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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
4
The steel trust plans to make employees stockholders to share profits, hoping for loyalty and engagement but warning of possible “freeze-out” by larger firms. Other notes include Santos-Dumont’s airship claim, Hemenway’s potential Senate run, Beveridge’s expected re-election, Indianapolis stockyards’ busy year, Bookwalter’s delay on the coliseum, and Marconi’s cheap ocean cable potential.
A wash of brief quotes from various papers notes European women’s rights, offshore coal pumping plans by a Nova Scotia firm, kerosene price effects on servant mortality, soft coal pricing, presidential defeat reflections, Beveridge’s speech inspiring teachers, and a Turkish riot sparked by an American reaper.
Amusements page notes a bright Park program with a farce comedy McFan gre fats and a strong chorus. The show features two performances at 2:16 and 8:15 with vaudeville and roller acts. Park audiences pack the house. Lafayette show shifts to the Grand next week. Lafayette travesties remain entertaining.
The item surveys press opinions noting Rockefeller facing heat controls, Florida weather sparing orchards, and Shakespearean staging compared with Broadway shows. It highlights varied editorial takes across Detroit Free Press New York Evening Post Cleveland Plain Dealer and Louisville Courier Journal on public figures and cultural events.
Mrs Eugenia McQuat plans to spend the rest of winter in California. The Misnes Stewart hosted an old fashioned tea party while Misa Josephing Moras hosted a pretty New Year tea for Miss Watterson of Louisville visiting Thursday. Anna Julion gave a dinner for 12 with guests Miss Growscup of Chicago and Miss Cox of Dubuque. The Free Kindergarten society held its annual charity event at the German house with fashionable gowns. State weddings announced include Ming Aimee Robertson with George W Gunder in Brownstown, Hardie McElroy with Clayton Fites in Greensburg, Bertha Liebman with William H Colter in Bucyrus, Ida Fowler with John Skeayington in Evanaville, Pearl Ritter with George A Matters in Elwood, and May Washington with Otto Clark.
A rambling column threads old New Year resolutions, social quirks, and courtwise humor. It remembers Judge not and leprosy notes, cites Mayor Bookwalter, Attorney Joss, and Captain Gerber, then pivots to biblical quarantines, dating mistakes, and a railway note from Harry Adams.
The text describes transferable passes with liability for damages to person or baggage and a system to issue punched checks if a conductor is blocked, plus a business note about limestone quarries near St Paul Indiana and a Indianapolis address. It ends with a Tom Taggart anecdote about Bill Flynn in a saloon card trick.
A Washington housekeeper humors a Washwoman of the old style in conversation about clothes and savings. Aunt Martha urges thrift while Molly worries about extravagance as they discuss outfits and modest money, with humor and social nuance.
An illustrated ad promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming instant relief for burns cuts bruises and sprains in ordinary household accidents amid medieval heat imagery. The copy emphasizes quick comfort and uses bold claims typical of vintage remedy advertisements.
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