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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1909
Page
8
Public notice of Willis S Thompson appears in The Indianapolis Sun on Saturday January 23, 1909. It runs in the Sun Building at 1% and 25 B Okle Street and is entered as second-class mail.
The county council faces a proposal to issue 250000 for a new poor farm building. Opinion holds existing debt and taxes are too high to justify bonds now. Advocates claim 10000 for a temporary building would suffice, avoiding further bond issuance and easing taxpayer burden.
A reader advocates an editorial on misunderstanding as a universal condition from birth to death. Beecher is quoted defining it as hellish and pervasive, noting harm to children and the aged, and urging clearer self understanding to end the cycle of pain. The piece laments ongoing half baked civilization and foresees a long era of miscomprehension.
A Kansas City boy tells a teacher his sister has measles and is sent home. another pupil jokes about Jimmy’s sister. In Detroit a Rochester car chases a Pontiac through Woodward Avenue as a woman dashes after the train. A minister questions a boy about punishment and a wife pressures a husband over a $20 note. A jewelry drummer survives a bump on a one track rail line, vowing the train didn’t get by.
A famous animal painter recounts a memory of a dog fight witnessed as a boy. One dog belonged to an Irish retired prizefighter, whose dog was badly beaten. The owner pressed for the painter’s verdict. the painter reveals the winner was the dog beneath, chewing the other dog’s life, sparking the Irishman’s remorse.
A women's book club in Indianapolis dismisses modern authors, preferring works approved by bygone critics. They debate the value of discovering new books versus repeating past judgments and argue for embracing originality found in contemporary writing while noting Dickens as an exception.
James B. Morrow recounts a sketch of Albert Baird Cummins the former Iowa governor and U S senator. Cummins describes being offered an assistant surveyor post in Allen County Indiana with little surveying experience and rising through challenges to become a chief assistant and later meeting James Gallery's daughter, who became Mrs. Cummins.
The Boston Herald contends that skipping breakfast is harmless only if a hearty meal is eaten later. It notes late diners thrive, citing French customs where the first meal is lunch. The piece warns that avoiding early food in a stimulating climate weakens complexion and constitution.
A fragment from Meggendorfer Blaetter describes a character peering through glags at a glorious glacier. One figure imagines the scene as a backdrop for a blue frock, capturing a playful decorative mood.
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