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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
4
Daily paper offers delivery by carrier six cents weekly and distant subscriptions rates outside city at 3.00 per year 1.50 for six months and monthly rates available. Office contact details include 15 E. Ohio Indianapolis Indiana with directions for agents and business communications.
You are asked to inform the office if you fail to receive THE SUN regularly by carrier. Call telephone 850 or send a postal to THE SUN with your new or old address.
The piece argues Mark Hanna’s New Jersey speech signals Republican reliance on moneyed interests to win in 1900, similar to 1896. It claims big finance and tariff policy shape elections, critiques Bryan, and notes municipal finances and public works issues tied to party strategies.
A fragmented quote discusses a nation holding itself together as a new theory. It references Abraham Lincoln and expresses hopes that his solution would resolve the issue forever, asking if democratic allies accept it.
A long excerpt on railway sleeper car economics detailing daily revenue and annual earnings, followed by various global notes. It references the canal system of China, the Grand canal, and local uses and health aspects. It then mentions a Boston sparrow extermination crusade, a South Carolina tea farm, and a German automatic lamp that times out after a set number of hours.
A collection of editorial quips from multiple papers on the Bryan McKinley campaigns. Notes mention the Goebel law reconstruction, Senator Beveridge, Bryan’s notification speech, Culminating hints about Lafayettes, Huntington, Clark, the empress dowager of China, Aguinaldo, Dom Paul, and reactions of voters and office seekers.
A collage of verse and prose fragments follows Sallie Peebles as she travels through Paris Berlin and Brussels weaving song and talk into a vivid persona. The piece blends satire and memory with humorous asides and recurring lines about catching a spirit and festive performances.
The item notes Huntington’s philanthropy as preferable to charity for beggars, cites George S. Boutwell’s past power in the Republican ranks, mentions a $50,000 donation from John D. Rockefeller to Des Moines Baptist College, and comments on Roosevelt Hanna and Senator Stewart’s party return reflecting 1904 political tensions.
Amusement notice reports a full house for the melodrama King of the opium ring with vivid scenes in San Francisco’s Chinese quarter and strong audience reaction. Friday will feature live wire coverage of the Sharkey Fitzsimmons bout. the run ends Saturday night. Monday brings Smith O'Brien in The game keeper for six performances.
Miss Mary Krout lectures at Charlevoix while Miss Julia Kern visits her aunt at Maxinkuckee. Mrs Albert Schwartzkopf of Columbus visits sister Mrs Overstreet. News of marriages includes Miss Helen Marsh to Charles A Woods on September 1 and Miss Anna Shorts to Robert H Johnson at 2016 Park Ave. Jessie Clamen and Eugene Trey wed in Minneapolis.
Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry is advertised as a universal remedy that never fails to conquer devastating infant disorders including cholera infantum and dysentery causing diarrhoea. The endorsement presents the medicine as a trusted cure for vulnerable babies.
Senator Beveridge reads Mr. Bryan's Indianapolis address as a direct message to him and initially misunderstands the personal tone before a grand rapid preface clarifies the context.
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