Dramatic critic discusses Sheridan era stage
Clayton Hamilton gave a talk on The Stage in the Days of Sheridan at a joint Woman's Department Club meeting. The Rivals with Mrs. Fiske will be staged at English's Theater February 16 to 18. Guests included Mrs. Ed Jackson and Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank. A tea followed with officers and hostesses named for the term.
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Sheridan
Clayton Hamilton
Woman’s Department Club
English’s Theater
Fiske
Ed Jackson
Samuel Lewis Shank
State Assembly Women’s Club
Drama League
Little Theatre Society
C. B. Ent
Frederick Balz
Balz
Elizabeth Waterson Hughes
J. W. Moore
Howard Painter
R. Harry Miller
W. O. Bates
Pearson Mendenhall
Roy G. Caylor
H. S. Leonard
J. F. Edwards
D. B. Sullivan
H.K. Bachelder
William A. Pickens
Scott Matthews
John Henley
Otto Axline
Benjamin Smith
Thomas A. Daily
William A. Hart
Leo K. Foster
M. B. Larry
Frank Wampler
Will C. Smith
Charles Gemmer
Edward Ferger
Roald A. Foster
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Claim 60 Tabs Boost Vitality for Old Folks
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a safe tasty alternative to oil. It claims 60 tablets for 60 cents and promises increased energy and strength for the elderly after 30 days.
Sylvia Becomes Grown Up At Her First Party Dress
Sylvia imagines her first party dress as a symbol of girlhood and growing up. Her mother frets about her father’s reaction while Sylvia anticipates Tom’s eyes at The Party. The 16 year old soft silk gown with a blue bow mirrors her dream of becoming beautiful.
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Ylvia
Sylvia
Peter Thompson
Mother
Dad
Tom
Parties and Social Club Events Across Indianapolis
A Friday through Tuesday schedule of social gatherings highlights luncheon bridge at Mrs. Hartley Sherwood’s home and a Little Theatre Society benefit card party. Notable events include a marriage announcement for Frances Mary Boyden Dunn, a Butler University Faculty Club tea, a vocal study club formation, and Valentine parties hosted by multiple clubs and sororities across Indianapolis, with organizers including Mrs. T. W. De Hass and Mrs. Edward Schurmann.
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Carl M. Geupel
Sixth St
Valentine
George Washington
Mesdames
Louis Geupel
George Losey
Irvin Wagner
Frank B. Faris
Hughes Patten
Edward Boleman
Alan Boyd
Robert Clark
Hubert Hick William Remy
Howel S. Landers
Jerome Littell
Howard Meeker
Joe Rand Beckett
Myron Greene
Henry L. Hammchouser
C. F. Cook
Mary McNabb
Marvin E. Curle
Irwin R. Brown
Lewellyn Carmack
Edgar Hart
John Kinsely
Oscar Cattelin
Louis Estes
Ward Brown
Anderson
Ind
Virginia Knisely
Robert Hartley Sherwood
Meridian S&t
Little Theatre Society
Leslie W. Boyden
Tacoma St
Frances Mary
Paul Oliver Dunn
George Dunn
Margaret Boyden
Emil Deuser
Dunn
N. Tatoma
Woman's Faculty Club
Butler University
Woman's League
Robert J. Aley
Gino Ratti
Margaret Bruner
Alegra Stewart
Martha Kincaid
William L. Richardson
Tapers
Mary Agnes Showalter
Victor Hintze
You
Cadman
Butler
Lee Burns
Ernest Hesser
The Tangle Diary of Nurse Johnson Continues
A nurse records the fragile dynamics around Mrs. Prescott and her ill husband as their young son Junie clings to his mother. The diary reflects restraint in the families, the child’s longing to see his mother, and the emotional strain of waiting for fate to reveal outcomes.
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Johnson
John Alden Prescott
Junie
Muvver
Mr. Prescott
Jackie
Cranking Causes Many Car Accidents in Recent Decade
Hartford based insurer reports cranking as the leading motor vehicle hazard in the last decade. Out of 214 fatalities, 101 were from cranking related crashes. The firm adjusted 3,712 cranking claims from 13,930 total motor accident claims, with collisions accounting for 86 of the fatalities and most deaths due to occupants being ejected or cars overturning.
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NEA
Hartford
Conn
Thanksgiving Menu and Child Safety Notes From 1924 Guide
The text lists Sister Mary's Kitchen meals across the day including breakfast with prunes poached eggs and toast, lunch with mock sausage and tomatoes, dinner with lamb and vegetables, and optional berry ice. It includes a family-friendly recipe for bean frankfurters and a cauliflower carrot bake, plus cranberry mold. It notes some endive might be unsuitable for four to five year olds and suggests trimming a small amount for younger children.
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NBA Service, Inc
Love That Sees The Heart Beyond Physical Flaws
A discourse on love that regards inner virtue over appearance and a advice column reply to a teen seeking permission to marry a lame, non approved suitor. The columnist urges honest discussion with parents and warns against rushing into love at seventeen while promoting compassion for a crippled partner.
Boy Problem home and family advice in a column
A newspaper advice column discusses whether boys should walk home from school and addresses parental concerns. The piece suggests mothers influence future happiness and warns that a husband’s betrayal may require separation for the children’s sake.
New Business Club Officers Named at Central Business College
Miss Lenore Ray presides over the Want-to-be Club linked with the YWCA as a new business students and alumnae group. Officers include Roberta Krodell social chair Ruth Stull membership chair Rosalind Franklin secretary Mildred Sullivan treasurer Elizabeth Cochrane recreation Dorothy Mitchell service Geneva Lewis standards Mildred Minch program Lucille Poe.
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Lenore Ray
Central Business College
Roberta Kro
St Marys Social Club Card Party This Afternoon
St Marys Social Club hosts a cards and lottery afternoon with tentative plans. Theresa Henry Weber Georges Wor Joseph Wernsing are listed among hosts and attendees.
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St. Mary's
Lotte
Tenative Strack
Theresa Henry Weber
Georges Wor
Joseph Wernsing
Fashion notes on spring mannish women and ladylike men
London fashion writers report a spring trend with Baggy plus fours for women and delicate mauve suitings for men. Designers from Paris and London embrace masculine silhouettes, white stockings and shoes with breeches, and durable outdoor regalia dubbed a sports skirt.
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Timea
London
Paris
Ukase
Saville Row
Fashion Trends of Black Fabrics and Accessories
Black taffeta returns to favor with bouffant models and a Spanish accent. Drop shoulder lines appear on evening gowns. Pink crepe de chine with green ribbon accents waistline embroidery. Large fans blend willow and natural ostrich feathers, shaded by color. Sport blouses tie at the neck. Shoes in black patent with brown lizard trim. Rhinestone girdles belt black chiffon dance frocks.
Food costs rise 2 percent in Indianapolis
Food costs in Indianapolis increased two per cent between December 15 and January 16, as reported by the Department of Labor. Across fifty cities the rise ranged from four to five per cent, with Indianapolis showing a three per cent hike on January 15, 1925 versus 1924 and an eight per cent rise since January 26, 1913.
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Times
Washington
Indianapolis
Department of Labor
Indiana lawmaker warns on World War I memorial letters
Speaker Leslie orders members to ignore pamphlets mailed to them disparaging Americas role in the war. Indiana Representative Clyde P. Cooper of Terre Haute, an American Legion member, reports a circular signed by John Doe that condemns US and France, prompting the warning against a memorial.
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Leslie
Indiana
House of Representatives
America
Clyde P. Cooper
Terre Haute
American Legion
John Doe
Cooper
United States
France
Germany
Woman Claims Drunken Amnesia in Larceny Case
Mrs. Mary Armstrong Anderson, 29, of 412 East Market Street, told Judge James A. Collins she took three dresses valued at 55 dollars and a pair of gloves from Se S. Ayres & Company after buying a dress, claiming she was drunk and did not know what she was doing. She was fined 10 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 24 hours in jail.
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Mary Armstrong Anderson
E. Market St
James A. Collins
Se S. Ayres & Company
Collins
New Way Eczema Goes in 48 Hours
Advert claims a new treatment Kojene cures eczema in 48 hours or less. It is described as non-poisonous and non-alcoholic, a liquid six-ounce bottle priced at 60 cents. Directions note it also helps boils carbuncles skin infections pimples and salt rheum with a money back guarantee if not effective.
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Hook
Ailments of Young Girls Advocate Vegetable Compound
Mrs Verbena Carpenter of Evanston Wyoming testifies that Logia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved monthly suffering during teaching years and after childbirth. She says the remedy strengthened her and enabled her to care for five children, ending with improved health.
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Verbena Carpenter
2Nd Avenue
Evanston
Wyo
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