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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1903
Page
4
A London-tinged reflection argues that money worship erodes thought and mental health. The piece depicts wealth pressures driving ceaseless anxiety, sleepless nights, and cognitive strain, ending in isolation in a sanitarium as the price of unbounded pursuit.
A stormy editorial mixes politics and local figures in Indianapolis and Jackson Kentucky. It argues preachers and gamblers oppose Mayor Bookwalter, urges independent voters to back him, and notes tensions with Holtzman and Polster. The piece mentions stock markets and a fatal jail death by morphine in Kentucky.
A collage of mischief and aphorisms. It riffs on an unlucky sour apple in a tree of life, recalls ragtime jokes, a broomstick stunt gone wrong injuring Henry Sinker, and a tax killing dog story. It closes with reflections on childhood, incubation jokes, and sports banter.
Sir Evelyn Wood showed notable wit and nerve during the Indian mutiny era by volunteering to carry dispatches through enemy lines in disguise as a traveling merchant. He narrowly avoided capture after a night in a rebel camp when natives searched his gear and found only assorted merchandise items. He was released and reached the British camp safely.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt highlights a department store innovator in New York who employs thousands of clerks and spends heavily on advertising. He argues advertising sustains trade in slow seasons and credits two principles: buy goods people want from anywhere and inform the public about them through newspaper ads.
A fashion note surveys fall shirts in turquoise blue cashmere with box pleats and turquoise buttons. It contrasts pale blue crepe and fannel shirts with lace collars and guipure cuffs. A table talk segment recalls wives debating meat choices with husbands preferring rare beef and varied roasts, amid confidences about family meals.
A fragmented column blends cautionary matrimonial guidance from Mrs. Fred Dumont Smith with practical housekeeper tips. Advice warns against marrying certain types of men and highlights factors like a partner’s habits, while the housekeeping section prescribes methods for floor cleaning, silver care, and laundering napkins, using period-typical recipes and steps.
New York Sept 2 describes two new evening dress frock coats for men. One is a double breasted coat with a rolled outer lapel near the waist, chest free of buttons, kitts full and knee length. The other style features tight trousers from the instep up, with freedom above the knee for a striking line.
A tired young visitor knocks on Aunt Neils cottage door as dust and heat linger. Mrs Vaughan, Helen Darcy's aunt, welcomes her and explains Mandy is away for the day. They share tea and gossip, though Mrs Vaughan’s thoughts drift away at times.
In a sunlit country setting, relatives stage a playful Mandy impersonation for Professor Fay. Aboard a gray tarleton and snowy cap, Miss Darcy as Mandy delights Mrs Vaughan with a merry dinner-table farce while the elderly guest is kept content and cared for in quiet rural comfort.
A woman disguises as Mandy and endures a critical gaze from a professor's guest. She confesses a humorous failure to a kindly stranger, a mistaken exit leads to an encounter with Gerald Thorne. Mutual forgiveness and a budding, affectionate connection unfold in a quiet, teasing exchange.
A tale from Youth’s Companion recounts General Robert E. Lee aiding a dusty man at his Lexington gate. Lee explains the man is one of “our boys in trouble,” defending a quiet act of mercy as the United States Civil War veteran quietly gives.
A justice of the peace presided over a theft trial where the defendant claimed confusion between pigs and hogs. Citing a supreme court ruling about a gelding, the lawyer argued discharge. The judge consulted Webster and ruled that a pig is a hog, declaring he would stand by old Noah in the appeal.
A tale circulates in the Kansas City Journal about a police officer on night duty who, after returning home for eight hours rest, could not sleep. He finally dressed in uniform, sat in a chair tilted toward the wall, and fell into a deep slumber, with his wife noting she could hardly rouse him for supper.
A rich father confronts his daughter who has returned home after marrying a penniless nobleman. She laments leaving the duke due to his constant taunts about poverty, and pleads with her tender father as she clings to him. He questions whether the duke bought her outright and rebukes the harsh insinuations.
The article describes a football game where a player had his cap knocked off and fashionable spectators jeered. In the second half a substitute suffered indigestion but walked off. At the end spectators demanded refunds and police shot several individuals, calming the crowd with the ensuing bloodshed.
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