Indianapolis Sun notice of Willis S Thompson listing
The Indianapolis Sun carries a brief display noting Willis S Thompson as part of its staff and advertising notices. It mentions publication details and office addresses in Indiana and interstate advertising representations, including firms in New York Chicago St Louis and a Bun building address on Ohio Street.
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Bun
Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third Netiom
Bank
St. Louis
The World Progresses and Signs of Hope in News
An essay argues that daily newspapers show small hopeful truths amid crime and corruption. It praises progress in humane treatment of the mentally ill and prisoners, kinder discipline of children, and evolving social norms, urging readers to seek optimism alongside bad news.
Stop Frightening Children Warning to Parents and Nurses
A public notice urges parents and nurses to avoid fear mongering and ghost stories with children. It argues courage is built by truth and warns that unexplained threats harm a child’s development. The message stresses explaining things or at least not instilling supernatural fear.
Fancy. A Poets Dream Of Distant Realms And Wealth
The speaker, in verse, imagines fettering his body to a Geek yet viewing distant realms from moonlit heights. Fancy carries him over sylvan lakes and snow crowned peaks to familiar Old World cities. He envisions wealth and access to gold stored in vaults beneath earth’s fairest scenes, traveling by Fancy’s wings.
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Clifford Phillips
Sylvan Lekee
Fancy
Old World
Visitor asks for Mike Clancy at quarry after blast
An unnamed visitor asks if Mike Clancy is present at the quarry following a premature explosion. Patrick replies that Clancy is gone, and the visitor confirms Clancy went in that direction, suggesting he left for good.
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Mike Clancy
Sor
Patrick
Misunderstanding over flute playing at hotel
A guest complains of nightly flute music from next room while the proprietor recalls the resident musician Herr Wisler who supposedly played over tunes four times as the other guest allegedly encored, prompting a wall pounding during the night.
The Good Angel of the Boys in Blue
Mrs Lysander John Appleton traveled to the East and saved tracts and peppermint drops for soldiers at a fort. She sought a newspaper photo to match her nickname The Good Angel of the Boys in Blue, but has found no image yet.
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Lysander John Appleton
Atchison Globe
Painless Dentists and Sentry Dog Case In Jest
Jokes from a past column mix a precise man asking the painless dentist for guaranteed comfort. A sentry bitten by a retriever prompts a court laugh when asked why he did not strike with the rifle. A maid employment question and a dental cavity gag conclude the panel with light humor.
Rules for a social success in a witty salon scene
A short, lively scene centers on a young woman drafting humorous social rules for a social success. A flirtatious talk unfolds as two other girls riff on fashion, manners, and the perils of blue ribbons and elderly ladies while recounting pranks, past encounters, and a lake side flirtation.
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Jack McGill
Curious wife questions trust in husband in domestic scene
In a parlor a frilly gown woman complains about Clara's policing of her husband. A young man hints at trust issues while another woman presses for details of an encounter on the street. The dialogue weighs honesty, jealousy, and propriety as both sides defend their stance.
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Clara
Charlie
Arthur
Sally Singather
Sally
The Villa of Dreams by Arthur Symons
Poem in archaic tone wonders about a hidden garden and a princess asleep behind discreet gates. The speaker longs to enter the villa of dreams and claim a shadowed love, questioning if the beloved truly awaits. The imagery blends gates, trees, dawn, and a guarded garden. The poem refrains from explicit actions, dwelling on longing and possibility.
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Villa of Dreams
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