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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
18
The Indianapolis Sun details publication notes for Willis S. Thompson in the July 11, 1908 issue. It lists the paper’s address and daily publication schedule, noting Sundays are omitted.
The piece argues that Bryan Kern and Marshall will secure an unprecedented Democratic majority in Indiana in November. It credits John W. Kern as a popular running mate, notes his reluctance for public office, and predicts Indiana’s electoral vote will decisively shape the presidency and vice presidency, with Taft seen as unpopular outside Wall Street.
Indiana showcases progress in pure food handling with Polk cannery at Greenwood. After a fire rebuilt with sanitary focused machinery. State inspections praise modern facilities feeding 4000 acres, and rising expectations for packaging to curb air exposure. Newspaper advertising used effectively, boosting sales fivefold within months.
A colorfully dressed spinster guides a cab to Grand Central. An exchange of rigs between two cabbies causes a mistaken identity, with one discovering the switch and crying out that he has been swindled. The prank ends as the misled cabby realizes the swap.
A letter to the Indianapolis Sun from Greenwood Indiana praising the paper's reading of the declaration of independence and urging a Democratic landslide in November 1908. The writer attacks Roosevelt Taft and trusts money in politics, calling for 75,000 Indiana votes for Marshall Bryan and the Democratic ticket. He signs HOOSIER.
The Outing Magazine describes dry milk produced by rolling milk on heated polished rollers at 249 degrees for about two and a half seconds to yield a powder with 5 to 6 percent moisture. It claims sterilization by heat, no chemical change, indefinite shelf life, and high nutrition with zero bacteria if kept dry.
A witty reflection on marriage revealing a bachelor’s notion of noble honesty to win affection, a wife’s mixed feelings about flirtatious women, and the social quirks of economy at home. It notes how unhappiness prompts “I told you so,” and compares a husband’s poker nights to a craving for simple meals, with a wife envying a cook’s salary and evenings off.
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