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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun lists Willis S. Thompson as publisher in the daily paper operating from the Sun Building on 12th and 13 B. Oho Street with Sunday exclusion.
A poor man Joseph Kindman finds a new checkbook and dreams of wealth. He writes imaginary checks and stubs then, after showing the book to two wealthy friends, is lent money and begins a pushcart venture. They each lend forty dollars, he repays quickly, and his neighborly misjudgment yields a moral about looking rich to elicit help.
A Maine woodsman bank on two legs is described through Uncle Nate Swan the Bangor and Presque Isle railroad conductor. He ferried deposits on his train, earning trust as passengers handed ten-dollar bills to him to “sink” for safekeeping. No disputes arose over decades, with riders returning for cash for fires and tobacco on Moosehead Lake trips.
Two girls discuss building air castles from childhood into adulthood. The talker recalls dreaming of a social life with tall dark Jack Taine, while the listener urges practical marriage based on real means. References to Sue Farrell as a model of prudence appear alongside material comforts.
A letter to the Indianapolis Sun from editor encouraging bold editorial stance. The writer argues that death is a real birth, recounting a hopeful meditation on life, hope, and God's promise as the soul finds light beyond gloom.
The yacht Galilee has conducted a magnetic survey across the Pacific Ocean and produced a new magnetic chart. It shows that previously used navigational charts were incorrect along several busy routes, with errors of three to five degrees and occasional systematic deviations.
Cyrus Townsend Brady recounted a dinner story about a dying millionaire who asks if leaving a hundred thousand dollars to the church would secure salvation. The minister replies cautiously that it may be worth trying, reflecting on charity and faith.
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