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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
10
The Indianapolis Sun announces editorial leadership Willis S. Thompson as editor in a daily publication note. The paper outlines its office address at 123 and 125 B. Ohio Street and its publication schedule, excluding Sundays.
Indiana Governor Hanly calls a legislative special session to force a vote on reform measures. He aims to expose Republican leaders’ positions on local option, insurance reform, and bank deposit guarantees, while Democrats cheer the move and Republicans face political peril before elections.
A playful scene unfolds as Miss Mary and Miss Nancy mingle with village friends during a hotel visit. The hallroom boys host a lighthearted gathering featuring a motor boat theme and friendly antics.
A compact collection of wry sayings and a brief jail scene. A minister’s family reflects on poverty and resilience as a baby sister is mentioned. Jacob Smithers, inmate, converses with a visitor about his life sentence, offering a hint of dark humor.
Story framed as a family reminiscence about a boy narrator and his parents retelling a ballooning episode. The father, boasting of past daring in war and aviation, plans to ride a balloon to teach the art, while an unseen balloonist later declines the invitation amid a humorous exchange. The piece blends tall tale dialogue with wartime bravado and domestic banter.
The Illustrated London News argues Americans condemn unscrupulous winners as fools, yet praise bold tactics in victory. It notes historic figures like Clive and Nelson for moral missteps, yet suggests Americans, as jingoistic sportsmen, misunderstand harsh judgment of clever cheats.
The article describes agricultural pests and natural predators used to combat crop parasites. It highlights specific insects such as the polygnotus hiemalis and tysyphlebus triclli, and notes a lady bug that destroyed millions in San Jose scale damage on California fruit trees. A North China bug introduced to the United States became a ward of the government after laying thousands of eggs and rapidly multiplying, ending the scale’s reign.
At a legal association dinner a speaker recounted a farmer’s son who, desiring to shine as a legal light, went to Springfield to work briefly for a modest pay from a well known attorney. After three days he returned home saying the law isn’t what it’s cracked up to be and he’s sorry he learned it.
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