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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
8
Beatrice Fairfax counsels parents to balance protection with opportunity for their daughters to meet suitable partners. She urges mothers to welcome suitors at home, nurture confidence, and guide girls toward happiness through marriage while avoiding overprotection that delays social contact.
A 80-year-old man and a 74-year-old widow applied for a marriage license. The license clerks called them the happiest, most sprightly couple seen in years. The piece argues that elders often wed within their generation to share views and endure family scorn, forming a lasting bond over common grievances.
Prof Albert S Hart notes in National Ideals that unofficial government shapes politics. He cites Thaddeus Stevens saying with modern party zeal that the key question is whether the candidate is our rascal, not if he is a rascal.
Gen Charles Ling writes a new novel titled To the Front a sequel to Cadet Days Geordie Graham now a lieutenant remains a clear hero for the boy readers Harpers offered the earlier book years ago and the new tale will be welcomed by the audience who admired the first.
Adelaide Hathaway warns women about the parlor man a self styled masculine creampuff who roams blocks attends gatherings and fills evenings with cheap talk gossip and flirtation. He drains social energy while mistaking attention for affection and should be replaced by men of real character who value women’s company and class.
A humorous array features an actor-manager recalling tears from personal stakes in a show, a matinee girl quips about sympathy, and a Punch humor sketch about a boatman. Also includes a health pitch urging Hood's Sarsaparilla to purge blood impurities for immune fortification.
A list of discount goods priced to attract shoppers includes a solid oak chiffonier for 3.86, HavAland plates at 50c, sterling spoons at 50c each, an India linen kimono at 50c, Pears soap for 9c, trimmed stiff hats from 1.25, a davenport at 17.50, gingham at 6c a yard, voile at 1.00 per yard, Mirage silk at 1.35, silk stockings at 1.05 a pair, and child’s crib at 3.25. Information on whereabouts of items available from The Bargain Fiend at the Sun office.
The American novel The Long Arm by Samuel Gardenhire is running as a current serial in the London Daily Express. Gardenhire, a New York resident, is at work on another story he expects to finish within the year.
A city budget comparison shows New York City's municipal payroll nearing 70 million dollars annually, almost matching the entire annual cost of the United States Army. The figure highlights the scale of local government salaries and public service spend.
A poem describing love across the afterlife and the soul’s longing in a realm between earth and heaven. The speaker reflects on reuniting with a beloved, choosing unity with love over solitary ascent, and seeking God together through eternal journeys among stars.
A satirical diary-style piece recounts political scheming in a ward contest. Wil manipulates Mike McGill and Bert to shore up a graft plan, while Bill eagerly chases a political payoff, courting deceit, marriage proposals, and deceitful deals amid ward bribery and reform club watchers.
A brief guide on using either and neither with two items, avoiding three or more. It notes correct limits for pairings, the proper meaning of each and each side versus either, and endorses the pronunciation as ethe r and nether, while warning against improper forms.
Listings show evening hours 6 to 9 thirty and sale prices on women shoes oxford pumps and sailor ties. Children shell back combs. Belts vaseline antiseptic cut glass tumblers and damask table linens with limited yardage. Doilies centerpieces napkins and tea linens priced per item with leather drawstring bags noted among items.
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