The Teatro Marionette in Little Italy San Francisco
A New York traveler describes a tiny San Francisco theater in Little Italy where three act tragedies are performed by loose joint wooden puppets. The cramped, 12 foot ceiling venue features a gallery, a peanut vendor, and an earnest, hand manipulated performance drawing warm local and visiting crowds. The critic admires the puppeteer's artistry even as he notes the visible rods and the audience’s belief that the figures are the actors.
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San Francisco
United States
New York
Denison House
Ian Frisco
Queer Little Playhouse
Teatro Marionette
Italy
Giovanni
Luigi
Joseph
Fies
Beannee
Aeneas
Secuaen
Cyrano de Bergerac
Little Theater
Not Quite Persuaded Millions for Dr Buehler
Dr Eugene Buehler city sanitarian rejected a nervous man’s offer of millions backing his adipose reduction scheme. The man, Maj George Drew, proposed a fraud with testimonials and staged before after photos to secure money and influence. Buehler denounced the scheme, and Drew and his millions vanished.
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Eugene Buehler
Dr. Buehrer
Buehler
Col. Mulberry Sellers
Maj
George Drew
Dr. Buehler
J. Pierpont
D. B. Shideler
Bob Bryson
Squire Nickerson
M'Gowan
Hugh Mc Gowan
McGowan
Doc
Jimmy
Malachi
Jim Billingsley
Gus Kahke
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf
Pole
Beersheeba
Dan
Grover Cleveland
Sulu
Dr. Buchier
Maj. George Drew
Where Were the Doctors Chicago Post
The confession of Jane Toppan reveals that as a nurse she disposed of at least thirty one patients, a statement that questions the watchfulness and capacity of the physicians she worked with.
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Chicago Post
Jane Toppan
Nevermore to Enter My House The Crone of Unhappiness
The poem portrays banishing sorrow from a once welcoming home. A speaker recalls Sorrow as a guest now forbidden, its gloom closing the hearth and darkening the sunlit room. He urges joy and feasting to replace misery while welcoming cheerful company and the redemptive note of laughter. The voice attributes the change to a past era and Theodosia Garrison’s Era Magazine contribution.
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Theodosia Garrison
Era Magazine
City Band's Long Life and A History of Early Music
A historical sketch traces the city band founded in 1554 still thriving under Professor Miller. It highlights Adolph Schellschmidt as the longest resident musician, mentions Ole Bull's 1854 appearance, and recalls Thalberg Patti Strakosch Cooper von Buelow Parepa and other notable performers who shaped the city’s early musical scene. The piece notes venues like Masonic and Morrison Halls and ties to civic events during the Civil War.
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Adolph Schellschmidt
Ohio Street
Schellschmidt
H. D. Beissenherz
R. A. Miller
Professor Miller
Henry Hahn
West Street
Maryland
Washington Streets
Statehouse
Morton
Mansfield
Mr. Schellschmidt
Blake
Masonic Hall
Morrison Hall
Meridian Street
Maryland and
Meridian Streets
Capitol Avenue
Washington Street
Ole Bull
Sigmund Thalberg
Charlotta Patti
Amalia Strakosch
Cooper
Anna Miller
Rudolph
Metropolitan Opera House
Holman
Canada
Parepa
Carl Rosa
England
Carl Rosa Opera Company
Jehm Prume
Hans von Buelow
von Buelow
Richard Wagner
Beyreuth
Cosima
Wagner
Franz Liszt
Chicago
Philharmonic Society
Bernhard Vogt
White House closed to visitors until December
A Washington Post report recounts visitors being denied access to the White House as signage announces it will reopen to the public in December. An elderly Alexandria-born woman and a stout Otumwa couple from Iowa are among those granted entry despite the closed doors.
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Washington Post
White House
Executive Mansion
Washington
Alexandria
St. Marys County
Maryland
Iowa
Ottumwa
Satin Striped Madras and Other Dress Fabrics Preinventory Sale
The Wm H Block Co offers satin striped madras, cor ded batiste, open work swiss, muslin, fancy lawn, batiste, shrunk duck, plain pique, dimities, india linon, french organza, persian lawn, pale Swiss mail and woven lace trimmings. Readily available in multiple widths and qualities with preinventory sale pricing. Includes waist and dress fabrics for women and shirts for men.
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India
Eas
Embroidery Floundings For Garment Trims Sale
An 18 inch embroidery offering prints pretty patterns with bead edging and scallops for corset covers shirtwaist fronts and skirt trims. Sale value 48 cents per yard.
Wm H Block Co Offers Wide Range of Fabrics on Sale
The Wm H Block Co advertises corded and striped lawns in many colors at 5c quality, batistes in new chatc rintings at 5c, and numerous fabrics including dott ed Swisses, French Organ dies, fancy linens, Italian silks, and silk and linen batistes. Prices emphasize color variety and discount quality with wide options for dress fabrics.
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Belfast
Ireland
Remodeling of the White House Continues in East Room
Workmen remove furniture and mirrors from the East Room as part of a remodeling. Chandeliers with many glass pieces and portraits of Washington Lincoln and Dolly Madison are stored or moved, while other rooms lose furnishings. An old lady remarks she would not have gone home without visiting.
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White House
Washington
Lincoln
Dolly Madison
Grandmother's Garden revival charms New York readers
The piece notes a renewed interest in home gardening among suburban dwellers. It favors old fashioned perennials over costly annuals, urging regular weeding and careful bed design to keep large plots productive with modest effort. It favors hardy roses and vegetables for genuine home enjoyment.
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New York Mail and Express
Greek 18 Not All in Rhodes Scholarships Alarm in Oxford
Boston Transcript notes alarm at Rhodes scholarships affecting Oxford where Prof Case warns Greek study under threat. He argues Greek sustains civilization, literature, philosophy, and culture. the piece debates inclusive access, Baconian hints, and cautions against narrowing education to Roman law and other fields.
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Boston Transcript
Cecil Rhodes
Case
Moral Philosophy
Oxford
National Review
William Shakepeare
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