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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
17
Beatrice Fairfax recounts a day in the country with a spinster, a lively young wife, and a fussy elderly husband. The wife and guest endure constant meddling as the husband tries to control plans and wardrobe, prompting sympathetic murmurs from the spinster. The reflection concludes the wife would flee such a domineering match.
A big touring car sped along Girard avenue and clipped a gentleman in a broad black hat. He fell hard after the shove, cried don’t shoot, and a bystander offered his card claiming it would bring legal action. A crowd gathered as glass fragments were found and a tale of bourbon and distance from Kentucky surfaced.
A bizarre report recounts a diver’s encounter with an alligator that swallowed a cork leg and warned it cannot sink, creating a surreal scene at sea. The fragment hints at danger and resilience in a coastal setting.
Steve Daly clashes with a London bobby Reginald Wethersby who insists on proper procedure while Daly misreads him as a career criminal. Daly tries to press on to meet the king figure, loses a letter of introduction to John N. Sullivan, and the group splits with Springer seeking a private audience for a million-dollar offer as Fagan heads off on his mission.
Springer presses Weymouth with a ruthless proposal tied to Miss Fielding and a million dollars. The Earl of Fielding escorts the pair to the Fielding group as the scheme unfolds, revealing a cold business motive behind the engagement and a plan to force a breakup within 48 hours.
Sunday and Monday forecasts warn of an unsettled year for those born on this day. Females may face troubles, and males may endure anxiety in business. A child born now should stay employed or risk an unlucky career, with health cautions noted for families.
A Dorothy Dix column surveys women’s moods and roles in marriage and society. It jokes about in laws, pasts, and cards, notes the allure of gossip, and ends with a quip on happiness and small truths.
A satirical column contrasts bachelors and husbands with witty lines about wives, finances, and social expectations. It notes a wife’s usefulness versus glamour, the demanding churchgoing wife, and a half-century man acting like a child at a baseball game, while husbands’ strained finances evoke vegetarian jest.
Abigail Whittier, mother of the New England poet, is praised as a benedictional figure in Quaker life. The article lauds her refined spirit, simple nobility, and steady influence on Whittier, shaping his nature and guiding his genius through daily trust in benevolence and perseverance.
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