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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
5
Manager Nichols of Misfit outlines fall trends with Sack coats leading, four-button styles edging out three-button cuts, double-breasted short coats with large lapels seen as stylish, vertical pockets debated, trousers unchanged, and yeats high with or without collars.
Jeannette Sturtevant arrives as stenographer and stirs the office, winning trust with kindness and charm. Simpson the bookkeeper responds with restraint then surprise as flowers swap hands and tensions ease, ending with a tentative thaw between rival coworkers.
Frank and the bill clerk navigate a flirtatious ploy as a young woman tries to win the manager’s attention. The clerk, Jeannette, gains confidence while Simpson plots to avoid hints of his feelings and keep salary and status intact. The story follows office intrigue and social power dynamics.
An Indianapolis broker explains that daily market moves in wheat corn and stocks arise from speculative forces rather than weather or on hand stocks. Rumors and abroad demand drive prices, while genuine value rests in earnings and tangible assets, making tips unreliable and investors prone to losses.
Attendance estimates show about 24 000 pupils enrolled in Indianapolis public schools on Tuesday with some buildings crowded though no pupils turned away. State fair week helps keep numbers down and a few new books were added to the curriculum including Bass Beginners Reader 25 cents and Atwater Stories from the Poets 25 cents.
The Indiana Electrical Association opened its first annual convention at the Denison hotel at 2 p m Wednesday with about 40 members present from across the state. The organization is a mutual improvement group with open meetings for all interested, featuring papers and discussions.
In a southern Indiana town two physicians accuse each other of practicing medicine without a license. A core allegation cites one man having played a fiddle in a Louisville theater for money years ago. The case, now before the State Board of Medical Examination and Registration, centers on professional conduct and licensure.
A man named Elias Jackson of Westport waited all forenoon at the governor's office with a wooden bottle containing carved figures and a pins-held stopper. He claimed the freak workmanship took nearly a week to craft and tried to sell it to Geologist Blatchley for the museum. After being rebuffed he planned to enter it at the State Fair but missed the entry date and now pursues peddling the piece at ten dollars each.
KE H Thayer of 338 East Washington Street was arrested Wednesday on a charge of violating the pure food law. Officials allege he sold milk at his restaurant below the state standard.
State Factory Inspector McAbee returned from Maxwell where he investigated an explosion that killed two people on Monday. He concluded the boiler was aged beyond safe use and should have been condemned 15 years ago, though exact age could not be determined after the oldest inhabitant died recently.
Secretary Wilson, representing United Mine Workers, returns at noon Wednesday from Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania. He says the trip was to handle general business, not the coal strike. He notes no new developments. miners remain firm and operators show slight nervousness.
Fragmentary notice describes a so called healing powder marketed as a miracle cure. It claims the product cannot cure skin disease or emotional ailments and hints at legal or regulatory concerns surrounding its efficacy.
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