The Sun Reports on Indianapolis School Conditions
The Sun exposes poor ventilation, dark rooms, overcrowding, and inadequate seating across Indianapolis schools. It urges readers to raise the school tax levy to fund new buildings and improved facilities for student education. The piece also notes rising prominence of The Sun’s liner advertising and invites advertisers to estimate November print reach.
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Indianapolis
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SUN Liner
SUN Libner
Coal barons recall Napoleonic defeat in winter
A collection of editorial snippets from various papers notes labor strife vs peace, distrust of thieves turning informants, odd substitutes for coal like horse chestnut, tariffs sustaining infant industries, Hanna's Indiana stump speeches, and U S Cuban relations under the Piatt Amendment, reflecting mixed public sentiment and political tension.
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Kendalville
Angel Gabriel
Clinton Argus
Hanna
Indiana
Muncio Herald
United States
State Department
Franklin
The Swirl of Society Gatherings and Weddings Reported
Social notes list box parties and card events led by Miss Minnie M Parkhurst Miss Myla Smith and Miss Eleanor Minor. Weddings include Miss Minnie M Parkhurst Bran ton T Jones and two Windfall Richmond Fountain City Portland pairs. Rev J R Deckard presides at a Friday ceremony. Informal reception planned for Rev and Mrs M L Haines. City hostesses include Misses Hamilton and Mrs Perkins. The Kautz couple mark ten years of marriage at home 2125 N Alabama St. Georgia era weddings in Windfall Richmond Fountain City Portland noted.
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Harry Temperly
Minnie M. Parkhurst
Branton T. Jones
J. R. Deckard
Myla Smith
Marguerite Bugbee
Edwin M. Craft
Jean Cochrane
M. L. Haines
Eleanor Minor
Misses Hamilton
8. E. Perkins, Sr
Perkins, Jr
Helen Thomas
Crawfordsville
Clarence Zener
F. H. Kautz
Alabama St
Lucy McKay
William E. Riffe
Richmond
Elizabeth Barton
J. M
Crawford on Trial in Swindle Case in Indiana
KOKOMO Ind Oct 18 The trial of W A Crawford of Atlanta Ga began in the circuit court on the charge of swindling. Crawford is accused of selling a 90 volume library for cash and failing to deliver the goods. He is also wanted at Martinsville Stich plend and other places.
Sunday Baseball Demand Sparks Local Debate
A compilation of informal quotes from community figures shows wide interest in Sunday baseball. Contributors include W. T. Blythe, Francis P. Bailey, and Charles Orbison, among others, commenting on leisure, politics, labor, and city life in Indianapolis.
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Francis P. Bailey
Charles Orbison
Anti-Saloon League
Charles G. Schneider
Amusements and public notices in Logansport period paper
Amusements include Primrose and Docksta minstrel acts and grand vaudeville shows at multiple venues with matinee and evening performances. A city health raid targets butcher shops to end lard rendering as police and health board enforce orders and citations.
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Logansport
Health Board
New Millinery Brightens Season With Light Colored Hats
In Indianapolis fashion notes the season favors bright pale hats of pink and white velvet and beaver, many trimmed with plumes and flowers. Light colors appear in dresses and suits such as corduroy walking outfits, with blue and pink accents and tasteful oriental embroidery on white silk waists.
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Indianapolis
Harry
New
Blige Castleman
Maud Smith
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A humorous item shows Mrs Henrietta hurrying her henpecked husband Henry with money quips while the crowd choruses about his fixation on money and the life he leads. The scene highlights gender and domestic banter in a comic sketch.
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Mrs. Henrietta
Henry
White House Summer Renovations For Roosevelt Family
Numerous interior updates at the White House include Mrs Roosevelt’s suite in satin Sage green with rose carpet and brass eagle accent pieces. Miss Alice Roosevelt’s blue room sits opposite, while the adjacent nursery features bold red walls and floral upholstery. Also included is a raisin filling recipe for cake with a lemon flavor.
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White House
Alice Roosevelt
King of Anam Said to Embrace Marriage Beliefs
Anam’s king is described as a firm believer in marriage with allegedly 100 wives. The report notes his stance on union and polygamy amid discussions of royal customs and social norms.
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Anam
Rochester Mayor Urges Coal Hoarding for Winter
Mayor Rodenbeck of Rochester issues a proclamation urging residents to hoard coal for the coming cold weather and suggests churches close to conserve coal for the poor.
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Rodenbeck
Rochester
Fashion Hint Aprons Rise as Daily Wear Accessory
Aprons are the fad of the hour worn during kitchen chores and courting rituals. The piece notes aprons serve practical uses like washing dishes while also playing a social role in romantic encounters.
Farmer Overcharged, Boss Bending Over Plate
A farmer accuses the boss of charging about ten dollars too much for a bill of goods sold today. The boss is said to be at lunch, thanking the Lord for his daily bread.
Eight Embalmed Cattle Die From Arsenic Tank
Peter Kromdyke a farmer near Kalamazoo has eight embalmed cattle dead on his hands after installing a steel tank from a local embalming fluid maker as a watering trough arsenic in the fluid killed eight and threatens more deaths
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Peter Kromdyke
Kalamazoo
Kromdyke
Jinks Says He Will Marry An Heiress In Imagination
A humorous quip highlights Jinks declaring plans to marry an heiress, with the punchline revealing the intended spouse lives only in his imagination. The exchange underscores lighthearted social banter.
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Jinks
Troubled Baby and a Neat House in Old Portland
A nostalgic poem from the Portland Oregonian laments a troublesome baby and a home once lively with scattered toys, now orderly and tidy. The speaker longs for the child to demonstrate the same playful energy and to “see thet baby Shewin’ things around the way they used to be.”
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Portland
Oregonian
Dont you sigh fer trouble Grievin bout him atill
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution presents a dialect poem or verse emphasizing patience for trouble. The lines warn to mind the lesson that someone will come when they will, with imagery of summer sun and winter chill across the valley and by the hill, offering a reflective mood on fate and readiness.
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Atlanta Constitution
Mostly About Women and Matinee Habits in Early Talk
A Hoboken man seeks a divorce from his wife accusing her of being a matinee fiend visiting theaters five to six times weekly. The snippet notes Mrs. Madison’s habit and cites his claim of poor home meals. It also references a rumored new women’s magazine by Mrs. Frank Leslie and comments on fashion and fruit designs influencing women’s attire. It ends with an anecdote about Emma Abbott’s death and a man recalling her final days and illness.
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George Fulwell
Indianapolis
Jerry Matthews
John M. Gorman
George Golding
Denis F. Golden
Madison
Frank Leslie
Emma Abbott
Detroit News
Russell House
Dale
Emma
Haunt Tales and Moral Echoes in a Cantrell Night
A reflective verse laments haunted lore and hypocritical virtue. It contrasts wealth with heaven, vanity with neglect, and ghost stories with the silence of Cantrell. The speaker questions claims of spirits while naming private doubts and the unseen presence behind each tale.
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Cantrell
Joe
Peach date remark sparks reader study in Hardeman
A reader letter from Hardeman Tennessee Free Press references a young woman who linked a man’s choice of trust to a date with a peach, prompting the paper to study her remark and its meaning.
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Hardeman
Tenn
Free Press
Lucky Man Recovering After Surgery Delay in Port Huron
A Port Huron hospital crowded condition led to a young patient awaiting appendicitis surgery seizing an opportunity and recovering. The Weekly Times of Harbor Beach reports the incident as a fortunate turn amid crowded facilities.
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Port
Huron
Weekly Times
Harbor Beach
Mich
Prices at Indianapolis horse show spark millionaire vibe
Knightstown Sun thanks The Indianapolis Sun for publishing the price scale, noting it saved part of the craft from humiliation by exposing the costly accommodations this week in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Sun
Knightstown Sun
Mary Smith Seeks Work at City Employment Office
In a bustling scene at the employment office, Mary Smith introduces herself seeking work. The manager, recognizing the name but unsure where, reflects on the unfamiliar memory as the search for employment begins.
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Mary Smith
Sid
Edward Singer
Fatal fire at Tucker wood rim and ping pong factory
Urbana Ohio reports a Friday night blaze at the Tucker wood rim and ping pong factory causing a $70,000 loss with $35,000 insured. Night watchman Charles Maggart and his three sons were inside. the two older boys escaped by leaping from a second story window though badly burned. The youngest son perished in the smoke. one jumper was critically burned and may die.
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Chas. Maggart
Scrofula Common in Inherited Conditions
The excerpt notes scrofula is commonly inherited and often affects pale weak children and many adults. It lists neck swellings abscesses skin eruptions inflamed eyelids sore ears rickets catarrh wasting and general debility as common indications.
Contest to guess liner ads in The Sun
A historical contest invites readers to estimate the number of liner advertisements to appear in The Sun on Saturday November 17. Prizes go to the three closest guesses with $3, $2, and $1. Winners are chosen for nearest estimates from ads submitted by 6 pm Friday October 31, 1908.
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Coats
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure Allegedly
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills claiming thousands of permanent cures. It recounts J H Jowse of Parker City Indiana praising the remedy after his daughter recovered from scrofula six months earlier. The copy asserts cures and ongoing health as proof of promise.
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Hood
Mas
J. H. Jowse
Parker City
Ind
Promiess
Keape
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Spirit OF the State Press
Napoleon
Winter
Terre Haute
Marion Chronicle
St. Louis
Richmond Sun-Telegram
Crawford
G. Wallick
W. T. Blythe
Irwin D. Egan
Nelson Brayton
L. W. Holmes
H. E. Rouse
Wilson
United Mine Workers
W. P. Cosgrove
W. M. Fogarty
Shorty” Rogers
Cy Clark
Lew Shank
Neal Lyons
John H. Kingsbury
Finley Smith
Martinsville
Bert J. Smith
Moses Wolf
William C. Phillips
C. N. Kendall
Charles W. Moores
Shortridge High School
Charles Lavery
Democrats
Sherman Steele
America
Ed Sullivan
Weaver
Jamestown
E.ym. Taber
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Dockstader
Old Cross Roads
Empire
Norfolk
Henry Lawrence
George Philip Meier
Henrietta
Mrs. Roosevelt’s
Joseph Madison
Hoboken, N. J
Paris
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China
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New York Journal
Gates of Heaven
Hall
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Toledo
Drug Jets
Beat
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Jscrofula
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Merrill Street
Harmon & Hall
Washington St
Yo! York Store
Bate Butterick Patterns
Denen Eee
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Pettis Dry Goods CO
David Harum
Indiana Trust Co
Building and Loan Association
Indiana Trust Bldg
Virginia Ave
Indiana Trust Building
Deutsch Tailoring Co
S. Illinois St
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