Comedy of Errors Delights Audience at Graham Night
Review notes Ben Greet players staged Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors with twin Antipholuses and Dromios drawing big audience laughs. The performance, adapted from Plautus, impressed with swift pace and solid acting, aided by simple scenery and notable remarks from Miss Anna Dawson and Rev. A. S. Smith.
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Graham
Lyman Twins
Tate
William S
Oyster Bay
New York
Ben Greet
Ben Greet Company
Antipholus
Bromio
Redpath Bureau
Lyceum
Plautus
Ephesus
London
San Francisco
Athens
Solinus
Aegeon
Syracuse
Eitipholus
Aemila
Dromio
Antipheluses
Angela
Pinch
Adriana
Antiphelus
Luciana
Phryne
Anna Dawson
A. S. Smith
Madame X at the Graham on Wednesday night
Amusements note the drama Madame X with Laura Frankenfield in the title role at the Graham on Wednesday evening January 29. A strong company and scenic equipment promise a powerful two continent drama with a famed courtroom scene. Tickets are on sale at McKihinney Drug Store with prices 25 and 50 cents, 75 cents and 1 dollar. boxes and loges 1.50. Curtain at 8 15.
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Madame X
Graham
Laura Frankenfield
Two Continents
McKihinney Drug Store
Crider Woman Finds Relief From Sick Headache
Mrs A R Tabor of Crider Missouri suffered a five year sick headache caused by stomach disorder. After taking two bottles of Chamberlain's Tablets she reports a cure. The medicine is advertised as especially for stomach related headaches. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy. Advt.
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Mra
A. R. Tabor
Crider
Lemmon
Chamberlain’s
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Advt
Methodist Special Meetings Started
The opening meeting of evangelistic services at the Methodist church drew a large Monday night crowd. Rev. Smith preached a stirring sermon urging members to act as Christ’s representatives and light the world. The series runs for two weeks with evening services except Saturdays led by J H Sawtell and a large chorus choirível
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Methodist Church
Christ
Smith
God
Mr. Smith
J. H. Sawtell
Burlington
Thanking Merchants For Low Light Use To Aid Service
The Iowa Gas and Electric Co thanks merchants who used minimal lighting to help keep power flowing last night. They note a partial residential outage could have shut the system down and urge customer leniency as accidents can occur at any time.
Votes for Wimmin in Kerry Drum Tale
A local narrator rails at Plunk Peters arguing against women’s voting rights. He counters that if Peters supports restricting women, men risk losing public jobs and gravy. The speaker pledges to support mothers and daughters, endorsing female suffrage as a safer political future.
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Plunk Peters
Kerry
Wimmin
Plunk
Mother
Former Iowa City Woman Dies at Sea
A note to Hon. O. A. Byington reports Mrs. W. F. Thummel formerly Edith Hepburn of Iowa City died at sea. Remains could not be sent to New York immediately, were taken to Honolulu, then back to New York for funeral on Feb. 2. The deceased was daughter of Hon. W. P. Hepburn. An advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy follows.
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Iowa City
O. A. Byington
W. F. Thummel
New York City
New York
Honolulu
Thummel
Edith Hepburn
W .P. Hepburn
Iowa
Untitled Nostalgic Quip From Silent Era Absent Showdown
A fragmentary quote depicts a speaker bragging about a chance encounter with Peters fixing a slatethe gals and noting they never had a show to date. The line evokes regional dialect and theatrical backstage intrigue.
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Peters
Expulsion Follows Drinking Incident At Ottumwa Patient
Iowa City January 28 President John G Bowman expelled the son of a prominent Ottumwa resident, a junior in the college of law, after he appeared at the junior Prom in an unbalanced state from prior drinking. The law forbids retaining a drinking man in the student body. His September 1913 case depends on total abstinence this year.
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Iowa City
John G. Bowman
University
Ottumwa
College of Law
Bowman
Iowa
Macon Sale Dates Listed for Various Buyers
Jan H A Hopping Washington .29 Geo 8S Hollinrake Washington .39 Walter Leet West Chester .31 EK L Davis Ainsworth .8 Harry McConnell Ainsworth .4 McElhinney Cherryholmes WIRTI oside cys teedkestbwiss 7 Brook Wright Washington one Wm McConnell Crawfordsville .6 Emmet Frame Ainsworth .12 John Reed Crawfordsville .14 J A Kolosick Ainsworth .7 F W Juzeler Washington .18 Robt WU Paul Ainsworth . .20
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H. A. Hopping
Washington
Hollinrake
Walter Leet
West Chester
EK. L. Davis
Ainsworth
Harry McConnell
D F Munro 15 On The Fighting Line
Washington county representative D R Munro writes from Des Moines Iowa January 25 1918 urging readers to support proposed tax and highway measures. He discusses committees Ways and Means and promises to publish future outlines for constituent consideration.
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Washington County
D. R. Munro
Munro
L.s
Des Moines
Iowa
Elder
Evening Journal
Washington
Faithless self defense in a calf theft case
Sheridan Master recalls a Michigan case where a Black defendant, previously unfamiliar with lawyers, pleads not guilty on counsel's advice but admits theft and begs mercy after a court inquiry. The anecdote highlights distrust of lawyers and a court appearance in a calf theft matter.
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Sheridan Master
Michigan House of Representatives
Richmond ‘Times
Porter Charlton Raffles Books to Fund Italian Defense
Porter Charlton, the New Yorker convicted of killing his wife in Italy, seeks funds for his defense by raffling off his personal books. The move aims to generate cash amid ongoing legal appeals.
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Porter Charlton
Italy
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Mother Love
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