The Bull Fight described with its horses and fighters
The account chronicles the bullfight spectacle from entrance to death. It details the ring, banderilleros, picadores, matadors, and the crowd's reactions, noting the brutality and artistry, the degeneration from aristocratic chivalry, and the roles of Lagartijo and Frascuelo. It also contrasts modern public tastes, the behavior of the audience, and the social mix in the stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LD Spatn
Tarragona
Mediterranean
Espada
Pedro Romero
Apologista
Gala Fox
Peninsula
Rafael Molina Y Sanches
Lagartijo
Salvador Sanchez
Frascnelo
John GL. Sullivan
America
Spain
Spoony
Depraved Scenes Describe Gruesome Animal Plight
Vivid depictions of children eating oranges beside suffering horses are described as a chilling image. The text implies people grow accustomed to extreme cruelty, suggesting endurance of brutal scenes as a social impression.
Young Hero of Santiago Water Carrier Charlie Escudero
Fourteen year old Charles Escudero of Columbus Ohio served as a water boy for the Ninth Infantry in Cuba and at San Juan Hill carrying four canteens under fire. He traveled to New York on the transport Louisiana and home by Children’s Aid Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Escudero
Ninth Infantry
Cuba
San Juan Hill
Charlie
New York City
Louisiana
Columbus
Ohio
Children’s Aid Society
Santiago
San Juan
Tampa
Coal consumption per head by country and stray riddle quotes
The report compares coal use per person by Austria Great Britain and the United States giving Austria one sixth ton Great Britain 3 3 tenths tons and the U S two and a quarter tons per year The text also includes a humorous exchange about Maine and a note on Russia owning 38 000 000 horses reflecting a fragmented newspaper page with miscellaneous quotes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Great Britain
United States
The Auture Lion Ends Tyrant’s Reign in Naive Cast
An aged toothless lion lies by a stream and laments the loss of kingly power. Hyenas crowd him but turn savage, fatally attacking the prostrate ruler. The lion reveals he dusted his hide with strychnine, remarking on political caution before sleep.
Prevent prickly heat with baking soda baths
Harper's Bazar advises mothers to add baking soda to children's bath water during hot weather to prevent prickly heat. The method should be used throughout summer, not after rash appears, and one family reportedly avoided the eruption all season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
An Impossibility and a Century Ride Tale
A playful exchange has Miss Sears claiming she rode a century, while Mr. Gilley jokes that bicycles could not exist that long. The piece also notes a man in Indiana who has not slept for five years, with widespread sleep issues blamed on nervousness and weakness and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gilley
Miss Sears
Tids
Indiana
Death of James Balfour-Melville in Golf Club Incident
James Balfour-Melville, longtime Royal and Ancient Golf Club member since 1810 and gold medal holder, died after being choked by a piece of beef at Inner recently. Fits cured after one day using Dr Kilne's Great Nerve Restorer, $4 trial bottle and treatise free from Dh. RH, Reeve Ltd. St Arch St, Phila, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Balfour-Melville
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Inner
Dr. Kilne
Dh. RH
Reeve Ltd
St Arch St
Phila
Consulting a Woman: Confidential Help From Mrs Pinkham
A male exam can distress women but Mrs Pinkhams offers confidential advice without charge from Lynn Massachusetts. A testimonial from Mrs Joy Foreman of Baltimore credits Lydia B Pinkhams Vegetable Compound with a seven bottle cure for seven years ovarian trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Pinkham
Joy Foreman
N. Woodberry Ave
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tortadors
Matador
Romero
Trascuelo and Lagartijo
Juan Hil
Earth
M. R. Blondlot
Paris
France
Dr. C. Braun
Australia
Nordenskjold
St. Michael's
Alaska
San Francisco
Point Barrow
Jarvis
Cape Vancouver
United States Revenue Cutter Bear
Chicago Times-Herald
Russia
Wxisickus
England
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
London
Thave
R. Lora
Scott St
Covington
Lyon & Co
Estminster Abbey
Hood
Robert J. Burdette
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mrs. Pinkham
Thompson's
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