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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun for Wednesday June 2 1969 lists Willis S Thompson in its masthead and indicates publication details with foreign advertising reps and post office registration. It notes certification of circulation by the Association of American Advertisers and carries issue numbering No 165.
A column argues that only the murder of a rich man will spur Mayor Bookwalter and the Board of Public Works to shut down rotten uninspected gas mains used by Citizens Gas Co. It claims the city tolerates deaths of the poor and that genuine action requires a high-profile tragedy.
An opinion piece denounces prominent businessmen for government cheating and sugar trust theft. It accuses the Sugar Trust leaders of fixing scales, bribing officials, and stealing millions, contrasting this with claims of “business honor.” The essay broadens to tariffs, railroad lands, forest reserves, and public corruption, branding trust managers as thieves while condemning protected interests and wage suppression.
Rev Thomas B Gregory compares certain brutal humans to pachyderms noting thick skin and little feeling. He condemns coercive power and tyranny while urging readers to detest cold blooded brutality and to strive for humane behavior.
A New York Journal summary of N W Ayer & Son's fortieth anniversary banquet in Philadelphia highlights advertising as a science shaping modern commerce. It argues intelligent advertising multiplies sales, creates jobs, and links speech to propaganda, urging young men to pursue advertising as a profession with high earning potential and broad reach.
A brisk verse extols nerve over merit and learning, urging the reader to seize opportunity from Beersheba to Dan. It promises a large, affluent field and a chance at social rise if the nerve is right, ending with a call to harvest the entire crop.
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