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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1905
Page
5
A widow and her child live beside a doctor’s practice in Cliffdale. Edger, once led astray by dissipation in California and New York, finds redemption through his mother’s memory and Amy’s love after confessing to Julia. The tale centers on moral salvation and maternal influence.
A widow recalls her son's dramatic life from youth to manhood. Edgar returns aged and changed after years abroad, betrothed to Amy Granam but drawn into temptations at a New York gala. A whispered confession exposes his romance with Grace, shaping a web of devotion, sorrow, and consequence in Cliffdale.
The piece presents a poem about a flower given in affection, noting beauty and fragrance. It contrasts a sweet gift with a discarded bouquet, and ends with a line on a New York Board of Education rule forbidding female teachers from taking leave to marry.
Will H Brill describes the isolation and monotony of a year in Manchuria with the Japanese army. He notes language barriers, lack of news, and the beauty of seasons contrasted with military movement, food from distant lands, and evenings shared with a Chinese host and his family.
Cynthia Grey condemns the so called "can’t help it" man in a polemic on love, magnetism, and hypnotism. She argues the weak male impulse ruins families, reputation, and honor while urging women to deny excuses and seek independence.
A sensational tale describes Marie Adeline Bonsier, born in New Orleans, famed in Paris and New York society, who rose amid scandals and luxury. In Tokyo she captivated officials and diplomats, provoking imperial displeasure. Ordered to leave Japan, she defied commands and mocked envoys as the crisis unfolded.
The article recounts toppled justice and brutal punishments ordered by a sovereign, including the execution of a countess and other American travelers. It notes inept officials, geisha entertainments, and a later Turkish sultanate killing in Constantinople, with a Philadelphia woman tied to the Presbyterian minister’s murder.
Iven Leonard and Calvin Zimmerman were tried in duvenue court on Saturday morning for automatic theft and burglary. Leonard confessed to stealing a pocketbook at St Patrick's Catholic church during a church service and totalling $50. He said Zimmerman accompanied him. Additional thefts included $17 from Ida Elkins’s home and a watch and chain from Harry Rickett. Judge Stubbs released the boys on their own recognizance.
A fractured state telegram lists multiple local incidents: John Rantin, 70, dies of heart paralysis in Jeffersonville. Bert Webb, a convict, arrested in Bedford for breaking probation. Mrs. Carri Pirant dies from injuries after a banana slip in Evansville. Jeosin, daughter of Edward Dryant, nearly harms herself with concentrated dye. A Wabash valley man plans a big powwow Tuesday attracting 15 000 visitors. David J. Smith, Panhandle switchman, electrocuted during a telephone call. A horse owned by What Conk in Lafayette damages a thrashing machine engine, tail pulled from the animal. William Hess commits suicide by carbolic acid in Frankfort. Joseph Williams, 14, drowns near Evansville after running away.
Fragmented report notes a term The Green Peril for absinthe and mentions French statesmen linking it to Germany. It discusses public health, population growth, and calls for abstinence while praising beer and progress in commerce and science.
A fragment suggests alarm in the United Bragaa as the amber blessing rapidly replaces the strong eboongue Opinks. Some Pernene test that they need a stimulant, becoming pare and snarled with memories of alcohol in place of a mild tonic, the gilded Gold Medal serving as a morale booster.
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