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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
4
Tonight the Grand Opera House presents The Air Ship a musical comedy by J M Gaites produced next Thursday by Marx Reich Company featuring top specialty acts. The advance notice touts a refined production with polished scenery and performances aiming to satisfy discerning theatregoers.
The comedy is well written with an engaging three act plot. It features clean bright humor, many funny scenes and clever effects. It is presented as beer entertainment traveling under the farce banner.
An advance notice promotes A Jay from Jaysville at the opera house Saturday night November 16. The comedy is described as very funny with polished vaudeville acts and top American performers. A band and orchestra are promised, and proceeds from the show support its profits.
Primitive quarters are being prepared for Admiral Dewey in New York to provide him privacy during his stay for a reception and subsequent celebrations. The plan limits callers, avoiding hotel or club crowds and ensuring a quieter visit. Local merchants promote suitable gifts such as lap robes smoking jackets and house coats for Christmas.
A dialogue-heavy fragment shows a couple walking and debating what they see on the horizon. One jokes about a crimson sun while the other worries about mischief and broken glasses. The scene blends romance with light humor and a nod to distant landscapes.
A Georgia farmer declares retirement from farming and business saying he will plant nothing this year. He notes seven sons serving. half their pay goes home, improving the family’s finances. He jokes about lending money on installments and possibly owning a railroad if his sons fight in the Philippines ends. He says the war has been the greatest blessing yet.
Pennsylvania street railway officials and councilmen weigh the judge’s injunction ruling that passes given by railways to council members constitute an improper bribe and a restraint on franchise powers in Lackawanna County.
A reader questions a report about a man who attempted to murder a girl and then killed himself. The exchange suggests a critique of wording and sensationalism in crime coverage.
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