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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
7
In a tense parlor scene Brachard pleads with Annette to love him while Anne-Marie watches, torn between loyalty and anger. He proclaims himself the true hero and claims honest effort, but Annette rejects coercion and reveals love for Brachard, setting up a dramatic turn.
In England and Scotland gorse blossoms year round and an old saying claims when it is out of blossom kissing is out of fashion. The piece weighs on the social custom of kissing, urging restraint and fidelity, especially for engaged women, noting that true romance is found in betrothed kisses rather than casual flings.
A historic medical note promotes a home remedy for backache and urinary symptoms linked to kidney and bladder disorders. The recipe lists half ounce Buchu, half ounce Murax compound, six ounces gin, to be shaken and taken after meals as a treatment.
An Albany Argus critique cites a Massachusetts provision nicknamed the semicolon law and argues it inconsistently governs liquor traffic and reckless driving. The piece questions applying intoxication limits to roads not laid out under liquor influence.
A little boy asks his mother whether the dessert is enough for him and the others, reflecting a domestic moment from Lippincotts March edition. The scene captures family dynamics and shared treats during an evening gathering.
A reader questions President Eliot about his remarks on race and intermarriage. The piece argues that mixing cultures creates American strength and cites examples from history and cuisine. It contrasts Northern New England views with Southern attitudes and mentions France's wealth and savings culture.
A well fed horse leads a drunken procession past two aged wrecks on the village street. They shamble under a ghostly harness while the master shakes dice with others, then die of grief and cold as the crowd looks on.
The Fadettes of Boston an all female orchestra will perform at the Grand this week featuring The Musician's Strike and a hymn of peace finale. Livinia Shannon joins with Brain Storms and Miss Shannon arrives from New York to present her comedy. The program also includes Lizzie Daly Sue Smith Howard and Lawrence the Stage Manager three athletes European strong women Howard and Howard juvenile comedians Paul Valadon and Taft inauguration scenes. The Forepaugh company stages The Manxman with a full stock cast at the Majestic.
Johnny Ray stars as a mythical island king in King Casey at the Park for a three day engagement starting Monday afternoon. Ray plays a fireman mistaken for Chief Casey with grotesque Rayisms and feasts, leading a company of 50. Matinees on Monday and Wednesday amid 14 musical numbers.
Majestic Theater presents The Manxman this afternoon and evening by the Forepaugh stock company. Based on Hall Caine acclaimed novel, the drama is praised for its sympathetic, gripping plot and finely drawn characters. The Forepaugh players aim for notable character work in this London origin tale developed by Wilson Barrett.
The Empire hosts the Washington Society Girls company this week with the Sisters Mullins delivering original musical ideas in polished vaudeville style. Smith and Champion, Harry M. Stewart and Mamie Champion also perform in a varied program praised for quality and originality.
The New Gayety presented a strong vaudeville bill drawing a big matinee. The Rinaldos impressed with rope and hoop stunts, the Husseys offered new ventriloquism with five dummies, and Ernest Dupile showed popular impersonations. Maria Alba and George Peltier also scored big hits as an amateur minstrel show was announced for tonight.
A translated Arabic business message puzzled a Manchester firm until a Syrian interpreter linked the phrase two water sheep to hydraulic rams. The note sought coppering prices for devices of defined dimensions, a term the translator conceded he could not interpret.
Dr. Giles, professor of Chinese at Cambridge, identifies in Chinese histories a complete description of the mechanism of a Chinese taxicab. References begin in the Chin dynasty around A D 284 419 with drums at each Chin mile and bells at every tenth mile, calling such vehicles measure mile drum chariots.
A windy moment lifts a brown creature and startles Anna De Brown as March Lippincott's cat streaks into view, sending a suspenseful ripple through the town.
Women misdiagnose their ailments as separate diseases while underlying weakness of feminine organs goes untreated. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is advertised as a non alcoholic tonic addressing the cause, with Pleasant Pellets for digestion. The ad promotes a free copy of the People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser and touts wide sales of the works.
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