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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1901
Page
5
Ed Bray recalls two hunting yarns about snipes and doves with sharp misfires that left a single dove bearing all the shot. President Megrew recounts a board of works remark on a property owner who mined gravel and profited, prompting questions about street hole maintenance and sale impacts.
The article explains the mint testing process for silver dollars. A sample batch is weighed and rolled into a long strip, punched to resemble a colander, then twelve disks are assayed to determine silver content. If weight or fineness fail, the entire edition is melted and reminted. otherwise the dollars circulate.
In a windy riverside scene Austin Cooke rescues a muff and a curious bank note hidden inside. A chance meeting with a woman in black leads to her thanking him and inviting him to see her uncle, promising reward for the rescue.
Austin Cooke, after saving a bank note, is invited by Benjamin Cotsford chief to take a desk at Cotsford & Co. Dinah Cotsford Vouches for him while he proves hopeless at clerical work. The head clerk reduces his wage to 25 shillings, doubting his value but acknowledging the amusing scene in a small town firm.
In this Weekly Telegraph excerpt, Austin faces a hostile office environment after a bungled balance sheet blamed on him. Dinah hides a blunder, returns to correct it, and, amid tension, reveals her affection as Austin confesses a life of deception and love, hoping for forgiveness and a kiss.
A Decatur News editor may be elected president of the Ananias club and awarded a leather medal for recounting a tale of a Bluffton farmer’s dynamite mishap with a sow, a mule, and a barn. Plymouth citizens raise 25000 for a Chicago piano maker moving to their city. Stumpburg lies in Gibson county. In South Bend a man slips on pavement breaking a leg. A veteran printer in Albuquerque is said to be working for weekly pay. Scottsburg parents hire drinkers for minors for a “hit” at the bottle. The grand jury will be asked to investigate. Elias Finn prepares to tour with trained fish in bass carp and catfish, in St Louis exposition. A tobacco cutter in Jimtown opposes a proposed ordinance.
A bull terrier named Boozer, famed for rescuing a woman from a Broadway cab, again proved brave by stopping a runaway victoria carriage near Sixth Avenue and Thirty eighth Street. Four hotel party members were hurled onto the road when a car collided with their carriage. The horse team dragged the carriage reins as it sped west toward Broadway, while a police officer struggled to halt the animals.
A period list shows wide reductions on dress fabrics. Double width dress plaids drop to 10c from 15c, 40 inch silk stripe covert suiting to 26c from 49c, 44 inch reversible herringbone cheviot to 39c from 68c, 54 inch all wool Venetian cloths in 15 colors to 89c from 1.25. Various silks and linings also cut, with many items at under half price and some near dollar marks.
The Sun announces a call for correspondents in Fortville Lawrence Danville Gosport Spencer Worthington Covington Martinsville Greensburg Shelbyville Bruceville and Greencastle. Address all applications to the State Editor Indianapolis Ind for potential brides and births coverage in local papers.
Boozer the brindle bull terrier, aged 3 and 30 pounds, chased and halted two runaways between Fortieth and Forty-first streets, guiding the drag and stopping the wagon within 50 feet of the corner with Policeman Collyer. The dog’s owner says Boozer is misnamed. No one was seriously injured. passengers retreated to the hotel while the Victoria wrecked and Bennett the coachman suffered minor bruises.
In Painesville Ohio two Lake Erie Seminary pupils were expelled after an evening of flirtation with Case School of Applied Science students from Cleveland. The incident followed a party gathering and extended past curfew, prompting the faculty to impose punishment.
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