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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
10
The Indianapolis Sun lists Willis S. Thompson as publisher daily except Sunday. The notice specifies offices in the Sun Building at 128 and 135 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis. It appears in the September 30, 1908 issue.
Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska Republicans rebuke Cannon by renominating anti Cannon rivals. Jenkins Bede from Wisconsin Minnesota fail to win renomination while Nebraska GOPs vow to oppose Cannon as speaker. Indiana machine supports Watson and Hemenway, linking them to Cannon’s campaigns.
Francis Darwin argues plants possess memory and habits like animals and may have brainlike organs and eyes. The piece contrasts humor with serious inquiry, urging reflection on dignity in trees, plants, and the larger universe beyond human self-importance.
Fragmentary quote about a man who does things and can project himself with weight and momentum. The text references a confrontation and a Bragg constant. it reads as a literary or dramatic apostrophe to effort and power.
A fragmented print snippet extols marriage for single women and happiness for married women. It shifts focus to ministers who claimed women would find husbands in the near future, reflecting dated social sentiment.
A fragmentary juvenile dialogue reflects a child’s plea for gratitude for being spared a fight and a vow to change behavior. The garbled OCR hints at prayer, conflict, and accountability with a threatening flaw in tone and meaning.
In a comic exchange, the Manicure Lady and Head Barber riff on Helios a imagined supercooling chemical. They mock fears and dreams about its use from battleships to oceans, while a joke about politics and travel through frozen seas unfolds with playful banter.
A reflective piece argues parents should respect a child’s individuality and autonomy. It condemns imposing parental ideals through childhood and adolescence, urging fair freedom, self expression, and fresh starts for each new phase of life, as the child matures beyond blind obedience.
Ed Neal and sister Jessie of Alma relate a curious encounter near Alma. While driving they halted to kill a large coach whip, as mockingbirds attacked the snake from opposite sides. After a half hour the snake lay headless, five and a half feet long, its stomach containing an undigested half grown rabbit. The tale was witnessed by their father Younger Neal and Forest and Stream notes the event.
A courtroom tale shows a prisoner accused of pocket picking asking for the benefit of the doubt. The jury debates slowly, with the foreman mistakenly seeking the exact doubt as the prisoner’s request for lenient wording, referencing Tit-Bits.
A brief, unclear fragment references Ananias standing forth and notes about modern liars seeking priority. The text lacks concrete names, dates, or events, producing an enigmatic aside rather than a full news item. No verifiable details emerge to identify people, places, or actions.
Gowker T Washington at a Cleveland National Education Association dinner was praised for eloquence. He answered with a Southern minister joke about a church on fire. The clergyman who complimented him heard the tale and the minister advised waking up the congregation.
A letter from Abraham Lasker praises the Indianapolis Sun for its entertaining content. He notes the funny pictures on the editorial page and favorites including Mrs. Trubbell Hall Room Boys and Rhyme Groucho Grafto the Monks. He says the paper is essential for boys and hopes his letter is printed.
A terse dialogue pits two speakers in a hypothetical choice between a million dollars and risk. One argues for taking the money, the other prefers life’s complications, illustrating ethical tension and priorities.
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