Booth and Reade discuss American reception of English actors
In an article based on a Century interview, Edwin Booth recalls Charles Reade admiring Americans and the reluctance of British figures like Dickens and Thackeray to visit or support American theater. Booth notes Irving's rise with Bateman's help and laments the cold British reception, while Reade praises American generosity toward Lancashire.
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Dickens
Reade
R. E. H. House
Century
Edwin Booth
London
Mr. House
Booth
Charles Reade
Thackeray
Lancashire
Gadshill
Jefferson
England
Clarke
America
One of the Heroes of Indian Frontier Fighting
Surgeon-Lieutenant J. Hugo of the Thirty-first Punjab Infantry is praised for saving Lieutenant Ford after a leg artery was severed. With no means to seal the artery, Hugo compressed it with his fingers for two hours, saving the wounded officer. He then carried Ford to safety while still applying pressure.
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J. Hugo
Thirty-first
Punjab Infantry
Ford
Hugo
New York Post
Blind People in Russia Unevenly Affected by Blindness
A detailed investigation finds blindness varies by race in Russia with eight per 10 000 Poles, nineteen per 10 000 Russians, and thirty eight per 10 000 Volyoks. Smallpox accounts for at least one eighth of cases, while direct eye diseases cause about half.
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Russia
Tea Plant in Bloom in New York Window Display
An importer in New York has a tea plant in bloom in his shop window. Sent from northern Japan two years ago, it has thrived at a steady 70 to 80 degree temperature. The plant grew from eighteen inches to thirty six inches and remains fresh and healthy.
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New York
Japan
Sail for the Klondike Aboard the Agate
The bark Agate will depart Brooklyn Monday with many ladies joining their husbands for the Klondike voyage.
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Bark Agate
Brooklyn
Ancient Larissa and Hera's Argive Legacy
Argos sits eight miles southeast of Nauplia and seven miles south of Mycenae atop a hill crowned by a Cyclic fortress. Hera’s sanctuary at Larissa rivaled Olympia and Delphi, with legends of Cleobis and Biton and the selection of Agamemnon as leader for the Trojan War.
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Argos
Nauplia
Tiryns
Mycenae
Larissa
Demetrus Ypsilanti
Dram-Alil
Apollo Pythias
Hera
Poseidon
Cleobis
Biton
Solon
Croesus
Ot Hera
Greece
Olympia
Delphi
Agamemnon
Troy
City trip memories stir Red Cliffs tale
In The Yellow Book an exchange between Maria and Joshua hints at a return to New York sightseeing after a past burn. The dialogue shows casual frontier tone as characters reflect on manners and travel.
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Maria
Joshua
New York
Literary Notes on Authors and Publications
The estate of author Margaret Oliphant, who died June 25, is valued under 25000 and left to her adopted daughter. Bellamy’s Equality may be translated into Bulgarian. Hall Caine travels via Paris to Rome for health, advised to four months of inactivity. Louis Zangwill shifts from initials Z Z to his full name, new book Cleo the Magnificent released. Gladstone’s reminiscences of A H Hallam in Youth’s Companion’s New Year issue, with notes on Tennyson’s life and recent editions.
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Margaret Oliphant
Bellamy
Hall Caine
Paris
Rome
Louis Zangwill
Z. Z
Cleo the Magnificent
Mr. Gladstone
A. H. Hallam
Tennyson
Saved Mount Vernon by Virginia Woman’s Efforts
Miss Ann Cunningham, a Virginia native, preserved Mount Vernon after the Civil War. She organized the Ladies’ Mount Vernon association, raised funds including $68,000 from Edward Everett, and guided restoration of the plantation house and furniture despite war and opposition.
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Washington
Mount Vernon
Ann Cunningham
Ladies
Miss Cunningham
Potomac River
John Augustine Washington
Miss
Clever terrier drains water ball in playful stunt
A New Orleans household notes a fox terrier who sinks a soft rubber ball filled with water by biting it and later by standing on it to squeeze out all the water. The dog, praised for intelligence, now refuses to have water inside the ball.
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New Orleans Times- Democrat
Waterproof paper from water glass and oil coating
Waterproof paper is produced by mixing water glass with oil, preferably melted vegetable oil, applying the composition to both sides of paper so it becomes water and moth proof, yet remains transparent enough for tracing drawings.
Coin lifespans in human hands exceed two billion passes
The record notes a gold coin changes hands about 2 000 000 000 times before its stamp wears away and a silver coin passes through roughly 3 250 000 000 transfers before it is fully worn, highlighting coin durability in daily trade.
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Booth and Reade
Justice
Irving
Lyceum
Bateman
Ancient Larissa
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