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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1899
Page
4
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The piece urges readers to consider Brown County Indiana for a brief outing. It extols its hills woods streams log cabins and isolated charm as a refuge from travel and modern life. The author promotes a rustic, primitive experience over resort travel and praises the county as an ideal day trip or short visit.
A jumble of political jabs about Leon Bailey and W. J. Bryan contrasts with anecdotes from Washington Cuba and England. The piece weaves satire on speeches and demagogy with laughing tales of nurses, a field gun mishap, a Georgia camp prayer, and church window debates, all in a late 19th or early 20th century American newspaper voice.
The article critiques Governor Mount for not endorsing agriculture in common schools and notes Billy Bryan repeatedly appearing in papers as a press agent. It suggests the 16 to 1 question is dead while praising Bryan’s recurring publicity.
The secretary of state quips that insanity mirrors genius and issues a notarial commission to an institutionalized patient. A tongue in cheek note mocks newsroom politics while the managing editor orders two full columns of opinion about John Drew.
The text urges that when the next grand jury convenes Pugh be fully equipped with facts about the Board of Public Works and not shirk his duty. It links this to a speech Bryan planned in Milwaukee that failed to appear and suggests New York favored its reception.
The remark wonders if the Republican event will feature canned beef as part of a large gathering. It hints at a political feast and food choices without naming people or places.
Sunday night the Christian Endeavor Society of Meridian Street Church marked its eleventh anniversary with President John M. Pritchard in charge. Rev. William A. Quayle delivered the sole address on youth, praising sports yet condemning Sunday play and urging constructive deeds over sowing wild oats.
The piece recounts Austin Bidwell the forger tied to a long-ago Bank of England scheme. It notes his arrest and a redeeming anecdote of him settling a lunch tab on credit, sending stamps to cover a tip, and a framed note later displayed in a London restaurant bar.
A collage of snatches from papers like Vevay Reveille Fort Wayne Gazette Evansville Journal and Goshen News. Items reference the gold standard political foes Roosevelt machine politics and a traveler walking the world backwards with satire on Jerry Simpson Pfeffer cues.
Grand's attractions feature Led astray this week. Last symphony concert of the season at English's Monday night with Gertrude May Stein. John Drew solos at English's Wednesday. Sam Wreeman promotes Julia Arthur's visit next week. Ivy Leaf opens at Park for three days. The Merry Maidens returns to Empire for the first half of the week.
Carl Hoffman seven was run down by a horse driven by Edward H Enners at 236 N W Noblest and badly bruised. Harvey Foxworthy twelve had his lip sewn after a stone hit him at 1401 IE Sixteenth Street. William Hendersons team ran away and he was not seriously hurt. Charles Forbes New York Street collided with a street car and was badly bruised. Samuel Long a night watchman at Atkins Saws Works stumbled and cut arteries and tendons in his right wrist at City Hospital.
Miss Marie Osten hosts a card party Tuesday at her I Illinois street home. Mrs. C C Hatfield entertains the Chapel club Wednesday at 835 N Capitol Ave. Mrs John P Hart hosted a Woodruff Place card party Saturday afternoon. Mayflower lodge plans annual concert and ball at the Propylaeum Friday evening. Mr and Mrs A L Mason entertained Saturday. Mrs Mason to host a luncheon next Saturday. Evans Malott bridal party hosted Saturday. Evans to give bachelor dinner Monday. Mrs Marvin R Maxwell hosts a company Friday for young matrons in honor of two brides, Mrs George T Porter and Mrs Garrard Comly. Mrs Milburn sails to New York Tuesday and Saturday for Naples then Greece, with England visits to follow.
Town Talk lists a summer English opera House season being planned with a comic opera. It notes a detached clause struck from new streetcar tickets. Reverend Thomas Smith of Porter County to lead Union Congregational Church. German butchers plan a large picnic in Armstrong’s Park next month with a beef and sheep-dressing contest featured. A fire loss at 302 Wolcott Street damages a two story frame home. Chicago Journal shows Miss Anna Sparks, Indianapolis, involved with Henry Romann now jailed in Chicago over a potential employer murder plot.
The Girls' classical school staged Twelfth Night to a large audience Saturday night. Miss Martha Landers earned high marks as Malvolio while Miss Bertha Ellis charmed as Toby Welch and Miss Estelle Raih played a dainty maid.
Railroads announce veterans attending the G A R encampment in Philadelphia next September may not sleep or eat in passenger coaches. Hotelkeepers and merchants report protests over the new policy and its impact on visitors.
Edward Su Morris Joseph Wambaugh and Samuel JF Record sue Michael O Connor owner of the Broad Ripple building wrecked by the explosion alleging defective gas fittings.
In Madison on May 18 and 19 Harrison Indiana democratic editors invite Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison to speak about his campaign methods. The event aims to discuss political strategy and local leadership.
The advertisement claims burdock blood bitters cleanse and purify the body to yield quickly and permanently relief from scrofula salt rheum erysipelas and other distressing eruptive diseases.
The seventh page highlights opportunities found in The Sun's popular liners. Readers seeking work or deals may find listings matching their needs, with brief notes guiding where to apply or inquire.
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