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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1908

Page

11

Belasco Family Rival Emerges In American Horsewoman Title

Actress Charlotte Walker, from the Belasco troupe, enters competition for premier horsewoman honors. She trains with Miss Bates and brings a strong saddle record from a Texas estate known for thoroughbred Kentucky horses and hardy ponies. The War Rens of Virginia is her next Majestic stage appearance.

Charlotte Walker Majestic Theater the Warrens of Virginia Miss Bates Miss Walker Walker Texas

Empire Theater Violin Genee Title For Viola Napp At Empire

Empire Theater presents Viola Napp dubbed Genee of America, a dainty toe dancer in Dave Marion's Dreamland S Bur lesquers group. Though under 20, she is praised as a rising talent after studying with Europe’s top teachers and returning from England last season.

Genee of America Viola Napp Dave Marion Napp Europe England

The Football Boys in Professor Napoleon

A campus musical extravaganza at Sagehurst college features football themed scenes with 36 actors and singers. Professor Napoleon stars as the college leader while the football boys perform a pantomime game and a topical victory song. Box office opens Thursday at 9 am with high demand for tickets.

Professor Napoleon Sagehurst College Napoleon English

Park Theater Presents At the Sound of the Gong and Wine Woman and Song

A vaudeville sketch features Walter McNutt in disguise as Terry McNutt guiding a dramatic fight plot with a clever gullible heroine and Skeeter the trainer while Horace Parker undergoes reform in a moral drama. The Park theater showcases At the Sound of the Gong Thursday to Saturday. Bonita stars in Wine Woman and Song starting December 7 with a strong supporting cast and lively musical comedy.

Skeeter Terry McNut Walter Terry Walter McNutt Dought Ceved Terry McNutt Slim Moe Bonita Park Theater

Whiskey for lame back cures touted by doctors

An old medical note promotes whiskey as a nearly infallible remedy for lame back and rheumatism when mixed with specific ingredients. The formula calls for half a pint of whiskey, one ounce Toris compound, and one ounce syrup Sarsaparilla compound, taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night.

Warre ns of Virginia at Majestic on Blanche Bates show

Blanche Bates stars in a Majestic Theatre engagement billing as among the era’s finest equestriennes. The notice highlights her skill and a farmhouse setting near Ossinning as part of the production’s backdrop.

Majestic Theater Warrens OF Virginia Blanche Bates Near - Ossinning

New Gabety Jubilee Singing Contest At New Gayety

The Jubilee singing contest is tonight's special feature at the New Gayety Theatre following the second show. It promises to be popular as part of the amateur night offerings. The Ingrate, a feature talking picture, is described as among the most thrilling seen on screen.

New Gayety Theater

Discovered He Cannot Rewed Wife Under Illinois Law

Charles Fricke of East St Louis and his former wife, after three years apart, cannot remarry in Illinois due to a one year prohibition after divorce. They may seek marriage in another state. The ex-wife has remarried and been divorced again, with a second decree issued a month prior.

ST. Louis, Mo Charles Fricke East St. Louis Illinois Fricke Eugene Hennessy Tecklenberg Belleville Fifteenth Street Kansas Avenue

The Road to Success by John D. Rockefeller

Rockefeller advises young men to seek broad, ethical success by finding a role where they can be most effective for the common good. He emphasizes fitting into work to advance general interests rather than pursuing gain by unfair means.

John D. Rockefeller

Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments

The ad claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures weak nervous overworked women and lists its ingredients on the bottle wrapper. It asserts the remedy contains no alcohol or habit forming drugs and is preferable to secret nostrums, printed in plain English for scrutiny. The message positions it as a time proven, known composition from the World's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, NY.

Dr. Pierce World’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo, N. Y J. W. Haines Glenn Building Cincinnati Ohio

Cocktails and love letters in Irwins divorce case

In New York on December 3 witnesses testified to cocktails and love letters in the divorce suit of Edward Irwin against Jeannette T. Hardy Irwin. Nurse Mary Ryan described letters to John C. Gray, known as Jack, and a private detective tracked Mrs Irwin to Staten Island meetings with Gray at the Atlantic Inn.

New York Edward Irwin Jeannette T. Hardy Loss Kneeland Martin W. Littleton Gray Cedarhurst S. 1 Samuel Silvers Imperial Hotel Jersey City Irwin Silvers Staten Island Atlantic Inn

The American Hen Comment on Egg Prices and Policy

The piece notes tariff reform as important but highlights eggs rising to 50 to 60 cents a dozen as a real impact on consumers. It questions causes from market speculation to political reactions and wonders if election outcomes have driven costs, in a satirical tone.

Harper's Weekly

Kuropatkin Attacks Officers Over Russia’s War Defeat

General Kuropatkin writes in Christmas McClure's that Russia’s defeat by Japan stems from the army’s leadership failures. He cites lack of initiative, poor attack leadership, and disharmony among large units, noting officers preferring neighbors start attacks and avoiding bold frontline moves.

Kuropatkin Russia Japan

Grayson Attacks House Of Rommens In Surprising Charge

Mr Victor Grayson alleges the House of Rommens hide emptiness behind their appearances. He claims members wear large white shirts to conceal what lies behind their foreheads in a provocative accusation reported by the Westminster Gazette.

Victor Grayson House of Rommens Westminster Gazette

Advertising Pays Even When It Delights A Joke

In a Kansas City Journal quip a man boasts that TL helped secure his wife through advertising. The other speaker answers with a cautious line about admitting advertising brings results, reflecting a wry view of advertising’s efficacy.

Kansas City Journal

All the world's a stage cue leads to hasty exit

A satlow youth quotes the line all the world's a stage and acknowledges a cue from a girl who notes the last curtain falls at 11. He then makes a quick exit.

Lazy son learns work by circus routine

A cottage and its mistress boast the son has turned legit, while a passerby jokes that he only works by visiting the circus twice daily to put his head in the lion's mouth and have the rest of his time to himself. The tale, attributed to Youth's Companion, casts satire on appearances and effort.

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