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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
2
Dave Keitner operates a shoe shining parlor at the Colenso Hotel. The note praises good work quality and mentions the proprietor by name.
The piece promotes Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the quickest surest and most pleasant cure for diarrhoea. It claims two doses cure ordinary attacks and even severe cases. notes availability at Stewart's Pharmacy Cook and Sherman.
The Penn Oil and Supply Co. Ltd offers a $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of those who tampered with the connection at the oil house on the night of August Srds causing the loss of several thousand gallons of refined oil. J. S. Wilbert, Manager.
Scranton coal buyers urged to contract at once with John Shields & Son as the best source of hard coal in Scranton.
Notice asks subscribers to report any negligence by carrier boys to the office. It states the office cannot know about imperfections in service unless reports are made there.
Washington defeated Ainsworth 21 to 5 on the East Side Ball field. Vogt Shearer and Emry starred for Washington as Adams and Erdice anchored the infield for Ainsworth. Washington pitchers held the visitors to five runs while the home team improved its error record and displayed solid fielding.
A young man asked a girl how her nose became red and now regrets the question. She replies that her nose glows with satisfaction at keeping others from poking into her affairs, then she freezes him with a sharp look.
A Morning Sun poet describes a girl named Mary who dressed in the latest fad in Muscatine and was taken away by the police. The verse condemns public dressing by young girls and the perceived modesty of men in Muscatine.
The cast champions a romantic play with handsome men and brave feats. M. W. Hanley & Son backed the costly production of A Gentleman From Gascony, and its finish and spectacle meet high expectations. The Huguenot tale of Raoul de Puyendere and Gabrielle de Vriasac sparks grand scenery.
Arthur D Hall adapts Bicknell Dudley’s tale to dramatize the Huguenot era. Raoul de Puycadere enters St Germain festivities and, posing as Gascony nobility, earns favor with gypsies and Gabrielle de Versaac. He aids Henri of Navarre, supports Gabrielle, and is made governor and Benedict as the play unfolds in grand fashion under M. W. Hanley & Son.
The scene blends a romantic play based on Meknell Dudley’s novel with the marriage celebration of Henri of Navarre and Princess Marguerite. A Gascon hero, wearing borrowed clothes, defies banditti, earns royal favor, and navigates peril amid Catherine de Medicis edicts and the Reign of Terror in lavish production by M. W. Hanley & Son.
Prof. P. Gi. Holden of Ames college travels through the southern and eastern counties to study the corn crop. He aims to gather data for the St Louis fair next year and to estimate college attendance from the region. The college and the Corn Breeders association push for a strong Louisiana purchase exposition display to aid farmers against short crops.
Burlington may host the Fifty fourth regiment for a six day camp starting September 11. An urgent invitation from Burlington and Coel. Coughlin of Ottumwa prompted Adj. Gen. Byers of Des Moines to issue an order in a few days.
Readers note a fifteen percent wage increase for R. L. & P. trainmen while the railroad trims expenses to cover the cost. Muscatine and Iowa City report worsened service and delayed postal handling as train circulation shifts, harming local business. The outcome leaves workers gain, public costs rise, and towns suffer train disruption.
Karl Morgan was accidentally shot in the abdomen by Orville Wright who believed the gun unloaded. Morgan cannot live. Lillie Smith, injured in a Sunday night runaway, remains unconscious and is not expected to survive.
A merchant asks a debt collector about progress. The collector replies he has collected his half but cannot reach the merchant’s half, turning a dull debt into a humorous line about the split. This quip frames the old tale of a punitive agreement and a wary debtor.
The passage portrays an elderly German couple in Germantown facing minor financial setbacks. The wife laments and wishes to be dead while the husband stays philosophical about the situation. The dialogue includes humor about beer saloons and a sharp domestic exchange.
A young woman spoke to a telegraph operator asking for blanks, tore each into halves, and finally handed him a third note asking him to hurry. After she left, the operator read the prior two messages for his amusement: All is over I never wish to see you again and Do not write or try to see me at present. The final note asks Come at once Can you take the next train Please answer.
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes five year old Little Richard reacting with disgust to a three year old neighbor also wearing trousers. He quips they have dressed the Wilson baby before learning the child’s gender, reflecting early gender norms in a local bid.
Arthur D. Hall adapts Bicknell Dudley novel into a 1572 drama about Catherine de Medici inviting Henri of Navarre to Paris to wed Marguerite de Valois. A Gascon hero, famed for daring deeds and romance, saves Henri, wins a courtly maiden, and embodies medieval chivalry amid romantic atmosphere.
The stage adaptation of Arthur D. Tall s novel by Bicknell Dudley unfolds in France during the Huguenot era and Henri of Navarre s reign. Raoul de Puy cadere, a Gascon, woos Gabrielle de Vrissac amid medieval scenery and crowds of conspirators, guards, gypsies and students. He vows to die for his king, yet fate keeps him alive for romance.
The play blends myth with history, depicting life in France in the sixteenth century. A. D. Hall dramatized the work with managers M. W. Hanley & Son after exhaustive research to capture authentic period atmosphere for theatergoers.
A widow recalls a neighbor asking if the minister offered comfort. The reply: no, the minister said her husband was better off, highlighting the uneasy business of consoling in tragedy.
The Huaguenots tale styled A Gentleman From Gascony dramatizes a love story with Henri and Marguerite of Navarre as notable figures. Raoul de Puyeadere, a Gascon adventurer, wins Gabrielle de Vrissac, maid of honor to the queen. Managers Hanley promise a grand production with all-new medieval scenery and historically accurate, picturesque costumes.
For seven years M. W. Hanley & Son have produced romantic plays including A Secret Warrant The Corsican Brothers Monbars The Dagger and the Cross A Free Lance and various Shakespeare revivals. Now they offer A Gentleman From Gascony promising atmosphere and strong situations surpassing earlier works.
A brief dialogue between a man and a woman unfolds as he warns her he has something to tell before leaving. She questions the length, he claims it is short, and she remarks there is just enough time for it.
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