The Indianapolis Sun Willis 8 The Eldest Advertisers
The Indianapolis Sun operates daily except Sunday from the Sun building at 123 and 14 E. Ohio street with foreign advertising reps in New York Chicago and St Louis. It is entered as second class mail and certified circulation details are reported by the American Advertisers Association. Sheena Ne 165
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Smith & Budd
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Louis
Asien of American Advertisers
New York City
Sheena
Two Centuries Come Into Collision in New England
A long editorial contrasts a modern automobile collision with oxen pulled carts in New England. It argues that mechanical progress is uneven, with leaders driving innovation and many laggards clinging to old ways. It notes ox teams persist in markets and blacksmith shops while cities advance in medicine and public policy.
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New England
Plymouth Rock
Fulton
New England States
New York
A Houseful of Reasons From a Pastor’s Reminiscence
Bishop Mallanen of the Methodist Episcopal Church cites a past ministry tale to critique salaries in churches. A former young minister, paid little, later returns well dressed in Boston and explains his success as deriving from leaving the church for “the whole game.” He lists seven reasons: wife and six children.
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Mallanen
Methodist Episcopal Church
Suppressed traits and one sensible father
A clergyman writer argues strict views harm children, noting children inherit parental urges. He cites a clergy son who, allowed normal pleasures, chose a life freely and not compelled by fear of worldly life. The piece condemns suppression and praises a father who let his son enjoy life.
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Clerzsyman
Mayme the stenographer and the law firm scam
In a sly bit of comic dialogue Mayme works as a new stenographer at a young law firm. The barbers and manicure lady joke about her rising pay after three months and her basic texts. They marvel at her letters and forms, wondering about divorce and luck in her new career.
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Mayme
George
Marmioure
Lampest
Sunshine
Engusn
Asmire
The Round of Life A Christmas Muse by Richard Wightman
A reflective verse meditation urging zestful living through generosity and honesty. It champions joyful risk, worship of love, and personal integrity, urging the reader to seek God, value kindness, and live with hopeful resolve as years pass. It blends religious imagery with everyday fidelity and a vow to live fully and truthfully.
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Richard Wightman
Success Magazine
Athirst
Origin of the big stick phrase linked to Roosevelt speech
The first use of Roosevelt’s “big stick” label traces to a Chicago speech in 1904 with the adage Speak softly and carry a big stick. It later appears in World editorials and Roose velt cartoons showing evolving depictions from a plain cudgel to a speared bludgeon, symbolizing power and peace backed by force.
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Chicago
New York World
Roosevelt
Pacific
Interparliamentary Peace Union
William
Willan
Sugress Magazine
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