E C Girl Distributes Dollar Bills Across Indianapolis
The E. C. Girl left the Denison Hotel in a carriage to promote E. C. Corn Flakes by giving away dollar bills. She praised Indianapolis as a city of comfortable homes and parks while detailing a long list of recipients across multiple streets and neighborhoods.
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BE. C
Denison
E. C
Indianapolis
Geo. B. Hill
Pennsylvania
Addie Christman
Illinois St
Jennie Honig
East Washington
W. R. Walden
North State
Nora Carter
Chas. Phillips
Beville Ave
H. R Phillips
East Market
Ethel Englebright
Augustus Jennings
North Pennsylvania
Flora EB. Sweet
Bellefontaine
C. A. Dean
Roosevelt
Whitsworth
West Market
W. J. Blackman
West Washington
Derry
Wood
North Belmont
Virginia Skenspiel
Gelbrich
J. W. Sterget
Nimrod Lowe
Minkner
H. Small
Richland
Ada Brown
Henry Broch
North King
W. N. Whitney
Alice David
Alice FB. Haynes
Elder
S. Hedrick
Blake
Maggie Roberts
Lansing
Murphy
Douglass Sr
Ruth Robinson
Belmont Ave
Theo. Boerr
King Ave
C. Kaufman
N. Tremont Ave
Rosa Springer
North Sheffield Ave
Anna B. Elliott
West Court St
Even Wall
Greeley St
Tom Harris
North Greeley St
Ida Gethens
West Washington St
Alice Dunas
North Richland St
Ida Clement
West Market St
Mehl
Mount St
E. Stewart
Lansing St
Mary Swope
Train Delays and Dog Herald The Engine Driver
A traveler in a provincial English town waits on a late branch line. He asks a sleepy porter if the train is coming. A dog trots along the track and the porter smiles, saying the engine driver's dog signals the approaching engine.
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Arnonaut
Prohibition Impacts Cherry Harvest in Southern Farms
Sparrow chides Robin for return from the south where farmers let cherries spoil on trees as prohibition cripples the cocktail trade. A witty exchange notes the era's moral clamp on spirits and its agricultural impact.
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Sparrow
Robin
Puck
Public Works Notice of May 1908 Assessment Roll
City of Indianapolis Board of Public Works approves prima facie assessments for improvements on Eventh Street from Tacoma Avenue to Keystone Avenue and Columbia Avenue from Twentieth Street north curb, detailing grading paving sidewalks cement curb walk stones inlets and lawn grading per Improvement Resolution Nos. 5304 and 5362.
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Department OF Public Works
Majestic
Tacoma Avenue
Keystone Avenue
Columbia Avenue
Twentieth Street
Indianapolis
Liberty Street
Michigan Street
Massachusetts’ Avenue
Board of Public Works
Board of Public
Paid in Full A Thrilling Novel by Eugene Walter
A serialized melodrama follows Joe Brooks, his wife Emma, and Capt. Amos Williams of the Latin American Steamship Company. Joe’s thefts strain his marriage, while Emma confronts danger as she faces Williams in a perilous bargain. Beth Harris and Jimsy Smith circle the escalating conflicts, with secrets and motive driving toward a tense confrontation.
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Amos Williams
Latin-American Steamship Company
South Seas
Joseph Brooks
Emma Brooks
Williams
Stephen Harris
Joe Brooks
Jimsy Smith
Joe
Harris
Beth
Harlem
Emma
Wiliams
Smith
South America
Jor
Capt. Williams
Captain Williams and the Sailor's Bitter Truth
Emma Brooks pleads with Captain Williams to shield her husband Joe from a $16,000 defalcation exposure. The captain recalls his brutal sealers era and demands payment, while Emma seeks mercy, memory of Joe, and a discreet settlement to avoid disgrace. The scene intensifies as the creditor stakes his leverage and the moral cost rises.
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Emma
Capt. Williams
Joe
Amusements Grand and Majestic Offer Women at Center Stage
The Grand and Park theater programs spotlight women in lead and strong supporting roles. Kara the juggler, Hengler Sisters, Mrs Dan McAvoy, Eva Taylor & Co, and Hdna Luby acts share top billing with the Majestic presenting Mrs Fiske in Rosmersholm. Holmes drama at Park features Owen as Holmes, Miss Curtis as Mary Morston, and a sharp jewel theft thriller with vivid stagecraft.
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Kara
Dan McAvoy
Eva Taylor & Co
Hdna Luby
Edna May
Marie Dressler
Anna Held
Alice Lloyd
Vesta Victoria
Rose Stahl
Olympia Desvall
Hippodrome
New York
Eddie Garvie
Mollie Thompson
Xinodrome
Majestic
King Edward Faces Health Alarm Fears Echo Across Isles
Reports say the King suffers throat trouble and health concerns grow. He is expected to spend much of the summer on his estate on the Isle of Wight, with doubt cast on his ability to reign and travel.
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Edward
Kaiser
England
Isle of Wight
Sympathy in Poem Fragments From Goethe
Fragmented lines express sympathy for Faust and Goethe with notable but unclear references. The compact verse hints at artistic struggle and lament over misfortune, framed as early 19th century literary sentiment.
Kings and Queens Not Printed on Playing Cards
Paris May 18 M Druot at Dover considers it unworthy of the French republic to use playing cards with kings and queens. The cards replace royalty with presidents Carnot Gambetta Loubet and Faidherbes while Queens become figures like Charlotte Corday and Mme Roland. Voltaire becomes Jack of Diamonds. Druot aims for an American patent with Washington Lincoln Garfield and McKinley replacing the four kings.
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Paris
Mr. Druot
America
Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Kings
Strawberry harvest optimism boosts berry prices nationwide
In Bloomington Indiana on May 18 reporters note favorable weather and a predicted strawberry glut. Crop size is expected to rise, with more acreage devoted to fruit and prices seen at six cents to six and a half cents per quart in northern cities.
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Bloomington
Ind
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Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Brooks
Beth Harris
Lmma
G. W. Dillingham Company
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Sally Moran
Yrisco
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Kidd
Malay Archipelago
Elevan
Elijah
Fade By Kompany, Limited
Brussels
Guish
Geftaine
Rae
Kentucky Ave
Washington St
Ulric Brendel
John Rosmer
Kroll
Rebecca West
Rosmer
Hersealf
Arthur Forrest
Mrs. Fiske
George Arliss
Mr. Arliss
Fuller Mellish
Rector Kroll
Mr. Arl
Albert Bruning
Peter Mortensgrad
Mary Maddern
Madame Helspeth
Manhattan Company
PARK
F Park Theater
Bherlock
Holden Stock Company
Sherlock Holmes
Miss Curtis
Mary Morston
Miss Brandt
Mrs. Sholto
Morston
Daugher
Maj. Sholto
Moston
Jim Smith
Mary Marston
London
Aetor
Faust
Goethé
Paiges
Wulschner
Grant H. Clay
M. D
New York Dental Company
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Tomlinson Hall
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