Willis and Thompson ad listing and publishing details
The Indianapolis Sun page notes Willis & Thompson and the Sun building address at 123 and 15 KE Ohio Street. It lists foreign advertising reps in New York Chicago and St Louis and records entry as second class mail with a 165 cent mark.
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Sun
Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Russwick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Louis
Second-Cleas Mail
Purchasing department could save city money and curb graft
Forward magazine asks Indianapolis city council to consider a centralized purchasing department. The piece argues savings in thousands yearly, improved goods quality, and reduced waste, noting past missteps in stationery orders and urging Mayor Shank to act despite graft risks.
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Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
Ffe
Police Commission
Firat Flash
Up-To-Date Jokes and Quick Quips Parade Through Day
A light collection of humorous exchanges and puns. A customer complains of a spilled tea while staff respond with a polite remedy. A pedlar advertises imat tees for a cheerful home motto. A musician is praised for nerve in charging a high seat price. A neighbor quarrel over plants and pride echoes in a playful chat.
Forward article highlights Gov Marshall's Indianapolis views
Gov Thomas R Marshall writes as A Stranger Within the Gates in Forward Indiana magazine praising Indianapolis as a city of youth and progress. He notes friendly citizens, public utilities growth, and plans for parks, a technical school boom, and a city purchasing agent.
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Indianapolis
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Jameson
Henry Jameson
Board of Public Parks
Thomas A. Winterrowd
Winterrowd
Henry Warrum
Stars and Mars Spark a Quiet, Amicable Dispute
Under a night sky the couple gaze at a shining object in the distant blue. He asks if it is Mars but she asserts it is hers and rejects a hug. The matter is resolved amicably before any serious consequence.
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John
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Johnny
Mae
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Bea
MR. Chauffeur
Mr. Pinkley
Pedler
Imat
Mr. Riche
Connie
Heaven
George W. Stout
Indiana
Gov
George McGinnis
Olives P Morton
Heydricks
McDonald and
Turple
Benjamin Harrison
Albert Porter
Sky
Mars
Rhymo
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