Opera Chief M. Dippel Encounters An Evasive Diva
Metropolitan Opera director M. Andreas Dippel meets Russian contralto Anna Meitschik who arrives unannounced and insists she found satisfactory hotel quarters. He queries her understated claim and, after language pivots, muses on never hearing an artist refuse to trouble others before. He remains polite as confusion clears.
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Wanted Fer to Know Yalue
A young man asks an express company clerk to declare a $75 value for a package to be sent to an upstate town. The clerk marks V75 in small letters and explains it means value. The man requests a large V75 placed near the recipient’s name so she notices the gift.
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Yalue
Tower Broadway
New York Sun
Troubles of the Ancientm Penelope in Divorce Contemplation
Penelope laments Ulysses prolonged absence and contemplates an easy divorce. The text depicts her frustration and seeks consolation in the ladies' frame journal, reflecting on improvised coping amid separation.
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Penelope
Ulysses
Ladies’ Frame
Bewuth fying the human form in charity noted
A fragment from the Charleston News and Courier notes an old claim that methods for beautifying the human form have been handed down for centuries through charity. The text reflects historic sentiment on appearance and benevolence.
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Charleston News and Courier
Stensland Paroled After Bank Looting Case
Former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president Paul C. Stensland and ex cashier Henry O. Hering were paroled at Joliet after a chase across the Atlantic and Europe ending in Morocco. They were convicted in the wrecking of the bank and the disappearance of 1.3 million dollars. Stensland served three years four months and eight days. Hering received a similar sentence. The case involved victims including a teller who died by suicide and depositors driven to ruin.
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Paul C. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Henry O.hering
Stensland
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Morocco
Joliet
Hering
Leon
Moreen
Cave Hindup
Taraes Keely
Aiton Closgie
Tey
Blade
Olset
Moremos
Murder in Checveca: Woman Found Deceased After Struggle
Police report a fatal attack in a neat town near Checveca. Anon Myriong, a woman who had lived at the facility for weeks, was found disemboweled with scattered hair and scalp, chairs and belongings overturned, suggesting a violent struggle and probable hours since death. The head was missing, and authorities suspect a suspect in a serious case attempted to conceal identity.
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Roel
Phoboda
Anon Myriong
Saey
French court dismisses case over seized lace curtains
In Paris at the Court of First Instance, Judge Priduy dismissed the case arising from the Humperd failure involving lace curtains furnished for the residence of Mrs. John C G A Leishman in the Avenue de Hols de Boulogne. The ruling centered on whether Leishman could have proceeded against seizure.
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Farix Court
Witt
Leishman
Not Sheldon Woman Found In Distress Miss Emma Marnsworth Named
Emma Marnsworth of Sheldon Indiana was located in a helpless condition after a Tuesday night incident. She is now Mrs Nelson following a brief marriage of three months and is currently in Sheldon with unclear circumstances surrounding the event.
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Emma Marnsworth
Sheldon
Stantis
Iming Raresworth
Nelson
Peruvian Arrival Draws Prominent Figures to Callao
Willis Jennings Bryan arrived in Lima Peru on Thursday and landed at Callao aboard a government transport. He was greeted by a large gathering of notable locals and representatives of President Leguia.
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Willis Jennings Bryan
Ima
Peru
Callao
Leguia
Cohen Gets Bail After Kidnapping Trial
Counsel for Ferdinand Cohen, the waiter accused of kidnapping 11 year old heiress Roberti de Junon, appeared in Philadelphia criminal court Friday and secured bail of 2000 dollars.
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Ferdinand Cohen
Roberti de Junon
Philadelphia
Cohen
Sioux City Stock Market Notes Hit Valuation
Sioux City stock market notes from Thursday report steers at six thousand eight dollars fifty cents with prices for heifers and other livestock. Market observers track live cattle and futures as local traders monitor price movements and demand.
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Sioux
Gort Hed Steers
Railway Base Confirmed Sale Details Unclear
Railway base sale of a listed tract was confirmed by a court in the United States Circuit Court Thursday. The OCR text is garbled and names a transfer but lacks clear entities or dates.
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Chicago Permiract Tramsfer Privous
Judgedohlstil
United States
Cirentcourt Phurcday
The Quest of Betty Lancey Chapter YL Mystery
In the inquest into Cerisse Wayne's death, coroner Dr McGann notes no violence and a heart failure verdict, while police, reporters, and boarders discuss a strange catlike intruder and a lockless room. Betty Lancey, center of attention, recalls seeing Cerisse and a handsome man in the hotel. The case spirals into public intrigue as letters and a mysterious figure fuel speculation.
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Cerisse Wayne
London
England
San Francisco
Wayne
Henry Franz
Ger
Doherty
Larry Morris
Betty
Pierre Desterle
Larry
Annie Desterle
Pierre
Annie
Diuait
Hao Lee
Jules Verner
Flartley
Hank Smith
Bulla
Betty Lancesy
Kietty
Heath
Mamie
Johnny
Desterle
Cerisse
Startling floral inscription at funeral causes stir
A traveling salesman died suddenly in Pittsburg and his relatives asked for a wreath inscribed Rest in Peace on both sides with We Shall Meet in Heaven if there is room. The undertaker’s new assistant arranged the piece, prompting curiosity and accounts of Napoleon misattribution shared by a space writer.
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Pittsburg
Chicago Merchant Endorses Peruna Remedy
Chicago wholesale dry goods dealer J Becker reports thirty year catarrh relief after trying many medicines. He says Peruna cured him permanently and also cured his wife, who keeps it at home for colds.
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Chicago
Ing
Mr. J. &. Becker
Vai ‘Bunnet
Peruna
Land values on Manhattan Island per acre assessment
The assessment lists the average land value on Manhattan Island at 18,272,173 dollars per acre, indicating high property valuations and a strong real estate market in the area.
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Manhattan Island
Tour of the World postcard offer announced
A series of 50 color postcards will be mailed to any address upon receipt of 16 cents in coin or stamps. Address The Evening Wisconsin Milwaukee Wis. Natural Mistake Caller What I like about your flat is its fine large closets Mrs Wrenter I beg your pardon but you've been looking at the bedrooms Chicago Tribune.
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Johnny
Desterle
Death Watch
Hank Smith
New York
Philip Hartley
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Davis Painkiller Ad Claims Unique Remedy
An old newspaper fragment touts Davis Painkiller as the sole cure for rheumatism humbago neuralgia and colds. It mentions 26 and Go buttons and features an exchange about timet revenges and a rider around an elevated loop during rush hour. The ad also promotes Bromquinine as a laxative quinine for curing a cold in one day.
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Davis
B. W. Grove
Draped sleeves return as the latest fashion touch
Fashion notes highlight draped sleeves and flexible styling options. The sketch illustrates an attractive arrangement for reviving worn waistlines with silk gowns and accents of chiffon, net, or novelty fabrics. The piece ends with a quoted Chicago Tribune exchange about domestic labor.
Grape Nuts Proclaimed As Appetite Builder In Letter
A reader praise for Grape Nuts cites breakfast use to spark dinner hunger and notes a 13 month old grandson improving after use. The letter describes a Tennessee grandmother aged 57 with a weak stomach finding Grape Nuts effective for appetite and health, urging others to read The Road to Wellville.
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Wellville
Inptes
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