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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
4
A patriotic piece cites dramatic growth in exports, manufacturing, livestock, cotton, factory output, wages, and wealth per person. It notes increases in farm numbers, factory count, employment, debt costs, money in circulation, and national standing, urging readers to take pride in the nation’s progress and to value the country under the sun.
An eastern paper recounts a tale of two patients in a rheumatic ward. An Irishman jokes as another endures massage, then learns the other man tolerates it well. The moral laments hiding faults to avoid pain, urging acknowledgment to cure life’s lazy habits.
The county must spend 850000 on bridges wisely, selecting the right kind after careful study. Voters demand quality, and officials face a big responsibility to deliver value. The piece cites political jabber about tactics and potential gubernatorial nominees.
An aging constable recalls how crime and punishment operated in his era. He quips that law enforcement relied on informal dockets, garnishment cases, and the squire’s oversight, noting a past reliance on local minority communities as a core part of crime handling before modern salaries and police monopolies.
The narrator recalls a raid with Jim Peacock on a Chinks hangout. They force residents out with a crowbar, round up about 23 individuals, and deliver them to the court. The squire fines each offender around 500. the narrator contemplates leaving to work.
A stream of entertainment news recounts contracts and plans for next season. Peter Dalley signs to star in The billionaire. Charles Frohman considers London debuts for performers if New York law allows it. Blended reports mention Lounging chorus girls, vaudeville rivalries, and management moves alongside accidents, a surgeon update, and a dramatic London curtain incident.
The clippings mockingly note that Mearat will feel like a presidential contender until the party gathers. Across papers, jest about old scandals, riots, and the flood of denouncements color a murky media panorama. A judge’s mother recalls a twitchy childhood, hinting at fate this year.
A fragment reports the Grant artesian well near Bion City Indiana steadily spouting fibs about two inches long from depths around zero feet. The colors and full context are unclear though the event appears tied to local subterranean waters and native tems.
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