Indianapolis Sun notices and publishing details
The Indianapolis Sun lists Willis S. Thompson as publisher with daily except Sunday editions from the Gun building at Ohio Street. Foreign ad reps are Smith & Budd with offices in New York Chicago and St Louis. Entry notes second class mail status and issue number 165.
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Gun
Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Louis
Three Million Dollar Wheat Gamble Faces the Nation
A Chicago man, Mr. Patten, profited ~3 million by cornering May wheat, selling at $1.34 per bushel to those who needed bread while others speculate on life’s necessities. The piece denounces spéculation, child labor, and calls for laws to regulate exploitation and unite voters.
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Mr. Patten
Chicago
France
England
Republic
Are Today’s Beauties Equal to Eighteenth Century Queens
The piece argues beauty transcends eras, comparing modern women to Countess of Warwick and famed 18th century portraits. It notes modern attire can conceal lineage while facial radiance and youthful eyes mark older beauties. It contrasts romantic spark and mystery of the past with contemporary haste and comfort, suggesting similarity except for eye brightness.
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Countess of Warwick
Gainsborough
Reynolds
Lely
Need for Sorrow Potatoes Tale of Two Men and Stones
A farmer, after firing a helper who died, hires a new man to gather potatoes. The new worker dumps every stone spotted in the field into a heap, claiming the stones are found on the talles. The farmer laments losing Sam, noting Sam was nearly blind yet knew stones, while admitting Sam kept the taties heavier with each stone.
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Sam
Parish minister saved from village well on a misty night
A Scottish parish minister fell into a deep village hole one misty night and cried for help. A laborer passing mocked him saying there is no need until Sawbath, noting it is only Wednesday night.
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Scotland
Argonaut
Negro boys in city schools train for hotel cooking
At McCoy school No 24, Negro boys join girls in cooking lessons as training for hotel cuisine. The program, led by Miss Jean Krueger, emphasizes cleanliness, dishwashing, refrigeration care, and dining room service, with boys and girls sharing wash days and luncheons.
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McCoy School
Elizabeth Rinehart
Stokes
Jean Krueger
Indianapolis
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
James Saveall Opens New Up to Date Restaurant
James Saveall announces the start of his own restaurant business in a colonial newspaper notice. He invites friends and neighbors to step forward and give him a chance to serve them.
A Young Elinor Glyn Complains About Domestic Censorship
A note from Sweet Seventeen complains about her mother's ban on a recently anonymous sex novel. The author, aged seventeen, calls the issue a purely domestic affair and asks Punch to refrain from interference.
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Sweet Seventeen
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