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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
4
In Indianapolis a Democratic party faction looks to William J. Bryan for guidance as Taggart fades from influence. The piece criticizes past watchdogs for wineroom neglect and blames current leaders for missteps, referencing Mayor Bookwalter and local figures.
A collection of brief Indiana clippings discusses political moves around Gov. Durbin and presidential prospects, mob law concerns, river survey incidents near New Harmony, and commentary on land and transport policy. Local editors critique promoters and emphasize bonds and substance over show.
Uncle Robert Meeks reports a huge snake trapped in a hollow stump on Jake Heinmiller’s farm near Young America. A stump puller is used to dig out the reptile as villagers watch for the big creature. Heinmiller plans a snakeproof wire fence around the property amid community excitement.
An eastern college man recollects the banter and rough treatment his group faced from Kan gag farmers. He recalls five days at a country hotel and a joking offer to join a header box crew that cuts corn cobs from stalks. Various colorful references appear in a mock discourse.
A sorrowful scene at Union Station features a young Swedish mother grieving her dead baby, awaiting a plan to reunite with her husband in Minnesota. An interpreter helps reveal her story as she leaves the city, heartbroken, to join him on the farm they planned since last September.
In a poverty plagued room, Hezekiah Edgars keeps a horsehair trunk full of age stained letters. Jim Hapgood discovers a path to wealth by exposing descendants of famous women, then urges Edgars to burn the letters to avoid a public reveal. Edgars contemplates the moral and financial stakes as the trunk is finally cast into the fire.
An advertising fragment touts Wells Hat Tone as a novel hair preparation. It claims the product, with a shampoo and hair tone, offers easy use and stylish results that beat rivals. The copy highlights affordability and appeals to women seeking a better hair care option.
Fragmented text presents a narrative of songs and sketches tied to a singer and a rural family. The passages mix stage bits, fingered tavern talk, and domestic vignettes with names such as Alice Murthy and Perms Walkere. The piece references a missionary, a color scheme at a games event, and a humorous exchange about singing and gifts. It closes with an invitation to use six words free at THE SUN office.
A Philadelphia Record report describes a cashier using blue vitriol to test coins. He rubs a silver quarter with the stone, wets it, and sees color change to black on counterfeit coins, claiming the test is fast and discreet.
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