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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
4
Citizens back Charles A. Bookwalter with confidence as he faces a great responsibility. They pledge support for a new deal focused on the people and a square, clean administration. The public hopes he will appoint good subordinates and strive for welfare, amid calls for honest leadership and steady progress.
The Sun withholds regret for Mayor Holtzman, arguing it condemned a wrong by a public figure and sees no hypocrisy in maintaining its critical stance. The text reflects partisan tensions and debate over social character and political judgment.
A controversial drama produced by Arnold Daly faced swift police intervention after debut performances drew moral outrage. Critics and the press united to condemn the work as immoral, causing promoters to abandon further staging and absorb substantial losses.
A damaged entry references a theater or art page with garbled phrases about drawings and portraits. It mentions individuals such as Charles Dane Grosua, A. J. Frost, Frederick Remington, and Howard Chandler Chelary, with unclear statements about vindication and attention to a drawing.
The surgeon general of the Japanese navy Dr Suzuki explained that cleanliness and sterilized water transformed battlefield care. Every sailor bathed and wore clean underclothes before battle, wounds were washed and left alone when possible, and wounds bound with sterilized cotton. Of 87 wounded, only 82 died, showing water and cleanliness as key life savers.
A tangled, fragmentary piece weaving memories of past days with musings on modern prompts. It touches on pumpkins, poetry, a Chicago professor, and a string of rhetorical questions about economics, politics, and daily life.
Indianapolis duck and quail hunters report a fair quail season with enough birds for good shooting though not as abundant as prior years. Cold winters, not hunting, have reduced quail numbers, while breeding rates remain strong in normal conditions. Habitat loss from clearing forests and severe cold further press quail populations.
A description of pretty dwarf furniture made for children's rooms to keep their feet from dangling. Small wash basins and with pink and blue pitchers are noted as extremely dainty.
Berlin’s Joana Maestrich emerges as a champion bull fighter at Lisbon events, adding eight consecutive wins and earning the top prize in the Oporto circuit. The young exhibitor, noted for beauty, captured first place at the Lisbon Beauty Show.
The text discusses whether literary critics should engage with published works and questions the morality of critiques. It mentions Resmi as a critic and a young physician, with a composer receiving a packet of unusual experiences. The dialogue suggests preference for direct, practical comment over abstract attacks.
In London a club morning room incident led a guest to confess smoking was prohibited. An old gentleman, dozing in a lounge chair, responded that he would not have smoked if he knew the rule, adding he was not a member and just had his tea as the exchange ended.
A village plasterer and Whitewearer named Muehe Eraspue, who has married and buried four wives, plans a ceremony at the Presbyterian minister's home. The minister remarks on the preacher’s role in multiple weddings, and the odds of a fifth marriage are joked about amid lively yet cautious dialogue.
A fragmented report describes a Pure Food Show with exhibitors and a banquet, noting demonstrations by participants. It mentions a company parade of products, a feature shown by Rita and others, and a large number of birds disposed of as part of the event.
At a German colonial congress in Berlin Dr Marensky, once a South African missionary, spoke of a supposed African propaganda and predicted a major upheaval in South Africa. He claimed the uprising would threaten British, German and Portuguese forces in the region.
The pope expressed interest in bicycles, noting their value for daily travel. He recalled a boy who had to walk seven miles to school daily in all weathers, saying proper bike access could have lessened his hardship.
Exiled daily proprietor Opiter fled to England to escape czarist agents. He arrived from England disguising his identity, and reports he cannot safely return to avoid banishment and potential arrest. He plans a world tour and will not visit the czarist domains.
The composer urges readers to prepare for winter by opening a savings account with the company. Emphasizing independence in later life, the ad advises starting now and contributing regularly to build financial security. It concludes with an invitation to begin saving with the firm.
Travel, remove, ass favors and seete work, if your birthday anniversary comes on thin way. Avoid pleasures and company, it will be better for thee. Do not quar rel. Attend to thy business. A third born on this day 136 will be rush, fond of pleasure and society, and will spend much of its money thereon. It will often be in a scrape with Ue opposite wax. i.
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