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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
11
The Indianapolis Sun by Willis S. Thompson published daily except Sunday in the Sun Building at 125 and 125 EB Ohio St. This notice appears for Wednesday September 30 1908.
Republicans in Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska repudiate Cannon allyship by renominating anti Cannon candidates while Indiana figures emerge as Cannon allies. Twelve western congressmen pledge to oppose him. supporters in Indiana bolster Hemenway and Watson as Cannon backers.
The piece argues Francis Darwin and Professor Wager contend plants have memory and a brainlike organism, with eyes to see. It contrasts austere scientific claims with humor and laments human pride, inviting readers to view nature as dignified and personal despite doubts about plant consciousness.
The man who does things must project himself with mighty force to fling the weight of his being into his work. He gathers momentum against obstacles that confront him, avoiding a hesitant, veiling mind. Orieon Swett
A fragmented quote notes wishes for single women to marry and for married women to be happy. It references a minister promising husbands in the next world and expresses cautious optimism about old maids finding happiness, with garbled punctuation and incomplete phrasing.
A quirky child-prayer unfolds as the boy asks for gratitude for his luck today while hoping for help to outwit an opponent tomorrow. The humorous exchange blends desire for thanks with a cheeky plan to win, reflecting rustic humor and moral tones.
In a humorous backroom chat, the Manicure Lady and her crew discuss a fictional freezing chemical Helio. They imagine drastic uses from parlor tricks to freezing London or the Atlantic. The dialogue playfully critiques sensational science and social absurdities of the era.
An essay argues against parental control over children from birth onward. It urges recognizing each child as a distinct individual with rights to growth, self expression, and free choice, warning that overbearing authority stifles identity and future independence.
Ed Neal and sister Jessie Neal of Alma witnessed a coach whip snake attacked by two mockingbirds in the road. After about a half hour the birds’ relentless strikes left the snake’s head severed, the body ruptured, and the five and a half foot reptile dead, reportedly having just swallowed a half grown rabbit. Forest and Stream records the tale as witnessed.
A British court reports a pocket picking case where the prisoner asks for the benefit of the doubt. The judge presses for clarity as the jury lingers, with the foreman noting they are almost agreed but struggle to interpret the doubt the prisoner seeks.
Ananias stood forth in a discussion noting that eighty participants could stand first second and third positions. The remark reflects a debate over order and merit in a contemporary context.
At a Cleveland NEA convention dinner, Washington was praised for eloquence by a clergyman. He responded with a Southern minister tale about a sermon interrupted by a cry that the church is on fire, prompting the minister to tell the lay helper to wake the congregation.
A letter from Abraham Lasker praises the Indianapolis Sun for daily entertainment and humorous editor features like Mrs Trubbell Hat Room Boys and Groucho Grafto Rhyme. The writer, not yet ten but a keen reader, says he would skip supper to keep reading and hopes the paper prints more letters from boys.
Fragmentary lines present a dialogue about a hypothetical choice between a million and the speaker, with a brief, cryptic exchange mentioning a peasy and life. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places are readable.
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