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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
9
The Indianapolis Sun published June 1 1908 lists Willis S Thompson in the masthead and notes publication details. The item confirms the daily except Sundays schedule and the Sun Building address.
A letter from Maurice Brill argues readers need examples of correct English and wrong usage. It notes common mistakes like He don't think so and I seen it, suggesting an educational department to improve readers speech while warning enduring habits are hard to change. The piece cites an Indianapolis example and stresses me versus I and done versus did as pervasive errors.
The piece argues global energy futures from a USGS estimate of six hundred and five thousand million tons of coal in North China. It notes cultural and historical reasons for limited digging, contrasts coal with fire, steam, and electricity, and foresees a shift to solar heat as energy sources evolve, urging reflection on our own longevity.
Two years after the quake San Francisco shows energy and pride with population rebound and record bank clearings. Oakland and Berkeley nearby also grew, while the city restored buildings, cleaned governance, and funded a fleet celebration. The metropolis aims to be a major Pacific harbor and railroad hub.
A fragmentary ad style note references Goucho the Monk style phraseology and a carving set offered with lavender stamps in a playful wager. It mentions cut glass fruit dish and a buyer’s challenge to carve a piece of butter.
Robillet, a musician, meets a stranger who calls himself the Comte de Brezieux and shares a tragic life tale. The Comte recalls jealousy, murder, and escape from an asylum before robbers loot the room, while Robillet flees a ravings lunatic and an empty stage.
In a humorous tale a conscientious man refuses to lie about being out of money. His friend suggests borrowing all his cash to avoid telling a falsehood, but the plan backfires. The man agrees, then grants the loan back, confessing his conscience is not fully at ease until repayment.
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