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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1901
Page
5
Advert appears to state that both old and new telephones, linked to The Sun, are available with obtainable terms priced around 150 dollars. Specific details are truncated but indicate sales terms for phone purchases.
Recount of church work, civic clashes, and the state political scene in Indiana. References to Supt Quigley investigations, Saloon issues, Maguire and Fairbanks, district attorney questions, and legislative maneuvering hint at a tense power struggle shaping upcoming elections and governance in Fort Wayne.
The council reduced the temporary city loan from 920,000 to 54,360 while disputing debt calculations. A tax duplicate figure is corrected from 123,753,030 to 126,675,040, affecting the basis for debt limits. The piece criticizes political uses of municipal finances and comments on local political figures and campaigns.
The piece notes Emmanuel Collins and other firemen lack fitness for service, arguing city government needs trustees who honor the charter. It mentions Al Van Camp to be rewarded for lax conduct at the Board of Safety, while he narrowly escaped death at crossing on Thursday as a fireman.
The chatter claiming Maguire was running for mayor seems unfounded. Taggart leads the campaign while Maguire trails, limping along. Indianapolis may escape the constitutional debt limit danger if reform seizes city administration and favorites.
A Vanity of anecdotes from The Ladies Home Journal recounts Jas Abbott McNeill Whistler abroad humorous incidents with Sir Alma Tadema and others. Oscar Hammerstein lends five dollars to a debauched actor outside his theater, prompting a witty exchange. Senator Bailey responds to a chatty question about his complexion with a sharp retort.
A compilation of sharp quotes from several Indiana publications criticizing expansion, Bryan campaigns, prohibition curses, sensationalism, anarchists, and government responses. The excerpts reflect partisan tensions and media scrutiny surrounding politics and journalism in the era.
A collection of brief, humorous newspaper quips from multiple papers. Quotes include Mrs Snaggs on the white czar, Dr Chatterton joking about constitutional sails, and light banter about pie and mourning, reflecting daily cartoon style humor.
Opening displays show coats and waistings as a staple for season. Flannel waistwear evolves from plain to fancy with hemstitched embroidery and appliques. Velvet tones, striped trims, and canary yellows attract top customers while velvets and velveteens trend lighter shades with embroidered dot details.
An old quotation extols the virtues of kindness in dealing with people and children. It notes castor oil as the best medicine for bowel issues despite its dislike, and mentions Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for severe diarrhoea and dysentery cases, promising a quick cure.
The ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as proprietors and lists West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin as endorsing wholesale druggists. The cure is claimed to be taken internally and to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered free and the product sold by all druggists.
A collection of remarks from figures such as T. A. Wynne J. J. Appel and T. F. Barrett covers politics labor media and public life. Highlights include opinions on voting fire department transfers taxation and city governance with voices from officials businessmen and professionals across Hammond and Michigan City.
A Washington Star item notes an autumn day with mild noon weather and fashion musings, then reports a fightwatchman at J M I yards discovering a package containing human bones. The fragment hints at a missing parent or holiday context, but the text remains unclear and partially garbled.
A poetic fragment praising a happy world contrasts poets with pugilists and writers. The piece references Emma Goldman, noting a belief she cannot be silenced because she is a woman. The tone mixes lyric reverie with a provocative dig at political speech.
A reader envisions a cozy reading nook with table and easy chair as lamp light glows on magazines. The scene includes a center stand, corner chair, a striped lamp, a pipe within reach, and an oriental bust smiling from the stand while the speaker contemplates love and daily quarrels.
A large wad of plug tobacco was dropped on an office window last week prompting a claim of ownership. Bugs Bennett, son of Tom Bennett, burst into the office last Thursday in a panicked, mistaken belief a tiger lily fought a dandelion nearby.
An actor reflects on his reputation while admiring his own image on billboards. He jokes that despite any other flaws, no one can deny he is well posted. The remark highlights public perception and self-awareness in the promotional era.
An old man listens skeptically as a tramp shares a hard luck story and asks to be made a savings bank by depositing a dime. The scene depicts a wounded charity moment and a quizzical reaction from the elder.
The scene shows a man torn by love and fear of proposing, while she deciphers lines on his hand. A bold, blunt moment reveals his dull stubbornness and unspoken intention to prove others wrong.
A narrator recalls meeting a down on his luck man who refused to beg yet accepted help. The exchange reveals pride in hardship and a shift in fortune as the other day brought a brighter mood and a civil, hopeful encounter between two strangers, quoted by EDWARD SINGER.
The New York Times notes a fashion shift toward hair ornaments and trims, favoring circlets and pearls with white or black aigrettes. Delicate pieces like a lily of the valley circlet with pink roses appear, emphasizing dainty, pretty styles not suited to high coifs.
The excerpts reflect varied editorial angles on major figures and events. Czolgosz faces no escape plans and pays the price, Roosevelt’s degree path is earned, unions viewed as trusts, and czar’s potential anti anarchist war linked to broader autocracy versus anarchism themes.
A well known New York club serves a popular tripe dish with oysters. The tripe is cooked in salted water, then the broth thickened with butter and flour. Oysters are added and the dish simmered before serving, with an option to finish in a chafing dish.
Terre Haute Races Vandalia Line offers $2.25 round trip tickets. Tickets sold Sept 30 to Oct 6 inclusive with return by Oct 7.
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