St Elmo play to open at Wahpeton Opera House
The Wahpeton Opera House will present Augusta Evans Wilsons St Elmo next Friday evening December 31. The drama follows a strong romantic line where a misanthropic man falls for a virtuous woman, with temptations and trials that test their love and faith. It promises strong dramatic scenes and broad appeal beyond regular theatergoers.
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St. Elmo
Augusta Evans-Wilson
Wahpeton Opera House
Augusta J. Evans
St. Elenn
Advertised Letters A to W List Update
A late nineteenth century style notice lists advertised letters for both ladies and gentlemen. It instructs callers to state the word advertised and to provide a date of the list when inquiring about items such as Serena Hartley Flora Beedle May Pion Ethel Dennison Emma Whitcher Susie Hanson Florence Worth and more.
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Aas
Serena Hartley
Grace Beedle
Flora Morain
May Pion
Mayaha Robneon
Ethel Dennison
Freda Simpson
Dorothy Emmry
Emma Whitcher
Susie Hanson
Mett Worth
Florence Yehner
Arah Gentlemen Allen
J. W. Jones
Eddy Anderson
Paul Jungroth
Waly James B
Nelson
I. Krier
Edwin Briggson
John Broderick
John
Recipe for Chop Suey From a Chicago Tribune Clipping
A fragmented Chicago Tribune note recounts a student reading aloud a misheard recipe titled Recipe For Chop, which describes chopping a dish called chop suey. The incident involves a brother and a mysterious envelope with instructions, highlighting a mix up over a recipe title and the audience's surprise.
Legend of Captain Booty Haunts Stromboli Tale Told Aboard Vessel
From Con stantinople to Marseilles the voyage passed near Stromboli as reddish smoke rose from the crater. An English sailor recalls a seventeenth century Captain Booty legendary for shipboard drinking and a myth that he spoke through fire tongues and smoke. His ghost allegedly frightens his widow in Lower Thames Street.
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Legene
Constantinople
Marseilles
Stromboli
Rielly
Stagin
Mediterranean
Lower Thames Street
A Tame Wild Mouse and Royal Curiosities
A first person account describes observing white footed mice moving under spring snow while the narrator waits in a tree. A mouse touches the shoe and is stroked later, then the scene shifts to a posthumous sale of King George IV robe items including coats, furs, and uniforms with notes on the king’s generosity. The piece also mentions a royal Bengal tiger hosting a bloodsucking flea like insect in its foot pad and ends with a brief quip about a rough sea passage and battles.
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St. Nicholas
George IV
England
Urchile
Europe
Fragmentary quotes from London Bystander and Belog discourse
The text presents unhappy schoolcraft and parental criticism about a girl named Ma- Del, with mixed comic asides about keeping fowls and meat supply. It blends ad hoc lines and aphorisms including “be true to your word and your work.”
Working Girl's Bold Reply to Overalls Note
A young man found a note with a pair of overalls and wrote to the maker. She replied firmly that she is a working girl who earns a good living and does not want to support a husband. She questions how her card ended up in the overalls and says marriage would be to a man who can afford more than cheap clothing.
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Rome
Trottier
Chicazo Tribune
Ndt
Swanson heirs summoned in Wahpeton Dakota case
The State of North Dakota issues a summons to the unknown heirs of Ban dor Swasseon Amanda Swanson Anne Sianeon Mary Swanson Maria Swanson Augusta Swanson Jonas Swanson and others to answer a complaint filed in the Wahpeton court. Defendants must respond within days or a default judgment will be entered. Dated Wahpeton North Dakota December 1.
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Sander Swanson
Bandor Swasseon
Amanda Swanson
Anne Sianeon
Auta Swanson
Mary ‘Swanson
Mary C. Swanson
Maria Swanson
Augusta Swanson
Jonas Swanson
North Dakota
Wanpeton
North Daota
Wahpeton
Paiatan
Vost
Umoe Addrea
Wabpeten
Notic
Ted
District Court
Richland County
N. D. Dakota
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H. L. Walker
Grace Hayward
St Bime
Fargo College Glee Club
H. Mybra
P.M
Heman
Thi Tall
Ear
New York Sun
Belog
Ma- del
London
Siete
Ratan
Heese
Syed
Ha Wook
Phaidon
Dr. Shoop
Lilian Howard
Havberders
Cptis
County OF Richland
Dietrice
Fourth Judicial
Anton O. Hanson
Olpr & Schnellel
Perfection
Nickel
Japan
Desriot
Ae Sestest Aneney
Standard Oil Company
Tacarpbente
Cireatae
Mazeppa Hook & Ladder Co
Henry Miller & Co
N. W
Wahpeton Produce Company
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