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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
4
Classified fragment outlines post office classification second class matter and where to address business communications to the editor. Mentions delivery by carrier and weekly rate per week. States advertising rates available from advertising department management and THE SUN terms for news dealers to obtain sale rights.
A newspaper column argues ministers should not mix politics with preaching. It condemns using pulpits for stump speeches and warns of dangerous precedent as church leaders influence governance. Also notes varied opinions from others and references related political chatter across cities.
A humorous piece recalls the death of Max O'Rei the witty Frenchman. A Highinnner waiter once refused service and argued Scots feet were too large to savor his wit, illustrating a satire of cultural pride and vanity.
A mixed comic skit and prose bits exhibit a singer named Edward Singer with parable pieces about favors, poverty, romance, and social quirks. The section blends short sketches including a railroad girl, a jewel-hoarding wife, and oddball humor from train yard and street life.
A London Daily Chronicle reminiscence recalls 60 years past at Glasgow University when eight students teased Lord Kelvin or Sir William Thomson in his lecture room. Pranks included a paper pellet aimed at his head and a student sipping stout in a back bench.
A fragment discusses dyspepsia as causing misery and irritability. It notes sufferers eat only because they must, feel irritable, and blame bad tastes in the mouth. The text hints at widespread concern about digestive woes.
A humor piece follows about a theater manager seeking a play with all genres and receiving a joking response that The title is A spring cleaning and it has no plot. A separate anecdote recounts a sentry rebuking a coachman claiming to be the Russian ambassador, and a post dinner chat about Jerome and a stage anecdote from London Tit-Bits.
A jumble of short items from Indiana towns. A La Porte youth’s ride ends in a derailment joke and Newton Tucker’s off duty status. Reports tell grasshoppers harming Clover near Greencastle and Hook in Tokyo from De Pauw alumnus. Berchard seeks police protection in Terre Haute. Young and Wise clash. Aikman sues for palmistry payments. Barnum and Bailey lure Bowman the dwarf. Logansport clerks face charter threat. Terre Haute woman fires on a sales agent over a frame.
A family recounts the loss of six daughters, noting multiple deaths within a short span. The text mentions a cousin Beatrice Jay dying from a porch fall and a sister dying recently, leaving only four female members of the family.
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