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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun announces post office rates as second class matter and directs business communications to the business manager or editor. It notes six cent weekly home delivery, advertising rates via the management, and Sun forwarding rates to prospective agents and news dealers seeking terms.
A Cleveland clergyman argues divorce stems from casual civil marriages and urges deeper spiritual meaning in nuptials. He insists real marriage is a spiritual union, not merely a legal contract, and condemns flashy civil ceremonies as betrayals of solemnity.
A county councilman favors a plain bridge at Morris Street while opposing a costly design, arguing the area is industrial yet nearby homes deserve better. The piece condemns Johnson and calls for a stone bridge at Morriss Street, asserting West Indianapolis residents are hardworking and entitled to decent infrastructure. It ends with political jabs at opponents and praise for local water quality.
The Bean Hill Beacon announces advertising rates upon application. It lists cordwood beans apple butter onions hay and other items accepted at market price. Our office is in Bill Skrapem's barber shop. Stop by when in town.
Local notes recount a farmer’s aging horse, hair collection for bedding, and a bluebird cue for spring. Banquet mishap, sidewalk and fashion plans, court notices, hens and eggs disputes, a bacon joke, temperance salvos, and a new depot operator draw town chatter as baseball fever begins to simmer in Bean Hill.
A stagey dialogue unfolds in a humorous domestic scene as Mrs. Bradley and Bradley clash over a quarterly accounts and a melodramatic pair, Riley and Kitty. The conversation turns to envy, affection, and a doomed attempt at truth, ending with a suggested autopsy of sentiment and a cautious reconciliation.
A jumble of quotations and opinions from various figures discusses political machines, public improvements, Irish celebrations, and local governance. The piece weaves fragmented remarks from Weldon Warehiey, Joseph Weber, and others about elections, reform, and civic life, highlighting changing attitudes across communities.
The text argues that most men misjudge their own qualities and would not reform if they saw no need to correct. It notes that the first step toward reform acknowledges the extent of error, urging self-awareness as path to improvement. The speaker warns that a person blinded to faults cannot improve.
Fragmented verses recall a death by action, poetical reflections on fame, audience applause, and a line of vaudeville chatter. The piece threads through personal loss, public adulation, and final rest, with blurred snippets of ads and local talk from the era.
New York reported stock broker Frank Ellison died of pneumonia on February 31. He was noted for a past five year prison sentence stemming from the arsquiuing case involving William Henriques.
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