Ferocity on the Stage at Othello Night with Salvini
A reader recalls a dramatic Othello performance featuring Salvini and Desdemona actress Miss Brooklyn. The account notes intense close quarters on stage and the raw, terrifying portrayal as the scene of strangulation unfolds before an intimate audience.
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Desdemona
Miss Brooklyn
Mr. Salvini
Emilia
Mrs. Bowers
Iago
Othello
Algernon Tassin
Scribner's
The Three Voices and a Baby’s Birth of a Man
A fable follows Intelligence, Knowledge, and Judgment as they toy with shaping a human life. They imagine serving a baby to create a superior man, yet in time only two remain to back him, while the third concedes he paused for a majority against him.
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Inteligence
The Palisades Erode Into Fantastic Buttress Over Time
A New York Sun description notes the Palisades slowly changing from a clean cliff about a thousand feet high to a buttressed formation. Broken rock from the cliff accumulates at the base, building a rising supporting pile that reaches the treetops, with evergreens growing from the rock itself.
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New York Sun
Gadsby’s Dream Of Sea Cottage Endures
Gadsby longs for a seaside cottage as the dream of his life while fate keeps him in a flat. He remains optimistic and clings to marine glasses bought years ago, despite the setback.
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Gadsby
Birmingham Ave-Tlevald
Hardwood father buys large violin for ambitious son
A farmer, strained by finances, sends his son to a top preparatory school and to music lessons. After first using a half violin, he purchases a cello from a music store, hoping it will satisfy the boy as he grows, and believes the instrument will not be outgrown soon.
A Growing Thing About a Leak
The office boy reports six calls from Mrs Lisith about a leak. The plumber tells him to give it time as the leak will improve in value within a couple of days. Richmond V Times Dispatch.
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Richmond V Times- Dispatch
Mrs Crebshaw Sends Comfort After Willie Falls
A Chicago Herald snippet shows Mrs Crebshaw comforting Willie who says he hurried when called and fell down stairs. Willie sobs as the mother reassures him she will not punish him this time.
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Mrs. Crebshaw
Willie
Mamma
Courtesy and Its Global Passport Theme
A quotation on courtesy praising its wholesome, genial nature. It frames courtesy as a universal bond, transforming strangers into friends and serving as a passport across cultures. The author emphasizes its power to soften interactions and build trust worldwide.
Hustler Father Seeks Consent in Odd Dental Visit
A comic scene depicts an old gentleman visiting a dentist to discuss his daughter Miss Blank’s marriage. The elderly man, eager to secure a chat, is told the matter requires consent, and the dentist declares his love while the father suggests support, revealing a pressed proposal.
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Manchester Union
American Woman Defends Ancestry With Tact at English Dinner
An American woman at a grand English dinner quietly rebuts a tactless remark about coats of arms. She notes her maternal grandfather received Burgoyne’s sword after Saratoga and her paternal grandfather the sword of Cornwallis at Yorktown, snuffing out snide comparisons.
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England
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Silly World Tales Mix War Praise and Street Humor
The piece recalls Secretary of War Baker praising the army commissariat during the Mexican crisis and relays a comical tale of Old Nosa reacting to butter and eggs suppliers. It also notes a quip about a large mouth and a Negro band member, ending with a humorous exchange about instruments and lips.
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Baker
Commissariat Department of the Army
Historic Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna and Napoleonic era events
The Vienna palace Schoenbrunn with 1400 rooms sits on low ground near Ringstrasse and Park. It hosted key Napoleonic era treaties in 1805 and 1809, the fall of Naples’ Bourbon line, and the 1809 Wagram aftermath. It also sheltered the death of the Duc de Reichstadt, Napoleon’s son, described in Rostand’s L Aiglon. The text notes its famed kitchens numbering 130.
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Vienna
Schoenbrunn
Austria
Francis Joseph
National Geographic Safety Bulletin
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Napoleon
Haugwitz
Prussia
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Ansbach
Neuchatel
France
Hanover
Naples
Hangwitz
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Wagram
Salzburg
Upper Austria
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Carniola
Croatia
Adriatic
Francis
Poland
Maria Theresa
Duc de Reichstadt
Marie Louise
Eaglet
Edmond Rostand
Life Insurance and a Cook Book Raise Suspicion
A well known business man recently married reports Billy Blair that he took out life insurance last Thursday. On Monday a friend asked why he looked worried, and the man confessed. The next day his wife bought a new cook book, prompting suspicions of foul play.
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Billy Blair
Kansas City Star
An Ancient Work on Angling Reveals Early Fishing Arts
The Athenians note Oppian the Greek poet flourished around A D 198 during Severus's era. The work titled Atalineutica shows many fishing techniques once thought modern were known to ancient times. Atheneus records other writers addressing fishing centuries before Christ.
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Oppian
Severus
Atheneus
Not to His Liking Bishop Wilmer Refuses Burial
A humorous remark attributed to Bishop Wilmer of the Episcopal church reports he declined burial, stating he did not want to be buried, as cited in the Richmond Times Dispatch. The quote highlights cheerfulness and a serene outlook.
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Wilmer
Episcopa
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Drink Hot Tea for a Bad Cold Hamburger Brust Thee Remedy
A blotter style health note recommends Hamburg Breast Tea as a remedy for colds. It advises a tablespoon of the tea steeped in boiling water and consumed as a tea during the day or before sleep. The claim emphasizes skin pore opening, congestion relief, and gentle bowel loosening, noting the remedy is inexpensive, vegetable based, and safe.
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Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Back Pain Relief
An advertisement claims a 25 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil soothes backache lumbago and sciatica. Rub a small amount into the pain and within fifty seconds the soreness vanishes. The oil is described as magical harmless and skin friendly delivering rapid relief.
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Honest St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs
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