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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
10
A bibliographic fragment from The Indianapolis Sun dated Saturday October 17 1908 notes publication details in the Sun Building at 123 and 125 East Ohio Street. It lists Willis S Thompson as a prominent name and indicates daily except Sunday printing.
A circulated letter from Chicago urged Indiana manufacturers to coerce workers to back Watson and oppose Marshall, labeling labor demands as vicious. The document warns of injunctions and tariff reforms, highlighting Labor leaders Gompers and Perkins as targets, and urges financial help for the Republican effort amid a looming Dang. It notes a Friday Indianapolis rally of workingmen and calls for reports on political conditions while pressing for pressure on employees.
The July referendum banning absinthe in Switzerland boosts demand. Neufchatel factories operate with doubled staff to meet orders, especially from France, as the law delays enforcement until 1910. Some manufacturers expand premises and sign long contracts despite planned factory closures. In a lighter note, a birthday scene shows a frugal exchange between spouses.
In a sermon by Rev Thomas B G the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire near Amesbury is described as ancient and crucial to Celtic religion. The article recounts its two circle structure, the upright and horizontal stones, the Holy of Holies altar stone, and the surrounding ditch. It notes the Druids as priests, their oak groves, and the sacred mistletoe used in rites, portraying Stonehenge as a Druids Mecca and a key relic of British antiquity.
A short exchange shows a grandmother puzzled by happiness while a nurse explains the child’s mother is nearby. The nurse notes the child’s nose is keen and that he can smell movement. The dialogue reflects playful dialogue and a light domestic scene from Harper's Weekly.
A humorous fragment from Cleveland Pla Dealer notes a cat pawing at flypaper while files on a window sill laugh at a wry gag The odd item blends whimsy with a stray image of a cat and a moth in a small town paper mood
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