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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1909

Page

3

Lincoln as a Lawyer at Lincoln Day services

The speaker recounts Abraham Lincoln’s modest origins and self made rise from humble roots to a famed lawyer and statesman. He notes Lincoln’s honesty, study by firelight, and commitment to duty and God, quoting his famous phrases about a house divided and unity.

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Grand vaudeville bill at the Grand features Signor Gennaro and gondolier band

The program showcases Signor Gennaro with 26 Gondolier musicians in Venetian stage production and a soloist performance of A Sole Mio. Also on the bill are Tom Davis Trio in Motoring in Mid Air, Bessie Wynn, Julie Ring Co, The Two Pucks, Hallen and Hayes, Joe Cook and brother, The Great Lester, Kinodrome features, and a musical by Williams and Walker with Shipp Rogers and Cook.

Signor Gennaro America Italy New York Venice Grand Canal Doges Palace Gennaro London Coliseum New York Hippodrome Tom Davis Davies Bessie Wynn Comedienne Julie Ring & Co Pucks Hallen and Hayes Joe Cook Lester Kinodrome Beauty and the Beast

New Century Girls At Empire Theater Parade

Empire Theater presents the New Century Girls a top burlesque troupe with clever comedy catchy music and dazzling effects. The bill features two burlesques The Hotel Hampshire and Beans a sensational racetrack comedy plus vaudeville stars and a host of pretty singers.

Empire Theater Cosmis Whitch Enpire Theater

New Gabetv Ening Headliner At Newbetys Vaudeville

New Gabetv ening headlining act by Buren and Close praised as the season’s best one act playlet at the family playhouse. Frank Hall delivers witty jokes and rare musical talent. La Adela delights in toe dancing and light fantasy. Teach and Vance present a novelty slack wire act. George Peltier performs illustrated ballads. Two reels of moving pictures accompany the program.

Ening Newbety An Buren Close Family Playhouse Frank Hall la Adela Hght Teach Vance George Peltier

Park Theater Opens with Williams and Walker Comic Duo

Park Theater presents Bert Williams and Walkers a vaudeville duo for the afternoon show with Bandanna Land a three act Dixie set. Williams shines delivering pessimistic philosophy and humorous grotesque song and dance while Weather assists with lighthearted antics and quick wit.

Bert Williams Gullibie

New YMCA Offers Two New Educational Courses

The Young Men's Christian Association plans several new courses in its educational department after the new building opens. Two classes will cover commercial law and civil service, preparing students for the railway mail service. Alva J. Rucker of Indiana University and Columbia University will teach commercial law, while F. C. Hel. Gerhart, a railway mail service veteran, will lead civil service instruction.

The Young Men’s Christian Association Alva J. Rucker Indiana University Columbia University of New York F. C. Hel. Gerhart

Terrence Ryan Dies at 99 in Local Home

Terrence Ryan, 99, died Saturday at the Little Sisters of the Poor on East Vermont Street. He was the institution’s oldest resident and had two sons in Union County. His daughter Anna Ryan works as a nurse at Fletcher's sanitarium. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Terrence Ryan The Little Sisters of the Poor Vermont Street Mr.Ryan Union County Miss Anna Ryan Fletcher's, Sanitarium

Ford jury unable to reach verdict in Bloomington case

Bloomington Indiana February 8 The Ford jury reported at 9 am that it could not agree on a verdict after being sequestered since Saturday night. The panel stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal.

Bloomington Ind Ford

Whiskey: for Same Back To .one-bAlt pint

Readable fragments describe a note on whiskey pricing or labeling with unclear references to a brand, pint size, and a possible note about sarsaparilla. The text lacks coherent events, dates, or named entities to verify a full news item.

Former Fidelity Funding Chief Faces Charges Again

Patrick J. Kieran, former president of the Fidelity Funding Company of New York, returned to answer charges connected to the company’s collapse.

Patrick J. Kieran Fidelity Funding Company OF New York

Police Drift for Clues in Lake Death Case

Chicago police at Hudson avenue drag the lake near Goeth street to identify an elderly woman found slain by clothing and a purse. Inspectors recover a black coat hat green shirt waist and scarf along with glasses and cough medicine prescription from L A Horn of 442 North Clark Street. Horn to be questioned for leads.

Chicago Jan Goeth Street Hudson Avenue L. A. Horn Clark Street Horn

Refuses to Prosecute In Beer Bottle Assault Case

Lon Johnson, accused of assaulting Virgil Gott with a beer bottle last Tuesday night in Flackville, was arrested Monday by Detectives Holtz and Samuel. He was released without bond after declaring no hard feelings with Gott, who was treated in hospital for injuries from flying glass.

Lon Johnson Virgil Gott Flackville Holtz R Samuels Gott Johnson

Reverend Sam Jones Otakes a Jab at Parsonage Charity

A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls Rev Sam Jones lecturing a frugal congregation. He jokes he would sic a mean dog on the stingy givers. The minister laughs and confirms the plan matches his own intention to push generosity.

Sam Jones Sam Cleveland

Prescription Told to Cure Piles Liver Trouble and Constipation

An article quotes a well known mother nurse at a major hospital urging daily constInation prevention. It promotes a home remedy using cascacy fluid, essence cardiol, and rhubarb syrup with dosing for adults and children after meals.

The Klaw & Erlanger Theatre War In Chicago

Persistent reports claim Klaw and Erlanger face Disney style upheaval as Shubert Co. prepares to withdraw from the old system. The piece contrasts Shubert modern methods with Klaw & Erlanger tradition and notes Chicago venues facing management turmoil and dwindling audiences.

Why Cascarets Rule the Market of the Good Health Era

The piece extols Cascarets as a daily necessity for millions of Americans. It claims 220000 tablets consumed daily and over six years of mass use, with five million dollars spent building trust. It warns of imitators and counterfeiters seeking illicit gains from Cascaret success.

America Déscarets Camcaret Cascarets

Cascarets Health Ad touts safe pure vegetable cleanser

A vintage advertisement extols Cascarets as a time tested merit based product. It claims the cleanser strengthens the digestive canal and bowel muscles and protects children as a safe harmless reliable aid. The copy emphasizes natural vegetable ingredients and disease fighting benefits.

Lincoln a Good Man Strong in Religious Faith

Rev. H C Cuppinger of Edwin Ray M E church delivered a Lincoln lecture urging legislators to live by their convictions amid liquor and political pressure. He praised Lincoln as honest and principled, condemning graft and brewer influence and urging lawmakers to follow Lincolnian ethics. Evening sermon titled Lincoln the Christian featured Rev J W Allen and H C Price discussing Lincoln the Soldier and Lincoln the Lawyer and Statesman.

H. C. Cuppinger Edwin Ray M. E. Church Lincoln Clippinger Linco Congress General Assembly Crawford Fairbanks Marion County Aar H. C. Price

Bishop Quayle Addresses 2280 at YMCA Meeting on The Fighting Chance

Bishop William A. Quayle spoke to about 2,282 men at the YMCA gathering in HEnglish's Opera House Sunday. He praised Robert W. Chambers's The Fighting Chance as mercilessly criticizing rich indifference to wealth and responsibility and urged accountability for the prosperous.

Henglish Opera House Bishop Quayle Meridian Street M. E. Church Indianapolis Robert W. Chambers

The Kimona and Callers By Beatrice Fairfax

Dear Little Correspondent, a reader asks if a girl in a kimono may receive male callers without warning. The columnist argues modesty lies in conduct not dress, defending kimono wear when a caller arrives unexpectedly and insists propriety depends on character and intent.

New Cascaroyal Pill Promises Cheap Laborer Health Aid

A fragment describes Cascaroyal pills as a new scientific drug made from castor oil and other ingredients. It claims the product will free the laboring class from common ills, costs far less than minerals used by the rich, and avoids usual cathartic side effects. The pills are produced by the Thurn Products Co. of Dayton and sold in small packages.

Coming Sense Sterling Remedy Company Tburn Products Co Daytom Oe

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