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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1910
Page
7
Walton Williams surveys the Oberammergau Passion Play as a centuries old Bavarian ritual staged by devout peasants. He details its history since 1633, seating and lodging rules, casting by Dec 6, and the sacred drama from prologue to resurrection, plus pay, pilgrimages, and the town’s tourist economy including a proposed 175 dollar airship line from Munich.
The narrative recounts the legend of a vow leading to the Passion play performed every decade since medieval times with tableaux and choruses. It notes the theatre capacity of 4,000, peak crowds largely American, and a schedule of May to September with possible fifty performances in summer. Descriptions cover acts from Christ's last journey to Judas betrayal, with parallel tableaux and fulfillments, leading to Part II detailing Jesus before Annas and Caiphas and Judas's remorse.
The article presents a comparative table used by Eugene N. Foss during his campaign showing prices of foodstuffs in Canada versus the United States. It highlights the cost of living metrics cited in Foss’s Democratic bid and frames the political debate around affordability.
An appeal to women describing common ailments and nervous conditions. It promotes Electric Bitters as the remedy for melancholy loss of appetite headaches sleeplessness and fainting spells. The ad claims many women have found health and happiness using this remedy. Price is 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by A W Shelley.
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