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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun prints daily edition details for Saturday June 20 1908. Willis S. Thompson is highlighted within the publication.
A column argues that the eighty million voters have no real say in nominating presidential candidates. It criticizes convention bosses, cites Cortelyou and Morgan, notes Taft’s and Sherman’s roles, and questions the people’s influence vs machine politics, referencing Bryan and Roosevelt indirectly and Indiana’s governor race dynamics.
A skeptical analysis argues that feminine beauty no longer dominates Paris society or world taste. It notes Paris lags behind London and America in beauty rankings while elegance and culture take precedence over plastic allure. It adds Parisians prize cleverness and charm over mere looks and recall that flattery about beauty can sour relations.
A brief quip contrasts the idea of double love with practicality. The exchange centers on romantic relationships and the feasibility of simultaneous affection. The dialogue highlights skepticism about handling two partners at once.
A gentleman on a railroad car overhears two female passengers, one frail young lady and a plain maid. He sympathetically asks about the mistress’s illness, learning it is not consumption but a heart ailment. The maid reveals the danger is not fatal but that the occupant is a lieutenant in the navy.
A satirical vignette on marriage and romance recounts the post honeymoon realities. It plays on in jokes about caution in love, gender dynamics, and the easing of charm after vows. Dakota is named as a humorous punchline about happiness.
Gen Booth, aged eighty, once told by a doctor that entering ministry would be death by own action. The Salvation Army leader has just returned from a world tour and shows no decline in energy. He does not draw army funds, living on interest from £5,000 provided by a friend who supported his mission. on his death the capital returns to that friend or heirs.
A 1907 humorous note mocks the fashion mania for sheath skirts, questioning why papers give space to what it calls idiotic fashions and pointing to a lady wearing a sheath skirt.
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