Cristobal Colon Cat: A War Cat’s Voyage and Chicago Show Fame
The tale follows Cristobal Colon the cat captured from the Spanish cruiser during the 1898 battle. He travels to New York and St Joseph, then Indianapolis and Chicago where he wins a medal at a cat show. He dies in Chicago after a brief illness and his medal is sent to the Oregon crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cristobal Colon
Oregon
Brooklyn
Colon
Evans
Iowa
New York
Clark
St. Joseph
Mich
Cristobal
Charles E. Clark
New York Express
Admiral Cervera
Indianapolis
Cris
Chicago
8. S. Robison
St. Nicholas
Vaudeville Ventriloquism Decline Cited By Veteran Actor
A veteran showman argues ventriloquism is nearly played out in vaudeville. He explains there is no real voice throwing, only illusion aided by eye and stage mechanics with a seated performer and a dummy.
Quips and Clever Lines Highlight Early 20th Century Humor
A collage of jokes and puns from era papers features courtroom quips, weddings and engagements, social foibles, and witty exchanges. It includes lines about horses and cars, a father consenting to marriage, a broken engagement, and a nurseful of hoax chatter, ending with an ad for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from Quiett Ayres Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quiett & Ayres Drug Co
DeWitt’s
Rugged Remedies and Local Happenings Across Town
Variety of notices and ads highlight medical tonics DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Mull's remedies and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Local features mention Eagle Peak height claims and a Tacoma Elks street carnival. Short jokes and classroom quips appear alongside druggist promotions and clock ads.
I Wasn't Scared Coward Tells Frontline Tale
A surgeon recalls a young officer in tears and fear near the front who insists he is a coward after a legible Mauser wound shifts his panic into defiant relief. The man’s hysterical laughing refrain exposes the mental strain of combat and lingering dread. Edmund Haviland Burke seeks a seat in British Parliament, again pursuing entry after earlier failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
San Francisco
Edmund Haviland Burke
Edmund Burke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philadelphia Press
St. Louis Republic
Philadelphia Record
de Tanque
Philadelphia
Quibb
Ohio State Journal
Rickey
Aera
Newbro
S. S
Nature
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Eagle Peak
Wallowa River
Canyon City
Tacoma
Mull
M. Kuhn
Eric
Ohio
Scadds
Trayder
Seads
Taft & Taft
W. J. Roaf
Johnnie Wise
Aguinaldo
Dom Paul
Kansas
Philippines
DeWitt
de Witt
Keene
Manfate
Ely
Conta
Analogue, Byer
Sears, Roebu
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Address, & Co
Chicaco
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Wees
Ladies’ Hair Emporium
Foley
S'Honey
Tar
Foley & Co
S. F. Fritz
Sedgwick St
Ill
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
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