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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1904
Page
4
A Sunday at Garfield Park shows thousands of youngsters enjoying a wide range of play and band concerts. The writer urges free use of big and small parks, noting healthy recreation, despite dirt and mishaps, and calls for keeping water safe and city revenue from licenses.
Readers urge the street railway company to relocate trolley poles from street centers. They cite injuries in multiple recent incidents where heads struck poles on city cars. The letter argues removing poles would prevent deaths and injuries, even if costly, noting one life saved outweighs expenses.
Police admit no law to shutter public dance halls while Sunday saloons operate. A murder Sunday at 8 Massachusetts Ave saloon illustrates the issue as ministers urge reform. References to Hetty Green and Rockefeller color the debate alongside Dundonald’s reported dismissal in Montreal.
In a clipped exchange Uncle Silas jokes about the Battle Ax editor. Aunt Martha asks what he has published and notes a claim that Newt and Hank Whitetree's daughters are sweet girl graduates, reflecting a tongue in cheek town gossip tone.
In New York a man paints and pads but not houses or buggy cushions. The brief profile notes his craft and hints at a curious daily routine within the city.
In a city street am crowd of about 200 gathers around a rapid crayon artist sketching locals for two bits. Smitty the Smut poses for a portrait while Edward Binger and companion Mat tease and wander to Penny's and a bowling alley with Ragamafin.
A discovery in Colorado of a weed named rabbit bush shows roots containing 12 percent crude rubber. Tested by botanist T D A Cockerell, the plant yields rubber when processed, with potential to cut rubber prices and ease famine fears. Cultivation in Wyoming and New Mexico could boost output, rivaling Brazil and Peru sources.
An article urges farmers to trap and retain soil moisture after rains. It recommends rapid cultivation to form a mulch on the topsoil and reduce evaporation, using a weeder for efficiency. The note also reports on a British Great Western rail scheme to sell farm produce directly to urban residents, bypassing middlemen, with priced rail transport options.
The Sun quotes Supt of Mails Patterson on circuitous mail routes out of Indianapolis. Northern Indiana mail travels long paths via Michigan City and Tipton to reach Chicago early. other mail heads south or east then north or west to beat direct routes. Foreign mail largely goes to Germany via New York, with Europe-bound letters incurring higher postage and longer transit.
A humorous piece mocks universal exaggeration in daily talk. It parodies tall tales from tax dodges to fishing victories, then limns a German dog named Hummingvogel whose owner brags of tricks that reveal how credulity bends truth. The anecdote satirizes gift of the gab and market-boosting bragging.
A London caltegram notes W L Abington and Bijou Fernamiexs publicly announce their marriage with the bride’s mother as witness. Nance O’Neil buys the Brinley estate in Tymaboro Massachusetts for a summer home. Lew Fields to star solo in a comedy drama based on Bird Center cartoons, with the new Hamlin Mitchell Fields firm leasing the National Theatre in New York and launching Lillian Russell as the first star. An American war drama stirs Schonenburg audiences as Daniel Frawley uses secret service material. another play Mizoura follows Secrat service.
An article on outing styles from the July Delineator outlines new bathing costume trends. Silk and mohair fabrics replace heavy flannel, with satin options and braids. Dark colors dominate, white trims and matching stockings are popular, and silk caps or cotton bands finalize practical beachwear.
A fragmentary 19th century piece describes Valley of Death in Yuma County Colorado as a barren plain. It recounts Forsyth and six plainmen holding off 1000 Cheyenne Arapaho and Sioux during nine days near Beecher Island, with multiple wounds and a dramatic defense, ending amid arrows and bullets and a hidden grave beneath drifting sands.
A dramatic account led by Roman Nose and scouts along Beecher’s Island describes a fierce battle with the Sioux. After multiple volleys, Roman Nose is mortally wounded, turning the tide as the enemy retreats. Trudeau and Stillwell endure horrors, while a beaver field battle monument is planned.
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