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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
5
The narrative describes beavers as versatile wood grinders capable of felling trees quickly and how their teeth rapidly regrow after damage. It compares beaver swimming to otters and minks, notes their clumsy yet determined defense, and explains under ice breathing methods observed in winter.
An anecdote from Rod and Gun in Canada describes beavers proving hard to confine. A beaver gnawed from a barrel to free newborns, escaped from a log pen, and even outsmarted a pursuing dog, illustrating their cleverness and resilience in the wild setting.
A police officer named John Lowe II, identified as Patrolman Dolby, allegedly used aggressive crowd control at the Grand hotel. The scene involved pushing front-row bystanders including a reporter whose ribs were pressed by a mace as Lowe demanded the crowd yield.
The Nebraska state Republicans met in Lincoln on Wednesday afternoon and named their ticket. Samuel H. Sedgwick was chosen for Supreme Court justice and Carl J. Ernst along with H. L. Goold were nominated as university regents. OS
Sylvester C. Anderson says his Chicago roommate William Grant stole $800 after Anderson retired Wednesday night. The two shared lodgings at 32 W Maryland Street in Chicago.
News notes Roosevelt’s two sick children show improvement while a New Jersey Republican state convention prepares for September six. Reports from Havana set October first for Neely’s trial amid a wave of diverse items from industry, crime, and international affairs.
A collage of quick quips and anecdotes from newspapers and readers. Jests touch on credit woes, waiter banter, a railway pass mix up, charity dining questions, disguises for a ball, and a schoolmaster’s horsey pun. Notable lines include Uncle Eben on credit and a Caledonian railway jab.
The State veteran volunteer firemen's association schedules its annual meeting for September 17 aligning with the state fair and Odd Fellows Supreme Conclave. A series of events and related notices accompany the meeting plans in this city.
Advertisements list $1.00 trips to Michigan City from Indianapolis departing 6:30 a.m. on Sunday September 1 1901 and $1.25 to Cincinnati and back via C H and D with two fast trains leaving at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Stops limited to Rushville Connersville and Hamilton. Also $1.20 Rushville and return and Rush County Fair tickets sold Aug 27–30 with final return Aug 31.
The Sun promotes its sale column as the best way to move old articles, guaranteeing results under this heading. It emphasizes the column as a premier listing venue for selling items quickly and successfully.
Wickets on sale daily to Sept. 10 final return limit Oct. 31. For details call ticket agents. For any old articles you do not need is 1. Sleeping and chair cars between Indianapolis and Quincy Ill. It cost you nothing to advertise that vacant room for rent in the Sun. General Worth a high grade 5c cigar on sale at first class drug stores. C W Kriel, distributor.
A faded fragment notes a Sun newspaper ad promising ten free words over three days under a room to rent heading. It mentions Bretzman’s Photograph Studio at 142 Illinois Street and refers to small liner advertisements on page seven.
Old nurse advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it soothes gums relieves pain and cures wind colic and diarrhoea. It is offered at twenty five cents a bottle and calls for telephone line advertisements to THE SUN at 880.
Ned Churchill confesses to Guy Hapgood that Dolly Dalewho seemed to accept him only for Guy's sakehas fallen for Guy instead. Churchill reveals he wooed Dolly to help his friend and urges Guy to reclaim her, insisting Dolly loves him and that they should marry.
William T. Brown joins a Wisconsin camping party while Miss Jeanette Wright visits Franklin. Mrs. Clayton Potts plans Thursday evening entertaining. Bertha Martin and Thaddeus McLaughlin wed and move to Eubank Kentucky. Grace Evans and Mareng Smith wed September 12, with ties to St. Louis and Indianapolis. State weddings list Loughry and Clap ham at Monticello. Blickenstaff and Wagner at Wabash.
The notice promotes a Sunday trip via the Fast through train leaving Indianapolis at 7 30 a m and returning from the lake at 6 30 p m. It extols Lake Maxinkuckee as a beautiful boating and fishing destination and mentions the prospect of a delightful outing.
Indianapolis youths urged to recruit subscribers for The Sun to earn round trip tickets to Buffalo. Prizes include two tickets for 100 new subscribers and cash adds. 50 or more subs earn one ticket with cash options. Submissions must be signed by actual subscribers and turned in at The Sun office.
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