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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun lists delivery at six cents per week within the city and outside city rates of 1.50 for six months, 2.50 per month, or 20 per year. The paper notes editorial rooms and business office contact details.
A compact editorial urges more women to engage in political life to elevate discourse and ethics. It praises political license, warns of speed driven dementia among drivers, notes Argentine interest in education, and highlights the Indianapolis World's Fair events and railway schedules. It also mentions age limits in employment, calls for young preachers and teachers, and celebrates the fighting spirit of football and national vigor.
The text describes dyspepsia causing misery as sufferers eat out of necessity and endure irritability. It cites symptoms like bad mouth taste, stomach tenderness, fullness, headache, and heartburn. Hood's Sarsaparilla is presented as the effective remedy proven by permanent cures in thousands of severe cases.
A fervent defense of football as vital expression for strong young men. The author argues the sport channels life, nerves, and joy, rejecting opposition and noting football as a force shaping a coming generation’s future. Also mentions Indianapolis traction lines boosting revenue and social life with calls for fair municipal policy and a 50 cent gas ordinance.
Letters from readers describe fears of fires attracting crowds and horse riders near Indianapolis. A resident urges police action to stop disturbances and prevent accidents. Other notes complain about smoke nuisance and unsafe driving on rural roads, calling for protective legislation to shield farmers from harm.
Partial OCR text from Brownsburg Record and Jamestown era pieces notes political agitation, student unrest, and local disorder. Mentions Pardue university, Indianapolis, Goshen Times, and Buffalo. hints at electoral politics and social conflict with garbled phrasing and stray names.
Notes from the era report frost dangers endangering the Cape Cod cranberry harvest threatening Thanksgiving meals. The item blends satirical commentary on Nova Scotia era politics and a WI center stage line, with Chicago grain broker fiction and cautious remarks about sudden fortunes.
A fragmented text blend mentions an astronomer and docking for a sun. It references Carly, Tom, Fido, and Fulo with unclear actions, suggesting notes about astronomical activity or a student’s observation session. Entities include Carly and Tom as persons and an astronomer role.
A Baltimore politician notes that Senator Gorman compares this year’s campaign to 1896. Critics argue the Democrats seek to renew protective tariff policies and that Bryan’s speeches shifted public tone. Writers including Gorman Wright, Henry Watterson, and others comment on campaign strategies and potential consequences.
A Paris Eclair interview with a French consul in China describes Japanese efforts in China as vast and unsettling for Europeans. It notes spies, instructors, and raids into French Indochina, plus broader security and social tensions highlighted by various unrelated anecdotes.
Five hundred men attended a Southwark banquet when robbers struck after an orchestra played. The viras of a Roman Catholic group sat nearby as valuables were stolen. The event occurred on a September night, tying to a long history of burghery in the area. A Tibetian England treaty was reportedly drafted but faced superstition about document length.
A large alligator about 1L feet long was caught near Mareliet and brought to the city. Restraint rope held its jaw as onlookers watched a drag operation. The reptile appeared near death but survived the trip to Norman'sville for treatment.
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