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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
3
Miss Elisabeth Lemm and Mrs. E M Harris report dramatic recoveries from catarrh and lung related ailments after using Peruna and related tonics. Lemm notes weight gain from 89 to 125 pounds and complete cure after fifteen bottles. Harris says daily weakness vanished and she now completes tasks and endorses Peruna for stomach issues.
Port Huron, Mich. Rev George D Lyford resigns after vanishing with his wife and infant, triggered by a found letter from a prominent member’s wife. The letter revealed indiscreet conduct involving the pastor and the woman, contents not disclosed by officers.
Youth’s Companion notes the limits of human and unmanned flight, citing meteors piercing dense air to 190 miles, humans reaching 35,500 feet, kites to 100 feet, and unmanned instruments to 25,000 feet as the current upper bounds in air exploration.
Chicago police arrested Mrs. Martha Mabelle Dunphy in Chicago on a Chicago request. She is charged with stealing diamond jewelry valued at 3000 dollars from Charlies J. Giles a moneylender. She was released on a 4500 dollar cash bond posted by her Boston physician husband. Her lawyer calls the charges trumped up and intends to fight extradition.
The Grand this week features the Six Little Girls in varied costumes and skilled dance. The Teddy Bear adds a humorous touch while Frank Taylor and Tom Carter deliver clever foolery. A beauty show Blanche Davenport Sings and a serious one act The Under Dog share the program, with George Clancy and Miss Florence Bell among the standout performers. The Patty Frank troupe, Maurice Cenco, Jos Willard, and Rudolph appear in a lively mix of acrobatics and vaudeville, leading to a satirical Circle Theater piece from New York reimagined for Indianapolis audiences.
Bowery favorite Chueck Conners fresh from New York opens a three day engagement at the Park theater in From Broadway to the Bowery. He headlines with a lineup of Bowery characters and shares colorful anecdotes from his career. The cast includes Beatrice Notts Violet Vincent and Emiley Lutz with a new musical by Mortimer M. Theise announced for Thanksgiving.
Fore-Majestic stock delivers a lavish four act presentation of The Sign of the Cross by Wilson Barrett with Rome era scenes, strong ensemble work from local amateurs, notable leads such as George Arvine and J. Francis Kirk, and an emphasis on lavish staging. Next week the company shifts to the comedy Are You a Mason.
The New Gayety featured Lutie Lowden in The Green Directoire gown drawing vast crowds yesterday afternoon. Her singing enhanced the act while Gill and Aker delivered a witty ventriloquist routine. Jordan and Peltier offered Topics of the Day satire and The King's Messenger showcased a Biograph pictorial with the theater chorus and Talk-A-Graph company.
The Empire theater presents Williams' Imperial Burlesquers a two act musical comedy titled The Imperials Abroad about stranded performers in Paris. A large chorus of pretty show girls sings and many costume changes unfold. The Beardsley sisters open the vaudeville number with notable flair.
The act by Grust and Grust draws laughs and applause as they perform unchanged routines. Mile Genac presents five living pictures with handsome models. Johnny Dove and Minnie Lee showcase clever dancing and a standout act. Charles Mackie performs A Jockey's Honor, a melodramatic sketch well received. Ida Walling offers illustrated songs.
Joseph Ochsner was sentenced by United States Judge Bethea to two and a half years in Fort Leavenworth penitentiary and a $2,500 fine after being found guilty of harboring an alien woman for immoral purposes in violation of immigration laws.
Harvard professor Barrett Wendell joked about censorship in London and Rome. He recalled a Roman censor who licensed a play titled Widows and Septuagenarians. its second act opened with Walter, a beefsteak, and the censor suggested using omerette or fish during Lent.
The Bread of Quality asserts Bryce Baking Company places quality as paramount. Readers are urged to prove it by ordering Bryce's Malt Bread teanne to experience superior loaf quality.
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