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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
3
Washington dispatch condemns elopements as deplorable in matrimony policy. It argues couples should wait, parents oppose, and ministers must face law if minors wed. The piece cites runaway nuptials in Maryland Virginia and the Carolinas and recounts incidents near Rockville and Washington showing family ruin and public concern.
The Marion county commissioners will attend the laying of the cornerstone for the Wabash county courthouse in Wabash on October 7. An invitation to attend has been accepted by the board.
Mrs Sarah M Bennett petitions the superior court for divorce from Arthur H Bennett alleging assault leaving permanent facial disfigurement. She says he deserted in 1906 after six years of marriage and left two children aged five and three. She seeks custody and accuses him of squandering income on unchaste women.
Leo Kline filed in superior court for a restraining order to keep Mary M. Adams and J. B. Adams from entering a field northeast of Indianapolis to plow under crops he holds a paid up lease on including corn turnips and pumpkins. The landowners plan wheat planting and Kline aims to protect his produce.
F A Cotton, superintendent of public instruction, urges strict enforcement of the anti fraternity law in high schools. He advises superintendents to kill the fraternity evil by any means, including suspension or expulsion if needed, arguing that fraternities harm education and democracy.
A waiter asks about the order. Mr Welbroke confirms it was taken 15 minutes ago and requests a change stating he would like to switch to an entreaty if possible. The Chicago Tribune reports this exchange.
Frank Gray a city fireman from station 223 returned from a southern Indiana and Louisville vacation and joined Salem firemen to tackle a major blaze. With weak city pressure he and colleagues climbed the grain elevator to battle flames. about half the building burned before extinguishment. The next day the fire chief thanked him and presented new clothes bought by the city council to replace his ruined uniform.
A briefBohemian verse notes a youth urged to spend his purse on knowledge instead of worldly things. He follows advice, but fate changes when he meets a bright-eyed maid and loses his head in love. The quirky line ends with the moral that wisdom may waver before temptation.
South Bend, Oct. 1 A novel educational class in the United States teaches pure air wholesome food and rest. Organized by the Anti Tuberculosis league the class aims to track TB sufferers especially those unable to afford care. Mrs Harry T Johnson leads the league with Carlisle Stephenson Pond Campbell as officers.
A judge records a humorous exchange where a rescuer says a young man saved his wife from the water and the rescuer asks for pardon, thinking she was the daughter. The judge notes the mix up in the courtroom.
A sensational self help claim touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as the escape for overfat women to fit the latest fashion. The ad promises harmless, economical relief costing 75 cents per case and notes availability from local druggists or Marmola Company of Detroit, Michigan.
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