Indianapolis Sun Willis 8 Thompson Publication Details
The Indianapolis Sun is a daily publication except Sundays, printed in the Bun building at 123 and 145 K Ohio street. Foreign ad reps include Smith Budd in New York and Tribune Building Chicago. It is entered as second class mail and circulates per the Association of American Advertisers certification. No. 165.
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Council Moves to Close Nuisance Vaults Citywide
A proposed ordinance by Councilman Harry Rouse would close all vaults within city limits or force owners to connect them to the sanitary sewers. The measure aims to remove a public health menace near 25,000 vaults and 20,000 wells supplying homes, with strong editorial support for rapid enactment. The piece rebuts opposition from rental owners and investors, urging swift action to protect 25,000 families.
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Eugene Buchler
Department of Public Health
United States
Prohibition vs Temperance in Alabama Whisky Debate
A 19th century letter argues against total prohibition and cites Alabama's shift to criminalize sale, noting a whisky distiller selling two hundred cases monthly where only fifty were sold before prohibition. Proponents claim regulation can curb drunkenness by limiting strong alcohol, while opponents warn of increased harm from poisons.
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Maine
Daughters of the Revolution Ponder Civil War Hard Tack
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton, a Daughter of the Revolution, applauds military fare in a talk on Our American Army. She recalls soldiers’ tales of hard tack and suggests toasting it over coal then serving hot with grated cheese, even a hint of beer for a richer bite.
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Lysander Jyne
Daughters of the Revolution
Balance Sheet Balderdash in Silly Spouse Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a husband claiming late work at the office to balance books while the wife jokes about a fortune teller and a vain prediction of riches and a “rich, handsome, kind, attentive” husband, with a mispronounced name ending the quip.
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Sal Dusbend
The Lost Watch
Attorney D P Williams and his wife rode to Fairview Park when an electric storm delayed them. The baby, sitting on the seat, slid the missing watch from Percy's pocket to the child, who is blamed as the thief and jokingly praised as a potential watchmaker.
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Washington
Illinois
Gauss Campaign Centers on Business, Not Personal Attacks
The Indianapolis Sun discusses Democratic mayoral candidate Charles A. Gauss presenting a businesslike platform. It argues the main issue is Gauss or Shank, urging a campaign focused on governance as a corporate matter rather than attacks on Mayor Bookwalter.
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Indianapolis
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Governor Marshall Declines Mississippi River Steamboat Trip
The Indiana governor refused a Mississippi river steamboat voyage with 30 southern governors unless his wife accompanied him. The Cleveland Press notes the move sparks southern hospitality discourse and questions about Indiana and river etiquette.
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Mississippi
Col. Carter
United States
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Up to the Minute Jokes About Married Life
A collection of quick quips on marriage and domestic life. Exchanges reveal joking takes on cooking, politicking, nerves before proposals, authority at home, and humorous misreadlines about power and estates.
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