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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
4
A reader denounces the News for promoting lies about Mayor Bookwaite and alleged city corruption. The column defends the mayor, questions affidavits against Edwin Logsdon, and warns voters about biased reporting ahead of the election.
A fragmented column presents humorous sketches and vignettes about daily life and wit. It mentions a mud covered child, a guarded confession scene, a jokey exchange about silence, and a string of brief quips featuring playful dialogue and light satire. The piece closes with a poetical nod to June and a nod to Edward Sing.
Opinion piece arguing most American women manage households without servants, downplaying a universal servant crisis. Asserts only a minority rely on help and cites comfort in independence. includes kitchen recipes and domestic tips amid celebratory tone for self-reliant housewives.
A scattered Indiana column lists visits by J Q Justice of Indianapolis, a stage between Corydon and New Albany, a book purchase in Fountain county, a mule incident near Belverdale, a Knightstown stand in Knightstown, a note about changing newspaper dates, a death in Gentryville linked to Abraham Lincoln, a possible kidnapping near Elkhart, a cooking course in South Bend schools, a hovel search in Delaware county revealing gold, a cryptic remark about Jarod McClain at Anderson, hauntings in Summitsville, a lip operation in Princeton, farm labor scenes in Chestertown, a Greensburg tramp note, military dispatches via Burman, a hardtack cake tale, a swarm of bees in Fort Wayne, a marriage announcement in Boonville, and a temperance machine note about drinks and secret dragons.
A biting New York Press excerpt contrasts marriage with business, noting a wife’s guile and a husband’s rising demands, while warning that harmony hinges on mutual restraint as gossip swirls and temper flares.
A Chicago Tribune quip parodies a Clarkson school degree in domestic engineering for women. A speaker woos Priscilla with humor on heat units from coal and safe cleaning, blending romance with a tongue in cheek nod to home economics training.
Social column items report Mrs J G Dickson hosting for Mrs Perrin of Dayton A while noting the marriage of Miss Florence Water and Mr William Hay Long to occur Wednesday. Card parties planned at Garman House and Menorette. Various residents travel to Walloon Lake Michigan and Pennville for several weeks. Overall, society events include engagements, receptions, and a charity function for Mrs Mabel Tog at St Hamivaye with multiple invitees.
In Burleyville Indiana locals report a police action with commissioner Sweeney linked to a roundup of violators. The investigation mentions Styerney and Platinek as figures in the operation. News notes reference local concerns and safety measures along the stream area. The piece ends with an ad-like line about a tonic and a sales pitch for The Sun.
The Sun promotes a 25 subscriber goal for each week, claiming it is the best one-cent paper in the west. The first five boys and five girls who help reach the target will win a $5 gold piece and the watch, totaling 10 extra prizes of $35 each.
A quirky passage discusses appetite, honesty, health and youth, noting that a man with wealth may be young and healthy, while a promising man is food and a paying one is better. It remarks that bluntness can stem from sharpness and that popularity with a widow does not guarantee contentment.
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