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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1888
Page
2
The Sun reviews prohibitionists platform tactics in Indianapolis. It criticizes cluttered show windows and bluster over suffrage, arguing main issues are obscured. The column notes political letters by J G B and Blaine, bids on editorials, and shifts in public opinion amid a busy week.
The column mocks temperance and suffrage timetables while critiquing leaders and campaigns. It notes Andrew Carnegie’s high wages versus worker cuts, praises street names, cites a fatal father son shooting, and mocks Indiana prohibitionists and Chicago politics. It ends with praise for Mr. Shreve rising after defeat and calls for street legalities.
A collage of brief quotes and jokes from various newspapers references many editors. It mentions merchants and travelers as well as note about a mat on the floor. It cites remarks on spring weather laws and a mus tache, plus quips about insests and a doctor. It concludes with playful lines about ice cream and patriotism.
Misses Pearl Jones and Florence Reese drew a bucket from a Greenbush well and found a water moccasin coiled on the rope. They held the crank until help arrived and the snake was killed. Also noted are a 90 year old Mrs. Betsey Terry from Scituate, a French language word contest, and a Leeds shoemaker’s last theft case with a nine month sentence and fine.
Wheelmakers C H and D announce a Sunday outing leaving Indianapolis for Blue River Park on June 3 at 9 30 a m and 2 30 p m. Return from the park at 7 30 p m. Round trip 50 cents. Everyone invited.
Washington May 31 Senator Zebulon B Vance of North Carolina recounts a local option committee episode where Bill Wilson and Jim Smith bristled over a fly landing on Bills nose and a tug of war with a fly and horn work amid later political anecdotes. The piece relays jokes about Hale Conkling Grant and Breckinridge with cautious language and partisan humor.
A discussion of a rising fashion for black attire across Parisian society notes black corsets and stockings as emblematic of a broader trend. A popular opera star's all black stage outfit, including black undergarments, signals growing popularity of somber hues. In Hungary, Count Julius Ambrassy and Premier Tisza elected honorary members, with Archduke Joseph recognized for his dictionary of Gypsy dialects.
In the Sun paper area readers are urged to send ten word want notices for girls male help or room for rent. Notices run three days free via The Sun office and telephone 880. Submit to The Sun building 79 E. Chrost. or call 880 for convenience.
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