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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
8
Daily edition details for The Indianapolis Sun indicates publication dates and office address in the Sun Building at 123 and 125 East Ohio Street. The item shows Tuesday September 15 1908 as the issue date.
Editorial argues education powers human brain development and national progress. It cites Rousseau Spencer and others, warns against slave-era limits on learning, and praises public schools as gymnasiums of brains with teachers as key citizens. It urges support for more and better public schools.
A letter to the Sun argues for church parlors as midweek gathering spaces for youths. The writer cites St Louis success and urges churches to open daily for music lectures and social events to counteract saloons and public parks and prevent moral decline. He rails against church leaders who fear being too worldly.
A humorous meditation on relationships and gender dynamics. The piece contrasts romance and practicality, noting how mood, money, and social rituals shape men’s behavior and women’s experiences in courtship and marriage. It humorously mocks sentimentality and fuss over trivial annoyances.
The article notes Burmah women favor a waist split sheath skirt described as new concealing and revealing. Men wear a sarong unchanged. In Cochin and Travancore Indian women go topless with nose rings and earrings, while Syrian Christians wear a jacket and a short Cochin tail resembling Nippon's obi on their skirts.
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