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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
4
A column laments the so called poor brewery being shunned by both major parties and the mayoral race. It blasts campaign managers for denying funds and questions regulation of Indians and local politics amid a string of varied items from crime to daily life.
A humorous note recalls a man on a western train feigning sorrow after a sandwich, warming steak on a water bag and feeding himself with improvised tools. The piece shifts to a lawyer’s quips about divorce cases, including a wife seeking advice and a comically odd family scene on a train with a caravan of relatives and a family Bible.
A fragmented opinion piece notes married couples should share duties, while a man’s admiration for a woman's hat and dress appears in a critique of romantic attention. The brief text discusses impressions of beauty and memory in courting within urban society.
An ad in the Detroit Free Press features a playful claim about obtaining a new car through a clever scheme. The gimmick highlights the desire for a fresh ride and local humor about city transit.
A collage of verses and vignettes mixes rural moanings with urban despair. Fragments describe a riverbank scene, a struggling tenement family led by Frisetta and Mrs Giovanni facing eviction, hunger, and the county infirmary as a grim option. Edward Singer signs off.
A collage of quotes and observations touches on weather, mail, politics, exploration, population shifts, charity, world fairs, and labor unrest. It cites historic figures and places such as Mexico City, Chicago, St. Louis, Britain, and the United States, noting past demographics and economic impacts.
A Columbus Dispatch note on new fashion buttons features a mother of pearl shirtwaist button with a safety pin for laundry ease, plus a beetle-ivory button in green and brown tones evoking Egyptian imagery. Also covers aprons for playtime, facial care with oat-egg mixtures, and a warning on overexertion.
A collage of brief Indiana items reports on a doctor removing a tape worm from a patient in New Albany a boy drinking germinating sap a man struck by 220 volts and other odd incidents. It mentions sales patent devices hogs parrots and a horse requested by Rescue Mission and a wedding in Bedford court house plus various local happenings across towns like Greensburg Muncie Anderson and Valparaiso.
One hundred dollars offered for any case of catarth that Hall's Catarth Cure cannot cure. Cheney & Co. Toledo proprietors endorse the remedy and guarantee honest dealing. The advertised cure is taken internally and acts on the blood. Price per bottle is stated and claimed effective.
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