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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
7
The piece describes John Drew and his daughter Louise Drew seen as devoted companions, sparking talk that they resemble lovers though they are father and daughter. It notes their close daily routines, promenades, and mutual admiration as they work with his dragoons unit. Also preview of Grand vaudeville bill featuring Fannie Rice and a lineup of acts.
Nellie Hanley leads the company in a new Empire entertainment next week with A gay time at the capital. James Lowry stars as leading comedian and a 20 strong chorus performs with Mount Mason and Dan Mason sharing title roles. Ruff links and comic capers follow a German double act plot with mistaken brothers and wives, amplified by new costumes and capital illumination.
At the Park a week of fun begins with the comedy Papa's Baby a brisk melange of music and vaudeville. The cast includes Watson Hutchings Edwards Nichols sisters Ro land Cebest sisters Harty Girard Uart Watson Wilson Kerr and features the Nichols sisters as a premier blackface team and Harry Watson in German comedy.
The attention centers on John Drew and his daughter Louise Drew in his theater company. In Cleveland a scene at a hotel showed Miss Drew descending by elevator, glancing about with a plaintive look. A man then approached, heightening chatter among theater gossip.
Miss Johnstone Bennett discusses her stage persona, admitting she wore waistcoats Alpine outfits and one button gloves to appear mannish. She recalls fearing veils and the harsh look of makeup, declaring she is glad to have avoided the veil and its "ugly dots" on the face.
Secretary Gray of the Chicago Forward movement proposes Christian vaudeville to reform Sunday leisure in a half mile area with 45 000 people in theaters and amusements. The plan aims to establish vaudeville houses where continuous entertainment could be provided by Christian artists.
A New York paper calls William Collier's On the Quiet the swiftest rattling snappiest farce yet, noting Collier's claim to material and Mr. Thomas's refusal to write again after returning a 41000 fee. Collier rose from a Daly theater call boy to mimic managers Ada Rehan and others, now finding a new role as a politely confident young man in light theater.
The dairy farm and The James boys in Missouri will headline attractions the week after next. A poor relation begins early in March and Eight bells will follow soon afterward.
An assortment of local business blurbs lists Merchants' Lunch at 25c at Union Station Restaurant and Gray Brayton doctors relocating to Newton Claypool Building rooms 330-329. It also mentions Loose Leaf Price Book Covers, Burford in Indianapolis, and Dr George A Ligier moving third floor room 547. Merz and Ribble provide automobile storage and electric construction services at 124 Bird.
Advertisement for Wilhite and Holloway offering photograms at 237 North Penn Street, one square north of the Denison hotel, promising customer satisfaction with their pictures.
A high grade oc cigar sale is advertised at fi class drug stores. C W Krierate and Kriel Distribu are listed in association with the promotion.
Receives patients from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bretzman Photograph Studio 1428 Illinois Street Indiana Dental College at S W corner Delaware and Ohio for all kinds of dental work including care for babies.
Local business notice indicates Indianapolis Barber Supply Co. has relocated from Circle to 37 IE Ohri Street. The move presumes continued operation of toilet articles razors scissors and related grooming supplies with continuous loose leaf ledgers and self locking extension back.
Politicians claim a county ring controls auditor treasurer and assessor offices to boost Fred K Shepard. Clerks name Martin Meyer as a treasurer office candidate accused of aiding the ring. Meyer denies it. Several Marion county candidates mingle at Perkins sale as a ring alliance promises mutual wins and control of precinct votes.
A historic reprint details John Morgan’s Corydon raid with boasts of losses, siege, and pillage. It covers Brandenburg crossing, river gun actions, skirmishes near Corydon, fall of the town, and a 4500 strong rebel force versus 459 Union defenders, plus captures and paroles.
A Grand Rapids gentleman who represents a major Michigan manufacturer praises Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. He reports rapid relief from catarrh of the head throat and stomach after using the lozenges and notes his son improved voice after a Sunday morning dose. He quotes a Detroit lawyer and says physicians approve the treatment and warn against lozenges with harmful additives. The tablets cost 50 cents for a full course and are sold by druggists nationwide. A free treatment booklet is available from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
A lone gunman torched the depot and looted what he could then fled. The attack ended with the facility in ashes and the suspect gone into the darkness, leaving investigators to pursue leads. No further details were provided about motives or captures.
In Cleveland Q February 15 a workhouse wedding occurred after Cupid’s dart pierced the workhouse walls. The bride, previously jailed for intoxication near delirium tremens, and a machinist groom were wed as Director Cooley presided. He granted the bride a pardon as a wedding gift.
A New York Journal feature decries merchant substitution of one article for another. It argues honesty requires retailers sell exactly what customers request, not push cheaper alternatives. The piece urges buyers to trust retailers who deliver what is asked and warns against dishonest practices that undermine legitimate businesses.
Okey Burial Vault Co. advertises protective burial vaults at 509 Law vida with repeated emphasis. Henry Karstadt, successor to Brill Dyeing and Cleaning Co., lists 228 Mass. Ave. and 115 N. Illst. as addresses, signaling funerary service connections.
Ad copy touts Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething children claiming it softens gums eases pain cures wind colic and soothes diarrhea. The pitch notes a twenty cent bottle size and promotes frequent use during teething.
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