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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
4
An editorial laments urban confinement of boys, urging city officials to provide spaces and freedoms. It praises country upbringing for fostering energy, honesty, and fair play, arguing that wide spaces and rooms of one’s own better develop boys than city life.
A humorous Sun column parodies a public call for a code of signals to halt an interurban streetcar. It suggests ridiculous methods including waving coats, yelling, building fences, firing rockets, planting flags, and even lying on tracks, all in mock seriousness, ending with a jab at local politics and primaries.
Foreg Washington reports a letter to Congressman Lacey of Iowa signed John Allen claiming the received seeds grew only weeds. Lacey responds with a Department of Agriculture bulletin titled Weeds and how to kill them, sent under cover to the constituent for benefit.
A collage of foreign and domestic jabber notes critics praise and pejorative remarks about congressional speeches. The piece mocks the pace of debates while commenting on Russia Japan and the president ordering cavalry to escort him to the railway station as part of Washington’s display of power.
Myer Myers a notable Missouri farmer and spiritist died Wednesday after a 49 day fast. He claimed his deceased wife urged him to join her, aged about 60 and prosperous. In Wilmington a separate incident reports a 62 year old murderer of George Lend killing himself in county jail by slitting his throat with a table knife.
A child praises her father's skill in making many items from common materials. She notes he can fashion beads into rings and bracelets, carve pipes, whittle wood into fans, and even craft chains and toys. The piece highlights admiration for hands on ingenuity and domestic craftsmanship.
A quirky item from the Boggsville Bugle features snippets of jokes, banter, and verse. It includes remarks about a German beer mixup, magic lanterns, and a phonograph prank, ending with Edward Singer's verse on toil and endurance.
Mark Menderson struggles to ask Grace Pomfret to marry him as years pass. He’s too bashful to voice the key question, while Grace teases about life and outfits. A leap year looming, he fears he may remain single despite affection and hopeful hints.
Grace urges Mark to restart amid family troubles as he seeks change. In a quiet moment he guides her to the family Bible and points to her birth entry, then notices a section labeled Marriages, hinting at a forthcoming union.
The text describes miners in the city behaving as generous spenders despite harsh conditions. A surge of charitable action follows the Marwick disaster in Ujeawick Pennsylvania, with miners, wives, and families contributing to relief while newspaper sellers pressure readers to buy papers.
Richard Carle stars in Tha venderfoot at English's while a German theater society production of a melodramatic play runs at the Park. Two vaudeville acts, unique and Empire Fred Irwin's show, headline the bill with afternoon and evening performances. The Park unveils A ragged hero as last week’s attraction, set in a New England village amid romantic plotting and thwarted lovers.
The funeral service for the late Whitney will be held Friday morning at Grace Church with Rev. William Huntington officiating. Honorary pallbearers include Grover Cleveland Thomas F. Ryan Elihu Moot and J P Morgan among others. A special train will take the funeral party to Woodlawn for burial.
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