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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1900
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription pricing and advertising terms for The Sun. It invites news dealers to obtain sale terms from the office and encourages individuals to act as agents in towns. Communications for publication go to the editor and business inquiries to the business manager. Subscriptions are listed for city editions with six months and yearly rates, paid in advance.
The message asks recipients to inform the office to receive THE SUN regularly and provides a telephone number 880 and a postal address for sending notices. It urges prompt contact for new or old subscribers.
A lengthy column ridicules Board of Works chairman Sahm for ignoring newspapers while praising press criticism of city policies. It mocks night deals with a hot water heating firm, Croker Bryans’ tales, and Hanna era politics, noting indecipherable lines and odd local anecdotes.
A jumble of opinions and observations hovers over American public life. Tim Murphy performs to empty seats in Indianapolis while interurban rail lines make small gains and political figures face potential indictments. The column muses on Bryan Hanna Fairbanks Beveridge and the voters as the political scene unsettles readers.
In Brooklyn, a man accused of maintaining a public nuisance by a rooster that crowed all night was acquitted in the court of special sessions. Testimony by neighbors described sleep loss and illness, but medical proof of harm was lacking and the judge dismissed the case.
A humorous judge Philips anecdote from the United States district court in Topeka recalls a defendant in a revenue case who wore a long linen duster with bare legs. When asked about pants the prisoner explains he gave his money to his attorney for fees, prompting the judge to order the pants returned or a new pair provided. The tale ends with the attorney surrendering the garment to avoid further missteps in court.
A collage of poems and verses evokes rural life and family memory with lines about burial wishes for parents and dreams of a child. The readable pieces mix song like fragments with dialogue and reflections on public figures and local events.
Local dispatches excerpt shows Prohibition candidate Woolley joking of a moral victory as the race ends. Wharton Barker voices a comfortable stance while observers note Hanna’s controversial presence near the state boundary amid coal trade optimism.
Miss Rowena New and Ernest Burford wed at the New home on N Pennsylvania Street Wednesday night. Miss Anna Stasia Birk and Otto D. Lefler united at Central Avenue M E church Tuesday night. Ethel Failey hosted a reception, and Clara Spensel married George W. Wenz at the Deitz home on Alabama Street with plans to reside at Shelby Street.
Joseph Jefferson and Nat Goodwin engagements open for sale on separate mornings at Englishs while Willie Collier’s ticketing follows. Primrose and Deckstader bring a two performance minstrel show for the season’s end. Mildred Holland messages fans with $100 accident policies and previews her new play The power behind the throne. Anna Held and Channing Pollock with Milville Stoltz handle advance work as Grand stock company promises top bill this week. The Park changes acts Thursday and The angel of the alley continues to captivate melodrama fans. Royal burlesquers promise a stronger show than Empire attractions.
Minneapolis Times reports M Landry a cigarmaker arrested Tuesday at Notre Dame Des Lourdes church while attempting to rob the poor box. An hour later his body was found hanging in his cell, self inflicted with a handkerchief. The piece contrasts the indictment against individual figures with complaints about party factions in Kentucky.
A column selects quips from multiple papers lampooning politics. It cites lines about Prince Tuan, Mr. Bryan, Roosevelt, and Hanna, blending humor and critique of Democratic and Republican figures across newspapers.
Lieut. Frank S. Clark returns from the Spanish-American war veterans reunion in Chattanooga where he was elected commissary general. He believes the Spanish American war veterans and the Spanish War Veterans Association will unite.
Meridian street Union crossing work finished at a cost of 2000 dollars. Firemen from Panhandle rise to engineers but crews remain short and work overtime. New York court rules a passenger who leaves belongings in a car seat legally reserves that seat.
Salvation Army headquarters move to 43 Virginia Ave. Union Traction cars to run on College Ave in Indianapolis. State Veterinarian Association discussed next session legislation. Extra streetcar cars during peak hours. Judge Elathers overruled seven demurrers in damage suits totaling 52000 against corporations. Col William G Graves and Ida A Bowerman wed at Central Christian Church and departed for Texas. Grain dealers' convention delegates program arranged for Indianapolis in Nov 2021.
An old note touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a faster cure for colds than any other remedy. It urges readers to prevent a cold from taking hold and warns against delaying treatment.
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