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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1899
Page
4
The Sun lists subscription rates in advance for city and other regions. Rates shown include city at 5.00 per year and other terms for two months and monthly options. The notice provides address and phone reference for The Sun at 15 E Ohio St Indianapolis.
A preacherlike critique argues the SpanishAmerican War was not causeless, defending Bryan and urging continued conflict to curb dangers from yellow peril. It references politics, journalism, and Indianapolis concerns while praising The Sun and critiquing rival papers and streetcar debates.
General manager McGowan of the street railway company has begun a personal inquiry into recent complaints about car operations. He reports the city has reason to complain and promises improved service as soon as possible. The shift from denying charges to considering them offers cautious optimism for weary riders awaiting punctual cars.
In Louisville a Saturday night episode involved Miss Jemma Abbott appearing in Juliet make up during Mr Beecher's lecture at the library hall. Abbott rushed to greet Beecher, recounting a prior Brooklyn connection, as spectators watched her dramatic entrance and the crowd recalled her Abbott kiss advertising moment.
A playful anecdote links Senator West enjoying mountain trout and campfire cooking learned from Wade Hampton, with a Yale audience quip about Joseph Jefferson and a Dunk's patent spring bed gag. The prose mixes outdoor dining lore and theatrical patronry in a light, curio fashion.
The chatter links 1914 doomsayers to Manila busts and woolly election claims. Editors remark on laws designed to steal offices while noting figures like Astor and local leaders in Indianapolis facing political pressures. Louder than policy are the era’s sharp, satirical jabs.
A collage of quotes and jokes from various papers mocks gender roles politics and advertising. Dialogue includes Progress versus The Woman in a debate about bicycles domestic tales in a household and a politician asked about campaign funds. The piece ends with a boast for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A brotherly reflection on growing up and not being the littlest kid. Then a home guide describes a simple liquia polish using whiting turpentine spirits of wine cambor and hartshorn to clean and shine silver with a chamois finish. Regular use keeps household silver gleaming and tarnish free.
A New York Evening Post suggestion notes an inverted bell-glass over ferns on an upper shelf or attic will keep them fresh all winter. Spray weekly and moisten soil every other day, then cover at night to maintain moisture and vitality. Also mentions One Minute Cough Cure from local druggists.
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