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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1905
Page
4
The Board of Health refuses to publish daily water test results citing fear of wrong impressions. Critics say the public has a right to know if water is pure or impure and that tests were meant to inform residents, not the board. The water tests are funded by taxpayers and should serve the public, not doctors’ discretion.
A political skirmish emerges as debate over senators breaking rules grows. Frank Hanly is hailed as Indiana’s ablest Republican, now pressed to prove or disprove the charge. The speaker urges removing politics from the local Board of Health and entrusting its duties to capable, sane leaders.
The piece argues against universal beauty rules from Lillian Russell and Ella Wheeler Wilcox, noting individual home burdens and that true beauty comes from actions, disposition, and brains. It rejects the glamorization of poverty by Carnegie and Rockefeller, saying poverty is not happiness and not wholly good.
The piece sneers at well meant but naive public guidance advices and mocks those who overreach. It cites Admiral Togo Dewey and Explorer Peary, joking that political hero worship and bold plans lack practical grounding and require real action to succeed.
Cincinnati Post editorial urges locating new factories in Indianapolis over Cincinnati, citing rail access Belt line and lower taxes. It argues Indianapolis has superior freight facilities, cheaper land, and ample fuel, while noting Cincinnati risks floods. The piece also criticizes Indianapolis News on gas reporting and criticizes Mayor Holtzman and the city council.
The text laments heated disputes over elevating railroad tracks in Massachusetts and who pays. It condemns accusations of collusion against councilmen, arguing for individual opinion and honesty, while noting broader international news of Emperor William and Japanese actions at Port Arthur and Shakke.
York Pennsylvania plans a company to divert slate refuse from Beach Bottom quarries to brickmaking. Large blocks not fitting into blocks are wasted on refuse piles. The proposed plant at Delya will grind refuse into powder for brick production using a promoter’s process. Plans include plant and kilns.
The annual report of Secretary Hitchcock states the policy of requiring able bodied Indians to labor for support and with holding rations from the able and needy. Initiated in 1902, the plan has been successful with over 12,000 Indians dropped from the ration rolls, now wholly self supporting.
Senator Roche rushes to adjournment after Tuesday's session railing at delays. A 14 year old page laughed in the anteroom as representatives Bosson Fletcher and others moved to end business. The scene mirrors earlier adjournment tactics and political friction.
In a sprawling Senate scene from Marion County, jokes about Marry Adams biennial prank echo as lawmakers discuss criminal terms for repeat offenders. Senator Davis criticizes Durbin and Hanly messages as potential Democratic campaign material while ward politics and Joe Foppiano's reform story illustrate stubborn local loyalties amid railroad pass recalls.
The bridge gaps in the trolley network from New York to Boston have closed, ending through service between New Haven and Wallingford. The line is now free and disconnected except for leisurely tourists, though through service could have attracted travelers similarly to the steam routes as the Philadelphia to New York network was completed last summer.
Salida, Colorado, anticipates a factory for extracting gum from the Colorado rubber plant by early 1905. Local businessmen donated a building to aid the new industry and the site is being prepared for machinery that has already been ordered.
A compilation of social sketches and anecdotes from Harper's Weekly and Cleveland Leader. Includes Catherine Herrick’s tale of a Virginia household and a colored maid, Matt Barrymore’s London audition, Bishop Peck’s comical breakfast cellar remark, and Lord Coleridge’s early boarding school telegram exchange.
A jumble of quotes and anecdotes from early 20th century press notes mentions a new intercollegiate debating league among Ohio Indiana and Minnesota universities. It also references a Connecticut governor urging bills on auto theft and a Richmond visit by Rev. Dowie. The text blends odd exchanges and misheard phrases, with a Philadelphia club condemning unsolicited calls and political asides about Alexander the Great.
A garbled exchange references a college professor who never kissed girls and the phrase allegedly used for advertising to kids. The text edges into quotes from Washington Star Booby Jack and Chicago News, with jumbled dialogue about pouting remarks and a timekeeping joke.
Creatures without eyes live in perpetual darkness. A rare cavern beetle was found in Adelsberg grotto Austria about seventy years ago. Only one specimen appeared for years. a second was found after fourteen years. Brought into sunlight it dies almost immediately. It seems to be descended from daylight dwelling ancestors.
William J. Van Patten of Burlington Vermont has donated part of the old Ethan Allen form called Indian Rock to the Vermont Sons of the American Revolution. The gift funds the erection of a memorial tower to Ethan Allen.
William W. Rockwell selected to succeed Mr. Conger as minister to China. He has explored most of China and Tibet, and speaks Chinese Tibetan and Sanskrit as readily as English.
An old advertisement touts Lavative Bromo Quintor as a cure for pneumonia and cold and grip, claiming it removes the ravages of illness. The ad directs readers to send for the full name and signature of B. W. Greve.
A fragmented 19th century style recipe note details chocolate pudding and dressings. It describes whipping sweet cream with stiff egg whites, melting chocolate with sugar and water, folding in cream, and chilling. It lists Graham padding and various milks, salt, vanilla, and a sauce with yolks sugar milk and vanilla. Also mentions steeping heat and cornstarch in milk.
Meredith recalls a breakfast scene where Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Rossetti, Swinburne and George Meredith shared a house. Rossetti arrived late in a frosting gown and devoured five eggs and bacon, ending a plan that had promised months of harmony, prompting Meredith to sacrifice three months rent.
The article discusses aging ancient trees, noting Fortingill yew in Perthshire and a 32 year old yew in Hedsor. It explains De Candolle’s method for estimating ages, counting yearly circumference growth. It also mentions Chapultepec Mexico hosting the oldest known tree in a cypress area at 625 years.
A substance named petrougnite is being adapted for ship decks. It is made from sawdust mixed with minerals and formed into slabs under high hydraulic pressure. The material is noninflammable and not slippery when wet.
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