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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1902
Page
4
The Sun denounces a mayor for band wagon tactics to locate a pesthouse in ward 4, claiming broken pre election promises and public duty excuses. It argues for a new Indianapolis school facilities law, funds raised by taxes, and criticizes Detective Gerber and police badges amid looming legislative session.
A collage of editorials notes tensions in Indiana with farmers and corporate interests at odds over tax shifts and political control. It cites calls to restore school tax loads, questions on lynching penalties, and speculation about U S Senate candidacy of Perry Heath amid party dynamics.
The suburban program and grand vaudeville schedule list two and five showings at English's theater, with 2:15 and 87:15 times. James boys in Missouri perform at Park venue, while Irwin's burlesquers appear at Empire with 2 and 8 showings.
Miss Ethel Watterson travels from Louisville to visit Miss Joseph ine Morss while Misses Harriet and Louise Tutewiler host a Monday tea. R E Springsteen attends a Greenfield house party. Mrs J Alfred Barnard hosts a Friday afternoon tea for Miss Hilda Fletcher. Evadne Hayward hosts a Friday holiday dance at her N Capitol Ave home. Kathryn Paul hosts two dances for the G B F club on N Pennsylvania St. Julia Kern travels to York Pa then New York for music study. Hazel Weat entertains 50 friends at a Friday tea with roses and poinsettias. Rev W M Hester of New Albany visits his son Frank D Hester. May McDowell hosts New Year’s afternoon at 3303 N Pennsylvania St with guest Miss Ethelwing. Gertrude and Ella Smith host Mr and Mrs Frank Locke of Grand Haven. State weddings include Carrie Whitenack and Francis E De Moss in Richmond, Lillian Jackson and Frank H Hodges in Bedford, Adah Stone and Shelby Foster in Elwood. Princeton Associated Charities forms with Dr D 2 Putnam as president.
A series of quotes from individuals including W. F. Moore A. A. Zion Addison C. Harris Charles O Connor and others touch on polo business politics boxing holidays and city life. The remarks span topics from economy and newspapers to climate and public works reflecting a diverse civic snapshot.
The New York Sun opines that Indianapolis patrolmen deserve a bright nickel badge and public notice. It imagines illuminated police with bells and electric displays, and a detective corps of clairvoyants and mind readers, as a symbolic, satirical take.
A survey of shirt waist fashion notes cotton waists in gauzy lace and matching coats, plus practical sewing and household hints. It covers fabric choices to avoid cheap wear, candy recipes, celery prep, boot top heat protectors, frying tips with salt, and child-rearing guidance on authority and movement.
A fragmented page features lines from a nostalgic song and a verse about a lynching long ago. The text includes dialogue between an old man and a young man and stray phrases such as Answers to the Anxious and nonsensical lines about a boa tree.
Orrville Crescent notes Will Schlagel’s complaint about a cobblestone problem labeled UC QO D that arrived from Canada, leaving him feeling blue. The item suggests a puzzling delivery or shipment issue tied to the noted initials and origin.
A garbled dialogue shows a grocery clerk and a Freckled fanatic plotting a barber visit for a group haircut. The verse then offers a mock instruction to learn a heathen language to swear, ending with a crude admonition about harming a statue.
James Oliver, a plow manufacturer, offers to erect a handsome YMCA building as a memorial to his wife. A $10,000 damage suit by Dr Bowman’s widow against the railroad ended with a hung jury. A defense witness committed suicide before testifying. Miss Julia Ann Burroughs, long time resident and recluse, was found dead in her home with no will.
A dubious advertisement promises one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney & Co as proprietors and lists wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio. The claim includes testimonials and internal consumption of Ball's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills as best.
Think It Over prompts readers to place items for sale in THL SUN with the promise of guaranteed results. Contact phones 880 and office at 121 123 E Ohio St for listings.
A home cooking guide describes a beef stew with two pounds of neck meat two onions two potatoes and two quarts water. Instructions cover browning flour dredging simmering until tender then adding dumplings either drop biscuit batter or be biscuit style with baking powder. Also includes domestic tips for shoe care and nervous women diet guidance.
A mother recalls love and trust in her son, envisioning sunlight and calm beyond error and pain. Her hopeful prayer serves as a passport to peace, signaling a future where travail ends and serenity prevails.
A London editor pushes for condensed news with a boiler explosion report that ends with a wry mock wire. Baron de Hirsch coolly retorts to an anti Semitic host at a German noble’s table. Senator Evarts and a Hayes era cabinet anecdote echo the old political wit about the western reserve of Ohio.
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