The Wrong Mr Wright at the George H Broadhurst playhouse
Henry Beresford, a noted comedian, stars in George H Broadhurst’s frisky farce The Wrong Mr Wright at the cosy playhouse. He plays an old woman hating bachelor who falls for a sleuth in petti coats, provoking many ridiculous situations. Manager J Coleman backs a recognizable company of players.
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Henry Beresford
Cosy Playhouse
George H. Broadhurst
Mr. Wright
Broadhurst
3. J. Coleman
Moany
Capos Offers Finest Hand Carved Leather Designs
An advertisement touts the very finest hand carved leather in the latest design at prices very low, available at R. G. Capo's showcasing a premium collection for shoppers seeking quality leather goods.
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R. G. Capo
Thanksgiving Preparations and Local Events At Tucson
Local store ads promote carving sets and fine Chinaware to aid Thanksgiving meals. Visitors are urged to attend upcoming events including a University of Arizona football game against Huachuca Elevens at Naco with cheap rail travel, and the musical farce A Wise Member at Tucson Opera House with advance ticketing.
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Tucson Hardware CO
University of Arizona
Huachuca
C. B. Marvin
Tucson Opera House
The Home of the Kindergarten
The Japanese have the most perfect kindergarten system in the world. They originated instruction by entertainment rather than punishment. Their play apparatus is elaborate yet suited to infants. Children learn math by tactile wooden shapes, straw figures, and raised Japanese characters on blocks.
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Japan
Local Weather Report for Tucson by Observer Wetmore
Observer E. L. Wetmore reports Tucson weather with a 35 degree minimum and a high not stated. Wind remains stationary with clouds to the southwest and other conditions not fully specified.
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Tucson
E. L. Wetmore
The Sweet Girl and the Diamond Pin Episode
A young couple shares a week of courting with rising romance and a rejected diamond pin gift. The woman declines accepting more than flowers or candy, citing propriety in a one week acquaintance.
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Tom Masson
Brandur Magazine
Father and Son Exchange Threats in Spanking Tale
A father and son argue after the boy is removed from his position on the knee. The boy vows to spank the grandfather’s children when grown, insisting he will not whip his father but will seek revenge on the family. The scene is reported by the New York Times.
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Johnny
New York Times
Owls and Superstitions in Asia Minor Traditions
A passage notes Asia Minor's rich crude fancies and a ritual surrounding owls. Children chant on hearing an owl hoot and hold captured owls by the beak, invoking a Palm Sunday reference while the rite’s meaning remains unclear but the habit persists.
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Asia Minor
Smorgasbord Customs and Dining Etiquette Described
The text highlights a Smorgasbord as a setup with a side table of fish ham meats and accompaniments often eaten with hard boiled eggs oatcakes or bread. It notes raw fish common and includes butter cheese pickles and corn brandy served from tea-urn like vessels. A story illustrates cultural misunderstandings and table manners.
Collision of Equal Worlds An Ice Planet Result
An astronomer notes Earth’s rapid spin and imagines a collision with a world of equal size. The shock would vaporize both bodies into vast vapor spheres, heating surrounding ice to melt and boil into an immense ice planet about 150000 miles across.
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Finis
Jo Sher
Sun myth sparks Bayard Taylor party discussion
In a Bayard Taylor era anecdote a party guest relentlessly steers talks to sun myth. Taylor asks if the name Smith derives from sun myth, noting variations like Smyth and the possible missing link to S myth. The debate ends unresolved.
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Bayard Taylor
Taylor
Smith
Max Muller
Smyth
Humble preacher’s bold verse slips past caution
Rev Mr Brown, short in stature with a high voice, visited a neighboring city to exchange pulpits. He viewed a grand church with trepidation, then whispered from behind the pulpit the unexpected line It is I be not afraid. The crowd heard a squeaky decree of bold faith.
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Mr. Brown
Lippincott
The Astute Salesman Moral Lesson
A salesman told shoppers two deceptive fabric examples to show the danger of biased truth. He first offered calico that looked like silk and faced rejection, then silk made to resemble calico and sold out. The tale argues for prudent use of truth’s framing.
Secretary job quiz ends in a bunkered punchline
A golfing magazine recounts a man applying for a club secretary post. The captain says they need a secretary used to managing men. The applicant replies that they want his wife, not him, exposing the precarious situation and ending with the line he was bunkered.
Parsonage answer sheds light on marriage start
In a Philadelphia Press exchange Mrs Gabbie and Mrs Kraft discuss marriage age. When asked how old she was at marriage, Mrs Kraft says she wed at the parsonage, revealing a playful family note on wedding timing.
Unreasonable Reasons Behind a Divorce and Hemp Anesthetic History
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes a couple's divorce dispute over displaying decrees as art. A separate Chinese manuscript in a Paris library reveals hemp decoction used as an anesthetic in ancient surgical operations about 1,700 years ago.
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China
Paris
Three of a Kind and a Costers Holiday Luncheon
A London Globe quote echoes on a coster holiday luncheon as a boy asks to say am and a father corrects him. The piece offers proverbs on finding sense in blockheads honesty in rogues and speaking well of all to secure fortune, with Beaumarchais quoted.
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Billy
London Globe
Beaumarchais
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