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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
4
Public notice listing subscription rates for city and outside readers and instructions to contact the business manager for terms. Includes editorial and business office telephone numbers and address at 125 E Ohio St Indianapolis Indiana.
In view of alleged lying and cut throat methods introduced into Indianapolis newspapers the Sun requests subscribers who fail to receive the Sun regularly to notify the office by letter or telephone. It also asks subscribers who can no longer receive the Sun to promptly inform the office.
The piece praises Benjamin Harrison for clear speech and warns against newspapers overstepping into governance. It quotes Harrison advising a new paper to aid public sentiment without trying to govern, urging editors to view their papers from the people's ground. It laments arrogant papers and urges self restraint.
The Sun supports harsher punishment for footpads, calling them cowards who attack citizens by dark alley. It argues the current penalties are too light and says the whipping post would deter such crimes, referencing public safety and criminal justice concerns.
A writer argues against abolishing church fairs and questions conventions as a financing plan. He notes women fund churches through socials and sewing circles while men cover the bills, urging preservation of fairs to avoid shifting duties from women to men. He decries a rising aversion to church entertainments and calls for continued practical church engagement.
The article contrasts English and Boer justifications for the conflict, noting English aims to spread Christianity while Boers claim a heaven granted freedom. It humorously questions divine favor in the bloodshed and riffs on President McKinley and prohibitionists at a Chicago banquet.
A well known local physician says cheap candies ruin Christmas for children. He argues that indulging in adulterated confections lays a foundation for both future and present stomach troubles, noting that most kids overdo it at Christmas.
A curious London tale recalls a St Thomas hospital romance where a stoker, recovering from a severe accident, marries his faithful landlady’s daughter with an ambulance ceremony. He later resumes daily life with visits, a pipe, and modest celebrations as he progresses toward recovery.
A passage invokes the vanished Australian explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt famed for a 16 month trek across Queensland. It notes his disappearance after a second expedition and the enduring interest in his journey. The piece also recalls Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson paying a stubborn passenger’s second fare aboard a Toledo streetcar after a delay and dispute over a five cent transfer.
A humorous note from the Vincennes Sun says Admiral Dewey will get a black bear from Minnesota friends as a Christmas present, with a playful remark about sending a white elephant instead. It comments on tax debates and county reform laws across counties, noting commissioners courts emphasize support. Various editorials mock politicians and praise or critique bills and behavior.
Capt Swift at the Grand caps this week while The Lady of Lyons moves to next week. Shore Acres at English’s draws strong crowds, with Craig and Cullen praised for their performances. 2 McIntyre & Heath continue at the Park, The Rounders at English’s kicks off Friday, and Phil Shierdan’s City Sports debuts at the Empire with a cleaner, less earthy revue.
Mrs Scott Thomas hosts at 37 Greer Street as society notes list visits to Columbus before Christmas. Miss Gertrude Wocher to party at the Propylatem on Dec 29. Edward Gates to wed Helen Davidson on Jan 3. Grace Taylor and Charles H Obald wed. State weddings at Noblesville Princeton Pendleton Flora and Michigan City.
A miscellany of vignettes and quotes unfolds through streetcar satire, celebrity knockabout, and moral reflections. It parodies urban life with lines about a self made man, a philosophical windmill, and a lynch mob, interspersed with jab at high society and humor about household remedies.
Holiday rates set at one and one third fare for round trips to all points in Central Passenger Association territory. Tickets available to students with proper certificates. Sales end December 23 24 30 31 and January 1 with return by January 8. Bronson Alg 3.
The Sun notes Indianapolis new paper the Press mispronounces French words on its editorial page during the universal exposition. It questions the French pronunciation of de rigueur and mocks frogs on the Seine for not understanding the Press style.
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