My Had Him Sure Before Curtain
A memoir fragment recounts a Shakespeare troupe in England where a new amateur actor misread a cue and loudly claimed Buckingham was taken. After repeated botched entrances Richard ejects him, the prompter intervenes, and the curtain finally falls with the crowd charmed by the miscue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uring
England
Ispokenne
Atesby
Richard the Third
Richard
Duke of Buckingham
Narcely
Ain
Duke of Ickingham
Ichard
J . Stoddard
Saturday Evening Post
Lost Child at Ocean Grove Experience Meeting
A dramatic incident at an Ocean Grove experience meeting ends with a lost child being found by its father on the platform as the bishop offers a consoling message to 10,000 gathered souls. The scene contrasts spiritual fervor with a humorous aside about patient care and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Ve
Detroit Free Press
Buried by Brown at Grace Church a celebrated sexton
The article recalls Brown the famed Grace Church sexton who served New York society for years. He arranged invitations and arrivals, befriended patrons, and even influenced weddings and burials. Brown died in 1880 at Branford after heat illness. his funeral drew lavish rites and a brass tablet honors his fidelity and generosity.
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New York
Brooklyn
Beecher
Grace Church
Brown
Episcopal Church
Old Grace
Thomas House ‘Taylor
Taylor
Sexton Brown
Jim Fisk
Stewart
Charles Delmonico
Peter Stuyvesant
Stuyvesant
Brandford
Grace Ehurch
Knights Templars
Cadwallader D. Colden
Henry Brevoort
New Netherlands
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bitters Promised Relief For Fatigue And Sleep Trouble
Advertisement advises taking several doses of bitters to stimulate the stomach and liver and improve how you feel when tired and unable to sleep. The tone targets mid century patent medicine readers seeking quick, generic relief.
Crowded Mulberry Street Auction Ends in Quick Quips
In a Mulberry Street sale room two Italians bid on items and banter with the auctioneer. Names Pietro Dionozella and Patricka Sullivana provoke playful mispronunciations as the crowd watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulberry Street
Pietro Dionozella
Feeding the Cobras In New York Zoos
The cobra keepers at Central Park and the New York Zoo struggle to feed venomous cobras. In the wild they eat smaller snakes, but in captivity they often receive rats mice toads and rabbits. English sparrows are also bought to supplement the diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
New York Zoological Garden
Cafe Goldtree Serves 25 Cent Oysters In Any Style
A note highlights Café Goldtree offering a plate of oysters in any style for 25 cents. The item is presented as a staple deal, appealing to budget diners seeking variety. No further context or dates are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cafe Goldtree
Piano Deal Offers Easy Payments for Southwest Buyers
The Zellner Piano Co offers an easy payment plan allowing families to own a fine upright piano with low cash outlay. With years of Southwest experience they guarantee every instrument sold and invite requests for a catalog and full particulars. Arizona headquarters are at 118 East Congress Street, Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zellner Piano Co
Southwest
Arizona
East
Congress Street
Tucson
Ariz
Doctor’s New Discovery for Lung Troubles Proves Quick Aid
Dr M L Scarbrough of Heborn writes how two years of voice loss and a severe cough followed by 25 years as a practitioner ended with Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He notes quick relief and ten days of improvement, with guaranteed throat and lung benefits, trials free.
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M. L. Scarbrough
Heborn
Union Bottling Works endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
Edw Mehler of Union Bottling Works in Eric Pa states lifelong stomach trouble improved after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and recommends it. The ad claims it cures all stomach troubles and digests what you eat. Also mentions watch repair by E G Capo and quality jewelry work by D Bell & Son.
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Edw. Mehler
Union Bottling Works
Eric Pa
D. Bell & Son
Artificial Spoon Eating of Oranges Sparks Debate
Readers weigh eating methods for oranges with spoons versus cutting across. The article notes juice splatter from cutting around the core and mentions purists who peel and sip with skin on. A quoted exchange from the Washington Star features a pale young man venting about parental expectations and a desire to prove himself amid the surname Smithers.
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Reginald Claude de Vere Smithers
Washington Star
His Way. Sabbath School Teacher-When very angry answer
A fragment shows a joke dialogue where a boy named Johnny Thickneck suggests violent self defense by knocking the other person down and sitting on his head while counting to 200. The tone is admonishing and dismissive of nonviolent responses.
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Johnny Thickneck
Mi’'Am
Jude
Indianapolis News Excerpt Reflects On Mrs McGinnie's Illness
A quotation from the Indianapolis News recalls a severe illness of Mrs McGinnie, with the speaker noting they felt death near and grateful to have survived. The line conveys intense personal struggle and a near death experience.
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Buckingham
Grove
Old Time Foods
France
London
M. I
Philadelphia Press
Tery Tasca
Iver
the Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
Qostetter
Patricka
Sullivana
Tallano
Newark Cail
Mr. Boughton
Alps
Mr. Roughton
New York Times
E. G
Capo’s
Professional Directory
Trust & Rust
Architects Office
E. Congress 8
T. F. Ryan
Law 46
Church Street
W. J. Kirkpatrick
Attorneye At Law No
West Pennington &J
Tucson, Arizona
W. J. Osborn
Pioneer Histokical Society
WM. G. Loppentheein
Stone Avenue
F. AF. Odermatt
A. D
UT. W
Tod P
Congress
Opticians
H.A. Schell
Church and
Congress Streets
Fdmund F. Bartokx
M. D. LatEeLy
Rgxton
Cook CounTy Hospital
Ceeace
W. Pennington
Norway
University Heights
A.J. Gould
North Stone Ave
N. H. Matas
Pennington Street
Court House
Mark A. Rodgers
Honus
Lotland
North Stone Avenue
Airizona Lodge No. 11
A. OO. U. LV
A.O.U. W
H. W. Altman
W. Thomas Conlon
His
Indianapolis News
CBRE
John Gardiner
E. C. G. J. Roskruge
Tugson
Royal Argh Masons
Masonic Hall
Geo, Shand
H. P. G. J. Roskruge
Tugson Lodge No. 4
Fa. PF
Fl. M
Geo
EF. Konler
G. J. Roskruge
Tugson Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
J. B. Finley
E. R. EJ Trippel
Texas
Pacific
el Paso
St. Louis
Shreveport
New Orleans
R. W. Curtis
E. P. Turner
G. P
TCA
Paso
J. ¥. Elmore
Dallas
Southern Pacific Co
Poin
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Southern Pacifica Company
C. M. Barkhalter
BR. F
P. A
Avienne
R. Lowrie
M. O. Bicknell
S. F. B. Morse
Lagent
Phoenix
Tucson and
Mammoth
Wm. Neal
Illinois Central Railroad
Omaha and
Omaha
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Dubuque
Freeport
Rockford
St. Paul
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
E. W. Grove
Eacn
DeWitt
A. S. Fuller
Ind
S. D. Bell & Son
E. C. Crepe
Oye
Tucson Undertaking Parlors Co
Parker
Abizina
Elas
Memphis
Louisville
Clarence Haydock
South Spring Street
Les Cal
C. M. Burkhalter
8. P. Co
Sool Esa
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