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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
7
Flowers surround the Denison hotel in Indianapolis attracting guests and passersby. Manager William A Holt organized tropical trees and baskets along Pennsylvania and Ohio street corners creating a city beauty spot. Interurban riders and locals praise the display and urge other downtown businesses to follow suit.
John Osterman former Marion county treasurer who died last Saturday willed his $7,000 property to his three children Mrs Edward Harmon Mrs Walter J Goodal and Miss Mary J Osterman The will was filed for probate before Judge Ross yesterday afternoon.
In Peoria Illinois May 28 relatives of George Brown in Quincy learned the wrong man had died after a casket arrived from the Illinois General Hospital for the Insane of South Bartonville. Two men named George Brown had been committed from Quincy. one died Monday, officials had notified the wrong family, and the error only surfaced when the casket arrived.
Chicago theater column by Frances A. Cook notes Bob Blake as a remedy for dull care and blue devils with his laugh inducing act. The piece quips about curtain speeches by McIntyre and jokes from Henry Dixie, Willie, and Senator McIntosh at the Grand adding local color to performances in Chicago on May 28.
In a Powers engagement of My Boy, Tim Murphy thanks critics for fair criticism and tips. He notes the senator relies on his secretary Bud during curtain speeches, and the duo’s close teamwork is praised as the show continues to refine performances.
A vintage advertisement touts a do it yourself tonic to aid overworked men and despondent individuals. It advises obtaining syrups and extracts from drug stores, mixing them at home, and taking a teaspoon after meals and at night to restore circulation and nervous energy. The copy targets office workers and those with late hours and dissipation concerns.
Theatre notes more changes improve the play but critics feel Mr. Murphy, famed for his personality and skill, is underused. At the Great Northern, The Alaskan and snow flurries linger as Professor Knicklebein delivers a punchy scene, calling the social system “saddest concoction.” He quips about punch and cluck clucks with Rhine wine and claret.
John T. Adams aged 69 died by his own action at his home three miles east of Lebanon Indiana shooting himself in the breast with a shotgun. He had been in poor health.
Sore gums worsen with hard bristle brushes. Dentists recommend goat or badger hair brushes, very soft and gum friendly. Haag drug stores offer a wide range of brushes including baby and prophylactic styles, plus Listerine and tooth powders. Stores located at 112 N Pennsylvania Street opposite Grand Opera House, 9 S Illinois Street near Washington, and 602 Massachusetts Avenue at College Avenue.
An incendiary fire damaged the large vacant frame house at 5706 University Avenue Irvington at about 1 AM Friday. The west side suffered heavy damage, losses estimated near $50. Firemen noted the blaze started in the pantry but could not determine the incendiary method due to the blaze’s extent.
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