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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1899
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates for outside city readers and seeks agents to distribute THE SUN. It invites inquiries to the business manager and editor and offers publication terms for communications.
Sun Telephones notes Waditorial rooms and business office details at 125 East Ohio Street Indianapolis Indiana with contact numbers 626 and 880.
A Sun commentary praises Miss Laure Donnan for urging High School students to victory during a tense football game. The piece defends her chair stance and applauds her spirited coaching from the stands, calling her a model of dignity and enthusiasm. The column also covers local commission findings and streetcar probe notes.
A disjointed verse fragment describes a boy stumping his toe and the pain and reassurance that follow. The piece weaves with playful misprints and archaic phrasing, ending with a consoling sentiment about resilience and cheer through music and song.
A collection of anecdotes recounts Lieut Hobson's daring enlistment aboard an admiral's ship after stealing the enemy's flag during a naval clash. Also retold are Jenny Lind and Grisi's concert memory, a Pretoria lamp switch joke, Lord Kitchener’s charm, Lee’s presidency offer, and a maxim on hope from Sir James Stephen.
A brief note on the afternoon papers and the publishers’ standing in the press landscape. It discusses perceived credibility and the challenges faced by publishers in maintaining a high plane of journalism.
United States election chatter from Indiana papers critiques machines and leaders while noting global events. Commentary in Crawfordsville Star Greencastle Banner Logansport Chronicle Muncie Herald Fort Wayne News Lafayette Courier Terre Haute Tribune Seymour Democrat Marion Chronicle and others touch on Aguinaldo Bryan Hanna and U S policy in the Philippines election rhetoric and governance.
New York horse show dazzles crowds. Three new yellow jack cases reported at Tampa on Tuesday. Cromwell statue unveiled in London by workmen. Mrs Adam Hill of Aurora charged with murdering her mother in law Eliza Hill in Kentucky. Tobacco growers urge direct sales to consumers. Shipping routes noted to Manila. John Stebbe’s body found near Pittsburg railroad. suspected murder. Chicago opera season opens with Tannhauser at the Auditorium. Ex Gov Fifer sworn onto the Interstate Commerce Commission. Over 2,000 Chicagoans seek $70,000 in damages from the city. Senator Thurston announces engagement to Lola Purman of Washington. Searburger and Dr Askew shoot each other dead in Indian Territory. Schooner Alpha carries gravel ballast from Alaska to Seattle. likely gold assay of $100 per ton. Prewitt, a populist, contesting Longino’s Mississippi Democrat nomination. Boers shard iron pot in Kimberley bombardment. Rhodes auctioned shards as souvenirs for £10. William McDonald alias Humphrey alias Brown admits forgeries. Warning on blood poisoning from constipation. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers recommended to cleanse the liver.
Report of sites for a building offered by the Indianapolis art association will be considered again on Nov. 21. Nov. 16 and 29 feature the Progressive piano forte club recital at Indianapolis piano college. Ben F. Gresh, director of a mining company, returns from the Klondike with gold nuggets and bear skins. Divorce granted to Zora Pargo from Oscar T. Pargo for maltreatment and desertion. her maiden name Padgett restored. Receiver Stringer sues Fannie L. Sherer for 300 overpaid funds from six years ago. First Voices Business College Band concert set for Thursday at 8 p m. Encampment No. 70 Union Veteran Legion banquet marks ninth anniversary with National Commander W R Wooters among attendees. Charles Cochell appeals against Louis C. Reybals in supreme court originating from White County.
A fragmentary collection features Tilly Wiggins and Tiny Weegins recalling youth dances around Pikeville, along Crawford road, and old times. It mixes song lyrics, memories, and humor with political quips and reflections on life, death, and monuments.
Cairo dispatch notes the khalifa moving forward after Gen. Kitchener abandoned his planned expedition. The report contrasts British strategic retreat with renewed khalifa aggression amid ongoing desert operations. Includes an advertisement fragment for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and a children’s soothing syrup promotion.
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