Return of Jim Griffin Sparks New Southern Resolve in Virginia
Sapho greets Gen. Warren and Jim Griffin in the Warren rose garden. They discuss postwar poverty, declining fortunes, and the shift from war to farming as Warren vows a reborn Southern chivalry and Griffin reports gathering data for the government.
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Sapho
Warren House
Lawsy
Jim Griffin
Lee
Warren
Gen. Warren
Jim
Buck
Virginia
Grand theater features naval pictures and Camille D Arville act
The Grand presents a sea fleet and land forces display in Indianapolis with Eugene L Wayne leading orchestral accompaniment enhancing the Marine and land maneuvers. Camille D Arville headlines vaudeville next week, returning to Indianapolis after five years with Shubert tours and a strong Vaudeville program. The show also features Arthur Rutledge as hero and Raymond Clapp as villain, with Clara Joel and Anna Layng in supporting roles. The rescue sequence by zouave soldiers is a standout moment in the melodrama.
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Eugene L. Wayne
Grand
Uncle Sam
Tadianapolis
Camille D’arville
America
Indianapolis
Vaudevile
Old Grana
London
Shuberts
Blake
Arthur Rutledge
Raymond Clapp
Clara Joel
Anna Layng
Park Theater Opens On Trial for His Life Melodrama
Park theater begins a three day run of On Trial for His Life a thrilling melodrama with comedy interludes. Set on the US Mexico border it features the Fox Zouaves of Indianapolis under Capt. James G. Telfer with Gen. George Corey and Corporal Clancy in key roles. Private Louis Levi a Jewish disguise played by Charles Blake provides comic relief and the company earns hearty applause.
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The
Park Theater
United States
Mexico
Fox Zouaves
Indianapolis
James G. Telfer
George Corey
J. D. Stanberry
Corporal Clancy
Louis Levi
Cohen
Charles Blake
Shore Acres at Majestic Promises Splendid Stage Craft
Forepaugh Stock company presents Shore Acres at the Majestic next week with lavish production elements. A New England rail fence, a storm sequence with a beacon house, and a complete farm kitchen including a Christmas dinner are being prepared to meet exacting standards. Manager Fish foresees the show as one of the season’s crowning achievements, a rare week from every point of view.
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Majestic
New England
Liddy Ann
Beacon House
Burlesques by The Merry Maidens Highlight Sam Rice’s Talent
The Empire Theater presents Cave Boulevard and At Coney Island as two top burlesques by The Merry Maidens. Sam Rice, principal comedian and prolific writer, has spent 14 years with the company and remains its creative core. He also writes for other groups, marking him as a very busy figure in show business.
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Cave Boulevard
Coney Island
the Empire
Merry Maidens” Company
Sam Rice
Rice
Amateurs Shine at New Gayety Night Show
The New Gayety presents amateur night with a lineup of embryonic stars led by Manager Crose. Martyne and Hardy, Xenia Swann, and Bernard and Seifert debut new songs and jokes as a refreshed program features a complete change of motion pictures and latest subjects.
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Gayety
Crose
Martyne and Hardy
Xenia Swann
Bernard and
Seifert
Christmas Quarrel Between Nancy and Dick
Nancy and Dick, newly married, clash over Christmas plans. Nancy longs to visit her mother while Dick wants to stay with his family, torn between demanding kin and his wife. The Spinster Lady counsels patience and reassurance as tempers flare.
Christmas Duty and Quiet Consent Between Wives and Mothers
In a warm domestic scene a young wife, Nancy, wrestles with honoring her frail mother in law. The Spinster Lady urges Nancy to accompany her husband to his family for Christmas, arguing the mother’s wise influence shaped him. Nancy agrees to go cheerfully to support her husband and his kin.
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Nancy
The Two Halves of Fifty in Love and Marriage
An essay on how fifty reshapes views of age in society and romance. It analyzes why men and women of fifty face loneliness, desire for youth, and the temptations of younger partners, warning that an older woman should seek a partner her own age to maintain dignity and balance.
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Ture
Ninon de Lensclos
Illusion of Plenty in a Scottish Gathering
An anecdote from a London Globe recounts Dr. Norman McLeod and a burly elder visiting Mrs. MacLaren in the Scotch hills. She serves an abundant feast of jellies jam and shortbread. The minister asks about the sermon on loaves and fishes and Mrs. MacLaren quips that if the elder had been present there would have been more than twelve baskets left for the disciples to gather.
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Norman McLeod
MacLaren
Scotch Hills
London Globe
Why the fashion change of sleeves in wives attire
A verse lament about husbands puzzled by shifting fashion. It mocks dress trends that render gowns and fabrics obsolete quickly. The speaker notes wives face social scorn as silks and satins fall from favor, leaving wardrobes out of date and husbands distressed.
Why It Passed Doctor's Wife Ailing Husband Dies
A dialogue from Harper's Weekly notes the doctor’s orders about medicine in a recumbent position. Jane explains she lacked a proper chair and learned Mrs Green’s chair was broken, so the instruction could not be followed.
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Jane
Promised Cure for Old People Relied on Sarsaparilla Formula
An old remedy claims to restore vigor after age forty by a mix of one ounce compound syrup of Sarsaparilla one ounce Toris compound half pint whiskey to be taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. The advertisement notes to shake the bottle before each use and suggests any druggist can supply the ingredients.
Deaths of Presidents Across American History
The article lists presidents and their causes of death. Washington died of acute laryngitis, Adams and Madison and Monroe aged, Jefferson chronic diarrhoea, John Quincy Adams paralysis, Jackson dropsy, Van Buren throat and lung inflammations, Harrison pleurisy, Tyler unknown, Polk cholera, Taylor cholera morbida with severe cold, Fillmore paralysis, Pierce dropsy, Buchanan rheumatic gout, Lincoln Garfield and McKinley assassinated, Johnson paralysis, Grant tongue cancer, Hayes heart neuralgia, Arthur heart trouble, Benjamin Harrison pneumonia.
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Washington’s
Adams
Madison
Monroe
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
Fillmore
Pierce
Buchanan
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Fat Woman's Troubles and Quick Fat Reducer Claim
A sensational diet patent from a drugstore ad urges readers to mix Marmola, Cascara Aromatic, and Peppermint water into a home remedy. It promises rapid fat loss, claiming a half to a pound daily with use and at least a month’s trial, asserting health improvements.
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Burton
Marie John
India
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Sans
Beatrice Fairfax
Mother
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Wasson
Women’s Union
Hermsdorf
Dehaven Wall Paper CO
Dome Bros
W. Washington Street
Forse Business College
Ohio Sv
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Isabella Fox
Mafia
Msss
Jose
Sutton
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