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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1905
Page
4
A Sun telegraph operator known as Jack Colman died after a long battle with disease while performing daily duties. He valued duty over himself and kept serving until the end, guiding colleagues and leaving a lasting impression of courage and devotion to his wife and children.
Europe frets over royal excess and weak rulers as princes discredit monarchy and flee to Paris. Meanwhile moralizing essays compare wild oats to fate of kings and queens. A Kalamazoo widow leaves ten thousand for tramp meals while New York benefactor wills forty thousand for stray dogs, prompting debate on welfare and souls.
The passage denounces dogs kept as pets as worthy of home and devotion, while condemning human tramps as parasites, arguing charity to animals and neglect of needy humans alike. It critiques profiteering pet care and monopoly control, calling for responsible duty and curb on parasitic behavior.
The piece recalls a family debating leaving the city for a farm life arguing that even notable financiers lived on farms. It notes daily farming supplies from neighbors, a coachman’s trips to town, and comfort of a steam heated city home versus farm living. It also offers tips about home building and hiring architects.
The narrator describes seeking a farm near Isat, finding an old farmhouse, and planning a cottage tied to a mortgage with Father funding via a new business trust. They outline budget limits, invoice the architect, and note travel to the office and railway routines. Practical tips on gardens and home life follow, urging careful planning, gardening effort, and a gardener’s aid. The section ends with tips about tobacco farming and practical household labor.
Charles Pfister a noted Milwaukee hat manufacturer faces a grand jury indictment for larceny against a firm that once held the garbage removal contract. He posted bail and contends the funds were disposed of in line with orders, denying any wrongdoing.
The tale explains Norway s sparse soil by a legend. Angels scattered earthly dust forgotten at creation. The guardian angel pleads with the Creator and, over time, scoops a little earth from heaven s floor to place on Norwegian rocks.
In New York and St. Louis the Woman's Municipal League has funded drinking fountains since 1902. Water is supplied and fountains are built into building walls, offering relief during summer. The group relies on benevolent women to fund and maintain the project.
The text asserts deepened English French interests and a durable April 8 1904 arrangement proven by experience. It states the Mediterranean basin cooperation, established for a year, should develop and is timely, with Paris Le Temps praising the new consecration of the diplomatic accord.
Forecasts warn career risks and caution for those employed or in business. A child born on this day is described as active and thoughtful but not fortunate, with a difficult marriage foretold for a female.
Washington report says Herbert Holbut and George W Able of Patterson New Jersey perished after a Sunday night gas blast. One was killed instantly while the other, with six companions, swam toward the shore but sank near the abort as rescue efforts failed.
The piece recounts Charles J. Bonaparte defending reforms as secretary of the navy against allies of a disputed official, followed by a tale of ex Senator William F. Sanders facing a rival in territorial campaigns. Sanders accepts a duel challenge with an Indian war whoop on Camas Creek as a witty deflection.
The speaker asks if the wife was angry and speculates one guess is Sunappaitably angry, mishearing or inventing a strong form of the term Jee-speakably angry. The fragment reflects informal, humorous inquiry about emotional state.
A historical sales note advertises a $20.00 round trip from Chicago to Colorado for GAR Encampment in Denver. It promises two daily fast trains, a specially conducted GAR trip leaving Chicago September 2, with through service to Denver and inexpensive return options. Details include Colorado itinerary, hotels, aide trips, sleeping car reservations, and contact NM Breese, Gen'l Agent, 6 Walnut St, Cincinnati, OH.
Persons from Chicago and points east can travel to California on personally conducted trains August 11 to 14 on a direct route via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. The rate is 42.00 from Chicago with return, plus low fares from other points. Stopovers include Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City. local organizations host the travelers. Write for itineraries and full details.
A buoyant romance set on a D C steamer near Mackinac Island follows a Buffely girl and a young Buai man as they share a moonlit, breezy encounter. Narration blends observed scenes with impressions from the sea, presented in a playful, incertating tone. Published by A A Shants Detroit Mich as a mailed subscription item.
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