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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun notes old and new postal classifications and provides contact guidance for business and communications. It lists delivery at six cents per week, advertising rates via the advertising department, and speaks to agents and news dealers seeking terms.
An essay argues that runaway Indian youths drawn to yellow-back and society novels reflect a national drift toward adventure. It notes two Carlisle School boys sent back from New York and laments the transformation of Indians into New York ballroom figures, predicting future trends.
A New York meeting praised adoption as a cure for selfishness among bachelors and spinsters. Miss Mary Vida Clark cited a bachelor’s friend who raised seven babies, arguing that both sides could gain by sharing childrearing duties, while noting the deeper aim of self-improvement rather than philanthropy.
A dated and fragmentary column mocks General Kuropatkin claiming to dictate peace terms in Tokio while Russians drift farther from Japan's capital. It notes Admiral Makaroff's fate, mocks politics over Parker, and hints at local party maneuvering as candidates battle for offices and Roosevelt's popularity remains in chatter.
A fragmented, tongue in cheek reminiscence feature recounts a dreamer’s struggles with money and ambition. Jumbled dialogues and bits of verse sketch a portrait of aimless striving and social observation, ending with a brief signature from EDWARD SINGER.
The piece reports a Republican struggle over the coroner nomination with Dr. Gurstang and Dr. Petersdorf among possible candidates. It notes party leaders and physicians meeting at Hotel Foxl ish to select a candidate while Montgomery and other figures launch campaigns from centers like Motel English. Several gubernatorial hopefuls and state officers open campaign HQs as old Republican veterans offer their names for the party’s platform.
Two young travelers explain their journey from Guatemala to St Louis aiming to reach the exposition after traversing the three Americas. A prize of 15000 dollars awaits the pedestrian who completes the feat. One traveler, Luis Madrigal, is deaf and born in Cauca Colombia. His companion Walcott Valio is an English subject born in Bearhadees. They plan to arrive around August 2.
A New York Sun recounts a theater visit filled with padded gentlemen and bold chorus girls. The narrator notes ushers guiding seats, a birthday celebration in a box, and the social dynamic of couples and onlookers amid a crowd in a dimly lit theatre.
A garbled Chicago piece reports a 19th century case where a Waukegan man, 18, vows to marry a Chicago woman in an odd ceremony described as a sacred rite at a cup has altar. The text mentions Myrtle and Walton figures and a fatal card linked to J. Farwell & Co. The details are fragmentary but indicate a sensational, ritualized marriage vow tied to a card theme.
Lansing April 1 The state board of health has been apprised of lumber jacks afflicted with smallpox becoming a challenge for local authorities to control. The board will send inspectors into the woods to ensure strict quarantine is established. Several patients have already left, but dispersal is being checked.
The Whits Horse venue presents Over Niagara Falls a new melodrama with a dramatic plunge of a young woman over the falls. A pretentious scenic production aims to regtan the famed spectacle while delivering sensational drama. Hamilton Heming Mae Karnes and George Neville headline the cast.
A whimsically garbled set of anecdotes parodies famous figures and moments from history. It mixes Benjamin Franklin, King John, Alexander the Great, and others in playful, anachronistic vignettes filled with misquoted lines and tangled phrasing. The piece reads as a satirical collage of grand claims and comic misfires.
A New York notice describes an architectural travel and study program by the Ceaux-art architess Society. Two years of free travel and education are offered to applicants under 2 years old, with selection and examinations to be held across multiple cities including Chicago, St Louis, Philadelphia, Washington, Syracuse, Providence and Ithaca.
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