Decline of the Passion Play at Ober Ammergau
The Ammer Valley village of Ober Ammergau faces a long history of the Passion Play, once a sacred revival by Eisenberger and Daisenberger. Critics fear commercial pressures erode its spiritual core as 20th century tourism dilutes the reverent, devotional mood that defined the event for generations.
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Ammer
Ammer Valley
Ber
Ober- Ammergau
Bavaria
Ober-Ammergau
the Ammer
Christus
St. John
Judas
Herod
Ober
Passion Play Devotion Shapes Ober-Ammergau Folk
The article describes the Ober-Ammergau peasants whose wood carvings and crucifixes reflect deep religious devotion. Their annual vow to perform the Passion Play every ten years binds the community, fostering Christian brotherhood and peasant integrity.
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Ober-Ammergau
Ober
Oberammergau Passion Play Revisited by Collyer Critiques Commercialism
The Reverend Collyer laments the Oberammergau passion play's drift toward spectacle and profit. He warns that exclusive rights, photography, translations, and stenography threaten the sacred podium, risking the transformation from devout pageant to mere theater. He prefers the enduring inner image of the Divine Word.
Army Canteens and Temperance in the U S Forces
In a patriotic call, the piece argues against selling intoxicating liquors in army canteens and naval post exchanges. It cites generals and officials praising temperance, cites deaths from camp diseases, and warns that alcohol harms soldiers’ health and discipline while praising British Army temperance leaders and the army’s moral role.
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Spain
Cuban
Manila Bay
Wheeler
Army Temperance Association
United States
Lord Wolseley
Lord Roberts
George White
Lord Methuen
Charles Warren
J. Kelly-Kenny
F. W. Gatacre
R. H. Butler
India
Lord Lansdowne
Abolish the Army Canteen Say Women of the Nation
By J Ellen Foster argues the army canteen sale of liquor harms soldiers and undermines government dignity. She contends women nationwide demand abolition, supported by military leaders and Congress members who favor reliability and welfare over indulgence.
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United States
Army
Navy
Congress
Should Americans sympathize with the Boers in South Africa
The author argues Americans should not sympathize with the Boers despite sentiment. He credits facts from his two years in the Uitlander center, noting moral grievances against Catholics and Jews and the Provisional Grondwet’s religious bans, calling for liberty rather than toleration and decrying medieval laws in the Transvaal.
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Uitlander
Transvaal
Young People’s Society
Trans- Vaal
Boston
American and Boer satire mingle in a curious tale
A writer contrasts American and Boer views during a Pretoria Fourth of July event. References to the Declaration of Independence and King George III frame the satire as Boer officials seek praise from an English-speaking audience. Historical anecdotes about Franklin and Joubert punctuate a reflection on perception and irony.
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Paul Leicester Ford
Benjamin Franklin
Paris Academy
Paris
Joubert
Reitz
Ecoff
America
Mr Bowser Tunes the Piano
After dinner Mr Bowser insists on tuning the piano himself to save money, despite Mrs Bowser’s warnings. He climbs behind the instrument, slips, and debris fly as he hammers and tightens strings with improvised tools. The piano deteriorates, a wire snaps into his nose, and Mrs Bowser plaster-bands his injuries, quipping at the cost of repairs and warning of a revengeful tune.
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Mr. Bowser
Russia
Bowser
Sally Waters
the Universe
Miss McGettigan
Bunlnn
Johnnie Mo
Cormac
Jimmy Coyle
Europe
Thrummon
Cornelius Mc Glanachy
Michael
Father Dan
The Legananny Universe Editor and His Crew
A humorous portrait of Michael MacCallen and the Legananny Universe staff. It details salaries, duties, and the chaotic workflow in running a small Ireland weekly, including reporters, printers, and the endless stream of local notices and ads that shape the paper.
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Helegananny Universe
Donegal
Eekly
Ireland
Larry Maughan
Michael
Matthew Carrabin
Commy
Gildea
London
Dr. Kewreman
Madame Ritenoff
Legananny
Eamon Boyl
Tommy
Maynooth College of Divinity
Nen McGillian
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Washington
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Washington, D. C
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Kruger
Pretoria
Joseph H. Hertz
Joseph H. Herst
Wetwatersrand
Johannesburg
M. Quad
Seumas Macmanus
Michael MacCallen
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