Fine Male Quartet and Bell Ringers at Chautauqua Show
The Dunbar Male Quartet and Bell Ringers, famed for hand bell music, perform at Chautauqua with noon and evening shows. The troupe features a male quartet, bells totaling over 200 pieces, and a versatile lineup including trio, cellist, tenor and bass solos, designed to draw a large audience.
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Chautauqua
Dunbar Mate
Chadtaugin
Nany
Dunbar
Aml Bell Ringers
Roni
Spanish Ladies Orchestra to perform at Chautauqua
A popular Spanish Ladies Orchestra, a premier act in the Chautauqua program, arrives under contract after years of effort by management. The ensemble promises distinctive programs and a carefully chosen instrumentation, offering a standout one day concert for patrons.
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Chautauqua
Spanish Ladies’ Orchestra
Sibi NILA quia RT Concerts Delight All Audiences
A splendid company performs a mix of classical and popular selections in varied programs. Artists come from high musical associations and have long concert experience, forming a cohesive musical ensemble. They wear Spanish costumes and present a striking, animated stage presence.
Judge Blair Stops Vote Selling In Adams County
The jurist A Blair cleansed Adams County Ohio by purging against vote buying. He franchised 2000 voters for five years from a 6000 population, with many found guilty, sending a strong warning to judges nationwide. His decisive plan and forceful character earn him praise and attention at regional events.
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A. Z. Blair
Chautauqua
Blair
Adams County
Sneha Jortst
Flo
Hautauqua
Seven day Chautauqua lineup and star attractions announced
A program proclaims a revelation in strength and variety with seven big musical acts, a forty member Thaylu's International Band, twelve grand opera singers, and the statement that it will be the greatest Chautauqua attraction yet. SBhuangopari the Indian magician is highlighted as an interesting fellow who knows many tricks and is a clever talker.
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Thaylu
Sbhuangopari
China lecture by Mr Poole at Chautauqua
A travelogue on China illustrated by slides and motion pictures will be shown by Mr. Frederic Poole at Chautauqua. Poole traveled 80,000 miles to gather material and will present photographs and stereopticon views of life in the dragon land. The program promises vivid scenes of China’s people and progress with educational value.
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China
Land of the
Chautauqua
Rederic Poole
Persod
Poole
Ale
Sfr. Poole
Hear the Big Indian Bhungopavil the Moggui healer
Bhungopavil, a Moggui medicine man and skilled orator, draws crowds and is worth traveling miles to witness. The text presents him as a magician and civic figure in addition to healer, reflecting a vivid portrayal of his talents.
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Bhungopavil
Fragmented ad quip about testing dynamite sales
A Washington Herald quip contrasts selling dynamite with testing. The misquoted slogans hint at skepticism toward pre sale testing and honesty in advertising. The piece mocks assurances of safety and preparedness in procurement.
Ships Like a Village in the South Pacific Steamers
Ernest Plexotte describes Royal Mail steamers on the West Coast as a strange little world with promenade decks, canvas-roofed stern decks for the poor, and a calm ocean passage at ten knots. Natives and travelers share space among hammocks, fowls, and provisions, while the sea remains unlike storms and mirrors an azure sky.
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Royal Mail
West Coast
Aaunsay
Ernest Plexotte
Surihner’s Magazine
Pockets Versus Hand Bags in Women's Subjection
A New York Post essay argues that pockets define gender subjection. It contrasts a man with fifteen pockets and a single pocketless woman’s reticule, linking economic and social power to everyday possessions and mobility.
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Spencer
New York Post
Believe That Children Tell Truth Says Minister
A minister notes the proverb that children tell the truth and tells a dinner table tale. A couple praise well behaved children, while Mary reveals their father warned, if they misbehaved, he would knock their blocks off. Mothers' Magazine.
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Mothers’ Magazine
Emperor William Praises Blacksmith Friend of Princess
At Cadmon in West Prussia the emperor and Princess Victoria Louise visited a blacksmith whose hands are never grimy for the Kaiser to shake. The pair, with a high official, described the smith as a special friend of the princess, highlighting his sterling qualities seen by the royal family.
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Cadmon
West Prussia
bin Kaiser
Victoria Luise
Kaiser
Toasted Bugs in Quito Delicacy Among Natives
A description of an insect witch resembling a June bug found in the high plains near Quito being toasted and eaten as a delicacy by locals. The roasted bugs are sold in streets similarly to chestnuts and are said to taste like toasted bread.
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Quito
Captital
Ecuador
Not Well Pleased Cincinnati Snippet
A fragment from a Cincinnati item quotes a speaker saying I had to kill my dog this morning and asks if he was mad, reflecting a coarse humorous exchange captured in a terse newspaper snippet.
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Cincinnati
Eyes of Needles and the Craft of Perfecting the Eye
A historical note on needle manufacturing recounts how millions are produced daily and how eye perfection drove new machines. Progress includes tiny drills, polishers, and burnishers, with microscopes to detect flaws. The article highlights the invention race to create needle eyes that resist rust and enable smooth threading.
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Neelea
Damp weather and health, Dr Rankin notes
A London physician, Dr Rankin, explains damp weather lowers skin function and perspiration loss, causing temporary ailments. He says moist air reduces daily perspiration from about thirty ounces to seven or eight, retaining poisonous properties that lower vitality. The San Francisco Chronicle cites his lectures on health and happiness.
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Rankin
London
San Francisco Chronicle
Castle Garden Historic Fort Clinton Timeline
Castle Garden began as Fort Clinton in 1807 built from Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Williams plans, ceded to New York City in 1822, renamed Castle Garden by 1828, hosted Ethiopian minstrels in 1845 and Jenny Lind in 1850, closed as a amusements site in 1863, used as an immigrant depot, burned in 1876, rebuilt, depot moved to Bulls Island in 1809, and the city later opened an aquarium there in 1406.
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Castle Garden
Bulls Island
When Father Sings
A Kansas City Star item notes four year old Mildred on the Kansas side has a good singing voice while her father, unable to carry a tune, notices the rasping noise irritate her. When he threatens punishment she turns away, her behavior reflecting her music loving nature.
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Mildred
Kansas
Amd
Kansas City Star
Development of Envy in the Mind of the Lower Bipeds
A humorous quip from Ladies' Home Journal frames jealousy among hens and a professor. The professor, provoked, estimates jealousy with a twenty page article on envy in a playful, satirical tone.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Handy Woman Mandy Wins Praise For Dressmaking Skill
Rastus praises Mandy, saying she is a right handydandy woman who can fix white dresses as easily as his wife, while describing Mandy as clever and skilled in dressmaking in a lively medieval tone.
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Rastus
Griuning
Puck
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