Silent 50 year marriageend in Germantown household
R and Mrs. John Schrieber of Germantown Pennsylvania marked fifty years of marriage yet have not spoken to each other for thirty years. They share a home with grown children and a grandchild, dining together daily while remaining apart in speech and affection.
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John Schrieber
Germantown
Schrieber
Join
Charles
Unruhs
Schriebers
Schrieber House
MISS HOFFORDS SAD DEATH IN NEW JERSEY
Ida Hofford of Vineland N J died under mysterious circumstances in Greenville near Elmer N J An investigation led to the arrest of John Nickerson Samuel Johnson and his wife and Harry T Baker an Elmer undertaker Baker faced charges as an accessory to the death. Indignation surfaced at the funeral in Vineland with two women assaulting him at the cemetery.
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Ida Hofford
Vineland
N. J
Greenville
Elmer
John Nickerson
Samuel Johnson
Harry T. Baker
Baker
Armed Detectives Guarded Council Bluffs Wedding
In Council Bluffs Iowa detectives in plain clothes guarded the gate at the marriage of W O Prior of Council Bluffs and Miss Helen B Wheeler of Syracuse New York. They prevented a threatened murder by James Wordsworth a Syracuse cousin who vowed to kill the bride if she wed another man. Wordsworth, rejected suitor, remained in town but has not acted on the threat.
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Council Bluffs
W. O. Prior
Helen B. Wheeler
Syracuse
N. Y
James Wordsworth
Wordsworth
Tay
Mme. de Navarro
Shaw
F. D. Miller
Mr. Watts
Mary
Iole
Chicago
Camille
Miss Nethersole
Good Ladies of
Excavators Discover Iron Coffin in Henderson Cemetery
While digging for a power house at Henderson Kentucky workmen uncovered a metallic coffin shaped to fit a body. Inside lay a well preserved female corpse. Locals doubt its origin suspect a European burial sent here. Hundreds of residents viewed the curious find.
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Henderson
Europe
Dover recluse Eccentric Clayton Wetherbee dies at 84
Dover Delaware obituary notes the death of Clayton Wetherbee aged 84 last week. He dug his grave in Lakeside cemetery beside his wife over fifteen years ago and supervised bricking up the tomb. A monument with full inscription but missing death date marks the grave. He amassed considerable wealth but left no family.
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Wetherbee
Clayton W. Wetherbee
Dover
Del
Lakeside Cemetery
Office jokes echo in Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
A brief quip shows two men trading lines about being an office-holder versus working for a living, as printed in the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
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Pittsburg
Theatrical Letters and Return to Stage Chatter
The piece surveys Miss Maud Odell of the Frohman companies and Cissy Fitzgerald, noting Odell’s Beaufort birth and Lyceum background plus her contralto singing. It also discusses Olga Nethersole’s London return and remarks on industry gossip and Mary Anderson’s stage comeback.
Cissy Fitzgerald and theatrical notes in 1900s press
The article discusses Cissy Fitzgerald’s limited casting prospects due to dialect and English intonation, noting her status as a specialist. It mentions Mary Anderson potentially returning to real acting, praise for Miss Nethersole in Chicago, and various show business rumors and honors including Hall items and industry figures like George Bernard Shaw Henry Irving and Tony Pastor.
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Foundling” Company
Foundlings
Henry Arthur Jones
Cissy
Loie Fuller
Lady Macbeth
Yvette Guilbert
Cyprienne
Mary Anderson
George Bernard Shaw
Fay Templeton
Henry E. Abbey
Nat C. Goodwin
Sydney
Siddons
London
Eng
Henry Irving
Cymbeline
Tony Pastor
James A. Herne
Shore Acres
Humorists' Corner Nostalgic Walnut Shade Verse
In To Date Percie W Hart reflects on home life under woman’s rule with a rustic scene. A narrator returns to a cottage beneath a walnut tree as a brown-eyed maid greets him with winsome grace.
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Tately Forest
Percie W. Hart
Doorway Policeman in Restful Night Watch
A policeman sleeps in a doorway and declares safety in rest. The man plans to awaken at 5 AM and will not take cold due to habituation. The dialogue centers on a sturdy, protective figure in a doorway scene.
Love's Eccentricities Quip Sparks Family Tension
A humorous exchange about a baby between a wife and husband ends with the line It was then the trouble began indicating a domestic dispute tone. The snippet highlights a playful misread of affection and sets up a family moment likely from a humorous column.
Ex-railway agent plays station freak in museum display
A museum exhibit features a visitor who parades as a freak while another performer explains he is a former railway station agent known for civil, helpful answers to travelers questions.
As Usual. Kind Lady and Mendicant Exchange
A mendicant explains his loss of funds after selling a book titled Success and How to Attain It. The scene depicts a compassionate interaction with a kind passerby in a city setting.
The Dog Tutor
A playful dialogue features Willie Gay and Miss Lover discussing dog tricks. A courtroom joke ends with the officer accusing manslaughter, while the judge asks for details and the officer insists a gorrah laughed, prompting date reference.
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Willie Gay
Miss Lover
Fido
Noted exchange on letters and song manuscripts
The composer confirms receipt of the letter and its manuscript contents are noted. The writer asks if the manuscript was received, and the composer affirms receipt and records the contents.
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Mr. Schrieber
Aud Ecdell
Beaufort
S. C
Lyceum Theater Company
New York City
Daniel Frohbman
Sweet Lavender
Lyceum Forces
Lady Noeline
Lyceum Company
Antoinette de Mauban
Zenda
Miss Odell
Cissy Fitzgerald
Koster & Bial
Ophelia
Desdemona
Juliet
Olga Nethersole
England
Brother Louis
America
Olga Nether
Maude Odell
Corner
Casey
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