Indianapolis Sun front matter and masthead
The Indianapolis Sun issue date September 4 1909 published daily except Sunday in the Sun building at 1223 and 13% E Ohio street. Foreign advertising reps listed in New York Chicago and St Louis. Association of American Advertisers certifies circulation figures. No 165.
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Sun
Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Lauia
The
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
State Faire and Theater Prices at Indianapolis Fair
Indiana State Fair opens Monday with strong exhibits and large attendance forecast. Theaters advertise no advance in seat prices during fair week and public sentiment questions price hikes for attractions. The Shubert theater opening is seen as a check on theater pricing, and owners hope for fair pricing as a goal.
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Indianapolis
Shubert Theater
Harvard Athletes Endorse Beer Over Hard Liquor In Training
A Harvard training letter from William F. Garcelon argues stimulants have no place in athletic plans and that ale or beer, given after contests, aids recovery. He states cocktails and hard liquor fuel drunkenness, while moderate beer reduces drinking issues and calls for rational temperance policies rather than prohibition.
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New York
William F. Garcelon
Sears
Boston
Boston American
Garcelon
Harvard
Harvard University
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Say Daisy and Tim Meet in Up-To-Date Jokes
A string of light exchange jokes unfolds as Daisy and Tim share sly remarks about family, past husbands, and a polite misread of a compliment. A child provokes a quip about babies crying, while a visitor hints at past flirtations and a claim of polish or slipperiness in manners.
A T Stewart the Great Merchant Origin Story
This profile recalls Alexander Turney Stewart an Irish immigrant who left Trinity College after a brief stay in Belfast, arrived in New York with £1,000 and a dream, invested in Irish lace and goods, rose to prominence as a merchant, and became one of America’s wealthiest men with a fortune near $40 million.
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Ireland
New York City
Jerusalem
Palestine
California
Powers Four Corners
Monroe County
New York
Edmund Burke
England
Burke
Swift
Goldsmith
Arthur Wellesley
Lord Bobs
America
Alexander Turmey Stewart
Trinity College
Dublin
Stewart
A. T. Stewart
A. T Stewart
Paddy
Harrimans
Hanrahans
McCreas
McDousks
O'Donnells
Castle Garden
Auld Ireland
Trinity
Misther Stewart
States
West
Belfast
Broadway
West Street
Alexander
Percy White
G. W. Dillingham & Co
Blondlet
Edgar Maitland
Percy Athelstan
Athelstan
Col. Drayton
W.W. D. Howells
Harper's Magazine
Thackeray
Mr. White
Barry Lyndon
New Books Review Promises Mystery Intrigue and Charm
New Books highlights three titles from Fergus Hume and Dion Clayton Calthrop. The Disappearing Eye centers on a village murder with a missing glass eye and a £50,000 legacy. The Rescuer follows a scheme around a supposed brain ray discovery. Everybody's Secret is praised for tender idealism and effortless prose in a Liverpool Daily Post endorsement.
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Fergus Hume
G. W. Dillingham & Co
Dion Clayton Calthrop
G. W. Dillingham
Liverpool Daily Post
Call to boost Indianapolis by flying Cook North Pole flag
An Indianapolis Sun editor urges civic leaders to press Mayor Bookwalter to secure Dr. Frederick Cook's North Pole flag as a new city hall flagstaff, suggesting altering Wattle's 1909 pennant to read No Mean City for the breeze.
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The
Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Bookwalter
Frederick Cook
North Pole
City Hall
Wattle
F. J
Was It Wrong Poem by Hubi Newcombe
A short verse where a violet blue speaker questions if romantic gestures shared with a zephyr light were proper. The speaker recalls whispered words, a soft caress, a kiss on the cheek, and a singing of Love's sweet song, wondering if the exchange was right or wrong.
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Hubi-Newcombe
Zephyr
Next Best Thing black eye punchline tale told
A comic overheard exchange reveals a boy confessing a prank. Johnny Smith allegedly struck Willie with a flat causing the eye injury. The children riff on Sunday school morals and revenge with a cheeky punchline about ash barrels.
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Willie
Johnny Smith
The Exception
A witty remark contrasts attire with character noting clothing cannot define a person though a sharp suit can boost a lawyer’s image in court.
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Willis S. Thompson
Harvard Athletic Training
Colopeeto
Harrigan
Daisy
Tim
Ethel
T. E. Powers
American-Journal-Exartice
MR Jones
Hortense
the Great Merchant
Wu Ting Fang
Jil
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