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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1909
Page
2
Harrod's Studio rose to prominence with a novel free carriage service. He offered to transport customers to and from the studio at no charge, billing it as a public convenience. The endeavor boosted his publicity and profits, reflecting his motto to do anything to make more and better pictures.
An old established laundry known for excellence invites patrons to try its services. It prides itself on fair profit sharing and high class workmen delivering par excellence laundry.
The Somerville Laundry, one of the citys oldest, employs skilled workers across departments and delivers with five wagons. It has a record of never losing a customer due to quality or promptness, offering reliable service citywide.
Excerpt from The Sport of Flying by Maximilian Foster details the first ride in an aerodrome. It describes initial nausea, rapid ascent, wind roar, and the aerodrome’s self-righting lean through turns, concluding with a buoyant, smooth flight and upright seating throughout the curve.
Rev. C. H. Derr from Chechow China spoke at the Southwest Women's Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions assembly in St Louis. He described changes in China including end of foot binding, rising marriage age, and increased literacy with 9,000,000 English speakers. He wore a native teacher's costume and noted fewer bachelors and old maids, with marriages arranged by parents.
The piece argues that proper diet is essential for growing children and that neglecting nutrition harms both body and brain. It cautions against overindulgence in sweets and indeigestible treats, stressing a mother's duty to provide simple wholesome meals to foster strength and creativity.
Master Edward John Sutton Ward, christened at St James Palace Chapel Royal, wore diamonds in his safety pins. Godfather is the King of England. The infant, son of Mrs. Ward formerly Miss Jean Reid, had costly lace garments, silk cushions, and an ivory ebony go cart and perambulator enhanced with lace, ivory, and silver.
In a May Bohemian excerpt a man asks if a justice of the peace has extensive powers. The reply humorously claims a life sentence was given by the judge, with Henpeck glancing about.
Indianapolis residents seek homes with a new firm, the Home Building and Realty Co at 207 Law building. It offers full house design and construction, options to modify plans, and payment plans with 6 percent interest. The company handles all bills and liens, requiring only the buyer to provide a lot and make a payment at completion or arrange a loan.
In Leapers, Pa., Doc Boyer recounts a tale of a trout that leaps multiple falls, finally vaulting 496 feet into a valley pool to elude a pursuing wildcat. The narrative highlights the fish's remarkable leaping ability and the dramatic chain of falls observed during a camping summer.
Black Run Pennsylvania reports Harvey Line’s trained trout died from injuries two days after a high dive. Raised from infancy by Mr Line, the orphan trout learned tricks like three flipflops and swimming on its back. It broke its back during the dive and died peacefully.
Mr Line trained a trout to high dive and it could jump 15 feet into the air. During a jump it struck a tree limb and fractured 18 vertebrae and 42 ribs. The fish showed joy when Mr Line stroked it and whistled, gathering others for feeding time each evening.
A nostalgic look at a Jersey City theatre days of old when one interior set served as multiple scenes. Imagination drove the show's success as stars performed offstage while the audience’s fantasy filled the gaps.
Dilton Wallace writes in The Outing Magazine May issue about how Mexican locals adopted the term gringos from a misheard English song sung by American soldiers in the 1847 war. He notes the term's disrespectful use among Mexicans and compares it to greaser as a pejorative for Mexicans.
A Yale professor famed for absent mindedness pins a note promising return by four. He returns early, reads the sign, checks his watch, and sighs deciding to wait ten minutes before reappearing, in a light anecdote from a May Bohemian piece.
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