anna. One compliments her color and style while the other notes Anna’s belief in buying the best of everything, hinting at social scrutiny.
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Anna
Folly as Desirable in One Free from Stupidity
A brief note quoting Montaigne that a touch of folly is good in a man who avoids foolishness and mindless error, endorsing light humor within prudent limits.
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Montaigne
Wild cucumber mosaic disease threatens pickle industry
United States Department of Agriculture scientists warn that wild wild cucumber vines spreading near towns sustain and spread white pickle disease to cultivated cucumbers. The striped cucumber beetle aids transmission, endangering growers in Michigan Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin where pickling dominates. Town and country gardeners are urged to remove wild cucumbers and destroy nearby plants to curb losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Middle West
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Closely woven wire fence urged for garden protection
The article recommends a tightly woven wire fence as essential to keep out neighbor chickens dogs and cats that damage gardens. It notes that fences reduce losses from stray animals and mentions mosaic disease linked to wild cucumber. planting alternatives include morning glory scarlet runner bean and cypress vine with irrigation on ornamental vines like Virginia creeper wild grape clematis and false bittersweet. It cites Farmers Bulletin 195 from the U S Department of Agriculture for further details.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Middle West
Florida’s Ancient Shell Mounds Revealed as Human Work
The Florida shell mounds, scattered across the state, are proven to be man made and date to the era around the start of the Christian age. Excavations have unearthed pottery pieces, shell and bone artifacts, stone tools, and bones of deer rabbits alligators and more within the shell conglomerate. About forty mounds exist, notably King Phillip’s Town near Lake Harney with 450 feet length and eight feet average height.
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Florida
King Phillip’s Town
Lake Harney
Orator and Senator Debate Audience Level
A witty exchange between a mild egoist and Senator Sorghum contrasts the idea that speakers should adapt their rhetoric to listeners with the notion that orators now strive to rise to the occasion.
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Senator Sorghum
Farmer boosts potato yield with new machinery
A farmer reports that using a potato cutter planter and digger plus other machines and smarter methods raised output to 57 bushels per hour, versus one-third that amount half a century ago.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Setting Hens in One Room for Best Results
The guide from the United States Department of Agriculture explains placing several hens in one large room or loft with individual feed water and dust baths. Nests should be spaced several feet apart and straw or hay used as nesting material, not chaff.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Milks Emulsion Heralds A Ballooning Recovery Tale
A woman denied by four doctors reports rapid improvement after two days on Mills Emulsion. She rose from 70 to 190 pounds and credits the product with restoring digestion and appetite. The ad touts its palatability and a six bottle guarantee, Terre Haute company, 60c and 1.20 per bottle, druggists nationwide.
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Mary Hendricks
Litchfield Road
Owensboro
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
Visiting kin’s feast leaves few leftovers
The Ohio State Journal notes a possible service by visiting wife’s relatives: they eat so much that there aren’t many leftovers for the next day.
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Ohio State Journal
Aspirin Introduced by Bayer in 1900
The advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as the true world famous aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. It notes the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package to guard against imitation, lists uses from colds to rheumatism, and mentions packaging options and low prices sold by druggists.
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Penn Chemical Works
Philadelphia
USA
Bayer
Practicing Her Lesson Ends in Awkward Family Moment
A narrator recounts teaching a flaxen-haired three year old niece a strange game with family and a shy young man. The child wraps an arm around the narrator and reaches for the young man while insisting on “all free tiss todez zer,” in a press snippet from Exchange.
Sermon Too Short Sparks Witty Exchange
A parishioner complains a sermon was too brief and jokes about almost dozing off before it ended. The exchange highlights a lighthearted take on the service and the preacher's pace.
None to Speak of Secrets in Past Dialogue
A brief dialogue frame presents a question about secrets in a past, with a character answering that there are none to reveal. The exchange hints at hidden history without detail, emphasizing restraint and implied backstory.
Red Element and Cheek Referenced in Witty Exchange
A brief exchange highlights the clever relation between the red element and its common use as cheek covering. The dialogue plays on word association and light humor in a concise, playful note.
Diamond Dyes promise easy dyeing for all fabrics
An advertisement extols Diamond Dyes as the simple way for any woman to dye wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed fabrics in rich, fadeless colors. It guarantees perfect results even for first timers and notes a druggist color card. A second line mentions a native of Ashanti with a day name.
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Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen
Ind
Bright
Dean
Ohio
W. M Kalbaugh
Guernsey St
Bellaire
Foster -Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Silage From Sudan Grass
Sudan grass stores readily in silos with no special care for dryness. Feeding value ranges from two thirds to three fourths that of good corn silage, depending on crop maturity at ensiling.
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Sudan
Factory butter variations tied to wartime milk use
The report notes changes in factory butter production in recent years due to using milk for other war products. It states output rose about 200 million pounds every decade since 1880, per the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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