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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
11
Mrs. BE W Brooks of South Tacoma Washington writes that Peruna revived her after initial weakness and exhaustion. She credits the tonic with restoring her health within weeks and says she now keeps Peruna on hand for quick relief.
Mrs G W Heard of Hempstead Texas writes about her son Carl suffering ear discharges since infancy. After a local doctor’s six weeks treatment failed to cure him the family used Lacupia and Peruna and claim complete recovery with return of hearing.
A Chicago woman using the name Mrs. Frank I Brown obtained twenty thousand dollars in Madison River Power first mortgage bonds from Babcock Rushton Lauterbeck brokers. She presented a worthless draft from Farmers Loan and Trust New York and fled toward Denver with a baby in her arms to avoid detection. Detective Repetto recovered the bonds at Union Station and charged her after hotel employees reported her.
A Bohemian Magazine piece recounts a Richmond carriage ride where a novice chauffeur proves ignorant of presidents buried near the cemetery. The driver misguides travelers, mixing Monroe, Tyler, Jefferson Davis, and a cigarette factory president in a comically wrong map of graves.
The Grand features W H Thompson Thos Ince dramatic work in For Love's Sweet Sake, Ward Klare comedy The Twin Flats, Mitch ell songs and stories, Jewell's Mankins life like puppets, The Quartet, Kitabanzai Jap troupe, Ber tie Herron novelty act, Leon Rogee instrument imitation, and Cubs Tigers ball game moving pictures. Audiences stay for the films and variety.
A H Woods melodrama The Creole Slaves Revenge opens at Park Theater for a three day run. The plot follows Alice Shirley and Dick Remington thrust into convict slavery, with plantation intrigue and a whipping post scene highlighted by strong performances from Henrietta Lornique Minnie Stanley and Frank Agnes. Warner Hughes adds comic timing as Hiram Sniffer.
The Forepaugh Stock company presented Are You a Mason at the Majestic Theatre on Monday. The adaptation by Leo Dietrichstein drew laughs from a strong cast including George Arvine J Francis Kirt Romaine Callender Ainsworth Arnold and Morris Foster as well as several other stock performers. The comedy centers on a husband and father in law who pretend to be Masons to ease domestic tensions and ends with confessions and marriages for the daughters.
Brown of Harvard stars in The Tiger Lilies at the Empire theater joined by Matt Kennedy and Will Ef Ward in a burlesque lineup that draws crowded audiences. When the Devil Comes to Town delivers a witty playlet about ambition powder and moral costs. Gladys Sears and the Clark Sisters receive strong notices for songs and dances. The program closes with Night in the Cafe Chantant and a lively opening burletta A Trip to the Moon with The Tiger Lilies chorus and bright costumes.
The first game of baseball ever played in Cincinnati by electric light occurred last night at League Park. Two scrub teams tested Garry Herrmann's new electric towers, and although the game ended with uncertain play, the novelty drew local interest and marked a milestone in night baseball.
Report notes excited fans watched through gaps in a fence and called the event a success, though the area provided little room for spectators.
Boston report states Tom Longboat, Canadian Indian amateur champion long distance runner, has declared himself a professional. Manager Flanigan confirms and arrangements for the world championship race with Al Shrubt are being made.
T. E. Jones, Billy Papke’s manager, says the location for training remains undecided but Papke will probably train at Billy Shannon’s Villa in San Rafael. Harbin Springs is too distant for fan access. Ketchel plans to train at Croll’s in Alameda.
In San Francisco on November 3 a mother and her 11 year old daughter found the body of a 13 year old boy in a dark hallway. A revolver in the boy's hand had fired, the bullet lodged in his brain. The mother believes the death was accidental while handling the pistol she had warned him against touching.
A writer argues against raking and burning autumn leaves in October. Nature uses fallen leaves to insulate soil for winter, and the author urges composting or repurposing leaves for bedding and insulation. He laments excessive burning and recalls childhood pleasure among leaf piles.
A public address proclaims that the hour has come for government to be returned to the people. It calls for direct rule by the citizenry and emphasizes popular sovereignty.
Funeral services for Mrs Barbara A Kepple who died at her daughter Nora Goetting's home on 630 Madison Avenue were held Tuesday afternoon. She was the widow of Henry Kepple who died a year ago and she leaves five children.
Local laundry advertises family washings rough dry by the pound and ironing for all flat pieces. Telephone contact listed as 1671.
A late night scene in an all night restaurant. A waiter repeats What’s yours in a terse tone and serves others while one patron complains about an order of corned beef and cable. The exchange highlights a tense, wry moment from a Bohemian publication.
The passage argues good printing on good paper is key to success and that Pivot Types aim for superior quality. It notes some doubt but claims confidence from the house that means business, referencing established firms and a parade in Indianapolis. Hoover-Watson Printing Co is listed at 22 East Office.
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