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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun is published daily except Sunday from the Sun Building at 138 and 125 East Ohio Street. The notice lists Obie 3 as part of the masthead or related internal reference.
The piece critiques a clergyman who claims Grace Brown is in hell while her killer Gillette is saved. It argues such reconciliations revive brutal medieval ideas and deny Grace Brown's repentance and suffering. The author rejects eternal punishment for the girl and questions the moral logic.
A Western States editorial praises Roosevelt era irrigation programs turning the Great American Desert into a wealth producing region. It notes government dams tunnels and canals expanding water supply, welcoming small investors and modest farmers, with Kansas irrigation cited as a key success and Denver hosting the Democratic convention.
A traveler recalls a widow who, after five to six years in the ground, sold her husband’s petrified body for 50 dollars to a showman. Locals call it wrong yet gravitate toward practical options, and the widow muses about remarriage if a rich suitor comes, planning to use Jim’s body as a gatepost.
The exchange questions a husband’s whereabouts at church with a playful reply. Mrs Bloggs notes he has been occupied for six months, hinting at a missing or absent husband in a light London Opinion tone.
Philadelphia scientist Dr. Henry McCook argues that language can be a vehicle for thought even without speech. He suggests insects and bees have nonverbal voices through gestures and bodily movements that convey meaning beyond vocal sound.
A Harper's Weekly description explains submersion by admitting water ballast to sink the hull, leaving only the conning tower above water as reserve buoyancy. This buoyancy varies from 2 percent to 1,660 pounds by size, and pressure on the hydroplanes overcomes the constant rise tendency to make the boat sink once started.
In a tight exchange, Moll asks about telling father of a $500 bank balance and a borrower’s reply. A gag panel shows George recounting a loan, while The Provident Maid sketches a morning ice water request and a maid’s uneven accent, set in Brooklyn Life.
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