Indianapolis Sun Classifieds Note and Advertising Info
The Indianapolis Sun lists its daily publication pattern and street address, with foreign advertising reps located in New York and Chicago. The notice includes postal classification details and miscellaneous editorial boilerplate.
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Bun
B. Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Runswick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Louis
Association of American Advereers
New York City
The Baby Who Cried and the Quiet Tenement Baby
A Thanksgiving tale contrasts a fretful ten month old on an Indianapolis interurban with a family on the move and a later visit to tenement homes where a sick silent baby earns pity. The piece urges mothers to value crying as a healthy signal of need and to seek care rather than scold.
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Anderson and Muncie
Indianapolis
What’s that you call your mule Corporations tale
A humorous snippet highlights a colored man naming his mule Corporation after studying animal names and newspaper print, noting the animal’s stubbornness and public mislabeling. A separate quote from a jeweler’s proprietor and a London Globe reflection claim the taxicab era has begun stealing attention as cars crash through a shop window.
Wrong Method
The line depicts a tense exchange as a man vows and a woman rebukes him demanding where he learned to speak with such passion. The dialog emphasizes conflict between heart and breath in a heated moment from a Puck publication.
Let Shank Be Mayor
A reader letter argues Lew Shank should appoint officials on his own judgment, not bow to Commercial Club interference. Critics fear club leaders will steer policy, urging Shank to act independently or risk losing mayoral control. The Indianapolis Sun reflects on political pressure from clubs and boards of trade in Shank’s early term.
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Lew Shans
Lew Link
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Ciartinsville Democrat
Moxerephet
Shank
Madove
The Case for Hobbies as Vocation and Avocation
The piece argues every person should have a vocation for sustenance and a hobby as avocation for resilience and character. It cites examples from Edmund Burke to Elihu Burr to Macaulay, urging active leisure, urging families to share in hobbies, and urging support for youths to develop their own pursuits.
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Elihu
Roort
Macaulay
Phrenology Prof Sees Bright Futures as Nurse Debunks
A strolling phrenologist preaches about future careers for two children. A nurse with the children challenges the vision, suggesting they will not fit any of the lofty roles proposed. The exchange exposes skepticism toward predictive science.
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Senate
Ata
Costuming for the Drama of Human Life
Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges people to dress and present themselves to reflect inner virtue and health. She argues professionals from doctors to dressmakers should visibly embody competence and taste, linking body care with spiritual expression and societal well being.
Fragmented dialogue jests and quips from a humor column
A collection of comic exchanges includes lines about engagements, insomnia, dearth of money, and spoof conversations. The passages mix wordplay on doctors, plagiarism, running from villains, and a chroma picture dealer with witty misreadings.
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Sarah
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Jvock
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London
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Tightwaddo
Hubby
John
Lew Shank
Pooum
Bership
SUN Reader
Washington Herald
Iseioliss
Omuyver
Quan
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Oro
Childi
Emselves
Pape
Elbert Hubbard
Rouse Rent
Edmund Burke
Burke
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Bilkins
Boumler
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