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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
4
A cross country train trip slows near Bad Water as a staged hold up unfolds. Passengers gather to watch film crew at Irrigation station, but real reformers appear when masked bandits seize the mail van. A pistol fires and a scream erupts as Big Ike and his gang take hostages. The flashily dressed narrator directs panic while pretending to stage a crime.
A flashily dressed man pretends to rob a moving train but reveals it was a stunt by traveling performers to get a “moving picture.” A young woman resists, declares she has ninety dollars, and remains composed while others react. The bandit-scene ends with taunts and a bow, then the train departs.
A Martian visitor asks if any plays on Earth suit a modest young girl. The host muses that none are worth mentioning and notes that such plays do not pay today. The exchange frames a critique of contemporary theater.
A man on guard can barely save a life or guide ships alone yet an ingenious instrument becomes a vital unit in a System linking thousands of telephones. Together they form a powerful network to aid you at any moment day or night.
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