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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1904
Page
4
A Philadelphia elevator constructor argues that heavy drinking ruins workers and harms industries from railroads to saloons. He urges youth to choose temperance, claiming sobriety boosts efficiency and that modern business lines increasingly bar drinkers, making temperance a practical virtue and public duty.
The editorial denounces the Park Board for charging golf players for public golf areas and granting free use of Riverside park to a private golf city. It supports exposing and expanding band concerts in smaller parks per residents demands and criticizes Council decisions that ignore public needs. The piece urges closer alignment with residents who fund and use the parks.
A quirky Indianapolis letter recounts Yo Chi Yi the Chinese delegate seeking a corn removed from his toe at the World’s Fair. It quips at political infighting, local editorials, and public notices, while poking fun at the spectacle and the era’s press tone.
A reminiscence tracing David Turpie and Henry Lane meeting Abraham Lincoln at the White House. Lincoln discusses blockade law and port entry rules, comparing the Charleston manifesto to hog-tying a man. The piece also surveys misc topics from divorce ethics to piano invention and rail ownership, with literary and cultural notes.
Bennington abandons his social circle after Lucy Alton abruptly ceases romance. He seeks answers in Paris and New York, finding a curious letter from Lucy and a father's stern rebuke. Judson, the Altons’ intermediary, hints at family secrets and danger around pursuing Miss Alton.
Jack Bennington confronts a mistaken identity at a charity tableaux vivants where Mabel Carter is misread as Lucy Alton. He confesses misjudgment to Lucy, begs forgiveness, and vows no repeat error as Susy accepts a plain gold ring to confirm engagement.
A New York pawnbroker cites a washerwoman practice of pawning household linen and fine garments to raise quick cash. She loans items to patrons, keeps the money while returning goods late, then repeats with new bundles. The method potentially nets many dollars as items circulate.
Our Washington correspondent notes a quiet Middling market with dull action and minimal futures movement. The Indiana crop is rotted and will need rewriting, while Biography and Presidentials show steadiness amid steady demand for Western-Bed Eesto Nos. 3 and related items.
A collage of quotes shows residents commenting on weather, politics, and public affairs. Names such as Ena Camvor, Judge Stubbs, and Willard Robertson appear among opinions on trials, ordinances, and civic projects, reflecting a community letter segment.
Fragmentary newspaper lines describe awkward moments at a gathering where Mis’ child is the center of attention. Figures struggle to display sadness while others resist sentiment, and a door scene hints at a tense domestic moment.
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