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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
10
Publication note from The Indianapolis Sun building on Obed Street mentions Willis and Thompson with daily except Sundays edition details and street address.
A midwestern editorial urges buyers to shop for clothing during hard times as prices fall below production costs. It argues cheap clothes aid families, reduce unemployment in stores and factories, and offer returns surpassing pawnbrokers. It touts bargains in men’s, women’s, and children’s wear and notes durable items may be purchased now for later use.
Revered biographical sketch praises Mary Fox mother of George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends. It lauds the Quakers for three centuries advancing freedom and peace, notes Fox’s early life, his mother’s steadfast support, and William Penn’s endorsement of a mother’s tender influence shaping Fox into a reformer.
A Chicago lawyer recounts a humorous scene after a breach of promise suit where he defended. A friend, traveling in, misreads the lawyer’s joy as relief at paying five thousand dollars to Miss Blank, then learns the money funds their forthcoming marriage instead.
A distinguished man prepared to enter the south grounds of the Whitehouse on Monday to witness a noted event. The scene centers on a children’s fate and a famed egg rolling contest drawing attendees.
A Buffalo Methodist recalls Bishop Fowler as broad minded and opposed to bigotry. He tells of John Smith and Hannah Jones, a Presbyterian and a Baptist, who delayed marriage over differing churches. A twist comes when letters crossing in transit reveal both have joined each other's faith, unblocking the union.
A summer idea uses a window box of mignonette to deter flies. The pleasant fragrance repels insects, potentially replacing unsightly wire screens and decorating windows with swesi blossoms.
A visitor asks a young girl to choose between a doll and a Teddy bear. After a pause the child whispers that she favors her dolly, but asks the asker not to tell Teddy. Chicago News reports the moment with a street corner innocence.
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