Westminster students stage ambitious five act drama
NEW WILMINGTON Pa June 6 Westminster students set a new mark in dramatic art presenting The Servant in The House by Charles Rann Kennedy in Old Main Little Theatre. The continuous action unfolds in an English vicarage troubled by drainage repairs and a threatened church rebuild with Marcellus Nesbitt and Miss Gussie Owens in notable roles.
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New Wilmington
Westminster
Charles Rann Kennedy
Little Theatre
Old Main
Department of Public Speaking
Elbert R. Moses
The Servant In The House at Westminster Club
The play centers on a vicar and his butler who is revealed to be the Bishop of Benarés. A visiting Lancashire bishop’s arrival spurs family upheaval while the serving man’s truthfulness compels the vicar to confront his life. Three standout student performers receive praise for versatile and powerful portrayals. The production, staged by the Westminster Wada Club, is deemed a triumphant, morally instructive showcase to be repeated June 7.
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India
Benares
England
Lancashire
Mary
Benarés
Leona Porter
Gussie Owens
Marcellus Nesbit
Miss Porter
Manson
Westminster
Miss Owens
Castle
Pollyanna
Theresa Johnston
W. Harper McKnight
William Smythe
McKnight
Clifford Strangeway
James Ponsonby
Rogers
Alice Petsinger
Withal
Wada Club
NORMA Drug Store Ad Promises Blood Pressure Relief
An advertisement urges readers with high blood pressure to obtain NORMA at Clutton Drug Store or any druggist and start today to reduce pressure to normal. It links dizzy spells headaches hot flashes sleeplessness and nervousness to high blood pressure and claims NORMA will quickly relieve all related ailments after one bottle.
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Clutton Drug Store
Norma
Foley Cathartic Tablets Promote Digestive Relief
Henry C. Thorne of Boston reports Foley Cathartic Tablets relieve summer indigestion noting bowel cleansing stomach sweetening and liver invigorating effects. He states the remedy causes no pain or nausea and is not habit forming a wholesome physic.
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Henry C. Thorne
Harrison Ave
Boston
Mass
Groom Fails to Attend Wedding Sends Regrets
Pittsburgh Dispatch reports the groom did not attend the wedding but sent his regrets. The exchange notes a polite farewell to the couple and guests.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
British Fire Upon Belleck on Irish Border
Fighting flares along the Irish Free State Ulster frontier with Sinn Feiners and British troops trading long range fire. Dublin reports aim to avoid clashes between Free State garrisons and British forces while anxieties rise over British and Ulster constable cooperation. Arthur Griffith to London with revised constitution and protest documents.
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Daniel O’connell
International News Service
Dublin
Irish Free State
Irish Provisional Government
Free State
Ulster
Belleck
Sinn
Today's Anniversaries list of historic events
A concise roll of notable dates and figures. 1799 Patrick Henry died in Charlotte County Virginia born May 27 1736. 1890 Napoleon issued decree naming Joseph as King of Spain and the Indies. 1832 Black Hawk attack at Apple River Fort near Galena failed. 1861 Count Cavour died in Turin born August 10 1810. 1872 Congress cut internal revenue taxes. 1890 Irish beer drinkers in Chicago boycott breweries now owned by English syndicate. 1901 Snow across central and northern North Dakota. 1906 Cunard liner Lusitania launched at Clydebank later sunk May 7 1915.
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Charlotte County
Studley
Napoleon
Joseph
Spain and the Indies
Black Hawk
Apple River Fort
Galena
Count Cavour
Italy
Turin
Congress
Chicago
North Dakota
Cunard
Clydebank
Park Trammell Seeks renomination in Florida primaries
The Day's News profiles Park Trammell as a Florida United States senator finishing his first term. A lawyer by training, he moved from clerking to Lakeland law practice, then mayor, state representative, senator, attorney general, and finally governor before entering the U.S. Senate. His renomination bid faces former Governor Gilchrist.
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Park Trammell
Florida
United States
Senator Trammell
Alabama
Tennessee
Cumberland University
Lakeland
United States Senate
Trammell
Gilchrist
Woman Recovers After Mayr Remedy Boosts Digestive Health
A woman reflecting on seven years of typhoid related digestion issues credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with rapid improvement. She reports relief from bloating and colic, enabling her to eat freely, and notes a prior recommendation by a friend. The product claims to remove intestinal catarrhal mucous and reduce inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments.
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Mayr
McKeen
Nickel Day For Children At Cascade Park June 10
Don McKibben, Cascade Park manager, plans a nickel picnic next Saturday turning over the park to Young America. Every ride except the Gorge Ride will cost five cents for children until 6 PM, drawing hundreds of youngsters to enjoy the free playground and popular attractions.
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Don McKibben
Cascade Park
New Castle
America
Cascade
British Ships Patrol Coast of Ireland
British light craft patrol the Irish coast to stop gun runners after the seizure of the American steamship Seattle Spirit off Arralee Bay, Cork dispatch reports to the London Times.
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Ireland
International News Service
London
Irish
Hindoos Favor Vessels With More Than Two Funnels
A brief note observes that Hindoos prefer sea travel on ships featuring three or more funnels, suggesting a cultural or practical preference in maritime choices.
Fire Destroys Church After Klan Initiation
Naperville Illinois June 6 Fire marshal investigates possible Ku Klux Klan links to the destruction of St Peter and Paul church after a Klansmen initiation held nearby. Pastor Rev B J Schuette reported the evidence to authorities as flames engulfed the church shortly after the Klansmen dispersed.
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International News Service
Naperville
Ill
Peter and Paul's
B. J. Schuette
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