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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
5
Polly, wife of a saloon keeper, rises from barroom influence to become mayor’s wife as her husband builds power through drinks and bribes. He dominates local politics, then moves from saloon boss to councilman, aiming for mayor while Polly ascends socially in a world of crime, money, and public status.
A critical portrait of social hypocrisy and gender norms in high society. It lampoons women who police each other’s behavior, the closed circle of elites, and the double standards that bar a barmaid from the social realm while excusing male arrogance.
Mrs Ravage in a hotel encounters a dreamy young man, Curtis Blake, whose ardor tests her resolve. A jewelry theft reveal shocks her as a thief is cornered, and Blake confesses love, seeking a life beyond war’s judgment. The two plan to run away together, starting anew away from public scrutiny.
The text describes a steel brown bread sandwich with butter and a shrimp filling seasoned with lemon juice carviine pepper and creamed butter, topped with a light anchovy note. It includes instructions to prepare fried potato batons cut thin and fried crisp before serving.
In Fort Wayne a miniature train at Roberson park wrecked injuring five girls. In Richmond Mrs Henry Gennett will receive part of John Lumsden's estate. In Marion experts say three former county officials owe the county 12020 dollars. Peru reports Dr Frank Black found dead in bed. Columbus bartenders face arrest for liquor law violations. Green Castle notes new instructors at DePauw University across several departments.
In Queenstown and London a tense chase unfolds around stolen Bank of England notes and a murder. Richard Lorde seeks hidden George Depew amid disguises and forged identities while rival figures in Finsbury plot to confront the truth as letters and threats converge.
A sea incident begins with a girl falling overboard and a man’s alarm, word spreads of a rescue attempt. The crew spots a clothing bundle on the surface, then a lifeboat saves the distressed, with the girl and her mother safely taken to their cabin. A second man overboard occurs and is saved by Plunger from Wer’s deck. The rescuers reach the ship with minor injuries.
Passengers recount a voyage where one man sought warmth in the stoke hole and others scrambled for his damp clothes. A crew steward discovers a passenger dead in a cabin, his sleep turning fatal, as the sea stays calm and the ship moves on.
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