Gertie Millar Gains Favourite Status In London Theatre
An American actress tops London theatre sales as Gertie Millar becomes the city’s chosen star. She portrays Cora in The Toreador at the Gaiety, with her song Keep Off the Grass popular on pianos across town. The Toreador has reached over four hundred performances, drawing eager crowds and admiration for Millar’s charm.
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Gertie Millar
Gaiety
Cora
London
Toreador
Atill
Rosie Boote
Daisy
Hendford
Mitkili
Peerens
Keep of the
Grays
Dewey a Man of Strength in Heroic Feat
A Spanish-American War veteran who could barely walk visited Admiral Dewey at his Washington home. The admiral lifted the disabled man, carried him up the front steps, and seated him in a chair inside, showcasing remarkable personal strength.
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Admiral Dewey
Washington
Dewey
Ancient Metallurgy Reveals Bronze Age Skill in Mesopotamia
A new Savant report details Babylonian copper artifacts. One tatuette shows 10.5 percent copper, 1.25 percent tin, and 0.8 percent iron. A 2200‑year‑old Chaldean piece is nearly pure copper with little iron, while a 400‑year‑older statuette uses a copper lead alloy with traces of sulfur.
Virginia farmer becomes state's heaviest legislator
James Banks of Carroll county, a mountaineer and farmer, tipped the beam at 360 pounds and was seated in a special chair after taking the oath as a Virginia House member. The 45 year old, with iron gray hair and a mustache, enjoyed the attention he attracted and settled into his new seat.
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Virginia Statesman
James Banks
Carroll County
Virginia
House of Delegates
Avojr Dupois
Banks
Mr. Banks
Theodore Quentin name questioned by Roosevelt era inquiry
Theodore Quentin, a member of the Philadelphia reserve police, wrote to President Roosevelt asking why his youngest son bore the unusual name Quentin. Roosevelt replied that Quentin is an old family name from a French Huguenot refugee who settled in this country over two centuries ago.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Quentin
Philadelphia Reserve Police
Quentin
Hobby asylums brains and bald claims in old notes
Reporter surveys bizarre 19th century curiosities from Prof Wilder’s Cornell brain collection to fashion draperies from East Indian mirrors and phulkerries shawls. The piece blends biographical tidbits on Burt Green Wilder with whimsical notes on caramel ice cream and decorative imports.
Fashions in Autumn Coats Hats and Dishes Highlight Lady Styles
A women’s fashion column discusses autumn coat fits with basques, the need for a tall figure in heavy materials, and the popularity of crimson and white hats. It details gown silhouettes, lace and velvet trims, Paris white gown trends, and accessorizing notes. Also covered are lunchtable notes on salt of black velvet looks, Rosalae blouse outfits, and a chow mein guide plus packing tips for preventing wrinkling.
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Sasya
Chinatown
Paris White Frocks and a Soldier’s Ambition
A faded montage of fashions and biographical notes. It discusses white frocks in Paris versus London, the care of white fabrics, and the durability of white satin linings. It then tells of Chaplain Nushard choosing a path as a second lieutenant. The piece shifts to a medical testimonial praising Doan’s Kidney Pills, recounting Captain Alfred Rigler’s kidney ailment and the relief found after using the product, including an endorsement from 1896 and an offer to mail the treatment information.
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Paris
London
Alfred
Rigier
Hose Company No. 4
Canton
Ohio
Doan
Dean
FBI
Rigeter
United States
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Old British Frigate Anson Found Off Land's End
Fishermen guide Captain Anderson of the Greencastle to a dark submerged object, revealing the frigate Anson lying in four fathoms near Love Bar, Penance, Land's End. The vessel, lost in 180, carried brass and iron tins on deck, remains largely intact aside from the top hamper, with plans noting its role in Rodney’s 1782 Caribbean victory and later actions.
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Anson
Love Bar
Penance
Land's Ind
Anderson
Greencastle
Angon
Rodney
Must Be Poor Observer Divorce Rationale
A husband seeks divorce after thirty six years of marriage due to his wife declining to promise to obey him at a wedding. The observer notes that many men learn by experience that wives often disobey. The piece reflects on long married life and gender dynamics in a humorous tone.
Household Hints From An Old Cookery Scrapbook
Practical tips list substitutions for baking and cooking including dating cakes and puds, a salt pinch to speed egg whites, borax in starch to stiffen and whiten fabrics, vinegar in boiling water to tenderize meats, red clover blossoms for nervous ache, and a note on preventing iron rust with a carbonate solution.
The Cost of Warfare Across The World
Since 1850 the world has expended £300,000,000 in waging war and four times that amount in maintaining standing armies in readiness. This snapshot highlights the global financial burden of conflict and the persistent military build up shaping strategic priorities.
Tea Seeds Like Hazel Nuts and Advertising Move
Tea seeds resemble small hazel nuts and are sown in beds to grow thickly together like cabbage. Advertising firm N. W. Ayer & Son of Philadelphia relocates to 300 308 Chestnut Street after thirty three years, expanding for the world’s largest advertising business.
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Dow
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
Chestnut Street
Ayer & Son
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Trousseau
Gulpure
Fwidterstik Walst
Nushard
United States Army
Fort Buford
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