Window displays celebrate new season wares in city shops
The article notes Lilly & Stalnaker Vonnegut hardware Rhodes & Burford and others showcasing bright nickel ware oil stoves green parlor furniture red wigs and spring waistings. Displays include valentines embroideries flouncings and a Sousa book promotion highlighting women’s interest in fashion and home goods.
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Lilly & Stalnaker
Vonnegut Hardware
Vonnegut
Rhodes & Burford
New York
L. S. Ayres
Mayer & Co
Bowen & Merrill
Sousa
Wasson
A Trip Through Chinatown Brightens and Dares the Visitor
An Indianapolis traveler recalls a San Francisco Chinatown tour, noting hours between 11 30 and 2 a m for best sights. He describes shops selling silk, guides who charge five dollars a throw, theaters, joss houses, gambling dens, and underground rooms with opium smoke. He warns of danger, slugging risk, and crowded dwellings before finishing with a modest praise of the guide fee.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
Indianapolis
United States
Palace Hotel
Frisco
Bowery
Fairy Plains
Policemen's Marksmanship Tales Highlight Police Patrol
A column recalls officers Capt. Martin Hyland Sergt. Ed Bray and Patrolman Mike Raftery boasting about sharpshooting feats. Hyland claims a street crossing shot series, Bray recounts hitting an envelope at 50 paces, and Raftery describes precise shots and a long practice history. The piece then shifts to domestic events, noting a North Side housekeeper fired for staying out, then a farm memories anecdote from W H Baker and his daughter’s quip about hog feeding.
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Mr. Funnyman
Martin Hyland
Sergt
Ed Bray
Mike Raftery
Hyland
Bray
Raftery
Eyes That Haunt a Vermont Summer Romance
Jack Sawtelle remembers a summer romance with a country girl in Damley Vermont. The encounter during a storm and the girl’s captivating eyes shape his memory and guilt as years pass and he marries within his social circle, while the village landlord teases of a past affair. He later learns the girl awaits his return, but he flees, and a year later he marries someone else, though the country girl lingers in his thoughts.
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Jack Sawtelle
Sawtelle
Damley
Sawtelte
Pawley Brook
Vermont
Bess
Boston
Hemlock
Lamps and Lunches Seal the Wasson Store Pass System
The Wasson store enforces a strict pass system to deter theft. Clerks must stamp lunch boxes and all packages at the door, with wrapping and a two-part pass ticket. Employees pass the doorkeeper on entry and exit, presenting stamped packages and numbers for verification. Larger stores use similar controls to curb dishonesty.
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Wasson’s
Amusements at the Grand and Park Theatres This Week
A French troubadour group headlines the Grand this week with the Gilmore sisters, a vaudeville novelty. May Irwin plans retirement as no next season contracts are in place. Christie McDonald performs in The Toreador and confronts a noisy box party. Mam selle Awkins musical comedy plays Park shows through Wednesday. Empire offers double bills with The Devil's Daughter in one of the productions.
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May Irwin
Christie McDonald
Miss McDonald
Wealthy widow plans Chicago home for disabled children
Mrs Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketchum announced she will dedicate most of her fortune to a Chicago institution for enfeebled and deformed children. She will live on site and oversee the work after a sensational New Orleans trial and later marriages. Irvington water company franchise matter was indefinitely postponed by the town board Saturday night, suggesting the issue is closed.
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New Orleans
Minnie Wallace
Walkup
Emporia
Kas
Wss
Chicago
Whetchum
Irvington Water Company
Fox killed near Noblesville and strange animal prowls North Vermilion
Hoosierisms notes Alfred Henry and David Coon killed a yellow fox near Noblesville measuring 40 inches long and 18 inches high. North Vermilion reports a mysterious nocturnal animal stealing loose items with uncertainty if biped or quadruped. Additional items cover a boy’s long sleep, a Plymouth preacher’s advice, Fortville church dedication, and Kansas apple abundance.
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Alfred Henry
David Coon
Noblesville
North Vermilion
Gratitude for Dr Pierce Medicines From Pennsylvania Woman
Mrs. Mattie Long of Prouts Valley Perry County Pennsylvania reports strong success with Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for female weaknesses. She notes relief from nervousness and discouragement and praises home remedies guidance.
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Dr. Pierce
Mattie Long
Prouts Valley
Perry Co
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W. H. Baker
Fredonia
City Life
Rooster
Gilmore Sisters
The
Empire
Mrs. Ketcham
Minnie Wal
Castoria Morintats
Campbellsburg
Crawfordsville
Plymouth
Sam Jones
Fortville
Bert Ritenour
Kansas
Ben Davis
Otis Cor
Laporte Herald
Vories
Usiness
Monument Place
Albert Hutchinson
E. Wash. St
New
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Washington St
West Washington Street
National Furniture CO
Physicians and Surgeons
J. J. Kyle
Newton Claypool
E. Chiosst
Madison Avenue
Madison Ave
S P.M
George R. White
Mampselle Awkins
Wweex
Toulousains
Gilmore
McPhee and Hill
Gardner & Maddern
A. O. Duncan
Amelia Pepe Caren
Dawsons
Biograph
Matinees
Ohiost
Empire Theater
REILLY @ Woops
Omega Oil
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