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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
11
A vintage ad urges Christmas sav ing as time passes and savings grow with Indiana Trust Co. It highlights starting a savings account, using holiday money as seed, and recalls the 1908 holiday season. The ad notes capital and surplus figures for the bank, branding it as a home for savings.
General Ordinance No 102 1908 sets strict standards for concrete blocks and massive concrete used in Indianapolis buildings. It specifies mix ratios, block aging, wall thickness, header courses, piers, lintels, and testing, with penalties of 10 to 100 dollars per offense and a two week public notice period.
Medical note argues pepsin works only in acid, alkalinity defeats it, and intestinal fermentation must be halted. Recommends a neutralizing mix with sodium phosphate and baking soda, to be taken before meals, to calm fermentation and prepare the intestines for chyme.
Dr. Marcus A. Kadien a Harlem physician died of overwork at his home on 330 West 145th Street The widow says his devotion to duty kept him answering calls day and night causing a heavy cold grippe and pneumonia epidemic among his patients He refused rest saying they know me and a stranger would not help them
An old holiday advertisement promotes CASCARETS as the best medicine for children during Christmas celebrations. It urges ensuring comfort and good health for the family by giving a caret at bedtime amid festive overindulgence. The text reflects vintage marketing language and aims to reassure parents.
Grand Lilian Seville and Robert Sinclair present a lively program with eccentric dance routines bright dialogue and original songs. A Duncan the ventriloquist known for fresh acts appeals to all ages. The Melnette Twins and Clay Smith perform artistic musical comedy with Coral and Pearl as charming twins and Smith providing dancing and comic counterpoint.
Park Theater offers two hours and forty minutes of musical comedy packed with song, fast dialogue, and a polished company. A strong chorus and beauty show are highlighted by clever actors, aiming for another citywide triumph in entertaining spellbinding fashion.
The Park Theater presents S H Dudley and a large group of dark complexioned performers in a fresh witty musical comedy with a special Christmas matinee. Graustark tour by George Barr McCutcheon comes to the Park Monday under A G Delamater who touts this season’s production as equal to any past attraction.
Forepaugh Stock company premieres Old Heidelberg at the Majestic as the New Year attraction after a Christmas day matinee is skipped. The play, Mansfield’s original American version, portrays a young prince torn between youth and court duties amid university life at Heidelberg.
A Forepaugh production features romance and comedy with German folk songs sung in the mother tongue. George A appears as Prince Kar Miss and Kathie charms as the female lead with Detlev played by Dr Juttner nold. A New Year’s Eve holiday matinee is slated alongside the usual afternoon shows.
Empire Theater features O'Malley and Golden with the Kentucky Belles delivering a different act. O'Malley employs eccentric contortions to elicit applause while the troupe becomes a big hit with patrons. The show remains clean and entertaining from start to finish with original songs and well rendered operatic bits.
Fluffy Ruffles by Charles Frohman stars Miss Hattie Williams in a musical melange at the Illinois theater Chicago for two weeks starting Sunday December 27. A 70 strong company including William Norris Fort Leslie Jack Gardner John Bunny Marlon Abbott Nellie Butler Josephine Drake Marie Annis Mattie O’Brien Violet Hemming performs with music by W T Francis and lyrics by Walter Irwin. Matinees Wednesday Saturday plus New Year’s Day special.
Milton Indiana December 24 The Dodd ridge Decorating company factory machines have arrived and are being installed The engine has been tested and the whistle blown The firm will manufacture grave linings and other decorative draperies for lodges
In a Washington Star excerpt, Mr Meekton asserts belief in telepathy. He says his wife sometimes knows what he will think before he has decided. The exchange centers on whether such psychic connection exists.
A mysterious phone call led to the arrest of William T. Bruce former department store superintendent and widow C. Bradace as they arrived from a Northern Pacific train in Seattle Washington Bruce resigned with no explanation and had drawn 9000 dollars from a bank. He dined with his wife and four children before leaving abruptly.
Nathan Meyer of the Pioneer Hat factory in Wabash expects a rush of orders after the holidays. He believes spring sales will be much larger as the factory, one of the city’s big employers, continues to pay good wages.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal presents a quirky exchange about how apples and peaches find their way into unlikely settings. The awkard joke highlights playful wordplay and regional newspaper tone.
City of Indianapolis Board of Public Works on December 21 188 approved assessment roles for the Vigo Street sewer project from Shelby Street to State Avenue with branches along Naomi Olive Lockwood and Vigo streets. The brick or concrete sewer will be 3 feet 6 inches to 24 inches and funded by local costs and city benefits as determined by law.
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