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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1924)
Management Can’t Explain This Knockout •New Attraction as Baffling to Owners as Public i [You Can’t Walk. Yon Can’t Sit Down, Yon Just I>augh — Hilliard Ralls Run Up Hill—All Laws of (Gravitation Defied In Newest of Fun Creations. Mystery over and above all things is the most fascinating thing in life. .It is the extra special added thrill to the emotion of the living and is probably the most poignant pang to death. It has been a charm, a recreation and a religion for mankind in va rious forms since the earli est day. Within the past year there has been an architectural discovery which may have an important bearing on much that has been mystifying in the past. The dis covery has been capitalizing in the name of the “mysterious knock out.” This new attraction has been built in Krug Park, and is proving a veritable sensation. Just a Room, but— Imagine a large, plain room. The windows open upon a pleas ant garden scene. But as the vis itor steps inside he feels a pe culiar sensation—a force that al most irresistibly impedes his ef forts to walk across the floor. A turn of the body and the force impels the visitor forward. If he stands still his body leans at a toppling angle and as he walks be sways in parabolic, curves. In his bewilderment he has an inordinant desire to laugh and all about him are others pulling and pushing and leaning and laughing, trying to walk and trying not to walk, sit ting down and trying to get up. Be it some awesome mysterious thing of that mystic region which lies above, below or beyond the Actual, nevertheless everybody laughs because there are so many funny things happening before their very eyes. Balls Roll Uphill. A billiard ball placed in the groove of a trough rolls to the ceiling or rolls down, depending upon whatever motivates a billiard ball to roll in any direction up or down. A broom inclined towards the floor rises to a standing posi tion when released. Shades of Cagliostro, Anna Eva Fay, Hondirti and the Zanczigs. Never did they do these things. Over, above and beyond the un canny manifestations of this strange power in harness is the physical sensibility of its force. It is a sensation surpassing com prehension. And what is pro profoundly more interesting is that the builders working at Krug Park are completely at a loss to under stand the mystery of the sensa tion. What do park people do in the winter? Some travel, some work with theaters which run in the winter only—some find similar work in the south. ij BensonTire ;| I!t — Service-- ij | J » j W. A. Sfturtz 1 i! = J! i! Road Service j; All the Time *! i! WA. 1662 j; ,_ i! i ■ Vulcanizing jj Tires and Tubes j; i i 1141 Military At*. j i J I Big Dipper Most Popular of Park’s Many Rides Few persons realize the t thought and effort that is put into the designing of structures in j undulating lines and sinuous routes and have climatic thrills. Probably the greatest of these , devices is the roller coaster, or big dipper, a thing of curves and dips and banks and turns that de lights half of Omaha on holiday i bent. One of the greatest roller coasf i ers in the country is to be found at Krug Park. Over every inch of the mile track there's a spine shiver for the riders. Sixteen dips, ranging from 25 to 75 feet, with a thrill at the top, the bottom and the inclinf, sends the patrons away with a tingle in their veins. One ride isn’t enough for this greatest of amusement rides. The kiddies and grown folks ride end ride and ride. ATHLETIC FIELD NEW FEATURE For the accommodation of or ganizations which have baseball games and athletic contests in conjunction with their picnics, Krug park has established a regu lation baseball diamond and ath letic field in the new auto park ing space jyst east of the park. Model City Teems W ith Life It took the inventor, Alvin Frank, 20 years to complete the Model City, which is an estab lished attraction and which never loses its fascination to park pa trons. They marvel that human brains and hands could build such an intricate masterpiece of engi neering, carpentry and artistry. Alvin Frank made it a reproduc tion of his own home town with a great fidelity to detail. The Model City teems with life. Steamboats move up and down the river with whistles blowing. Trains, street cars and automo biles burry about. Factories and sawmills operate. The Model City is a marvel of mechanical construction, elec trically driven and lighted. Monkey Hotel Houses 20 New Occupants Twenty new occupants have just arrived to take possession of Krug Park's monkey hotel. From the world famous zoological gar dens of Carl Hagenbuck, Gergen. Germany, these jolly little mon keys have arrived and are ready and waiting for "Skinny and the gang” to feed them peanuts. a1'1 Concert Pianist Heads Orchestra Frank W. Hodek, pianist-con ductor of the famous 12-piece symphony orchestra that bears his name, is by no means a new star in the musical firmament, although his orchestra only recently sprang into prominence as the leading dance aggregation in the west. Hodek is well known as a eon cert pianist, and as a director of musical comedies, choral and light operas as well as orchestral organi zations. His first trip was as director of ‘Mikado.” Born in Baltimore, Md., his early musical training was under Howard Thatcher of t h e Peabody Conservatory of Music. After two years prelimi nary training he entered the con servatory proper from which he was graduated with highest honors. Two more years of post-graduate work under such renowned musi cians as Ernest Hutchison and Howard Randolph prepared him for his concert work and study un der Professor Hermann of Prague conservatory, Bohemia. Mr. Hodek’s ambition has been realized in his present organization of artists. Every man is an artist and furthermore is studying for 1 the concert field. ! ■ III Jantzen Bathing Suits All-wool suits, knitted to fit perfectly. Ac complished swimmers wear the Jantzen because it gives perfectly with every move ment, yet springs instantly back into place. Black, navy, Copenhagen, red, tobacco, orange, purple and green, plain or striped. Caps and hose knitted to match. Children’s sizes, $2.95 and $4.50 Cadet sizes, $5.75 Women’s sizes, $7.50 -" The Best Place to Shop, After All ” rPark Is Mecca ! / for Picnickers * Schools and Fraternal Or ganizations Make Dates for Omaha Amusement Place. | . i Krug park is becoming the Mecca for picnickers within a 75-mile radius of Omaha. Although the picnic season still is in its infancy, more than 100 industrial and fraternal organiza tions, Sunday schools, grade schools, rural schools and high schools have applied for reserva tions. When the season for outings is further advanced, the park will be the scene of several large picnics each day in addition to the pri vate ones. A large space is appropriated for the use of picnickers, and the grounds are equipped with out door kitchens, which boast gas ranges, cooking utensils and other paraphernalia designed for such occasions. The park also has established a supply depot and furnishes lunches, or any commodity for a lunch, at wholesale cost. gUBoapefla. l«.«..«•.~-^.1r ,t || $1 or More Per Week r Buys a VICTOR I Brunswick | KIMBALL | EDISON S PATHE I or 5$ COLUMBIA t Your Favorite Make Is Here ft Some Used—Others New at V* Price jj BUY A BEAUTIFUL NEW 1 ^ Baby Grand j I *1 ’ll ’Jlj 11 i! $565 $595 $695 | * y Small in »iu bat Special low price Don't fail to see wonderful in for this week—a this Grand if you fj* |L tone. musical gem. are a musician. j|t | Several Bargains in Used Grand Pianos il lew aid Used Ipright Piiior and J Player Pints , —1 ! Many styles and prices to select from— a j Used Pianos . ..$87.50 Up | ; New Pianos..$285.00 Up | __ Jj J Two $350 Rebuilt Thro* $300 Rebuilt ! Two $375 Rebuilt -{j | Piano., Fine Shape, Piano* on Sal*— J Piaa**, Vary Fla*. IMS, $9$ 118,134,138! 1172, 1271 | ! - " M | Convenient Term* j 31.Jogpe din. I I XS13 "15 ~ Poiifll—4| i