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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1901
Page
4
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The Sun announces a 20 page issue testing its new plant in Indianapolis. It promises wider coverage and stronger telegraphic reporting. The paper proclaims itself established, defends honesty, and urges readers to keep their eye on The Sun as a pillar for the city and state.
The governor and state auditor report on state penal and benevolent institutions for the year ending Oct 31. They note good management within appropriations, adequate feeding despite higher food prices, rare scandals, and improvements in uniform bookkeeping and storeroom controls. Auditor Hart urges single contracts for staples and wider storeroom adoption.
Minnesota Governor Van Sant will convene a special session to oppose a railroad consolidation, sparked by New Jersey enabling a $400,000,000 Northern Securities tie. The piece argues Congress must enforce reciprocity and accuses New Jersey of usurping federal power by creating corporations for other states, with limited state opposition to trusts.
State auditor Hart criticizes state institutions management while noting his governor's likely agreement after joint visits. Elwood seeks to trim Madison and Tipton to form a new county amid endless court fights over courthouse sites. Other notes mention a sea serpent sighting, Mayor Bookwalter’s imagined hotel investment, Wilson on city government ignorance, and Germany urging football to combat tuberculosis.
Northwestern Indiana will gain numerous harbors and factories creating a vast industrial expansion on Lake Michigan. The vision foresees a major Indiana metropolis rising amid new economic activity, transforming the region’s development trajectory.
Hobson will appear in the YMCA lecture course this winter. The item hints at introducing a different form of athletics beyond a pie eating contest.
The mention of the state auditor's findings on penal and benevolent institutions is framed as an unwelcome intrusion into the sacred domain of the State board of charities. The remark suggests tension between auditing oversight and the board's autonomy.
The Yale bi centenary glory was knocked into a cocked hat as Harvard defeated Yale 23 to 0 on Saturday. The fire department faces a strange problem of finding fires to keep warm.
A humorous Thanksgiving verse by Stuff, Johnny, detailing a host’s steady indulgence of a guest’s appetite. The speaker urges feigned hospitality and quiet disdain as neighbors observe the feast, culminating in a sly jab about the guest’s age and appetite.
A pretty waitress notes a peculiar young man in the dining room and suspects he has not attempted to date any of the restaurant's waitresses after a week of dining there. The second waitress confirms the pattern, hinting at mystery surrounding his behavior.
A Punxsatawney Press publisher says editors may read poetry unsolicited but he discards letters when warned. A letter with an address to Col Lamb in Alabama, who prints a paper called the Press Punxsatawney, was thrown away.
Podunk Times notes local farmers still holding leftovers after Thanksgiving sales while metropolitan papers ignore similar stories. It recalls a woman with 18 years of nodle work, a deaf man killed on a railroad track, and an 80 year old woman who has never ridden a train, questioning why these cases were not covered by major dailies.
This poem by Edward Singer speculates on future improvements and social changes. The speaker envisions green times, inventions like air ships, and a Punch and Judy man continuing amid transformation. It ends with a rallying refrain to “turn the rascals out” despite advancements.
G W Truesdell 79 an old soldier died Sunday of angina pectoris at his son's Beech Grove home. He had appeared in good health Saturday while helping his son clean a well. A former Southport resident, his funeral was held Monday at 2 p m from his son's residence.
A Maryland woman from Cove Point reports Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her salt rheum after two days of use. She says itching on her arms vanished and she has had no skin disease since. The ad urges cleansing the system of humors and preventing their return.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as uniquely effective for all skin eruptions. It urges readers to take the remedy, claiming it will deliver on its promise to cure.
A collection of quips and remarks from diverse papers includes a jab about changing names with Grayce and Edyth, warnings about rising robberies urging vigilance by sheriffs and night watchmen, and playful notes on Gov Beckham’s family ties. It also cites moral suasion toward Filipinos, Roosevelt Hanna politics, and light banter from local weeklies.
A reader note quotes newspaper commentary on Kentucky Republicans split into four factions, while Democratic votes rise. Observers say party quarrels distract from core principles as national coverage notes shifting voter sentiment. The piece also cites praise for Senator Platt’s welcoming Roosevelt nominations after earlier opposition.
The Boston Transcript notes that opportunity is always near, found in a look word or deed. A single thoughtful act can lift a despondent heart and strengthen others, blessing the world by easing weary burdens through everyday choices.
The North Indianapolis chapel of the First Baptist Church at Thirty-first and Annotta Streets was dedicated Sunday afternoon with elaborate exercises. Rev T S Villers of the First Baptist Church delivered the dedicatory sermon.
An advertisement touts Omega Oil as a superior liniment with a distinct pleasant odor. It emphasizes a pure vegetable base and four ingredients including a green herb that allegedly halts pain, comparing its effect to a puff of wind extinguishing a lamp.
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