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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1902
Page
4
Classified snippet lists old number 626 and new number 3411 for phones with an asking price of 150 dollars. The fragment also shows digits 833 and 8 00, indicating contact or pricing details. No full context or entities beyond numbers and phone references.
The article urges President Roosevelt to use strong measures against entrenched coal barons harming the public. It argues law needs moral backing from citizens and warns that refusing federal protection shows arrogance. It calls for drastic action to curb corporationists and protect property and life.
An editorial urges Prosecutor Ruckelshaus to pursue all graveyard thefts without fear or favor. It warns voters will judge his honesty and courage before the election, insisting police authorities share the duty and accountability.
The New York special correspondent notes the beef trust was compelled to back $10 million in bonds by J P Morgan as reported in the Indianapolis Sun. Indiana Republican prospects falter with Fairbanks speeches and local tax and gas pressures rise. Henry Smith is described as a clerk who does not own the county treasurer records. Local medical college professors enjoy themselves.
The clippings note Andrew Carnegie giving away libraries at eight a day reflecting wealth’s burden The Buffalo News reports William R Hearst as a leading congressional candidate in the district of the late Amos J Cummings The Grand Rapids Press questions the Mine Owners Union on charter validity and the Buffalo Times says President Baer went to the White House by presidential request not by divine right.
The column compiles editorials and opinions from Indiana papers. It cites the St. Louis council possibly meeting behind closed doors with jailed members, debates tariff revision, Roosevelt’s stance on the coal strike, and profiles John W. Gates’s meteoric yet precarious arc, from Cuba ventures to eventual pauper-like end.
Ichabod Glassmayer of York Pennsylvania airs his grievance in ad columns claiming Nancy his wife left him, took his meals and shirts, and abandoned debts. He pledges not to pay any debts due to her contraction, urging readers to note his lonesome mood.
A month after killing Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lewis at Bronson, Florida, Smith and Faircloth ages 21 and 24 were executed before thousands. Faircloth’s coffin was filled with water and he was baptized in it by a baptist minister before the hanging.
Samuel Lifter, a relatively poor man, starts a restaurant on New York City’s East Side offering five cent meals to all. He extends credit to those unable to pay, requiring only a promise to pay later, helping recipients keep dignity while receiving food.
Since last Saturday GC C. Bishop of Lodi New York has lived on porridge and bottled milk because his set of teeth was held by the Geneva police court as security for a 96 cent fine for drunkenness. The teeth constituted Bishop's entire property.
A. N. Woolson, a wealthy Watertown coal dealer, is acting as a philanthropist by selling coal to locals for seven dollars per ton. His large stock has drawn offers of fifteen dollars a ton from out of town buyers, but he keeps supplying residents at the lower price.
Detroit News reports Gen William Booth founder of the Salvation Army will spend four months in the United States and one in Canada inspecting the army and delivering addresses. He emphasizes humor and work ethic, recalls early habit of tea and toast, and notes how a six secretary pace supported by dictation shaped the movement name from Christian mission to Salvation Army.
A compact set of moral maxims attributed to Jefferson offering practical guidance. Values include doing tasks promptly, self-reliance, earning before spending, avoiding unnecessary purchases, tempering pride with need, contentment in simple eating, proactive ease, and measured response to anger.
Rockwallter announces a device in Chicago that performs the work of smoke consumers and notes many deniers can now point to a successful consumer. Mayor and city officials attend the American Society of Municipal Improvements meeting in Rochester, N Y, with next year’s venue in Indianapolis.
The article promotes a stylish coat season with varied silhouettes and bright linings. Monte Carlo shapes and loose cuts lead fashion, with red satin linings and red braid trims. Prices start at 12.50 as silks surge and long veils fall out of favor.
A quirky item notes the sketches and songs of a singer with colorful dialogue about fish in the sea. Also mentioned is Amos Murbank inflating a pump kin with dynamite and plans to haul it to a canning factory on Saturday, per the Pottsville Exhumer.
A humorous dialogue contrasts parental pride with neighborly judgment. One speaker notes children's bright sayings. the other retorts that truly bright parents would keep quiet about their offspring rather than boast. The exchange captures domestic wit and social perception.
A visitor compliments a clerk as kind and meek while the proprietor adds the clerk barely keeps his position by the skin of his teeth. The exchange highlights tension between appearance and performance in the shop.
Edward Singer recalls simple pleasures of home life and labor hardships. He contrasts coal fire warmth with distant music from mandolin, violin, brass band, fife, and drum. The speaker imagines family scenes by a warming hearth as Paderewski's piano would guide work and rest.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore function. It promises one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured, urging readers to request a free circular from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Old kid gloves used as decorative cushion covers. Soft material yields delightful texture and artistic color blending. Cut gloves into large pieces to form a square, then stitch with yellow floss. Sew shapes onto a canvas lining for a rustic, crafter style.
An Indiana home recipe describes making an apple custard by boiling sugar and water, adding apples with lemon juice and peel, cooking until stiff, molding, then surrounding with thick custard. Serve with small sponge cakes or macaroon pieces.
The notice highlights a fall festival in St Louis with a big race meet in Lexington Kentucky. It also notes labor actions with the Chicago federation of labor offering 15000 dollars weekly to coal strikers, and political pressure in Norfolk Virginia for an extra congressional session from President Roosevelt.
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