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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
3
A historical note extols pine forest effects on breathing and health. It cites a Virgin Pine compound with glycerine and pine essence used for coughs and colds, claiming rapid relief. The preparation is sold by Leach Chemical Co. in Cincinnati as a medicinal compound.
A Marion Indiana column notes a spate of deaths among Grant county second district commissioners. Five men held the post from 1900 to 1907, including Paris Hoover, John Swisher, Elihu Pemberton, John Wiley, and Wilson, all dying while in office, prompting speculation about a malign influence haunting the office.
Harley Koontz 25 of Harrodsburg suffered broken legs after his horse stumbled in deep snow five miles south of Harrodsburg. He lay in the cold until neighbor Alvin McConnell found him and helped move him to a local home for treatment where two leg bones were fractured and exposure poses a grave danger.
Bert Borden and Company of Indianapolis will present moving pictures and vaudeville with five performers. The act will play one night weekly in a circuit including Jamestown New Ross Advance Zionaville Ladega and Brownsburg.
President Thomas Chivingtom of the American Association has signed umpire Steve Cusack who spent the start of last season in the National League and finished the season in the New York State league.
An old remedy claims to banish misery and nervous troubles with a home tonic. It outlines symptoms like unsteady gait, weak voice, hollow eyes, and sleeplessness, then prescribes a syrup of sarsaparilla plus balm wort and other compounds. Users are told to take a teaspoon after meals and at night.
Ross Royal headlines the Grand with Chesterfield the white Arabian horse in a living pictures act portraying battle scenes such as Going to Battle and The Dying Soldier. At QAWARE Theater The Newlyweds and Their Baby breaks attendance records with Baby Napoleon Newlywed's onstage antics and a comic plot involving a baby incubator show abduction.
The Majestic offers a hearty comedy When Knights Were Bold this week praised as the year’s best. Forepaugh stock company brings The Regeneration next week, detailing Bowery life and Marie Deering’s influence in a dramatic scene admired by audiences.
Fancy overcoats for boys ages two to six offered at prices between one ninety and five dollars. Advertised as prettily trimmed garments with a five percent discount available by cutting out the large ad in today’s Sun. Bliss, Blain & Co., State Life Building.
Andy Gardner in Patsy Bolivar role remains principal comedian at the Empire this week. Gardner delivers a strong season with a popular song number. Jcohaeon and Buckley present A Night on the Bowery, a bright novelty with sharp humor and dance. Tom Monet's Belemian Burlesquers feature as part of the bill.
An old aditorial style recipe claims to heal sick kidneys and liver using Murax compound and Buchu extract with gin. It warns of back pain frequent urination scalding urine and eye puffiness as signs of kidney trouble needing prompt attention to avoid Bright’s disease.
Bloomington reports Captain Cotton Berndt of Indiana University leads early practice for candidates. Reported to report are Berndt Cunningham Gill Lantz McGurty Howard and Lewis, with Berndt a former shortstop and Gill the standout freshman, as the squad begins with battery men.
In Loganport Indiana the night shift at the electric lighthouse assigns sleeping tramps to coal shoveling shifts to earn their warmth. Firemen regulate a relay system so workers stay busy all night while guards patrol the edge of town. Enrollment lists six regulars with new arrivals frequent, as tramps use the lighthouse as a winter shelter.
A New York fan compiled a list of professional players, showing 78 men named Smith active across leagues. Browns follow with 34 players, while 29 Clarks and 23 Williams share the field. Many "W" nicknames also appear among players.
An old promotional feature touts Marmola and Caecara Aromatic as a miracle for women to slim by a pound a day without exercise or restraint. It markets the Marmola Pill Building in Detroit Michigan and offers large cases for seventy five cents.
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