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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1909
Page
10
Published daily except Sunday in the Bun building at 123 and 13 EB Ohio Street. Foreign advertising representatives listed in Brunswick New York Chicago St. Louis. Entered in the post office as second class mail No 165.
A Washington street merchant writes that lighting the central city for a special occasion would attract visitors and shape future expectations. He notes opposition from some merchants but argues temporary brilliance educates the public and may foster lasting improvements, perhaps even toward a more self-governing republic.
The article praises Mrs Sage for funding a large scale philanthropic project to create model low-price suburban homes for working families. It argues these homes will enable thousands of city workers with modest incomes to live in healthier environments, improve children’s lives, and raise citizenship standards, while expanding in scale as more capitalists follow her lead. The piece notes the homes honor her husband’s memory and rely on trusted advisers.
The piece urges Postmaster General Hitchcock to cut deficits without harming workers or service. It calls for wage protections, rejects wage cuts, and condemns post office graft and favoritism toward railroads. It also criticizes franking abuse, railroad profiteering, and costly railcar leases, insisting economies depend on fair, carefully targeted reforms.
A contemplative piece urges women to share knowledge, beauty, health, and wealth to gain true happiness. It contrasts selfish retention with generous giving, comparing personal gifts to radiant radium. The message: what you give enriches others and returns to you.
The note from Puck compares France’s planned three milliard francs for new warships to the 1871 purchase of peace from Bismarck at one milliard. It highlights rising costs and the perceived bargain in 1871 versus current cheer at higher expenditure for peace.
A husband criticizes bread as not like his mother's, while wife scolds him for ignoring their son who asks what a hermit is. The exchange reveals a quarrelsome, noisy household as Mrs Henpeck berates Mr Henpeck for deafness to family dialogue. The son’s question about a hermit leads to a compact fatherly definition of a hermit as a man who loves peace and quiet.
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