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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
4
The Sun presents advertising rates for city use and calls for agents and managers, noting post office classifications and circulation claims. It emphasizes steady, long term newspaper circulation as essential to advertiser value and questions rapid turnover or trial changes.
The article harshly criticizes President Clinton? No, the piece attacks the president's shifting stance on the Puerto Rican tariff bill. It predicts a compromise or half measure and accuses the president of vacillating policy. It suggests trusts benefit from passage and questions democratic party maneuvers in conventions and precinct appointments.
The piece blends romantic verse and dialogue. A story contrasts Doris and Jack over a treasured ring and a stone’s glow while a second scene comments on President McKinley and tariff policy amid public disapproval and a sharp grocer comparison.
A playful observation contrasts small stature with great deeds and wealth, noting that despite their power and money, they appear odd in oversized high collars. The quip hints that appearance can clash with capability, using humor about fashion to jab at pretension.
A fragment from a rural voice recounts Willis Dixon and a fire that burned his mill years ago. It links perseverance to faith, gratitude amid calamities, and sprightly humor about spring and March winds. The piece mixes dialogue, meditation, and seasonal mood.
In New Haven March 8 the courts ruled that borrowing a chaw of tobacco is a crime, not a misdemeanor. John Dowd argued with Constable O Leary over a chaw, lay in the gutter, and was discharged after the city attorney and Judge Studley resolved the law on begging vs public nuisance.
A string of short items recounts odd fears and oddities around public figures. Senator Clark buys Senator Stewart’s dilapidated Stewart castle for 140000, moves into the Arlington annex, while Sir John Adye jokes about clocks. Dan Rice tales recall circus youth charm and a cotton candy moment. A sharp quip has Postmaster Heath versus Landis confusion. Lord Roberts fears a cat atop a waxen creature during battle. Local fires damage Harry Clifton’s barn and a butcher shop, with small noted losses.
Rev. J J Fenkes, a St. Josephs seminary student and athlete at Dunwoodie N Y, is treated at St Josephs hospital Yonkers with a fractured spine after a base ball fall. A wheel chair and electrical massage restore partial use of his paralyzed lower limbs.
Editorial clippings report political maneuvering as Democrats push for Aguinaldo’s birthday to become a national holiday. Across papers Indiana Republicans fear a fall setback over the Puerto Rican bill while candidates for state offices remain unclear. The British income tax is outlined as one shilling per pound and up, seen as a price of imperial policy.
A compendium of caustic quotes from multiple papers critiquing war conduct and policy. It contrasts Lord Roberts tactics with a dig at typewriters and cites Jefferson, Fitzsimmons and Sharkey. It traces parallels between Transvaal Utah and the Boer Wars, noting colonization, gospel of liberty, and race clashes.
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