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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1904

Page

4

Indianapolis Sun Classified Telephones and Addresses

The Indianapolis Sun lists contact options with old telephone numbers and a new exchange, noting post office mailing as second class matter. It outlines where to send business communications and publication inquiries to the editor or business manager and mentions carrier delivery rates and advertising inquiries. The Sun offers rate information to agents in towns and terms for news dealers seeking to stock the paper.

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Railroads lay off 75,000 in wholesale manpower cutback

A New York authority notes that about 75,000 railroad workers face layoffs or nonemployment notices, roughly seven percent of total, with major systems like Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, Gould, Harriman, and Northwestern cutting thousands. Freight declines drive the retrenchment as train hands and clerks receive notices through June.

New York Pennsylvania Vanderbilt Chicago Gould Harrimanines Northwestern Lines Mls

The Boys First Debt and a Patchwork of Local Notes

A colony of short items and moral counsel. Advice to graduates on honoring fathers and mothers, reflections on a raid arrest of 99 Black individuals, local views on alcohol laws, park board pleas for open parks, and comments on czar and Japan in a mosaic of scattered notes.

Broadway Notes From London To New York Theatres

A wide survey of stage happenings covers Kathleen Mavourneen at the Park with crowded audiences, Alice Netlgen's Covent Garden debut, Don Giovanni casting changes in London, and George Lederer presenting The Southerners in New York. Meantime Julia Dean joins Frohman’s company next season and Madge Lessing heads to London for a summer engagement. Finnicky details include Julia Surderson replacing Paula Edwardes, the death of Daniel Frohman’s general manager deneph Humphreys, Ferdinand Gottschalk set for a major role, and James K Hackett explaining the Invadentsda dissolution while remaining with Frohman’s firms.

Madge Lessing New York London Mia Julia Surderson Paula Edwardes Vin Wang

Talks to the Farmers to the Editor on Hog Ration and Pasture Use

The letters discuss hog fattening using rape pasture and bran with shorts, noting rapid gains of nearly two pounds daily over five weeks. They compare costs against mill feeds and advocate cow peas and beans for pasture nitrogen fixation and wheat or corn future benefits, citing hogs yielding high quality pork.

Nour Dlay Land Taraca Curt Mhéir Farke County Indiana

Profit in Cattle Raising and Breeding Advice

An advisory piece urges rising cattle quality to gain higher market prices. It cautions beginners with 100 acres to avoid costly fancy cattle and pedigrees, instead prioritizing individual merit and proven stock. The author notes improved cattle fetch better profits on Chicago markets and suggests gradual herd improvement as farms grow.

Chicago

One More Fad Killed Off in Strawberries Under Cover

The Assactered Farm Press reports experiments by Prof Hall at Geneva showing no advantage to shading strawberries. Larger berries may occur but ripening is not earlier and total fruit gain fails to justify shading costs. Observations urge farmers to test before adopting shade methods and rely on sun, rain, fertilizer, and proper cultivation.

New York Geneva Hall Saya Shem~ Telves. Ag

Fatten Hogs Fattening Feed Study Notes Corn vs Wheat Gain

Experiments compare corn silage wheat alfalfa for hog fattening. Oregon farm data shows 6.55 pounds corn per 1 pound gain over 90 days versus 2.70 pounds wheat per 1 pound gain. Across six trials, wheat required 84 percent more feed to gain than the first phase, with clear evidence favoring wheat in some conditions.

Oregon Boss

The Poker Game And The Woman Who Won It All

An unnamed narrator recalls a New York poker table dominated by a striking woman noted for clever cards and a keen mind. The room laughs at a claim she cooked up a big dividend tale while she quietly won large sums, supported by a coerced grace and charm. The piece hints at her life with a controlling older lover, her mother’s luxury, and a risky reversal when exposed as a cheat.

Thinson Mitchell Brunson New New Tvaork Minh Cartroom Cuire Peter Cardes New York Mitchel

Every Yard A Picture from Cornell Prof Batley

The article urges careful home landscaping by Prof L. Batley of Cornell College of Horticulture. It argues yards should be planned as cohesive pictures rather than a collection of individual plants, with each area set off to create a single strong homogeneous effect.

L. 1. Batley Cornell College of Neticulture

Binding Twine Prices Fall for Coming Season

International Harvester reports lower binding twine prices with a notable drop across varieties. Target prices include 12 cents per pound for bin al standard and Manila, down from 15 to 16 cents last season, reflecting eased demand as grain crop forecasts shrink.

InternUonal Harvester Company Nas Dessers Binal Manila

Open Fertile Lands Irrigation Plan for Dutt County

A proposed project in Dutt counties South Dakota aims to divert the Belle Fourche River waters into expansive irrigation ditches and large dams. The system would flood a broad fertile plain to boost wheat production, with construction and operation estimated under two dollars per acre per the U.S. engineers.

Dutt Bouth Dakota United States O Oatimatca United States Engineers

Menus for a Week Tuesday Breakfast and Luncheon

Breakfast items include strawberries with cream, toast, lettuce water and tea. Luncheon features potted meat sandwiches, olives, radishes, oranges, onions,, cinnamon in cur? tasting, beet, mashed potatoes, small onions, chucdfate cake, lemon tea.

Staiwberries Wien

Fragmented tale of a precocious youth in love

A clipped tale follows a 10 year old Alnian boarding in a distant city who writes home asking for $2 and describes an uneasy romance with a charming young lady. His mother replies with caution, suggesting he wait several years before pursuing such entanglements.

Alnian Fither

The Boarder and the Widow's Inquiry

A verse filled comical scene shows a border living in a crowded household with rules, earnings, and the widow's offer to hire him for yard work. Dialogues reveal mingled humor and hints of social dynamics. The piece ends with a poetic-essay tone, mentioning a character named Edward Singer and staging a porch scene.

Case of Necessity Parable At Sunday Digging

A parson questions a small boy digging on Sunday about sin and necessity. The boy replies that it is a case of necessity, implying a begrudging justification for breaking the Sabbath. The humorous exchange hinges on a child's witty reinterpretation of duty and necessity.

Parson Acts as Baseball Umpire Ends in Riot

Rev A A Wood of South Glenna Falls N Y volunteered as umpire at a Glenns Falls vs Granville game. In the fourth inning his calls enraged spectators, sparking a riot that saw the cleric hurled from the field before a new umpire was chosen.

A. A. Wood South Glenna Falls N. Y Glenns Falls Granville

Salt Monopoly Case Before European Magistrate

A poor Hindoo widow, advanced in years, was found in possession of salt from a government monopoly. She was brought before the European magistrate and vehemently denied the charges.

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Vanderbilts Restores Old Drag Horses To Comfort

San Francisco May 21 Two elderly worn horses once hauling heavy express wagons for years under harsh conditions have been bought by Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Jr The owner ordered them cared for in luxury and kept under gentle management The pair known as Jack and Jin recognize their former mistress and now appear fat and healthy under a loyal attendant Mrs Vanderbilt plans to provide a light phaeton and hopes to breed or use the animals in his care reflecting a humane turn in a long troubled life for the nags

San Francisco Boal San Fransisco Vaat Jack Jin W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr Mies Virginia Falr Vanderbilt Golden Gate Park Mission Guerrero Mt Runningawe Cea Mia Hay Phaeton

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