His Wife's Father A New Comedy Charmed New York
William H. Crane presented a new comedy His Wife's Father at the Fifth Avenue Theatre New York praised for heart and humor Martha Morton wrote it and Nell Billings emerges as a sympathetic center The play follows a meddling father in law Buchanan Billings and his daughter Nell as her husband Frank Hamilton navigates family interference with warmth and wit The production featured strong scenery and an excellent company led by Crane and Morton.
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Illiam H.crane
Fifth Avenue Theater
New York
Martha Morton
Buchanan Billings
Harlem
Nell
Frank Hamilton
Billings
Frank
Billings & Hamilton
Awa ‘Oon
Pia
Matt
Per
Europe
Maynard Langdon
Pilling
Matthew
Apple Tree Promise Story From Civil War Reminiscence
The tale recalls a Confederate–Northern encounter at a fruit tree near Vicksburg. A hungry Union boy trespassed, was ordered down by Frank Warren who promised his sweetheart no Northern fruit. After the war they reconnected, Warren a St. Louis businessman, inviting the other man to visit.
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Eee
Mr. Matlock
Atlanta Constitution
Vicksburg
Frank Warren
St. Louis
Not Made Grateful
A passenger explains she did not thank a young man who gave her his seat in the car. He offered it believing she looked older than other women, and she insists she does not thank him for the gesture.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Blood Purifier
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the universal spring medicine for purified blood and rebuilt health. It claims helpful effects on weakness nervousness and various ailments from impure blood and shares testimonial notes from Annie Dunlap and others in Boston Massachusetts.
Sarsaparilla cures and country life chatter
An assortment of ad blurbs and odd notes appears: Fiood's Sarsaparilla touted as a blood purifier amid a boyish chorus about a farmyard cantata. Teething remedies, salves, and medicines from multiple providers are advertised. Miscellaneous trivia touch on an ostrich’s speed, Brazilian silica trees, and textile miles in the U.S.
Australian Billy McCarthy Stops Billy Layton in Galveston
Billy McCarthy of Australia stunned Billy Layton in ten rounds for 750 dollars and 75 percent of receipts at the Tremont Opera House Galveston Texas. The bout lasted three rounds as McCarthy executed the plan.
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Billy McCarthy
Australia
Billy Layton
Tremont Opera House
Galveston
Tex
Jerry Marshall
Jerry Sullivan
Pittsburg
North Carolina Senate
State Guard
Jack Wrenn
Billy Forsythe
Capitol Wheel Club
Hartford
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Mr. Crane
AS Buchanan Billings
Mrs. Canary
Hood
Fiood
Santa Maria de Tule
Mexico
Hanson
Hegeman
E. C.G. Clark Co
New Haven
Isle of Man
E. D. Townsenv
Ft. Howard, Wis
United States
Brazil
Lee
W. L. Douglas
T. R
Colce
Sioux City Engine & Iron Works
Pech Mig. Co
Sioux City
Low Ty Keaneas City
Orld'’s Fair
Chicago House Wrecking CO
Halsted ST
Zorth Union Stock
ST. &Acobs
Kraus & Lewin
Windsor House
Boquet
Burlington
Shan
H. T. Clarke Drug CO
Ster Rusber CO
Thegens
Artle
Aermotor CO
Chicago
Scott
Tong
T.clarke Drug CO
Nebraska
Washington, D.C
Simpson
Washin
Doatty
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