Noted Musicians and Their Quirks Across Europe
Caruso the Naples born tenor is the son of a engineer in Naples. Violinist Joachin recently turned seventy four in London and refuses to write memoirs. Paganini’s Genoa violin rests in a glass case on satin. Leonardo da Vinci placed a unique violin in heroines’ hands and himself played a horse headed violin. Mme Gadski sang in Munich and received King Ludwig’s Order of Art and Science from Prince Luitpold. Sarasate keeps a silver violin mascot he trusts for public performance. Tamagno built a famed villa in Varese and gave it to his daughter as a wedding gift. Dudley Buck has exiled himself to Munich for life. Buck sailed to Europe and will remain abroad amid dissatisfaction with his homeland born Hartford March 10 1839.
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Caruso
Naples
Joachin
London
Paganini
Old Town Hall
Genoa
Sivori
Hubermann
Leonardo de Vinci
Mme. Gadski
Munich
Luitpold
Ludwig
Art and Science
Sarasate
Tamagno
Varese
Italy
Dudley Buck
Buck
Europe
Hartford
Conn
Bits and Briefs: Ancient statue finds and oddities
A Sumerian statue found at Bismya in Babylonia is dated to about 4500 B C. Lhassa in Tibet’s Forbidden City houses 10 000 residents, two thirds women who run city affairs. A Derbyshire churchyard epitaph praises an honest man. A London druggist lists humorous customer blunders. Mosquitoes are declared among the deadliest creatures. Lancet notes flies contaminate food and threaten infant deaths.
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David
Bismya
Babylonia
Lhassa
Thibet
Lancet
WEE WITTY BITS
A collection of wry observations on society and ambition. It notes that foes can be disguised as allies when profit is absent and hints that urban centers flaunt importance without boasting. The piece also jests about casually obtaining means and the futility of seeking hard truths.
Old Fashioned Fare Promotes Health Through Grape-Nuts
A Nebraska resident credits Grape-Nuts with resolving indigestion headaches and fatigue after shifting from heavy southern meals. He reports rapid stomach improvement, better sleep, regained weight, and restored memory after adopting the cereal. His child also thrives on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
South
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Autumn in Kansas and a railway tea interlude
A Kansas poem extols autumn abundance with harvest imagery and moonlit skies. A dialogue follows about travel, tea, and social tensions at a station as Sibella contemplates jealousy and a possible new chapter before a New York trip.
Green-Eyed Jealousy in a Rail Station Interlude
Sibella and I discuss jealousy and fate after missing the train and a stroll with Digby Boyton. Maitland, Eustace, and Digby are involved as social tensions surface around a romance and mistaken assumptions. The afternoon walk at Retford wood frames the unfolding misreadings.
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Sibella
Digby
Eastringham
Digby Boyton
Boyton
Maitland
Retford
Vast ore laden fleet on the Sault Ste. Marie canal
The article extols the steamers passing the Sault Ste. Marie canal with tens of millions of tons of iron ore. It highlights a ship loading 10 245 gross tons of ore at Allouez bay in 89 minutes, and 9 000 tons loaded in 34 minutes at dock in 180 minutes total. It calls Lake Superior country the world’s richest mineral territory and cites Peter White on the iron trade as a solemn fact.
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Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Allouez Bay
Lake Superior
Peter White
America
United States
After the Proposal
In Yonkers Statesman a humorous exchange shows a fiancé noting his modest pay yet two can live cheaply, while the fiancée reminds him of their mother’s presence, underscoring practical family concerns.
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Yonkers Statesman
Wifely Wit in Cleveland Leader Exchange
A brief comic exchange shows Mrs. McSosh advising her husband to buy a fresher brand when restocking supplies. The quip captures domestic humor and quick witticisms typical of a newspaper social note.
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McSosh
Sugar Consumption Surges Across Europe
European nations report sharp rises in per capita sugar intake with Germany Austria and France leading the gains. The study highlights a rapid upward trend across the continent and notes significant national differences in consumption levels.
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Europe
Germany
Austria
France
Ancient tombstone found at Culross Abbey
A tombstone unearthed at Culross Abbey in Fife Scotland is believed to date from the fourth century in the early Christian era. The artifact discovery sheds light on early Christian burial practices in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culross Abbey
Fife
Scotland
Too Particular Inquiries Send Guest To Empty Rooms
A boarding-house landlady in Philadelphia replies to a prying letter from a meticulous young man. He asks if residents are old or young, late-night card playing, bath habits, water quality, seating, and sun exposure. The landlady, noting the barrage of questions, says no rooms are available.
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Philadelphia Record
Weighed by His Soap in Peru Trade Tale
In Peru near Pittsfield farmers weigh butter and exchange for goods at Frank Creamer’s. Mrs. Ackert brings butter she weighed by a pane of soap bought there, prompting the quip that the butter did not weigh a pound. The tale, sourced from the Boston Herald, captures a humorous exchange.
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Peru
Pittsfield
Frank Creamer
Merely a Fat Man in Brooklyn Eagle Quip
A brief Brooklyn Eagle blurb notes a character labeled as a large corporation lawyer is actually described as his own corporation managing a habit of constant eating and drinking. The exchange contrasts perception with the character’s selficted role.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Woman Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills For Rheumatism Relief
Mrs H W Sterns of Gelatt Pennsylvania recounts a long struggle with rheumatism linked to kidney troubles. After three days of Dodd's Kidney Pills she felt improvement, and by the fourth day the back pain eased. She continues the regimen and reports being free of lameness and pain.
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Gelatt
H. W. Sterns
Dodd
Saw the Teeth Connecticut Visitor at Oyster Bay
The dialogue notes a Connecticut visitor spotting a distant formation as the White Squadron is not seen. The Democratic host says the president is smiling. This terse exchange reflects a presidential visit scene captured by the New York Times.
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Connecticut
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Itching Scalp Humor Promps Cure by Cuticura Products
Ada C. Smith of Jersey City describes severe scalp itching and pimples. She reports using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, with full relief and hair regrowth after one box and one cake. She continues using Cuticura daily.
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Ada C. Smith
Grand St
Jersey City
N. J
Editor weighs where to place race story in daily pages
A fragment from Meggendorfer Blaetter and ads for Mrs. Austin's Pancakes appear alongside editorials debating whether an automobile race should be printed on the sports page or among tragic items of the day in the Baltimore Sun.
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Baltimore Sun
A Woman’s Guide to Health and Ideal Wifely Virtue
A magazine style appeal extols the role of a wife as inspiration to a successful husband. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for fatigue backache and female weaknesses. The writer shares a testimonial from Mrs. Bessie Ainsley of Tacoma praising the product's health effects.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Bessie Ainsley
South 10Th Street
Tacoma
Wash
Ainsley
When a Man Can Enjoy Three Square Meals
Maude asks Mamie if a man loves her and Mamie doubts as letters arrive daily yet seem sane. The snippet notes skepticism about heroic saviors and a country believed to be going to the dogs, with a wry quote on ordinary men.
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Maude
Mamie
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Kansas
Luna
Kansas City Drovers Telegram
Eustace
Ethel’s
New York
Thomas Cobb
Soo Ore
Inidanls
Emily
Meggendorfer
Bessie Hinsley
Thos. Robbins
Norwich, N. Y
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Philadelphia
Shiloh
St. Jacobs
Price
Bears
Castoria
Canada
Ottawa
H. M. WiLliams
Law
Toledo
R. Paxton Company
Boston
Magix
A.N. K.C
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Missouri
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