Efflie Ellsler's Gold Mine Returns to Stage Lure
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer a portrait of Effie Ellslers and Frank Weston pursuing gold mining near Du Fango Col. While Ellslers rests with her father in New York Weston toils in a rugged claim, building a life around mining and a simple home. The piece blends mining tale with Ellslers stage presence and domestic scenes, noting her transformed appearance and spirit as she supports her husband and works beside him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ele Etlster
Hazel Kirk
Doris
Frank Weston
Mr. Weston
DuFango
Col
Weston
Chu- Fano
Snearn
Eve Eisler
New York
Misa Bulaier
Miss Ellster
Morrieebair
Hilste
Fragmented Night Ode to Local Tales and Real Estate
A garbled narrative mentions Atlee Tillsier and a stage return next year, with tales of hillside Colorado and a Moon narrative. It notes property transfers, a house described as the most ostentatious in the district, and plans for a new dwelling in a mountain area, alongside riffs on local characters and stage life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlee Tillsier
Miles Elister
James
Mentua
Muoustain
Weston
Dramatic Events at Crawford Tonight with The Pay Trav
The Crawford theater opens with The Pay Trav as the main attraction tonight. Dorothy Lewis directs a cast featuring David Belance and other company members in a lively comedy with scenery including an elevated train and river moonlight. Prices range from 15 to 25 cents. the Ferrie Come- Mans repertoire also includes On the Ohio and other popular pieces with ladies admitted free at certain performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Crawford
Angus
Dorothy Lewis Curin
Crawford Theater
Muvro Nall Becaie
Ramas
Gliterent
F Simoin
Girknuss
Orang Opera House
Ohio
Lott
DOOM OF THE SILK SKIRT Provokes Clubwomen Protest
A Chicago Chronicle account notes a Gevrein clubwoman leading a movement against silken skirts deriding them as a nuisance. She cites meetings disrupted by rustling skirts drowning speakers and calls for reform within women’s groups to curb the swishing noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Chronicle
Gevrein
Palmer House Refuses Colored Woman Ride In Elevator
Chicago readers report a dispute as Mrs Ida Wella Barnett, a leading Black clubwoman, is barred from riding in the Palmer House elevator. The League of Cook County Women’s Clubs plans a damages suit, demanding explanations and an end to discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
League of Cook County Women's Clubs
Palmer House
Ida Wella Barnett
Dorcas Bovieties
Ladies’ Homa Journal
Dan Glevator
Palmer Howse Quint
Karnett
Ty Read & Pater
Board of Alderman
Hinvator
Tier
Barnett
Barneth
Leiring
Eho
Ube
League
Ulsters
Juiia Bhattuck
Gertroda Blackwelder
Willie
Nda Wells Barnett
Fragmented Chicago Chronicle fragment on social norms
An excerpt questions why modern women reveal or conceal their skirts in public spaces. The piece debates heredity versus desire and laments shifting standards, citing overheard conversations about modesty, personal display, and evolving notions of female propriety. It juxtaposes private acts with public scrutiny and legal-moral implications.
Happy Jack as Roosevelt Bouncer Then Railway Brakeman
Albany dispatch describes an Arizona Rough Rider nicknamed Happy Jack who sought a top office role with Governor Roosevelt. After testing his price, he failed to secure a position in the governor’s office and instead took a brakeman job on Chauncey Depew's New York Central line. He once urged action against the Spanish in Cuba, reflecting his ardent temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Albany
Happy Jack
Arizone
Roosevelt
State Department
Chauncey M. Depew
New York Central Railroad
Rough Riders
Cuba
Town rents its motors. Bradford rental electricity experiment
Bradford city in England rents electric motors to stall users to overcome capital and knowledge barriers. A Bradford plan, supported by city electrical engineer Alfred H. Gibbings, charges 10 percent of initial motor cost as rent. The mix includes 3 percent interest, 3 percent sinking fund, and 4 percent depreciation and contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
England
Bredford
Alfred H. Gibbings
Dolls From Saxony Makers of the Celebrated French Dolls
In Saxony forests thousands of thatched huts host the makers of French dolls. Families toil from dawn as heads, wigs, and bodies are crafted in shared huts. Dolls travel to Dresden and other cities for final assembly and dress, then ship to American shops for holiday gifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxony
Germany
Dresden
Golles
Dolimakin
America
Santa Claus
Awful Grip Pestilence Prompts Heart Cure Claims
Public health alarm over La Grippe details its effects on nervous and heart systems. Advertises Dr Miles remedies the Restorative Nervine and New Heart Cure as cure-alls, with testimonials from Mrs. Truman Temple and J W Tollman, and guarantees money-back if unsatisfied. Clinic promises free expert advice on heart and nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
la Grippe
Truman Temple
Granville
J. W. Tollman
Long Beach
Wash
Fesh
Athletic Miss Miles Daughter of General Miles in Washington Society
Miss Celia Sherman Miles, daughter of Major General Nelson A Miles, is noted as a striking figure in Washington society. A talented horsewoman and athlete she enjoys riding golf and piano while assisting in social functions. She trained on the western frontier where her equestrian skills grew, and has traveled with her family to Porto Rico during the recent conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Celia Sherman Miles
Nelson A. Miles
Washington
Miles
Gordon
Porto Rico
Spain
Mrs Potter Palmer Ball Opens Palace to Stenographers
Mrs Potter Palmer hosted a lavish reception at her Chicago home for hundreds of National Stenographers Association members, praising working women and breaking wealth barriers. The event, organized at her suggestion after the World's fair, supported by her influence and funds, celebrated female achievement and social progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Palmer
Chicago
National
Stenographers’ Association
Waoman
Home Companion
Salesman Views of Havana from a St. Louis letter
A salesman writes from Havana describing the bay and city life. He notes the Maine wreck, dirty harbor conditions, crowded narrow sidewalks, and two-wheeled mule carts. He observes no chimneys in houses, stone cooking, beggars on streets, and high hotel rates for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
RE. C. Simmons
Havan
Cuba
Havana
Rome
Havana Bay
Admiral Sampson
Bay of
Maine
Cubas
America
Spain
Dekaseman
Domestic Service Ideas Stetson Advocates Professional Approach
Fragmentary text notes Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson arguing for professionalizing domestic service. It cites organized bodies in cities including St Louis and references education of girls. The fragmentary source hints at long-standing attempts to formalize domestic labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Perkins Stetson
Perkina Stetson
St Louis
Domestic workers replace household chores under new system
An essay argues for organized domestic service where workers manage house cleaning cooking and other tasks for fixed wages. It envisions a non stigmatizing, professionalized calling with workers entering homes as staff and leaving next day if work is unsatisfactory, aided by the American Steam Laundry at 112 West Seventh Street and phone 341.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steam Laundry
West Seventh Street
Nervous Dyspepsia Explained By Journal Note
Nervous dyspepsia is common and misunderstood with patients blaming nerves and seeking nerve medicines. The real issue lies in the stomach though symptoms may be absent or varied. Digestive disturbance may show in kidneys, bowels, headaches, or constipation rather than stomach pain.
Professor Henry W Becker and the Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An OCR fragment touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal stomach remedy citing Professor Henry W Becker of St Louis. It claims to cure sour stomach gas loss of flesh appetite and heartburn and advertises a 60 cent full-sized package via Marshall Michigan druggists. The text also lists Becker as a religious writer and public official with Epworth League ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry WE W. Becker
Stuart
Storm- Co
Marshall, Mich
Henry W. Berker
St. Louis
Mission Board
German Methodist Church
Harbor and Wharf Commission
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Undertaker
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Efflie Ellsler’s
Virginia
David Belance
Rhea
Feelssen
Punperttnar
Ford
The
League of Women’s Clubs
Cmeago
Giston
Zmae
Huston
Gail
TOWN
Miss Miles
Uncle Sams
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