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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
16
The Indianapolis Sun issue from July 6 1908 presents a concise daily record page likely featuring local notices and brief news items. Names, events, and places are given in a compact newspaper card style typical of city papers of the era.
Democratic candidate for governor Thomas R Marshall emphasizes a people’s approach and independence from factions. He argues for honest business methods and restraint on public payrolls, hoping to deliver a strong administration and broad support alongside Bryan’s nomination. John W Kern may boost ticket strength as vice president candidate.
Edward A. Mosely of the Interstate Commerce Commission spoke at the Master Car Builders’ convention noting railroads hurt a worker every two hours and forty minutes annually. He warned safety appliances cut deaths from one in twenty to one in seventy three, yet funding remains elusive as railroads push economy over safety. The piece frames industry profit as key motive in risking lives, urging readers to fight for safety devices amid public corporate resistance and poor living conditions.
A New York World piece notes William H. Taft refused to tip after a Washington haircut, arguing tipping lowers wages and lengthens hours. It argues tipping breeds obsequiousness, shifts wages to employers, and harms free contract, contrasting Fifth Avenue waiters with traditional American diners.
A feisty social column contrasts bachelor charm with married life. It argues a wife must balance flattery and restraint, noting refined taste, subtle allure, and social signals as keys to keeping a man content, while hinting at jealousy and the social pressures of romance.
Malta may lose its famed goats as goats milk banishment ends the era of Malta fever. The text notes dew deposit varies with color, being thick on yellow boards but absent on red and black. It mentions Siam as a land of temples with new temples rising and old ones seldom repaired.
A dialogue about brown eyed babies being immune to infantile ills contrasts with chatter on luck and looks. The scene mocks lazy parenting and social attitudes through exchanges between a mother and friends, referencing a Judge cartoon caption.
A young man with a plaid necktie confesses his love to Mame and endures a wary, comic interrogation from her father Corcoran. After awkward visits, a club outing, and a late night confrontation, he finally declares his intent to marry. The father gruffly questions him yet seems to warm to the match. The tale ends with the friend vowing to choose an orphan for his own marriage.
The instructor recalls a boy who skipped school, fished Sundays, ran away at ten, learned bad habits, fell in with bad company, became a pickpocket and forger, and, in a drunken episode, committed murder. He asks the class where the boy is now. a pupil answers, He stands before us.
A humorous exchange centers on a woman’s expressed interest in the speaker’s work and a quip about a widow, ending with a joke about wedding clothes. The brief joke hinges on double meaning and social witticism.
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