Townsend Messenaer and Oddities From a Nation Abroad
A collection of scattered opinions and anecdotes touching currency reform, punishment methods, port Arthur, education of women, street rights of bicycles, malaria via boiled water, and wildlife preservation. Notable items include commentary on Western state finances, a New York court ruling on street car fare, Beavor college opening to women, a verdict approving bicycle rights, and calls to protect game for future generations.
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New York
Bright Star A Plays Leading Roles With Booth Barrett Thorne
John W. Norton a prominent St Louis stage figure born in New York City forty six years ago rose to leading man for Edwin Booth at the Winter Garden and starred with Lawrence Barrett and Charles Thorne in New Orleans. He later guided Mary Anderson in Louisville and now sues as stockholder in major theaters. Norton credits Pink Pills for relief from rheumatism and stomach upset after a long illness and damp weather failing to worsen his condition.
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St. Louis Chronicle
America
John W. Norton
Seventh Ward
New York City
Thomas W. Keene
Frank Chanfrau
Keene
Norton
Edwin Booth
Winter Garden Theater
Lawrence Barrett
Charles Thorne
Variety Theater
New Orleans
Louisville
Mary Anderson
Senate
Grand Opera House
St. Louis
du Quesne
Pittsburg
American Extravaganza Company
New York
Broadway
George McManus
McManus
Slugger Reflections On Ring Glory And Social Standing
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls boxing eras when champions and bruisers spoke of fame, gate money, and high rollers. Fighters lament limited social status, noting old time referees and timekeepers funded by government, with private boxes and showy crowds.
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Ainshunt
Rome
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal constitutional cure
There is more catarrh in this area than all diseases, once deemed incurable. Science now tags catarrh as constitutional and requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is touted as the only constitutional remedy, taken in doses that reach the blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 offer for any uncured case.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Broadway Car Encounter and Social Etiquette Exchange
A passenger scolds another as un gentleman and un lady prompting witty exchanges among riders. The piece contrasts manners with a brief aside on a theatrical star and a medicinal tonic note. Marie Jansen is cited as a theater figure who dislikes candy and donates sweets to her staff.
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Marie Jansen
Louis Pasteur III A Profile Of A French Scientist
Louis Pasteur III is depicted as a renowned French chemist famed for breakthroughs in hydrophobia prevention. The obituary-like piece traces his birth at Dole Jura on December 27 1822 his academic rise including Besancon Strasburg Paris and Alsatian recognitions such as the Rumford Medal Legion of Honor foreign membership and academy admissions.
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Louis Pasteur
Dole
Jura
College of
Besancon
Faculty Sciences
Strasburg
Ecole Normale
Paris
Rumford
Royal Society of London
Legion of Honor
National Assembly
Empress Szratt: Vienna's Favorite and Power Behind the Throne
The article profiles Mme Catharine Schratt as Austria's leading social figure and confidante of the emperor. It notes her rise from a New York stage actress to the court’s favored adviser influencing political matters, and mentions her cottage visits and substantial theater salary. It also hints at her sway affecting high profile decisions such as Strauss’s jubilee decoration.
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Catharine Schratt
Bowery
New York City
Vienna
Austro-Hungary
Hohe
Mme. Catharine Schratt
New York
Mme. Schratt
Herr von Kisz
Hungary
Imperial
Berg
Mme. Bchratt
Strauss
The Cross Mark Signatures of Medieval Attestation
The cross mark used in signatures did not arise from ignorance but was a deliberate sign of good faith in medieval practice. It functioned as a trusted attestation appended to documents by signatories unable to write themselves.
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Port Arthur
Emmert Proprietary Co
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Fur Cind Winter Girl and Satirical Vignettes in Frosty Muse
A humorous column features a poem about a fur clad winter girl and seasonal contrasts, followed by a brief banter between Miss Suddenrich and her mother about viewing art. It also includes a political quip from a Sunday school boy in Austin and a humorous exchange about sleep versus theater in Amsterdam.
Dining room dispute over unpaid meals prompts correction
A hotel head waiter confronts a man leaving the dining room claiming the man has eaten nine times without paying. the man retorts with a corrected count, asserting the figure is fifteen. The exchange occurs in a Sunday Mercury context.
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Sunday Mercury
Awful Break At Dinner Party
Mr. Gabbler spoke harshly about fat women at a dinner with Mrs. Portly Pompous, a very old and heavy lady. He apologized by claiming he despises fat women only when they are young, a remark that will haunt him.
Cheered Her Up and Shared News of Hard Times
A conversation reveals a woman facing dire troubles. Her sister's family suffers illness with measles and mumps while the husband is a fugitive under Lexow inquiry. The sister herself is injured, unpaid rent looms, and eviction threats loom. The speaker notes sending a New Year card.
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Lexow
Painful health elixirs and seed offers flood a newspaper page
An ad mix warns of rheumatism and malaria while praising Hostetters Stomach Bitters as preventive. It extols medicine merit, lists weather exposure risks, and cites medical testimony. The page also promotes Danvers yellow onions from John L Rath and Salzer seeds with a mail order offer for free seed packets and a seed catalogue. It ends with a note on taste decline and coal prices for Nebraskan rail lines.
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Danvers
John L. Rath
East Saginaw
Mr. Rath
Salzer
John A. Salter Seed Company
la Crosse
Wis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Townsend Messenaer
John BR
STOUT
Montana
Congress
South Dakota
Brooklyn
Beavorr College
Northwest
Mmel
Zwisohn
New Jersey
Germany
England
British Columbia
Canada
Manitoba
Booth Barrett
Thorne
Louis Pasteur III
Francie Joseph
Miss Suddenrich
Mrs. Suddenrich
Austin
Texas
Christian Intelligencer
Amsterdam
Leuwenhoeck
M. and. P
Nebraska
Oorado
J. J. Sh
Lith
Denver
Mexico
Parila
Ures
Hood
Colch
Ely
A.O. Cary
Corning, N. Y
Manly Brothers
Warren
Colchester
TER Brewerves CO
Chicago House Wrecking CO
Halsted St
Union Stock Yards
Columbens
Kan
Colorado
Ky Dhoteader
Beaven
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