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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
16
The Indianapolis Sun presents a daily publication note for Monday July 13 1908. Willis S. Thompson is referenced in the byline within the Sun Building address at 123 and 135 BE Oke Street.
City health officials warn that 18 000 to 20 000 shallow wells in Indianapolis menace public health. Despite tests showing city water is purer than in many cities residents are urged to abandon wells to prevent typhoid risk and protect about 100 000 people. Officials say forceful abandonment of all shallow wells is needed and legislation may curb pollution of streams.
In a humorous anecdote from Dr. Edward Everett Hale's early days a devout parishioner laments each new preacher. Hale consoles her by praising the successor as a splendid man, yet she tearfully insists she will not get used to the ongoing changes, declaring she has seen six different preachers and it has worsened each time.
A terse exchange reveals a joke about giving up a club. One speaker notes the wife said the other had quit his last club, which was the beef steak club that none could afford, underscoring humor about expense and social clubs.
A dinner party scene features a stenographer, a dentist, a credit department clerk, a town salesman, and a landlady debating “snap” work. Each character imagines easy, glamorous or varied work, from acting on stage to painting signs, while the landlady boasts of constant control and wealth as she orders daily pleasures. The conversation ends as awkward silence settles with the dentist coughing and chairs pushed back.
A list outlines humorous diagnostic myths linking everyday thoughts to mental illness. It notes that loving one person may signal delusions while devotion to a spouse implies dementia uxoriosa, and dozing during Browning indicates one sidedness. The piece comically labels common beliefs as signs of insanity.
In a Baltimore court a woman sues for slander. The plaintiff hesitates to disclose what was said. The attorney pushes for testimony and offers a grim prompt, arguing the case hinges on her words. He suggests she whisper the alleged remark to the judge.
A reflective verse notes confusion and delay as the speaker laments the table’s empty sense and questions what is sought. The piece hints at a lengthy quest, suggesting a week or more to resolve the desire.
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