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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement claims Dill's Vitalizing Pills will energize the body, cleanse the liver and kidneys, regulate bowels, purify blood, soothe nerves, and tone the digestive tract. It guarantees thorough work without griping, offers a money back refund if unsatisfied, and lists price at 25 cents with dealer availability nationwide.
In a courtroom exchange the magistrate questions a tenant about kicking a landlord down stairs. The tenant asserts he will present his lease to prove rights unauthorized by the lease. The little man grows redder as he insists he had a right to act on the first good chance if the lease did not prohibit it.
A royal rifle shooting contest at Wonderland is anticipated next week with Miss Myrtle C. Byrne, American champion rifle shot, facing off against "Broncho Bill" who performs with clubs swords revolvers and more. Byrne's visit inspires a neighborhood sharpshooting class and extended weeklong engagement alongside vaudeville stunts and Steight's Concert band.
John C. Weber and his Prize Band of America, with soloist Miss Blanche Mehaffey, receive acclaim for dash, precision, and tone. The group won Elks reunions in 1899 and 1904 and earned a merit certificate in Philadelphia. 1908 engagements look promising after successful 1907 tours in major cities and amusement parks.
A new outdoor pool over two acres fills a long city demand with a cement bottom and a surrounding wall. It features 1,000 men and 400 women dressing rooms, hot and cold showers, and water from deep wells. The facility opens Saturday June 27 and includes rental suits and towels.
A Sunday program by the Arndt Military Band at Military Park features items such as Chambers Medley Overture The Ruler Hare Selection The Chimes of Normandy Planquette Humoresque A re Afraid to Come Home Lampe Over ture Raymond Thomas Selection Mlle Stedister Herbert 1863 The Merry Widow Lehar Descriptive Fantasia The Forge in the Forest Night Morning Paraphrase Annie Laurie Bennett Grand Mogul Sunders March dance.
The Indianapolis Military Band under director H W Klausman presents an afternoon and evening program featuring marches, overtures, waltzes, and selections such as Cleveland News, Attila, Moonlight, Scot ch Irish and English airs, La Paloma, Oberon, Cavalleria Rusticana intermezzo, and The Teddy Bears Picnic among others.
Coxswain Lambert of the local recruiting station appears in moving pictures at the Grand for next week. The feature shows sailors playing games and includes a mascot, with four other subjects and two illustrated songs. Local recruiting office officers will attend Tuesday evening at the Grand.
Pictures at the English opera house move toward a new season with The Two Orphans and The Diamond Necklace. The Humanova company offers talking pictures and illustrated songs with girl ushers. S. E. Overpeak manages, J. O. Wooly represents Casino company. Exhibitions run 1:30 to 5 and 7 to 11 daily.
Brewers and wine growers report falling consumption in Vienna. In 1997 beer intake dropped 1.75 million gallons from 1996 and wine fell 40 000 gallons despite a population rise of 40 000. Total beer 27.86 million gallons. wine 13.458 million. Decline linked to weaker trade and lower working‑class spending.
An anxious man tells a drug store clerk his hair is falling out. The clerk answers briskly and suggests, Get a box, prompting a brief exchange in this clipped vignette from Lippincott's.
The Anti Saloon League seeks to curb saloons while brewers deny responsibility for saloons they say are misused. A committee led by Seth Low and others studied saloon impacts in New York Jewish and Italian quarters and German beer halls, noting differing social roles and degrees of intoxication. The report argues saloon use ranges from social sociability to vice and questions whether the saloon serves essential community needs.
Expert Walter Wyckoff defends saloons as a social institution aiding workers. He notes saloons offer fellowship and practical help, including job leads, and act as a wage earner’s club. The commission questions true substitutes and highlights settlements and churches as preventive, not rival, forces.
A clipped opinion praises the able investigators of the committee of fifty for its defined place in the social economy while noting the group confessed its inability to propose a workable substitute.
Dr Boyer and Co announce a new treatment system targeting eye troubles and chronic nervous, circulatory, digestive, and respiratory disorders. They claim symptoms vanish only when the underlying cause is removed and invite a visit to their offices in the K. of P. building for verification.
A light exchange between a milliner's assistant and an antique lady leads to a rapid hat purchase as they discuss adding a second feather to enhance the look. The playful dialogue captures fashion, humor, and social style in a moment.
Miss Passy-Oh compliments the captain as he invites her to the first waltz at a charity ball in Philadelphia. The exchange hints at decorum and social event pace while the captain notes the gathering purpose.
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