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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1906
Page
5
Atlantic City officials tease a plan to appoint women to the police force due to manpower shortages. Mayor Eloy asserts four vacancies will be filled by women, who will wear bloomers and skirts, sparking public speculation about uniforms, duties, and reactions along the beachfront and piers.
A Keighley England mother, summoned for failing to send her son to school, told the bench she was deterred from punishing him after he threatened to report her to the cruelty inspector.
A German wine thief in Edingen was convicted of adulterating 501. ing wine and faced a punishment that poured his entire stock of 7,500 gallons into the Neckar River.
Native third class passengers in India travel at the rate of five wiles for 2 cents. The number traveled last year was 227,000,000 and the average fare paid was 16 cents.
Diamonds, pearls and tur quoises are the precious silanes best imitated. False rubies and sapphires, on the other hand, may be detected with ease.
The note surveys mourning customs in ancient Rome Egypt and Assyria. Romans grew beards while Egyptians shaved fully. In Assyria slaves and peasants shaved whereas others kept facial hair.
The fragment notes the wealth of Constantinople before 1000, describing vast riches rivaling Croeans and an elite household of 3,000 slaves. Historian George Finley references these figures to illustrate imperial power and the possibility of crowning Nicephorus II.
A Bavarian law restricts amorous on stage actions such as kisses and embraces. Debates focus on censorship limits and freedom in performance arts amid public reaction and cultural standards.
On a crowded wharf an heiress mistaken for another woman meets Wilfred Shaw. Nellie Smith reveals three years of letters duping him, confessing deception sparked by a cousin’s ploy. She begs forgiveness as they face an English return and a broken engagement.
A labor federation statement calls for voters to back candidates who prioritize workers over capital. It argues wage earners should elect officials who value industrial peace with honor, and urges labor to take a strong political role to advance labor's voice nationwide.
A questionable advert promises a free home treatment for a child’s bedwetting and urges mothers not to blame the child. It claims to cure adults and aged people with urine trouble and offers to provide instructions by mail without cost, from Bre 3 Bummers Hor WW Eatre Dame Ind.
New York reports a wave of 15 new skyscrapers costing about 41.02 million dollars rising south of Fifth Avenue in the financial district. Buildings range from 29 to 30 stories, with the Singer and Metropolitan sites featuring towers and a Hudson tunnel terminal under construction. The tunnel will carry a 19,900 passenger hourly capacity and link to New Jersey, creating a vast integrated city within a city.
A collage of chatter and memories fills a Sunday night in Salineville and Hyden with snippets about waitresses, a mother’s tearful plea, and a crowd enjoying hall games with green apples. The piece drifts through anecdotes from Roane to New York, including a dramatic moment with a policeman and a long wistful eve of theater reminiscences. The column hints at broader social snapshots, from divorce records in New York to a looming naval pageant at Cryatar Bay. LONGACRE
A fragmentary verse from the Wellington enterprise page mentions melting ice and coolers, hints at a small town scene, and describes an obituary tone with a 'soft hand' turning hard and muscular, concluding with a calm smile. The garbled text references a Little Man and a judge parking nearby.
In old aphorism form the text argues Paris is an inferno for horses. It notes cabmen and cart drivers dislike horses, viewing them as mere machines. The capital’s brutality is described as widespread and shocking, with few escaping exposure to mistreatment.
The article notes young sturgeons grow fast to maturity, then slow their growth but live many years. Frederick the Great tried to introduce sterlet around 1780, with specimens found alive in 1866. Russian sturgeons are believed to reach 209 to 400 years old.
An old dysentery era style ad touts Sara Winslow soothing syrup for teething children. Claims to ease teething pain, soothe the gums, calm the child, relieve wind colic, and diarrhea. Priced at twenty one cents per bottle.
Fragmentary text advertises the Chicago Great Western railway linking Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha with fast equipment. Mentions ticket agents and letters to RG Bebultn and P Elmer in Saint Paul.
A reader laments Indianapolis for a proposed Board of Trade building that would clash with its surroundings. The critique notes Meridian Street’s conspicuous location and contrasts new brick design with nearby Christ Church and government buildings. The piece meanders through urban aesthetics, then shifts to humorous anecdotes about shopping, streetcar conductors, and a World War II era tinge with soldiers’ tales.
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