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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1904
Page
4
An aged newspaper fragment lists addresses, telephone lines, and subscription rates for the Indianapolis Sun. The ad references daily publication details, office contacts, and varying rates for in city and outside city distribution, though many words are illegible.
A San Francisco wife cites her husband’s cigarette habit in a divorce complaint, claiming he smoked her out and damaged their relationship. The piece notes medical uncertainty about a “cigarette heart,” and urges smokers to reconsider for love and health, suggesting elimination if they care for loved ones.
Residents on Virginia avenue cry abate it now as Shelbyville and Greenwood interurban cars whip by, creating dust clouds and safety concerns. Works board resists moving to stop the nuisance, and a south end councilman says police avoid interference to avoid risking their jobs.
Easyside residents should curb celebrations until the state field purchase is secured. The city may face competition or be outbid, so residents urge efforts to edge out rivals. A beautiful East Side park is needed, and officials are hoped to secure the ground.
The article argues happiness is life's true aim and cheaper to obtain than luxury. Genuine joy comes from simple delights like a wayside flower, a hermit thrush song, modest affection, and everyday bread and milk, rather than extravagant displays and gilded imitations.
Promoters cheer a lively state fair with strong exhibits and attractions, predicting great public interest. The text argues a fair enhances life in Indianapolis, contrasting it with burdens like bank accounts and large households, and echoes a view that living well stems from more than money.
A snow fall marked the first of the season at Virginia Minnesota on Monday. The weather damaged crops flowers and garden produce across the countryside.
Paris report states Charles Sargent the bicycle chain inventor died in poverty despite his pivotal contribution. The misspelled agency note suggests Sargent, aged about 63, faced financial hardship as manufacturers profited from his chain principle.
City clerk Fogarty announced a state docket containing 1,200 cases, noting it is the most in two months and all defendants have been convicted with sentences pronounced. He contrasted this with normal dockets that take half a year to fill, and recalled the previous record of three and a half months.
Ted Aug 3 After a week long probe police arrested Lane Lester 16 of this city on a charge of shooting Harry Eckels last Thursday night Eckels and friends sat on a high bank near the Belt railroad when a white dog ran past Eckels fired two shots at it one hit Eckels and he learned of the injury the next day Lester offered no statement.
Ind Aug 3 Tuesday opened the three day session of the Indiana lodge of Elks drawing thousands of visitors. The city is gaily decorated to honor the order, promising a pleasant experience for Elks and visiting mayors. Mayor John L Forkner was expected as the sole candidate for the state post, but David Irks of Wabash indicated to friends that he also seeks the position.
William Williamson and his brother Hebert Williamson, separated for decades while spreading fortunes worldwide, are reunified in Atlantic City after Hebert, long believed dead, was found in Australia. The men, once in Liverpool, met after years apart, with Robert staying in Pennsylvania and William in Australia before returning to the New Jersey shore.
In Huntington W V, G W Butler and Martin Long faced repeated police court appearances. Butler faced six count liquor selling charges tied to grand jury findings. Long, dubbed the cop's porter, made his twelfth court appearance for burglary after allegedly casing William Krause’s home on Maryland Street. He had previous time for stealing a cash register from an Illinois saloon.
Miss Aught Armstrong returns from the east as many residents plan travels to St Louis and Indiana week. Mrs Charles N Elliot comes back from Lake Maxinkuckee while Mrs Frank Dell hosts for Miss Mary Alfree of Arlington. Rev and Mrs Odell return from Winona visiting Odell’s father. Mrs W B Insley and Miss Rebeca Insley return. Ming Rebeca stays with her brother during her mother's absence. F W Doolittle and Bliss Marie Crankhite plan a quiet Tuesday wedding and immediate wedding tour. Miss Albin Kottlowski hosted by Mixa Emma Bopp for an ante nuptial breakfast at Hotel English cafe with guests Helen Faut and Ethel Hardy. John W Finnel and Bertha Ayres with Sylvan Pinnet and Mary Morgan in a double wedding at the Pinnet home. Rev A N Cave officiates. Jasper Clarry provides music. wedding dinner served by the Pinnets. The new couples plan homes in Newman Illinois and Danville Illinois.
Indiana towns report events from Peru Eagles carnival and New Hays bottle factory at Marion to Lafayette gun club shoots and Boonville courthouse roofing. Other items mention Mulberry schoolhouse cornerstone, Vincennes world fair timing, Richmond miniature Mardi Gras, cement plant near completion, a missing man in Terre Haute, resignations in Kokomo, soldier monument fund, Seymour business standstill, Anderson manreturn, Bloomington Woodmen banquet honoring Charles D. Whelan, Carroll county reunion, Felix T. McWhirter speech, Charles Wilts Carlisto elopement, Maumee river bridge fire bid thwarted by farmers, Kokomo stenographer shortage sighted.
A fragmentary verse compares a past idealized girl with a modern maiden driven by fashion and display. The speaker laments modesty fading as adornment and social trends shape behavior, ending with garbled lines about a red headed typist and domestic neglect.
Former Sultan Murad V of Turkey dies in Constantinople on August 3 after a health decline. Born in 1840, he ascended the throne on May 29, 1878, following Abdul Aziz, and faced internal turmoil as ministers and officials were assassinated and war loomed with Serbia and Montenegro. Abdul Hamid succeeded him.
Harold Henderson four year old traveled solo from Pittsburg to London Ontario with only railroad staff for help. He rode Missouri Pacific to St Louis then Pennsylvania to Indianapolis where he spent hours with friendly Pennsylvanian employees. Monday night he boarded a Wabash train toward Logansport Detroit to continue to London. He spoke happily to strangers and showed no homesickness since departure. G W Cummings Dead in New York on way from Los Angeles to New York after Banff stop.
White will be popular during the fall with a fashionable design in white cloth. The tailor skirt is plain with sterling detail. The coat features green velvet and white cloth covered buttons, presenting a stylish ensemble for the season.
New York launches the Cosmopolitan home club to aid servant girls, stenographers, clerks and self supporting women without homes. A four story clubhouse at 5 W Forty fourth Street will host reading rooms, tea, parlor time, and weekly dances, with plans for national chapters in Chicago Pittsburgh and other cities. Members pay weekly dues for privileges and a Benefit Fund supports members in need.
Belgrade reports the ghastly palace of memories to be demolished as regicides fail to repurpose it. Specters and legends surround the site while King Peter contends with exile and a longing return to the capital. In New Orleans, Aug 30, a Panama Canal patients hospital project is announced by the U S government.
A Radium clock reportedly invented by Harrison Martindale of England runs with minimal winding. It uses a minute quantity of radium in an exhausted glass vessel, a quartz rod, and an electroscope to produce repeated motion every two minutes, potentially lasting 30,000 years until radium exhaustion. Also noted is a sewing class featuring popular ring designs and an easy crochet or buttonhole project.
In Harper’s Weekly August 13, Robert W. Chambers reports on streams long deemed “Ashed out” still yielding good catches. Near New York a White duck lake surprised locals with a large trout. locals said it had been fished out for over a decade. Chambers hired an old boatman who guided him to a spot where he caught two and a half dozen fine trout weighing one to three pounds each.
Co operative stores play a perceptible part in supplying the necessities of life to the industrial classes in Germany, though they have not attained so large a development as in England, where they originated.
A Waldron Indiana goldfish farm started by Mr Shoup in a pond as a hobby became profitable and grew into the largest goldfish industry in the world.
A note on several animals said to require little or no water. Gazelles reportedly never drink while Hamas of Patagonia live for years without water, and a cattle type near Losere France rarely drinks, possibly subsisting on dew from grass.
Cecit Lyman aged 9 from Azu Cal is described as the largest active barber in the United States. He is skilled with a razor and serves customers at his father’s shop, working alongside seasoned barbers despite his young age.
A widespread report from South Australia attributes an invasion of mice to the large quantities of wheat left on the ground after a poor harvest weather. Local farmers and authorities are examining the situation as crop damage and storage concerns rise.
The article notes Horace Franklin Lenhart of New Hanover Pennsylvania is a seven year old boy hailed as a dead shot with a rifle or shotgun. Neighbors envy his notable skull and aim as a remarkable local curiosity.
English's dark grand modern vaudeville bills feature Uncle Tom's Cabin at 2 and 8:45 p.m. plus Sam Devere burlesque and Haskell Indian Band at 3 and 8:30 p.m. The program highlights John LeClair the juggler, Don and Thompson, Mrs Allison and Amelia Summerville with Curfew recited and songs, delivering an entertaining modern stage bill.
Modern science shows indigestion stems from weakened stomach nerves that power digestion. Inactive stomachs stir less, so irritants like cathartics only provide temporary relief by irritating the stomach lining. Proper nerve function drives mixing, agitation, and secretions to digest contents, preventing dyspepsia and sour stomach.
An advertisement claims Dr Miles Restorative Nervine will relieve obstinate indigestion and stomach trouble by strengthening nerves. A testimonial from L C OBrien of Winston-Salem New York says prior severe stomach issues were cured, enabling him to eat anything without trouble after using the product.
Crowds filled the Park for afternoon and night performances as Ada W Martin's Farce Tom's Cabin draws a larger company and hearts with added features. At the Empire, two farces Down the Pike and Everything Upside Down plus songs and dances deliver hearty laughs with Larry Smith and Joe Sullivan. The Fairbank Indian band and the Haskell Indians attract praise for a war dance and varied program despite limited stage space.
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