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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1903
Page
16
Marguerita Sylva stars as Bertha in The Strollers with a lively comedy tone and tuneful music. The show, previously a crowd pleaser, promises strong performances from George C Boniface and a capable cast. Nixon & Rimmerman back the presentation ensuring a solid production for patrons.
Henrys Minstrel sensation promises a refined show to open Monday March 23 in New York City. The act is billed as high grade and is noted by the press for its quality and novelty.
Edward Crowley arrives back in town after four months with his brother Walter Crowley in Santiago Cal He spent Sunday in Salt Lake City attending services at the Mormon temple He traveled west to dodge severe winter weather and says he feels better than in years and his stay was very pleasant.
Samuel Lee alias Sam Johnson was arraigned before Justice Barber on a change of venue from Mayor Stebbins court for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He pleaded not guilty, was fined ten dollars or five days in jail, and chose jail. Mrs. Clymer Oldrest departed from Mrs. M. O. Coldren’s on South Clinton Street to Bruscatise.
A vivid notice praises Billy Clarke of Hi Henry's show as a prize winner who eclipses rival comics Corrigan Dove and Probst. It lauds the Revreatta Troupe Acrobats and the Lazy Brothers for extraordinary acts, calling Hi Henry's company the premier ministry line of the season.
Miss Sheppard will open her millinery parlor at 212 South Clinton Street on March 25 offering a display of pattern hats and new spring novelties with experienced staff to give careful attention. Easter orders welcomed.
The appeal bond for Sarah Ellen Gallaugher was filed with court officials this noon. The amount is $35000, with James Collister acting as surety. Also notes a for sale item of 1,300 fence posts priced at 1e each.
Brief notes report a lecture tonight at the A M E church by Mr J B Brown. Bu Edwards visited from Chicago to Wil iamsburg, then attended a Kalona horse sale on the day. Mrs C F Dayton hosted fourth ward teachers last Tuesday for her daughter Jean Sleven’s ninth birthday with light refreshments.
An old advertisement offers Hall's Catarrrh Cure at 75 cents per bottle with testimonial endorsements from druggists in Toledo. It claims internal use affecting blood and mucous surfaces, and promotes Hall's Seed Pills as best.
Larry O Brien breaks the sad news to Mrs McCarthy that her husband Denny has died at sea. He counsels that time heals grief and recalls her first husband's loss before noting Denny’s death occurred nearly five months ago.
Spain hosts about ten million migratory sheep that travel up to 200 miles from plains to mountains each year. Known as transhumantes, their routes and grazing rights date to the fourteenth century and require a shared road allowance on private land. Flocks move with herdsmen, pack mules, and guard dogs, totaling fourteen weeks of annual migration.
An extract from Parry’s Parliaments and Councils of England describes bribery in 1571. Thomas Long admits a bribe confession from the mayor of Westbury and another official to secure his election. They must repay the sum and the corporation and inhabitants face a fine for the scandalous attempt.
A discussion of unusual worms in New Zealand Australia and Pacific islands notes their eerie heads and historic threats to humans. Separate brief notice from a Paria street car office warns patrons not to leave money or valuables at depots overnight, urging vigilance and prudence.
A fragmentary column cites lines about Abraham entertaining angels and a classroom discussion on the word unaware. It notes a child’s prompt question and a girl’s reply, and mentions poems by Wruyter and Naggsby with a line about weather than a bird.
Husband accuses wife of ruling the marriage as if unimportant while she defends obedience as heaven's first law in a brisk exchange quoted from New York Weekly.
A reflection on a person choosing to aid others through small, careful acts, suggesting that the honest wish to help can refine character even when the effort seems modest. The piece frames self-improvement as a byproduct of compassionate service.
At a dinner with Recorder Hewitt and Senator Evarts a clipping claimed a speech contained a long sentence. Hewitt retorted that newspapers credited Evarts with a sentence intended to last the prisoner's life, prompting laughter before the joke turned on the clipping.
A reporter tries to uncover the real facts from a man who will not disclose them. The paper publishes what it has, and readers see the distortion when the public checks. The question arises who deserves blame the reporter or the arrogant man who refused aid.
The Lonidon Spectator notes that except for the squirrel most animals fail to build shelter to keep rain out. Monkeys suffer in wet conditions and might build shelters if they had the sense. Kipling recalls primates crouching in rain as miserable, while the orangutan sometimes uses a small platform and pandanus leaves to stay dry.
The piece notes that Burmans spend money quickly after earning it, lack ambition for wealth, and have no aristocracy or large landowners. Lepers are the only beggars seen, and when wealthy a Burman may build pagodas or a zayat or host a theatrical performance.
The text discusses fog causing deposition of sulfur organic bases and other injurious particles that were previously suspended in the atmosphere. It references Lopes and a medical journal drawing conclusions about compensating advantages and atmospheric ports.
A fragmentary transcript quotes a comic exchange about poets and wages. The dialogue spoofs a struggling poet’s wife and a judge, with jest about pay per word and a joke on rhyming scrofulous. The source mixes Chicago Tribune and Chicago News snippets in a playful, clipped voice.
Oldboy asks about Brown and his daughter. Smithly says she married him after a long absence and did not jilt him.
A Spanish proverb notes practical piety advising one prayer before sea, two before travel, and three before marriage, reflecting cautious faith in life milestones.
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