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Newspaper

Washington Gazette

Location

Washington, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1905

Page

4

Successful Class Play Delights Peopels Hall Audience

Friday evening at Peoples Hall the senior class presented a successful play. Miss Hastings impressed as Sophia Dorsigny in a clever performance, while Lou Healy drew praise as Lord Lormenit. The cast overall received favorable comments and the athletic association netted thirty five dollars from expenses. An excellent musical program accompanied the event.

Peoples Hall Wall Missels Hastings Sophia Dorsigny Manger Lord Lormenit Lou Healy Atheletic Association

Notes of Shops and Railroads Vacation Trips

A railway dispatch lists multiple employees taking vacations from 4 to 10 days including machinists engineers firemen and foremen. Officials such as Supt Baoville Road foreman Wake and Trainmaster Owens return from trips to St Louis Flora Mitchell Caveyville and Denver and fishermen Feagans Lee report a large catch before heading to White River bed and Denver for summer visits.

Malaie Brute Murphy Weet E.R. Baoville Wood St. Louis I Engines R.G. Wake Jace George Black West A. F. Dorley Caveyville H. Q. Byer Flora Snore Tom Donahue Olgjcionsti Tia MSL Thayer Julius Feagans John Lee White River Tobe Merritt Igho Denver Calo Wil

The Grays Play Ball at Linton Tomorrow Excursion Rate

Wanted a gentleman over eighteen to join home work and collecting. Reference required. Salary 315 per week with increase after two weeks. Address American Home Supply Company 385 Wabash Ave Chicago.

Grays Adarpas Amarican Home Supply Company Wabath Ave ChicaRo

Masosic Hall Dance and Concert Planned by Char Herr

A Monday evening event at the Masosic hall features Char Herr's orchestra with a concert and dance. About fifty invitations were issued and a good crowd is expected. Selections include Miss Leonore Davis and Miss Lucretia Davis, with piano and orchestral accompaniment.

Char Herr Masosic Hall Forwich Algiers Leonore Davis la Soubrette Lucretia Davis Overtare Anc Peassat Waitzes Orchestr Ace ‘Companiment Chopin Charlea Herr

Thrilling youth tale of Alf Wallace and Dug Ricks

In a rural county memory piece, Alf Wallace recalls a mischievous night with Dug Ricks. They courted two popular local girls, rode to a ball, and a muddy barn incident left Alf humiliated as a calf bolted away, a secret kept until later.

Alveraman Orly Dug Ricks Veale Wallace Dug Alf Alt

Sunday Services and Notices From Local Churches

Church schedules list services at First M B church Presbyterian and U B church with Sunday school times and preaching hours. Additional notes mention Epworth League and Y P C U gatherings, a moral about therapeutic suggestion, and a brief health remedies anecdote.

Special excursion notices and odd quotes from Evansville trips

A misc item list announces a Sunday Evansville excursion to Owensboro and back on steamer J.8 with a Washington departure at 6 am and Evansville return at 8 15 pm priced 1.60 while another St. Louis bound May 7 trip from Washington departs 5 am and returns from St Louis at 5 40 pm. Also a Vincennes trip May 16 with 60 cents ticket and a Knights of Columbus special May 14 excursion with Washington to Evansville departures and late return. The rest includes a humorous classroom memory exchange about vowels and signatures.

Evanville Evansville Owensboo Washington St. Lom Bundsy St Louis Vincennes

Choir Plans Sunday Evening Program at ME Church

The ME church choir in the city prepares a Sunday evening program featuring a Voluntary Anthem and multiple hymn arrangements. The order includes prayers, offerings, solo numbers by Mrs. Mary Peek bulkaraja, organ solos, and choral anthems led by H. Berry with address by the pastor. A wedding anniversary note and a humorous item about a feeding bottle appear in the closing lines.

H. Berry Mt. Zion Bymn Ashford Sadeas Cornick and Organ Ray Palmer H. Barry

Banter and gossip quoted from old papers and columns

Snippets from various 19th century newspaper quips and remarks are presented as dialogue. A banquet remark about publicity is contrasted with a hostess inviting a pianist to prompt conversation. Miscellaneous witty lines reference Falstaff and self made men with brief attributions to Chicago Tribune and Brooklyn Life.

Mother Bunny Warns Johnny in Urgent Home Scene

In a tense domestic moment a mother urges Johnny Bunny to come inside as she warns of a gun woman nearby. She offers a plan to go out and return tomorrow for 90 cents to attend "the bays" ball game.

Mother Bunny Johnny Johnny Bunny

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