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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1899
Page
4
Obligation to provide subscription terms and prices for the Sun including outside city rates and advance payment options. Mentions business manager and contact details with the Sun offices at 125 E Ohio St Indianapolis Ind and telephone numbers 626 and 880.
Indianapolis street railway service is described as miserable with infrequent connections and cars running off schedule. A woman’s daylong ordeal shows delays, long waits, and transfers as she traveled two miles in eight miles of riding. City action and a Commercial Club inquiry are urged to remedy the system.
A Frankfort judge freed a husband and wife charged for not providing medical attendance after their child died. The ruling notes no applicable statute to punish for neglect and calls for legislative action to define the crime, warning against overzealous punishment of parents.
A Philadelphia Post reminiscence recalls James Whitcomb Riley and Frank R. Nye as a prank loving pair. On a Columbus to Cincinnati ride Nye smoked while Riley, deaf, mishears and plays along in humorous misunderstandings.
A parade of anecdotes on legal misfires and courthouse quirks. A Kansas City justice of the peace faces a yellow dog dispute while Kentucky magistrates eject a case by window exit. President McKinley is described as a prodigious, selective reader of daily papers with a dedicated clipping corps.
The Americus club hosts a confetti festival and the portfolio club holds its first meeting. Invitations go out for the William Clune and Clara Langsen kamp wedding at St Mary's on October 25. George Batchelor and Martha Aldery wed recently. Martha Bradshaw attends a tea for her bridal party, followed by a dance at the Atkins home. Anna Call and Neal McNamara marry at St Augustine and plan to reside in Keokuk. Mrs. Mary Wilson hosts a reception for her daughter, with a University Club dance that evening. President King of Farmer's Bank praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pain, gum softening, wind colic, and diarrhea in children. It claims the syrup soothes, cures, and costs twenty five cents per bottle.
Editorials from multiple papers discuss political maneuvering after the Taggart election. They note Bookwalter managers nearly abandoned their challenge, suggesting many voters favored shelving Taggart despite Republican conflicts. Other items critique Bryan Morton politics and international affairs.
The planter's wife enjoys acclaim at the revived Grand. Arizona opens Wednesday night for two shows. Sol Smith Russell closes the week with the Hon John Grigsby and A Poor Relation. Joe Hart headlines daily at the Park. Dewey celebration land parade films shown at Empire each afternoon and night.
An advertisement quotes a doctor’s exam noting normal kidneys liver and stomach but claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and enriches blood to cure various conditions. A testimonial from Rev. E E Jenkins of Evansville Indiana reports eczema cleared after use, urging parishioners to try the remedy.
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