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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sea lists delivery and subscription options including in city six cents per week and outside city plans. It provides office contact numbers and pricing structures for various durations and regions.
Mayor Holtzman urges immediate construction of a new bridge into Riverside park after inspecting the Thirtieth Street crossing. THE SUN reports officials deem the current bridge inadequate and dangerous. delay could risk lives. The piece also previews Governor Durbin’s upcoming speech at the St Louis fair Indiana day.
A Massachusetts town faces a clash over pastor salaries arguing a $7,000 post suits better welfare and progress. The piece cautions against low pay harming families and gospel progress, praising high earnings as a measure of capability and duty.
The text questions Ferguson in city service, noting potential salary concerns and a large bill for water testing. It compares Ferguson to Fuller, a bacteriologist for the water utility, and asks what the city should have known about Ferguson’s pay before hiring him.
A garbled Indiana page lists Tippecanoe fair opening events, upcoming Fort Wayne fair, missing Marion Stan, and reunions at Terre Haute. It notes Michigan City excursion season winding down, a Druid event in Richmond, and a large Logansport party in Idaho. Reports of a Martinsville wreck, Hartford runaway, and Kokomo electric outages appear amid numerous place names, clubs, and events across the state.
A fragmented Hoosier editorial mentions Mayor Hutzmag of Infanapolis and a push to force a capital change to Fort Wayne. The Lafayette Call notes the plan aims to influence Indianapolis business interests and public opinion, with readers urged to judge the current leaders and motives.
The brief notes survey campaign buttoning at the outset and comment on political figures. It mentions Senator Fairbanks, Iski, the czar, and aging politicians with mild satire. The roundup shows varied takes from Boston Herald Grand Rapids Press Philadelphia Item Pittsburgh Press and Buffalo News.
A fragment describes fall decor and home embellishments including portieres and sunflower motifs. It explains a sunflower portiere made of yellow felt with a brown fringed center, suspended by varied length baby ribbons and adjustable with ribbons tied to the tibhans.
A vintage note argues that engaged girls and married men are more agreeable than marriageable women. It contends engaged women project cordiality without risking misinterpretation, while marriageable women are often misunderstood.
The item lists Tamagne the Italian tenor entering parliament, Aldrich’s verse play The tent of As to be produced in October, and mentions Rothschild lineage, Welgert’s biology work, Goodyear’s Rome architecture honor, vegetarian advocate Aten planning a Land’s End to John O’Groat’s stroll to break a meat eater record, plus a light verse about laughter and wrinkles and a Housing Post note.
The article notes that in Japan the nose is the sole feature attracting attention and determines beauty or ugliness. It suggests differences in noses distinguish faces, with eyes black, cheekbones high, and chin receding. A woman with a large nose is described as a great beauty and a reigning belief.
The September program features airship races and aerial fights by famed inventors, a grand livestock show with record prizes including 2400 in cash for horses, and a horse and mule show through Sept. 3. Indiana and Oklahoma days, Labor Day festivities, and diverse state celebrations mark the week.
The Chicago board of education plans to drop the vertical writing system taught in city schools. The piece argues the method is impractical, unnecessary, and a fad benefiting writing-book sellers rather than students. It notes Chicago’s stance may prompt widespread abandonment nationwide.
Local horticultural feature highlights W H Walter of 78 Fletcher Street with a striking night blooming cereus also called the King of the night. This tropical American cactus rises about five feet, blooms three to four times yearly, and presents a pure white flower eight inches wide on a stem that forms part of the bloom itself.
A Kansas boarding house tale shows a ten dollar bill circulating among guests and tradesmen, each settling a different debt while the total value remains unchanged. The piece contrasts the chain of payments with the bill’s lack of real purchasing power, ending by labeling the bore as a public nuisance in modern society.
No delay in social and business engagements caused by headaches or pains. Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills quickly dispel symptoms and prevent or cure pains of every nature. Safe for regular use and praised by Mrs. G N Griffith of Santa Ana, California, with money-back offer if first package fails.
The world's fall show features a Blethlemer apple from Hardy county Arkansas weighing ounces with a 16 inch circumference. A large Elberta peach from Stoddard county Missouri leads exhibits at 33 inches around and about a pound and a quarter in weight. The Strawberry Bed article urges timely renovation and row-width reduction followed by rich manure. Luther Burbank is praised as a great inventor for his plant breeding feats. Cattle for Profit on Eastern Farms discusses calf-rearing for baby-beef, feeding plans, and market timing to maximize value and profitability on small farms.
A compilation of daily routines for political figures with rough schedules including estate walks, meals, riding, and correspondence, followed by Mme Calve describing her superstition laden habits. She recounts a rose leaf charm, a Madrid hissed opera, and a train mishap she avoided by abandoning the car at a later stop.
In the Bronx a hornet swarm chased Alexander Dickson into the river as twelve year old boys struggled to reach him. John Wilch dove to recover the body after Dickson disappeared beneath the surface and was stung during the dangerous rescue attempt.
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