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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
10
The Indianapolis Sun is published daily except Sundays under Willis S. Thompson in the Cun Building at 123 and 125 EB. Ohio St.
A historical voice urges Indiana Democrats to press the campaign with Bryan as presidential candidate, praising the party’s people’s focus, weak Republican opposition, and the need for a strong state ticket. It stresses a united, capable state organization and declares Democrats will make no mistakes to secure a large majority.
The piece contrasts progress in ocean travel with harsh work conditions for steamship stokers on the Lusitania and Mauretania. It notes rapid travel times, praises captains and engineers, but highlights firemen’s low pay and poor housing despite their critical role in performance.
The article argues lowering future records hinges on firemen's labor until a mechanical aid reduces toil. It urges companies to value stokers, noting their skill and willingness sustain engine output, with 850 crew aboard, to hasten the era of faster ships through proper housing, feeding, and pay.
A fragment presents a coy exchange where a coquette questions a veiled Tom about liking her. The disconsolate lover confesses, Do you like me I love you and laments without avail. A separate line features a father noting his daughter’s marriage and an invitation to attend the event.
A joking exchange centers on a brother who broke a vase over his wife's head and now regrets it. The punchline questions whether the vase was doomed to break, highlighting a humorous misfortune within a domestic quarrel. The quip ends with the brother expressing regret for his action.
A fragment shows a Sunday School scene with a teacher remarking on a boy’s behavior and the boy replying that he is a holy terror, reflecting rural or old-time family dialogue. The brief exchange captures child character and parental guidance in a domestic moral vignette.
The excerpt shows a grafters wife uttering a one word response then a curt directive. The line hints at an underlying scheme or plan as the speaker calls for practical action in the cellar to test the furnace. The terse dialogue suggests tension, secrecy, and possible illicit aims.
A light verse noting that visitors come and go, enjoyed in your home, while friends are happy to depart. The playful quip contrasts night and day visits and ends with mutual relief at departure.
Paul Thiemean argues that magazines often misrepresent naval prowess by focusing on alleged flaws while ignoring proven strengths. He notes Monitors’ combat record and heavy gun armament in U S warships, warning against fearmongering that unsettles families of sailors aboard Evans fleet arriving at Magdalena Bay.
The story notes a humorous experiment by the Hallroom Boys testing a peanut diet for squirrels. It highlights the playful premise and the cheerful outcome that the rodents respond well to the described food plan.
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