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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1904
Page
4
The notice outlines contact points for business communications and publication queries. It notes delivery by carrier for six cents weekly and invites interested dealers to contact the advertising department for rates and terms.
The piece contrasts Robert T. Lincoln with young McClellan as potential future leaders. It notes Robert’s lack of charm with common people and early political involvement, while praising McClellan’s organizational skill, backbone, and appeal. It comments on church support, civic duties, and public interest in politics and public life.
The Sun urges approval of night concerts in downtown parks, predicting popularity and public demand. Park commissioners opposed, fearing damage, but a test run and schedule now proceed for smaller parks while University Square may be excluded pending city rights questions.
A New York writer suggests men avoid church because they dislike being probed about giving. He notes many men want their wives to attend, see church as beneficial, yet shirk responsibility for support. The piece compares this attitude to men at the ballpark who object to intrusive questions about contributions.
A rustic guide lists popovers as a simple bake in brown earthen cups with salt, flour, milk, butter and eggs. It also describes a pineapple omelet with roux and folded whites, plus a Queen Victoria favored Potage La Reine style soup using chicken fat, bread crumb custard, and hot cream.
In Danish Norwegian and Finnish villages women work as sailors and prove expert mariners aboard modern ships. Women are on board performing primary sailor tasks, including wheel duties and night watch, alongside male crew. Denmark employs women as state officials at sea and experienced captains say women match men in dexterity and endurance.
A fragment from Westfield notes many visitors and residents, including Deborah Clark in Westfield, Raymond Brown visiting relatives, and Joyce family guests from Independence. The item mentions a trolley crowd event, a Trinity M. E. Sunday school fundraiser, and a large meeting of West Indianapolis citizens.
West Indianapolis residents debated a proposed sewer from Haughville with assistant city engineer Brown stating the board of works would decide the best course. The pump house plan faced opposition from locals who fear drainage into their area, while other civic notes include weddings, visits, and a death.
A trading firm sends a new agent to Becehilalo where Jared Miller, owner of the Emporium, spurns most merchants except him. Rose and David Beaton develop a romance sparked by premium stamps, flowers, and gifts as he buys steadily to woo her. David confesses love, asking Rose to marry him, while Jared cautions about company rules.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Korean mourning dress including a heapen cloth drone with a girdle and a face shield. The costume is kept for three years and the shield for three months, worn for a father while secondary mourning for a mother is implied, though text is garbled.
Edward Ginger crafts a lively column from Falls, quoting Cornelius Weir and local voices. The piece contrasts rustic farm life with public figures, notes rhymes and snippets, and lampoons gossip. It blends humor about newspapers, courting, politics, and social rhythms with affectionate hometown detail.
A quire of Payne's song Home Sweet Home is presented in London to an American woman Irving with two verses added praising memory of home. The verses speak of exile, longing, and shared sentiment despite differing fortunes, ending with the refrain Home home sweet home.
A collection of letters and remarks from residents and local figures discussing politics water quality education and civic life. Highlights include comments on the Democratic ticket Parker aid Kern typhoid water Brightwood opinions on art education workhouse treatment views on Indiana newspapers public events and local street naming questions about Central Ave and general reflections on journalism merit and public debate.
A reflective meditation questions how public opinion judges a person by their end and asserts that true greatness lies in speaking and acting truthfully in business and personal deeds. It critiques politeness without action and warns against shaming one’s name if readers would not approve their choices being read aloud.
A new cement made from glycerine and iodine-like substance to a thick cream consistence. Thin cement resists hot and cold water and is suited to mend diverse items for use or ornament. It dries slowly, so repairs should cure a week or more before use.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes a satirical portrayal of women who exert control over men, forge private bonds, dominate conversations, and flirt with multiple suitors while claiming undue credit for minor actions.
A fragmented notice notes tombstone inscriptions in New Jersey and New York. It references a cryptic skull of poetry and a grave marker for "Jobo Durns" in Otsego County New York, highlighting themes of memory and mortality.
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