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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier treatment for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It claims proven success across thousands of cases and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton NY.
Washington November 9. Bileven monkeys from India at George Washington University Medical School report to science. Prof W T Shepard asserts the simians surpass humans in perception memory and sensation, though show lower reasoning judgment and imagination.
Boston: Gov. Draper attends the inauguration of the New Boston opera house and company amid vast crowds and elite attendance. Eben D. Jordan funded the $1,200,000, 40-seat venue. Ponchielli’s La Gioconda staged by Henry Russell with Lillian Mordini in the title role.
An Indiana Trust Co advertisement urges young people to start saving early to build a fund for a prosperous future. It promotes systematic saving and invites both young and older customers to open accounts at the company, highlighting a capital base of one million dollars.
The Grand presents a varied vaudeville bill led by George Auger the giant and four clever midgets with Fern ODay Miss Silvia Hearne and Mae Melville among others. Park Theater runs The Virginian plus Sal the Circus Gal a western melodrama and Graystark the Baker drama drawing big crowds.
The Majestic hosts a lively run of The County Chairman with Ace as a witty yet pointed portrayer of Indiana politics. Cast includes George Arvine as Jim Hackler and Ainsworth Arnold as Tilford Wheeler, with strong comic support from Frances Kader and J Francis Kirk. Next week brings Alice of Old Vincennes followed by Our New Minister.
A claim warns that coughs and colds unchecked can irritate the throat and lungs, raising pneumonia risk. It promotes a home remedy blending Pine Compound extract with whisky, saying a teaspoon daily four times can cure a cold in a day.
Advertises Miona stomach tablets from Henry J. Huder as a remedy for stomach distress. Claims relief in five minutes and digestion improvement after two weeks, with benefits like increased appetite, reduced nausea, dizziness, and headaches. Priced at 50 cents a large box and sold by druggists.
The review praises two young performers with strong stage presence and notes Granville Mock and the monk drawing roaring crowds. Ed Mock is recognized as a clever comedian who connects with audiences, while the Johnson Ketchel pictures are billed as the finest in the city for about 50 minutes. The Empire Theatre offers a double bill this week likely to fill every show.
Mrs Martha Bernard Shaw formerly of Muncie Indiana and wife of actor Sheldon Shaw died in New York City on November 9. She had been identified with Muncie prior to her death.
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