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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun notes market nerves as 1904 looms with banking caution and possible prosperity despite lingering fear. It questions a mysterious whisper of crisis, cites presidential year dynamics, and observes police department squabbles, credit disputes, suspensions, and public reform chatter in a broad city frontier report.
Senator Depew recounts actors mishaps and contretemps from the stage. He recalls a powdered wig super blurting the wrong line, then a self important actor shouting extra rhetoric to the audience. The stories highlight vanity and misdelivery amid stage life.
A collection of quips from various papers highlights public figures and policy debates. Jests reference Japan and Russia, Boston election witticisms, steel wage concerns, and pension talks, with light commentary on the Panama Canal.
In a downtown cigar store group of railroad men traded stories of Jim Curte a former Big Four brakeman recalled. He claimed to have ridden the Q line at about 73 miles an hour with the superintendent watching as Curte kept calm and asked about a Plymouth Rock hatch from last spring.
In a park side scene two orphans, Kitty and John, confront love and poverty. Kitty refuses John’s plea for a chance at a shared fortune, choosing independence in the city. Their reunion reveals changed fortunes and hopeful shreds of affection amid precarious dreams.
The text extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to numerous ailments described as humors. It claims possession by misrule causes pimples itchy eruptions and general weakness. Thousands of testimonials allegedly prove the tonic drives these conditions out and strengthens the system.
A muted Monday night council agenda is anticipated with little debate. The caucus last week settled minor items, likely to pass smoothly. The street parade ordinance may reach final reading and approval, marking the last meeting of incumbents.
A review of brand new popular tunes from Babette and other works. Includes Poor Pierrot from Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith with Fritzi Scho, and lively interpolations sung by Van Redne and others. Notes a Cape Barrington introduction by Charles Rickman and broad appeal across colleges.
A garbled 19th century fragment discusses The Prince of Pilsen March by Heidelperg and composer Luners, praising its popularity for piano and orchestras. It then shifts to a rambling vignette about the Perkins Family, a family story of children and a papa, and a humorous aside about a village contest and a Belle. The text blends music notes with domestic anecdotes in a rough, diaristic style.
A distorted passage shows characters discussing backroom activity in a shop. Mentions of Jimery, a girl behind the counter, and a plan involving slipping coal suggest a tense scene amid shopping. Edward Singer is referenced, with a remark about preparing a brigade.
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