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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
4
Old 626 new 3411 Both phones 880 Entered at the post office as second class matter Address all communications to the business manager Publications should go to the editor Delivered by carrier in city for six cents per week Advertising rates available from the advertising department The Sun offers forwarding rates to responsible agents in towns News dealers may obtain terms at the office 150 dollars
The article argues that judges of the peace must be lawyers and competent, noting the office serves the poor and uses the same laws as higher courts. It endorses Clarence G. Tucker as a qualified candidate in Indianapolis and credits both parties with deserving candidates. It also comments on Marion county legislators, Booth Tarkington and Wm. M. Fogarty, and a satirical take on national and local politics, noting a booming coal bucket market.
A collage of editorials and summaries notes Roosevelt’s opportunity and will to break trusts, Bryan’s political energy, Cleveland's silence on free trade, and Roosevelt’s call to cut government waste. It mentions coal strikes and Bryan’s Nebraska campaign amid mixed reactions.
Miss Mary Hord travels to New York for winter music study. Mrs. J. Ross Stevenson of New York visits her Day family. Mrs. I. N. Walker accompanies her daughter to Europe in November. Mrs. E. E. Stafford hosts a large card party at her N Meridian street home. Mr. and Mrs. George N. Catterson plan a reception October 27 on Meridian street. A charity card party supports the day nursery at the German house Friday. Miss Jean Morton of Chicago and Richmond Levering of Indianapolis announce engagement. Rabbit and Mrs. Messing host informal reception Thursday for Mr. Messing’s thirty third year at the Hebrew temple. Miss Anna Strohm and Rolla P. Hinman wed at the Medearis home on E. Pratt street. Daughters of the Revolution meet and elect officers including regent Mrs. Charles M. Cross and vice regent Miss Sadie McIntosh.
A poem by James Jeffrey Roche laments exploited workers and unpaid toil. It denounces serfdom of paper royalty, wage bondage, and factory brigands. The speaker calls for shared harvest, fair rewards, and an end to poverty driven by systemic greed.
The late William Marsh of Cape Town left six hundred thousand dollars to the South African Wesleyan church to establish the Marsh Memorial Homes for destitute white children. Also notes on Madame Nordica boxing training and Miss Mary Andrews becoming pastor in Kansas City. Alexandria recounts Sarah Bernhardt impressions of the queen. Mme Bernhardt plans London trip next June. Witt's Station reports elevator enlargement and new machinery.
A Chicago Tribune recounts romances of Jacob Halliday who wooed yearly despite refusals, Sheridan who ran away with Miss Linley to wed, Disraeli wooing Mrs Lewis, a judge wooing a noble daughter, and Prince Bismarck winning consent with bold persistence. Each tale highlights persistence, social pressure, and humor surrounding courtships of notable figures.
The New York World questions whether the Miners' union and its leaders were truly recognized by the president when summoned to meet railroad presidents and again last week. It notes the unions’ power evident in coal shortages and points to operators’ claims of non discrimination and their offer to refer issues to a president-appointed commission.
An advertisement asserts deafness is due to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with a free circular from J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
A fragmentary notice notes discovery of a lost article and provides two phone numbers for contact. Offices listed as 121 to 123.8. The text references Ohio.
Fashion fur wraps headline the season with squirrel and ermine in long coats and wide victorine scarfs. Ribbon flowers and magenta reds dominate neck adornments, with bold ribbons, signature colors, and pastel evening shades guiding Christmas decor and grooming.
The article offers practical home hacks such as folding carpet ends to wear evenly, folding and stamping stationery, and preserving peaches in syrup. It notes routine rug wear from cleaning, suggests carpet care, and provides a basic recipe for brandied peaches with sugar syrup and canned peaches.
A quirky verse piece introduces sketches and songs of a singer with a light tone. Interjected dialogue includes Mrs Hare and Mrs Lamb, with playful animal imagery and borrowed lines about beasts, lobsters, and owls.
In the dialogue the speakers debate whether England sneers at their country, arguing that England mocks a nation they claim leads the world. Mabel dismisses the topic and shifts to asking about accompanying her to a shop for purchases.
A coal bucket complains of fickle treatment as idle objects are suddenly asked to work, lamenting shifts in attention and disrespect from a man in a chair who ejects it from the path. Edward Singer voices a moment of social tension and satire.
A collection of quips on gender and society. A woman’s idea of economy is to have things charged. He who runs may read if he catches his train. An original girl faints when no one is looking. Seven in a thorny path a man can avoid stepping on all the thorns. It is easier for the average woman to make up her face than her mind.
A contest offers rewards for guessing how many liners will be inserted in The Sun on November 1 1902, following the October 18 1902 figure. Prizes: $3 for the closest guess, $2 for the second, $1 for the third. estimates allowed for each liner ad placed up to October 31 1902.
L. S. Ayres Co. Badger Furniture Co. Charles L. Hartmat Iske Bros. W. H. Messenger L. E. Morrison & Co. The New York Store showcase dry goods furniture carpets and related items. The list highlights major retailers in the city offering trunks traveling goods and rubber products.
The Sun announces it will begin clearing up the North Walk Mystery next Thursday, signaling a new stage in resolving the case and providing readers with updated details.
An old ad lists liner ad insertion charges for THE SUN on Saturday November 12 with prizes for nearest estimates. First prize eight dollars, second prize twenty two dollars and ninety cents, third prize one dollar. The offer ends October thirty first eighteen ninety six or nineteen oh two.
The Sun invites readers to submit liner advertisements for a guessing contest. Participants mail or drop in liners by 6 p.m. Friday Oct 31, 1902, with the closest estimate of the number of liners printed on Nov 1 winning $3, then $2 and $1 for the next two closest. Out-of-town voters mailed by the same deadline qualify.
The Merchants' Association of Indianapolis offers a round trip fare refund within forty miles with $25 merchandise purchases from any member. A one percent cash rebate applies to purchases over $25. Ask for a rebate book in the first member store and have each purchase recorded. Present the book at Columbia National Bank during business hours to receive the rebate. For details contact J. T. Saulter.
The Merchants Association of Indianapolis covers nearly all city stores and offers refunds on round trip fares. Shoppers may spend varied amounts at different stores with a total $25 refund, and distant residents up to 40 miles reimbursed both ways. Interurban passengers get full distance fare with cash receipts shown at purchase.
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