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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun discusses Gov. Marshall’s pledge to sign appropriation bills meeting Deputy Auditor Reed’s approval, and praises Auditor Billheimer and Reed as capable business men. It argues Republicans and Democrats should cooperate for the public good once elections are decided.
Charles W. Miller of Goshen is hailed as an excellent choice to succeed Joseph B. Kealing as United States attorney for the District of Indiana. Supporters praise his clean, capable record and credit Senator Beveridge with presenting a worthy candidate to President Taft, while noting Kealing’s ties to the political machine.
A New York father takes his fourteen year old son to court over career choice. The judge urges agreement with the father, but the piece argues children should be guided by their own inborn attractions and passions.
A brittle aphorism collection critiques peace advocates, marriage pressure, and gender norms. It jestingly contrasts young romance fantasies with adult compromises, noting how social expectations shape behavior in relationships and domestic life.
A brief dialogue from a Boston Transcript item captures Jobson declaring luck and his wife challenging the sense of fortune as an acquaintance gains wealth. The exchange highlights irony about luck and prosperity in everyday conversation.
Dialog shows a couple discussing how to announce their engagement to the girl's father with a plan to present it through a notification committee. The exchange hints at family approval and social tactics in a domestic scene.
A reader criticizes theater management preferring floorwalkers over ushers and urging patrons to inspect seating before buying. The letter mentions a desire to see only one act of a play and expresses discontent with how theaters are run.
A small, stylish man escapes a Broadway restaurant after the head waiter accuses him of dining without paying. He insists it is a fifth offense, not a fourth, and slips away into the street before retaliation or pursuit.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript shows a heated exchange where a man asserts bold words to a chaperone about kissing a woman. The chaperone responds with ironic tolerance to the idea of vicarious kissing.
New York World suggests MacArthur Bros. Winston profited from absurdly low bids for Cross River dam and other projects. It highlights changes by engineer J Waldo Smith from lumber and iron specs to concrete blocks and a higher bid, raising costs for 4 million New Yorkers through higher rents and prices.
A coroner questions a witness about a head wound in a case. The witness confirms the victim was shot in the head and says there were no prior threats or trouble the victim anticipated.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as she insists the kiss was not proper, and he admits it was for pleasure rather than business, highlighting conflict over consent and propriety.
A comic fragment shows a customer demanding a thorough lather as his tailor arrives, described in the voice of Fliegende Blaetter. The brief vignette captures street theater mood and humorous street dialogue.
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