Miss Hendricks Taught Piano and Strings at 105 S Sixth
Miss Kate Hendricks, graduate of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, teaches piano mandolin and guitar at 105 S Sixth Avenue. Advertisement notes fine hand carved leather goods at B G Capos with low prices.
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Kate Hendricks
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
S. Sixth Avenue
B. G. Capo’s
William Mason
Lebert & Sterk
Iaght
Corncill St
Tucson
Ariz
The Wrong Mr. Wright at the George H Broadhurst Playhouse
Henry Beresford the odd comedian stars in The Wrong Mr Wright a frisky farce at the George H Broadhurst playhouse. The young performer is praised for his grotesque amusing awkward grace and magnetic mannerisms as he plays an old woman hating bachelor who falls for a sleuth in petti coats.
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Henry Beresford
Cosy Playhouse
George H. Broadhurst
Mr. Wright
Broadhurst
4. J. Coleman
Wanted a Wife ad in Dopseytown period piece
The notice notes a sample testimonial for Dr King’s New Life Pills praising a transformation after two weeks. It mentions the product as infallible for constipation stomach and liver trouble and prices the pills at 25 cents at all druggists. The dated line reads November 25.
Thanksgiving Carving Sets and Dinnerware at Tucson Hardware
A wartime appeal invites shoppers to buy carving sets and fine English steel cutlery to prepare for Thanksgiving. The store offers porcelain and Chinaware to boost the holiday meal.
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Tucson Hardware CO
Bucklen Arnica Salve cures a Vermont case
Thirteen miles from Walton Furnace Vermont William Spirey received Bucklen’s Arnica Salve which wholly cured a severe fever sore on his leg. The ad touts the salve as a universal cure for bruises felons ulcers eruptions boils burns corns and piles and sells for 25 cents.
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William Spirey
Walton Furnace
Vermont
Tricks for Horses Show Signals Yes and No and Lie Down
An article describes horse training methods to elicit Yes No and lie down signals. Techniques include pin pricks to the chest for Yes and to the neck for No, rewards with sugar, and progressive hand movements. It also covers teaching a horse to shake hands with a forefoot, and to lie down using straps, pressure, and gradual removal of aids. An English traveler’s anecdote on eggs follows, then a note on convicts passing time in an eastern penitentiary with detailed craft examples.
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Orient
Philadelphia Record
Possibilities of the Feet and Natural Foot Development
An essay from Pall Mall Gazette contemplates freeing the foot from tight boots from infancy to allow natural development. It suggests feet could learn tasks beyond locomotion and weight support as some individuals born without arms have used knives, forks, pens, paints, and even a violin bow.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Good as His Word Bridegroom in Four Figures Error
A humorous Chicago Tribune quip shows a bridegroom correcting a predicted four figure wedding gift with a modest eleven eighty check, provoking mortified laughter from the bride.
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Chicago Tribune
Pricey medicines and a rare drug in old pharmacy notes
A Philadelphia Times interview with a druggist discusses the high cost of medicines. He highlights pseudo physostigmine, valued at $437.50 per ounce or $1 per grain, sourced from seeds grown in India, Brazil, and parts of Africa, with historical use in native rites and current mentions for heart disease treatment.
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Philadelphia Times
India
Brazil
South Africa
First English Sport Book by Dame Juliana Berners
The first English sport book is the rhymed Boke of St Albans by Dame Juliana Berners. Its 2nd edition appeared in 1496 from Wynkyn de Worde, with Lady Berners linked to Froissart's Chronicles as translator descendant. She wrote essays on hawking and fishing that influenced Izaak Walton.
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St. Albans
Juliana Berners
Wynkyn de Worde
Lord Berners
Froissart
Edward II
Eating Crow Origin Story and Athens University Notes
The article recounts the origin of the phrase eating crow from a Virginia incident where a soldier was ordered to eat a crow and threatened with a rifle for the remainder. It also notes the University of Athens as a very old institution run on a German model with many German-educated professors and substantial private endowments.
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Virginia
University of Athens
Puzzles about everyday details from the Washington Times
The Washington Times poses a series of commonplace questions about personal marks and objects. It asks how many teeth a person has, the height of a silk hat, crescent moon direction, cat toes, eye colors, coin faces, doorstep steps, stamp wording, watch face words, and watch case numbers.
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Washington Times
Saving His Mate at Royal Theater
During a crowded Royal theater performance in Sydney a drunken sailor toppled into the stairs and fell. His companion cried man overboard and plunged after him. The first sailor broke a leg while the survivor escaped with no injuries.
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Royal Theater
Sydney
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