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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
16
The Indianapolis Sun prints Willi s S. Thompson feature in a daily publication note dated Wednesday August 12 1908. The Sun Building location at 123 and 1% B is referenced along with corporate attribution.
A reader letter urges attacking Paul Morton over Equitable Life Building plans. The editor argues funds belong to policy holders, views Morton actions as beneficial to holders, and favors careful investing within legal bounds. It praises Morton's stewardship and cautions readers about changing companies.
A 16 year old motherMarie Sicaria loses her baby to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The child is taken away, the mother drinks poison and then shoots herself, ending her life on the sidewalk. The piece condemns the charity as cruel and calls it civilization.
County commissioner John G. Fisher recalls Beechport track tricks used to bias race times. He describes stable boys manipulating stopwatches to slow times by about ten seconds, ensuring a corner on the inside for a compliant result. The grocer asks 30 cents a cabbage and Patrice notes the family's pride.
The younger set wears violet socks with tan shoes, Norfolk jackets stay popular in England while gaining notice in Chicago. Summer girls knit silk waistcoats for visiting men, pajamas use mint stick striped fabrics, and fall scarf trends include heavier silks and a new Persian Pink shade from exclusive houses.
A Philadelphia Ledger tale from a former sheepman describes how two men forced together on the western plains amid thousands of sheep drift into mutual dislike. After a week of silence a single remark about a cowbell triggers tension and leads to one man deciding to leave, declaring there is too much argument.
Edwin aged four owned a picture nook with a fierce reed running after a small bow. He closed the book and laid it away then re opened it days later. He slammed his fist and cried She ain't caught him yet in triumph according to The Delineator.
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