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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
3
An ad proclaims the New Cas Grocery offers not the cheapest groceries but the best of goods at down prices. It invites new customers to try the store and judge for themselves, stressing value and quality.
The text shows garbled lines about lines of leadership and a figure predicting future changes. It references a crowd, vague names, and a sense of political tension. The passage is unreadable in places but preserves a tense exchange about direction and control.
The piece recalls Stuart Robson and Sol Smith Russell and previews a 1900s stage season. It highlights Viola Alten as a leading star in next year’s drama and notes supporting turns by Mary E. Rockwell and Mabel Taliaferro in adaptations of Van Hibber stories.
Report describes the Oberammergau Passion Play facing disruption due to Paris exposition and war. It notes upgraded theatre, open sky stage, and possible record attendance as villagers endure devastation from German disasters while planning decennial performances.
OCR fragment lists several character names and themes without clear context. Main figures include Gaus Anica Lane, Jales, Mary Mzz- Sulem, Berske Wolf, and Martha Masta, with references to very musical forms and stage roles. The readable portion suggests a program of pieces and performers this year.
Paderewski leaves for Europe taking $260000 in American cash amid tensions over wealth and family as the voyage departs from the shores.
The text fragment describes a frail man blamed for a case of sickness or ailments. It mentions rabies indicators and deprecating observations about his thin worn state, set against unspecified circumstances.
Edna May, star of Belle of New York, told London reporters she plans to pursue higher success as a prima donna not in grand opera, but soon. She expects lengthy study, noting she is 53 next birthday and earns £300 a week, with no definite plans beyond devoting more time to study.
The article notes Otis Skinner in St Louis last season as the subject of a life mask experiment led by an unnamed wishful St Louis experimenter. It hints at uncanny experiences and a notable facial casting related to the actor’s visage.
A sprawling theater and music page chronicles Paderewski amid crowds and private car rides, noting his calm travel with few mishaps. It surveys London stage gossip, tours, and upcoming productions with stars like Langtry, Marie Tempest, and Barrymore, detailing engagements, premieres, and actor-manager moves across Europe and the United States.
The report describes an inmate case where communication outside the cell was limited to a few methods. A failed attempt using straps to hold an oxygen tube led to a brief recovery moment before the mechanism was corrected. The episode influenced the design of a Teller bead cow used in advertising.
In Boston a November repertory tour will feature Reeves’ Comedy David ee Tom Pinch The Professors Love Story and two new German Shaw works You Can Never Tet plus slower pace shows. Rumors say Julia Marlowe may wed manager Charles Tilghman and Miss Marlowe’s future husband is under discussion.
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