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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1904
Page
14
A critical feature on William H Thompson and the backlash against self made stars in theater. Comments highlight factory origins, star worship, and the strain of keeping stagecraft honest amid public pressure.
A dubious testimonial claims Dr Miles Heart Cure relieves heart disease and palpitations. The letter asserts dramatic recovery after using bottles over a year, citing improved health and disappearance of severe symptoms, while noting doctors previously warned of overactive heart action.
The interview with actor Thompson reveals his wish to start a scene early in a production rather than become a star. He discusses actors’ health, discipline, and the drive to touch audiences, recalling Muldoon’s rehab and the endurance required for performance.
A Texas girl describes pianist Malek at a Fort Worth event, pulling a chocolate from a piano’s lock box and recounting the performance as she held it between her numb and forefinger. The Fort Worth Telegraph notes the scene amid the concert coverage.
A testimonial style notice warns mothers of growing girls about dangers during adolescence and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure. The story centers on Mrs. E Young of Ithaca New York who recovered after doctors failed to help her, claiming the pills cured anaemia and various nervous and muscular ailments. The ad lists numerous conditions claimed to be treated and notes availability from druggists or direct mail order from Schenectady New York.
A fragmented discourse on piano mastery praising mental control over muscle, the piano as the supreme instrument, and the impact of practice on tone. It stresses thinking the desired note, pedal use, and imagined precision, naming Malek and comparing instruments to trains and voices.
The Guy Stock company opens a four night engagement at Crawford with Slaves of Russia and My Jim with a 22 member troupe, advertising high class scenery and properties. The Original Five Dollars vaudeville act and The Silver Supper musical comedy promise broad entertainment. Julius Cahn presents W H Turner in David Harum at Crawford and other acts including Mary of Magdala and Jerusalem drama with noted performers.
Theatre industry notes in London and New York outline William Fay and Maude Adams linked to a revival of The Cherry Girl with Charles Frohman handling American rights. Reports mention delays, legal battles over wills, and ongoing productions across major cities with plans for Australian tours by Andre Mack and an American company.
A brief, conventional account traces basketball to 1891 in Springfield Massachusetts. James Naismith, a YMCA instructor, devised the indoor game to fit a fixed number of players, adaptable to both sexes, quickly gaining status as a favorite pastime in the United States.
A fragment reports Drifts curing rheumatism in multiple patients. Names referenced include Judge Harriman Ann Therenree H C Van Valkenburg Providence and T C Pendleton Jackson Michigan, with claims of relief after weeks and years of suffering.
An advertisement promises to cure hundreds of rheumatism cases by a method stimulating foot pores. Readers are urged to send their name to receive a prepaid sample and a colored illustrated booklet. If satisfied, a dollar is requested. otherwise no charge.
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