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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1902
Page
9
Indianapolis shop displays feature attractive seaside costumes with new fabrics like mohair and brilliantine for summer swimsuits. Silk wash silk and pongee suits appear with embroidery and feather stitching, while hats, caps, and silk hose complete the beach look.
A fragment notes that ladies wear silver and gold buckles along with washable kid gloves. The gloves are favored by society folk who shun tan and freckles, reflecting fashion norms and social distinctions of the era.
The new Spanish king Alfonso XIII, only three weeks on the throne, pressingly asserts control of the army. At cadet reviews, he overrules Weyler to restore the original plan and later orders Canizares promoted. He leads parades, salutes, and ensures officers bear out his personal will, earning both military and political attention. The royal display and direct involvement impress soldiers and officials alike.
In Philadelphia Times a father recalls his seven year old son fearing the dentist chair amid a toothache. A six year old daughter offers a final remedy suggestion tying a string to the tooth and around the ear to shake the head, a comical domesticated cure.
A reflective religious verse invites trust in divine care, noting that growth occurs in rain dew night and light. It reassures believers they are loved guarded and fed by heaven and can receive their needs through prayer.
John Corbin surveys German repertory theaters and stock companies, contrasting their nationwide, overlapping productions with America’s single-city bookings. He notes frequent revivals, high variety for actors and audiences, broad public education value, and slower authorial returns, while predicting slow imitation by English-speaking America.
The article portrays Clyde Fitch as a relentless creator, juggling four plays while discussing ideas with a master dramatist. It notes his habit of dictating dialogue to capture natural speech, his constant study of successful plays, and his aim for a London breakthrough, while warning his frail health may end his output prematurely.
The London theatrical season ends with several withdrawals. The Coquelins’ London stage run on Mollere’s plays proves highly successful, Ellen Terry and Mrs. Kendal star in Beerbohm Tree’s Windsor revival, and Edith Wynne Mason leads a Morality play in New York after early fall debut. Marie Tempest heads to London then America. Oscar Asche supports Virginia Harned in Iris at the Criterion in New York. Charles Wyndham earns knighthood accolades. Maeterlinck’s Manna Vanna prompts discussion of its Pisa-set plot.
In besieged Pisa, Prinzevalle demands Monna Vanna, wife of Guido Colonna, to enter his tent by night for sparing the city. She agrees to save the people, but jealousy fractures her marriage as she exposes Prinzevalle and declines, leading to a tragic chain where love and trust collapse.
Philadelphia Times recounts a Circuit Court judge's witty reply to a political foe. While dining, the judge explains that an enemy lawyer’s contempt is unnecessary, as a widow's moonlit dog in his hometown will keep the town awake, and the moon will continue to influence events regardless.
A distressed man with a revolver approaches a lone traveler at 2 a.m. asking for aid for his large family, claiming he has nothing else in the world. Police caution and urge designating authorities to handle the situation.
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