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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun lists Willis S. Thompson as a staff member and Obie S. Thompson. Published daily except Sunday in the Sun Building at 13 and 15 W. Mon. August 3, 1908.
A witty critique argues that intellect, not heart, drives true motherhood and moral character. It compares human mothers with cows, praising mental development to sustain affection and guidance, while dismissing sentiment as insufficient without education. The piece champions educated, ambitious women and warns against shallow ideals.
A playful verse from The New Chorus Girls Hotel by T E Powers includes snappy quips and mock sermons. Comic bits reference a minister rehearsing what to preach and a tug at social roles. The collection features short jokes about parenting and flirtations.
The sketch outlines Hindu teachings influencing America, citing Ramakrishna and Max Muller. It presents maxims on devotion, wealth, restraint, character formation, and detachment, with vivid analogies from everyday life and wealth’s power. The piece contrasts pure devotion with worldly pleasures and personal discipline.
Photography is a great leveller showing how others look and how leaders appear. the piece notes iconic images such as the Bishop of London amid Wall Street, and muses on technology extending personality beyond personal life. It ponders the purpose of inventions from the telephone to the ocean cable and the aim to make truth liberating yet fretful.
An improved stomach imaging device from Munich lets a patient swallow a camera that lights the stomach interior with a small electric lamp. Film advances as the cord is pulled, producing successive pictures until the examination is complete.
A famed millionaire Rothschild traveler dines in a mountain inn. After a pricey omelette, he asks the bill and questions the innkeeper why three francs were charged. The keeper answers that eggs are cheap but the Rothschilds are scarce with them.
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