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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun lists Willis S Thompson as a contributor in a 1909 issue. The paper is printed in the Gun Building at 128 Ohio Street and 1 B. The edition is marked February 26, 1909 and notes circulation certification by the American Advertisers association.
A moral exhortation warns youths and young women against Marathon dancing and long runs. It cites a Los Angeles telegraph item showing 12 youth competitors exhausting themselves after three hours, arguing brains trump legs in real life success. The piece urges balanced exercise, rest, early bedtimes, and avoiding overexertion and vanity.
London produced play by a Du Maurier son has stirred English audiences with nationalist and German invasion themes. An English soldier in Africa may soon earn royalties over a thousand dollars weekly. The Indianapolis Sun will publish the novelization of the play and readers will see the book in March with American production planned by Charles Frohman.
A Indiana newspaper column analyzes the push to cut waste and abolish offices, warning that true economy may threaten key state departments. It notes debates over the township assessor role in Marion County, salary cuts for Indianapolis council members, and a senate bill on county clerk fee handling for hunter licenses.
A colonel finds a private munching persimmons and scolds him for eating out of season. The private replies he eats to shrink his stomach to fit his rations, a humorous note from Everybody's Magazine.
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