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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
16
Editorial page header from The Indianapolis Sun dated Thursday August 6 1908. Contains publication details and staff credit Willis S Thompson and the Sun Building address. Reads like a newspaper masthead indicating daily except Sunday and page designation.
In a fervent appeal the author urges Marion County residents to vote for reform in the county government. He accuses the current Republican-backed ticket of graft and mismanagement, cites a $2.5 million debt and $100,000 yearly shortfall, and argues for a businesslike government to reduce taxes and build a surplus. The piece lauds Auditor Sahm as essential to reforms and calls readers to cast their ballots for change at the polls.
The State Charities Aid Association's 1920 forecast bases hospital needs on city population, growth, and section demographics. It outlines eight hospital types from emergency stations with ambulances to large general and private facilities, projecting beds and services for a decade ahead.
The New York Board of Health urges cleanliness to curb fly-borne disease. Do not let decaying matter accumulate. cover foods and cans, burn or bury table refuse, and keep garbage under lime or oil. Dwellings should be ventilated and drains treated with kerosene. flies breed where dirt exists.
Dr Hale writes in Woman's Home Companion that midnight oil signifies overwork or neglected duties. She warns that nightly excess damages health and that one should recover ground lost in the day to avoid death by own action inch by inch.
An August World's Work editorial argues that William Jennings Bryan is not merely a reader of events but a powerful agitator who commands loyalty across factions. Supporters see him as the common man’s advocate and a catalyst for GOP reforms, while his influence curbs party arrogance and pushes for policy shifts.
A survey notes 18 strikes in New Zealand over 13 years, 12 illegal, affecting 13 percent of wage earners. In Britain, 423 of 7,248 conciliation cases involved strikes. San Francisco barbers weigh wage cuts on Saturdays. Railway workers plan a home for aged members on 500 acres near Fort Scott Kansas. Death rates among manual workers exceed those in mercantile, agricultural, and professional classes two to threefold.
A Youth's Companion excerpt argues against narrow breeding for speed alone and contends true horses combine beauty, speed, stamina and disposition. It dismisses racetrack defenders claims that racing benefits humane breeding and warns racing focus harms overall horse value.
An Irishman enters a country inn and orders whiskey. After drinking, the landlord says he hasn't paid. The Irishman questions the claim and then asks why they both pay, noting he already paid, in a Tit-Bits style joke about the comical misunderstanding.
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