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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
7
In the Durant works, Pinckney schemes to push his Rhine strom gun ahead of Sommers. Frances Durant confronts the crisis as Smith assaults Sommers and lies threaten to ruin the match of lovers. Sommers saves his gun and marks Pinckneys treachery. Frances then departs in anger, while the plot heads toward the sea.
O'Leary is surprised as Sommers and Pinckney reveal Miss Durant asked for a gun to be made and borrowed Lucy Smith's dress to avoid comment. O'Leary apologizes for his earlier temper while the general manager orders Frances to leave.
Lieutenant Sommers earns high praise for the Sommers gun while target trials decide its fate for shipboard service. He returns to duty as Frances Durant spurns his advances, leaving his ambitions and love in conflict. The piece shifts to a review of Little Johnny Jones at the Park theater, praising Cohen’s musical and witty staging.
The Grand hosts a mixed vaudeville bill with acts from various cities. Cadets de Gascogne, four French singers led by Madame Perrousset in Normandy costumes, draw praise for foreign language songs and graceful performance. Popular favorites include Miss Vinie Daly and Lew Hawkins with his humorous yarns.
Forepaugh Stock Company delivers Salomy Jane at the Majestic with audiences filling every seat. Next week they present Sweet Kitty Bellairs, Belasco’s romantic comedy famed for elegance, color, and Bath era charm, promising record crowds in Indianapolis.
The article notes clever dancers and skilled impersonators among the chorus members, highlighting their performance craft and stage presence within the troupe.
Charles Frohman stages The Girls of Gottenberg a musical comedy fresh from four months at the Knickerbocker New York. Written by George Grossmith Jr and JL E Berman with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton. The Illinois runs three weeks with nightly shows and matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Reservations by mail with draft or money order and SASE for ticket return. box office holds also available.
New Gabety sianey Toledo the contortionist on the New Gayety vaudeville bill impresses with a spectacular act of twisting muscles. Tonight white amateurs compete in elimination trials for the diamond medal with four winners facing last night’s victors. A single ten cent admission will be dropped on Friday for one show followed by eight amateur acts and announced prices.
Two women discuss Mrs Brown who built her husband’s success from a modest start by financing a fine office and social ties. They argue the wife’s sacrifice fuels a husband’s rise but often earns disdain, indifference, or a cold backlash as the man resents being bested and his vanity is challenged.
Prune whip uses stewed prunes and stiff egg whites beaten with sugar and vanilla baked in a buttered dish served with whipped cream. English plum pudding blends raisins currants bread crumbs suet candied peel spices brandy and nuts, boiled several hours and served with brandy sauce.
A small advertisement lists frying pans at 19th century prices, a 50 foot clothes line for 106, wash boards at .15, 75 clothes pins for .05, and other basic household goods. The tone mirrors a thrift or general store catalog.
Fragmentary OCR item lists various towels and textiles with measurements and types such as Turkish wash rags and bath towels. Text appears damaged with misread words and inconsistent spacing.
A fragmented inventory lists soaps including Castile soap and cake forms, multiple brands such as Fairy Tollet and Pure Glycerine, and various varieties like Witch Hazel and Oatmeal. The note shows item counts and generic soap types in a cluttered catalog style.
Readable text lists notions including ebony egg darters, linen finish thread, banting thread, and a note about 2,000 toothpicks per a 10 cent box, with a reference to hard weed being double.
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