Indianapolis Sun History of Willis & Thompson Ad Office
The Indianapolis Sun official page notes Willis and Thompson in the Sun building at 123 and 14 East Ohio street. Foreign advertising representatives are listed as Smith and Budd in New York, with Tribune Building in Chicago and Third National Bank Building in St Louis. The paper is entered in the post office as second class mail and the Association of American Advertisers certifies its circulation figures.
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E. Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue
New York
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Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Louis
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Association of American Advertisers
New York City
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Bread and Milk Trusts Forecast Economic Awakening
An Associated Press dispatch from New York argues that a bread trust and a milk trust will fail yet educate the public on self protection. It warns these cartels threaten staples, predict price rises, and anticipate citizen pushback and new legislation as voters awaken to their power.
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Mik Trust
Associated Press
New York
Bread Trust
Beef Trust
Milk Trust
Sugar Trust
Up to the Minute Jokes and Anecdotes
A collection of quick quips about trains tipping con men waiters and domestic blunders. One joke has a traveler asking the conductor for time to fetch a drink and a guarantee the train won’t start. Another notes a Delmonico waiter earning half a million in tips, with some horses.
Mayor-elect Shank Faces Editorial Backlash Over Appointments
A flurry of editorials from Indianapolis papers debates Mayor-elect Samuel L. Shank's independence in naming appointees. The Sun relays the News critique while praising his stand, arguing the new mayor should govern by his own judgment and be accountable to the people, not civic bodies.
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Indianapolis News
Samuel Lewis Shank
The
Lew Shank
Indianapolis Sun
Sun
Shank
Cincinnati
Mr. Gauss
Fremont Alford
Mr. Shank
There Are Several Kinds of Husbands in Comic Exchange
A witty speaker discusses types of husbands through humorous anecdotes. She ridicules the blustering, fact loving, and self confident spouses while praising men who show genuine affection and avoid perpetual vanity. The audience questions if any redeeming husbands exist, and the speaker affirms few fit that label.
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