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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
12
Mr. Sylvester E. Smith of St. Louis writes that exposure and dampness ruined his health with bronchial irritations. He followed his doctor’s advice to take Peruna and soon recovered, with his health fully restored over several months.
London July 15 A London county council subcommittee favors a practical education plan teaching crafts at Saffron Hill school. Printing is suggested to spark interest in spelling and composition, while girls would learn modeling artificial flowers to foster color sense and dexterity for dressmaking or millinery.
The Indiana Transportation company operates the Theodore Roosevelt steamship out of Chicago offering free entertainment for 3000 plus nightly excursionists. A male quartet leads the crowd in patriotic songs during a 2.5 hour voyage with up to 3300 passengers aboard. The rising chorus, flag waving, and skyline steam are a noted Chicago spectacle on Lake Michigan.
A fragmented note discusses Kern described as the best name on tickets. It references rhymes and a campaign poet linked to the journalistic tail ender. The text is garbled and non-specific.
In London Evelyn Fielding navigates a social tangle as her father plots a match with Earl Weymouth while Chicago millionaire Franklyn Fielding backs the union for status. Percy Springer, courting Evelyn, risks exposure of a fake stock scam by Mr. Webster as tensions flare during Windsor Military Day. Continued.
Springer boasts of a million to Weymouth to win the girl, arguing money trumps honor in love. Fagan rails at the plan, but Percy, swept up in passion, vows to make the offer at once, racing through the parade grounds with a checkbook ready.
Percy Springer spots Evelyn with her parents as Steve Daly pursues the Earl of Weymouth through grounds. A big guard blocks Weymouth while Fielding calls for order. Daly quips with the guard and flaunts a silk American flag as Mrs Fielding intervenes to calm the scene.
Amusements note animal acts from Rice's Dog Pony and Monkey Circus drawing strong crowds at Wonderland this week. Ja Spotted venier and free gate admission entice many families, while evenings feature a champion cakewalk contest in The Old Plantation vaudeville show with a $25 purse and a large cake.
At Fair Bank Park this week the Scottish Canadian concert band Highlanders under B. D. Gilliland offered a wide range of band music. The show featured reed and bass numbers, kilts and tartans dancing, and the sweet singing of Miss Edna Helena Foley. F. A. Wilson, noted for nimble feet, also performed despite hot weather.
At Fairview Park on Thursday evening the Indianapolis Military Band directed by W M L Klausmann performs a program including Washington Grays, Carmen, Hoosier Slide, Salvation Army Patrol, and Phantom Brigade among others. General Myddleton, retired from active service, dines with officers and dreams of a brigade victory in a vivid fantasia.
Forty Indians act in the Indian Passion Play at Fairview park enduring intense heat. Afternoon shows drew large crowds who have viewed both day and night performances. Spectators stay for calcium light effects and the contrasting dark setting on consecutive performances.
Crowds at Capital Garden have tested the park capacity early in the week. The performances are described as far above average, rivaling any amusement park in the city. No admission is charged, and visitors this week are promised strong satisfaction.
The play Paid in Full is billed as the year’s genuine dramatic success. It runs at the Grand Opera house in Chicago with one hundred performances and at the Astor theater in New York with twenty. The show, promoted by Wagenhals and Kemper, celebrates its 200th New York performance on July 20 and its 199th a week later.
Readers advised to protect health by avoiding constipation and to consider Black burn's CaycaRoyal Pills sold at reputable drug stores under that name.
The play has achieved success on merit amid hard times and political talk. It draws crowded houses in Chicago and New York, praised by press and public for humanity and humor. Wagenhals Kemper cast at Grand Opera House sustains its virility after 12 weeks.
The feature showcases Swedish fishing scenes where fast moving water challenges anglers. The narrative follows fishermen as they reel in large catches, with actors behind the scenes conveying authenticity. The film is presented as a vivid, non fairy tale account of angling prowess.
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