Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1901 — Promises Profusely, Performs Parsimoniously. [ARTICLE]

Promises Profusely, Performs Parsimoniously.

The four P or some other multiplicity of P’s, medicine company, that has been occupying the opera bouse for tb© past week, closed their season Mon. night and loft for Monon Tuesday. The big Dr. P. is a very clever gentleman personally and has a manner of talking money out of a crowd when f\iey don’t know they are in danger of spending it. The performances were quite olever; several of the aots being of speoial merit, and the medicine selling composed a very small part of the businses. Each night the Dr. made provision for, some big extra give-away/ the followingmight and he is such a pleasing promiser and frequent and specious apologizer that very little disappointment resulted at the conditions appended to the fulfilment of his promises, The diamond ring Saturday night went to Miss Dollie Hempbill, as the prettiest girl in the audience. One oent was required for each vote oast, and the various candidates received a total of about 1800 votes at a cost of about SIB.OO. The ring, the doctor stated, was worth about $12.50. All in all the show was quite an attraction and added to the Barnum idea that “the American people like to be - humbugged.”