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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
3
An editorial proclaims Peruna as a ethical household remedy to the public. It describes continuing to advertise to doctors and to the people, offering free literature and testimonials while pledging honest, transparent claims, photographs, and consent. It asserts Peruna as a great household medicine and vows to counter slander with truth.
Katherine De Mott learns her late husband lived as Joseph Ordish to the world and Joseph De Mott to her. An $80,000 New York estate and a grown daughter emerge, but public administrator records show no De Mott estate. A letter addressed to Joseph De Mott is found among Ordish’s effects, prompting a renewed search.
A New York estate case advances with negotiations for settlement. A potential legal battle involves Mrs. DeMott and her daughter in the east, with the existence of the estate disclosed recently.
Rev L Cramp pastor of the Raymond Illinois church travels with his cat when visiting his daughter Mrs R E Greene in St Louis. The 70 year old preacher treats the 15 year old feline as a family member and hopes the cat has nine lives to keep them together for years to come.
Grand Claude Gillingwater headlines a lively one act comedy with Clayton Kennley as The Happy Medium and Mattie Rooney as aide. Mile Heloise with Tony Wilson offers a bounding act. The Amoros sisters entertain as Parisian gymnasts, plus Cora Beach Turner and W S Draper in A Bluffer Bluffed. Del Costa quartet and Spinney Arvine lead the good acting. next week Majestic presents The Sign of the Cross.
The western melodrama The End of the Trail opens at Park theater with two deaths among the four acts. A twisty plot features Hicks’s ranch, a mock marriage, a deceitful superintendent, an avenging Indian, and a fatal confrontation. Strong cast, clean humor, and musical numbers conclude Wednesday night. The Cohan play Forty Five Minutes From Broadway stars Scott Welch in Kid Burns with multiple matinees and nightly shows.
The Fay Foster company opened a week at the Empire theater with large crowds and strong applause. The cast includes Fred Taylor, May Orletta, Bert Herbert, Charles Willing, Grace Orma, and The Great Cavana. Performances feature a range from grand opera to ragtime, with burlesques The Sultan's Brides and The Girl From Chelsea providing musical variety.
The Annex Theater on S Illinois features the drama A Great Wrong Righted performed by the Annex company of players. The Mysterious Gentleman of Leisure provides comic relief with two new pictures and an illustrated song completes the bill with Thursday offering a complete program change.
New Gaiety features one of the great musical novelty acts with Wick and Lida Russell, a skilled pianist Mr Russell entertains with high class selections, Joseph Bartlett performs a clever skit "The Pajama Girl" and is encored. The Tank A Graph company shows the biograph production "Behind the Scenes" and the usual number of performances are given.
The Forepaush company stages The Three of Us by Rachael Crothers at the Amajestic this week. Four acts unfold in a Nevada mining camp showing love between Kihy MacChesney and Steve Townley amid a mine sale driving conflict, with a strong non melodramatic, realist western atmosphere.
In a preliminary hearing for Guy Rasor charged with the murder of his fiancee Orie Lee near Wadsworth on October 8, defenses seek an alibi. Benjamin Good testified a man bought a revolver matching the weapon used, but identity was not proven. Orie Lee’s father Henry and aunt Delphi described wedding plans amid hints of a romantic attachant named Calhoun.
Chicago reports a New York guest recovering over $5,000 in diamonds after a chamois bag with jewels was found in a laundry. E B McCarthy, the head laundryman, retrieved the bag and returned it to the manager. Adele P Onri cried out that she had been robbed before the owner was identified. The owner explained she locked the dresser and the jewels were instantly restored, earning a sizable reward.
New York October 20 Gus Rogers elder Roger brother known on stage as a comedian died yesterday afternoon at his home from appendicitis He was married his widow Maude Raymond is a stage performer Rogers was worth 300000
Beatrice blushes as she clarifies her intent to Tom. Puck records her answer that she would be his sister, not his sister’s.
The Bachelor club of the Machinists union will hold a Tuesday night dance at Germania hall. Speliser's orchestra will provide music and a prize two step will be featured as part of the program.
A light exchange from London Opinion notes that if a boy is kind and polite to playmates, others may misinterpret it as weakness. Master Horace quips that such behavior prompts taunting, suggesting social consequences of courteous conduct.
Paul Majors 19 Arthur Peats 19 and William Seaman 17 confessed to police that they held up Arthur Worthington on 16 N. New Jersey street early Sunday morning. They robbed him of $2 after knocking him down with a revolver.
A light exchange shows Kitty stubbornly resisting Betty’s persistent invitation to a picnic. Kitty’s refusal highlights a playful clash of personalities and a fond domestic moment.
C W Post accuses AFL leaders of tyranny over workers and presses, arguing newspapers suppressed anti trust voices. He cites injuries, injunction debates, and calls for lawful, peaceful labor management under court protection, urging readers to demand accountability and defend liberty.
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