Upon the Stair Lida Kerk Wiggins In Madame
Lida Kerk Wiggins stars in Madame as she climbs the stairs in a theatre vignette. The article notes her performance and the play's cast details at a regional venue.
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1904
Page
8
Lida Kerk Wiggins stars in Madame as she climbs the stairs in a theatre vignette. The article notes her performance and the play's cast details at a regional venue.
An unnamed narrator recalls a desert road tale about a man named Lupton in Arizona. A shifting log cabin and a mirage become symbols as Lupton rebuilds and demolishes his cabin to appease a memory of home and a distant lover.
A night on the road leads a couple to marriage and a high sturdy cabin built on firm resolutions and love. As the narrator nears the summit of the AU, the cabin vanishes, leaving a distant shining fort visible against the fading light.
A New York Sun passage argues people should value good items at home and wear them confidently. It notes a girl’s feeling of pride when using new gloves publicly and then continuing with worn ones privately, proving thrift and moral support create self assurance.
A Harlem apartment scene reveals Morse code doorbell rings to signal dinner wants. A hostess discovers the intermittent chimes are from Harry, her former telegraph coworker husband, using signals to request steak or chops.
A ghostly dream scene opens with a haunting staircase and a white robed figure, then shifts to a report from Detroit Times about William A. Gonser of Montcalm being taken to an asylum after breaking a car window while escaping. An officer corrects a mistaken first name and the conductor apologizes as the incident ends.
A fragmentary dialogue notes that a couple feel highly congenial after a playful exchange about marriage. One partner recalls silent musings on a sagic identity while discussing why he married. The text preserves a quirky conversational tone with unclear phrasing.
Detroit Free Press quotes a United States citizen explaining the eagle as the emblem of swift flight and strength, reflecting national symbols on U.S. currency. The excerpt frames the eagle as a patriotic icon tied to American identity.
A satirical, fragmentary note discusses pears and duchesses with a joke about a pear necklace and a product called Defiance Starch. It critiques egotism and social vanity, mentioning paying more for the same money and a dealer return option.
Reem Bergen of 98 Second Street Eriden Conn says she suffered years of stomach complaints She nearly miscarried and could not carry children until she used Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound After one bottle she was relieved and carried to full term Now has a healthy baby girl and says she feels a new woman.
Appeal to women to write for free medical guidance from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass. The letter promises understanding kind help and no charge and claims thousands have benefited from her advice.
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