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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1907
Page
5
Audiences hear the Salome scene's suggestive dance as Jokanaan's head is shown, prompting Herod’s troubles. Morton hurries to locate Miss Dalzelle after a theater confrontation, seeking reconciliation with his divorced wife. The boy’s cheerful bath scene closes the report.
Special to The Sun reports the Met production of Salome by Strauss above criticism for decadence. Wilde's story, sung in German, features Jokanaan jailed in a cistern, Salome entangling him, and the infamous dance leading to Jokanaan's decapitation. Olive Fremstad sings Salome with Burman, Van Rooy, Dippel, and Jacoby in the cast.
The music drama Salome by Richard Strauss, from Dresden, adapts Oscar Wilde's weird story. The French origin and German libretto closely follow Wilde. The plot centers on Herod's stepsister, the Dance of the Seven Veils, Jokanaan's head, and a climactic imagined kiss on a severed head, all set to music.
Maurice Morton the dramatic editor of the Times consoles a boy in the theater box after the boy pleads for his mother Herminie Dalzelle to be written about. Herminie falters on stage, then recovers as the boy upstairs joins in singing, leaving Morton moved and silent.
An article extols stomach strength as the source of bodily power and health. It argues that digestion governs nutrition, and that malnutrition or dyspepsia weakens every organ. Personal anecdotes praise Dr. Pierce’s remedies and urge sending for medical advice.
A newspaper note details Gretchen era frocks with guimp gowns. It describes a skeleton dress with a plain organdy yoke that can convert from morning wear to luncheon dress using a rich fabric. A model features French lace at the yoke and underarms, with all over lace and elaborate sleeves of Bruges edge over white chiffon, tied by black velvet ribbons at the elbow.
Frederick C. Stevens, state official, bank president and millionaire, is the financial backer of William J. Oliver who won the Panama canal contract. The project costs are estimated at 140 million dollars with Stevens overseeing New York public works funding of over 240 million across New York and the Panama venture. The president's endorsement backs Stevens’ role in honest, economical canal administration.
In a backward telling the article reveals Mrs Jack’s life ending in happiness with second husband James Coates after trials with money lenders and Bloomingdale asylum. It notes London wedding after NY trial, a dissident family abroad, and a claimed 1597 return to New York with a large estate amid rumors of Italy conduct.
A fragmentary tale traces Mrs Jack Wilmerding's tumultuous life from lavish social circles to estranged marriage with Wilmerding on Staten Island. It notes her Wilmerding lifestyle, a stint in Capri with her father, and a climactic ice cream toss at Delmonica's. The narrative touts her as a Vanderbilt descendant with a Civil War service link.
The letter argues against capital punishment, noting Jesus did not endorse it and citing Moses, Cain, and slavery as misreadings. It urges living by the Spirit of Christ rather than literal law, condemning hate as moral murder and appealing for compassion within the church. Indianapolis correspondent BR. H. Van Breemen.
The column offers methods to remove sewing machine oil stains with cold water, ammonia, and white soap. It suggests melting alum for mending hard substances and applying hot. It advises using a whisk broom to sprinkle clothes while ironing and olive oil to soften hands. A wormwood poultice in sweet milk is claimed to relieve sore throat within eight hours.
A string of pasted quips and witticisms follows a Chicago style humor tone. The snippets touch on topics from fruit for breakfast to railroad fortunes and theater digs. Notable lines reference E H Harriman, Kaiser skat, and a baker father in a light sketch.
Katherine Leckrie paints the Thaw courtroom as a funeral scene with grieving women in black, the district attorney and Jerome shaping ritual questions, and Harry Thaw intensely alert. The piece frames the trial as a spectacle of deathly mood and stark emotional display in New York.
Dr. Anita McGee advocates restoring the army canteen arguing it supports soldiers' needs. She notes Japanese troops reportedly rely on native rice liquor called sake as part of their rations and believes the canteen is essential for American soldiers.
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