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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
3
Fraternal contest awards prize for an advanced player piano that imitates human fingerwork. The instrument promises effortless mastery for non musicians, with foot pedals and single-handed operation, allowing any lodge member to perform at will. The description touts unprecedented control and evolving tuning for versatile play.
A lively fraternal contest in Marton see leaders and many new entries. The Mirror reports women and men from lodges like Odd Fellows, Home Guard, Modern Woodmen, and Knights of Columbus contesting with certificates, advancing subscriptions, and rising vote totals. The piece notes strong early momentum, daily updates, and the prize fund of 700 dollars, with rules on ballots, subscriptions, and tie handling.
A former Harvard leader recalls the boat race when red handkerchiefs were used as makeshift uniforms. The gesture allegedly inspired Harvard’s red color as the team improvised with bandanas to distinguish themselves.
A London story notes a theater production introducing real Jewish actors in a ghetto crowd. The audience challenges the play’s portrayal and remuneration terms, with one elder imploring for a more genuine depiction and fair treatment.
A fragmented tale follows Le Roy Remington, a young globe trotter seeking a wife as he travels vast routes from America to Europe. He meets a woman on a train between Oakland and San Francisco, dreams of world travel, and pursues her to Paris, London, and beyond, hoping to reunite with her as his journey spans continents.
The fragmentary note recalls a wedding linking Remington and Hrhle to Ran Ina New York, with a cartoonish exchange about needing food and clothes. A steamer, a meeting, and a vague pursuit thread hint at a chaotic rural or coastal scene from a New York gossip column.
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