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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1902
Page
4
Indianapolis residents oppose 25 cents per thousand for meter gas, while Pearson insists on the rate. The News and Sentinel critique local press stances as public pressure surrounds Mayor Bookwalter’s pledge to oppose mandatory meters, with the council acting as protector of voters’ wishes.
The Lafayette Courier notes diet trends as a cure for tiredness while criticizing tariff policies. The Columbia City Post mocks a Filipino dollar plan. The Worthington Times supports Theodore Roosevelt for 1904 and doubts Fairbanks. The Michigan City Dispatch questions a northern Indiana federal court district and accuses job-seekers of pushing for more salaries.
The Philadelphia Record advertises hat pins and jewelry items with jewel tones, floral shapes, and antique silver mounts. Prices range from 10 to 50 cents for small floral pins to up to $2 for a full sized Marguerite and a gold dog’s head pin, highlighting enameled pansy, turquoise, and filigree designs.
Newspapers call for an open impartial probe into charges against the Northern prison management. Gov. Durbin backs a full inquiry, with emphasis on uncovering truth, removing guilty officials, and preventing whitewashing while weighing claims by Horne and Barnard.
The text presents fragmented verses about a singer and assorted fables. It includes a scene where a girl visits fourteen stores seeking a purse and noting she has no money. A donkey complains of being despised while a fox mocks him. The donkey feels insulted and leaves the scene in dissatisfaction.
A nostalgic Chicago Record-Herald poem celebrates the happy farmer's morning on the farm. The piece paints vivid images of work and family, detailing animals, crops, and the farmer's hopeful dreams of yields and income. It contrasts rough exterior with inner vitality as the farmer hums through chores.
In a grim tale the missionary at the stake lights a cigarette while answering the cannibal chief. He claims eight years of smoking and urges the chief to sever bonds, hinting at seasoning. The chief, after consideration, decides to spare him.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers. Topics range from politics and education to fashion and employment agencies, with jokes about hats gift immortality and whisky cures. Notable lines involve senators from South Carolina and a pitcher signing for two thousand dollars.
A European trainer practice of feeding pet birds by mouth is linked to a parasitic growth in the throat and lungs. French physicians warn that this method may be fatal and advise against sharing food directly mouth to beak.
A business man tries to lure a young clerk with a partnership and a promise of wealth. He asserts his daughter would abandon her suitor if the man proves worthy, claiming she never loved anyone as valuable as a continental fortune.
A concise glossary of silk terms with descriptions including Moire Louisine Watered, Peau de gant, Satin Liberty, Gros de londre, Moire velour, Chameleon liberty, Shantung, Tussore, Satin foulard, Peau de cygne, Crepe de chine, Satin de chine, Peau de sole, Louisine, Chambrey gauze, Poult de sole and Taffeta. Each entry pairs a weave name with its characteristic finish or appearance.
A lyrical fragment from the Atlanta Constitution laments love in April with shifting Winds and fairies. The speaker notes Laura’s aloofness, then embraces the sun and rain as love’s fickle mood persists like April weather and champagne sparkles.
The piece catalogs current fashion, noting half fitting applique coats full length black silk outfits pale Gobelin blue zibeline suits and many velvet and velveteen evening dresses. It highlights white gloves corsage violets bracelets and various blues pinks and beiges in fabrics and layers.
In stores a parade of white items draws attention from white hats to chiffony gowns. Creamy laces, fine robes, petticoats, white parasols, stockings, linen shoes, pearls, gloves, and taffeta outfits plus spangled tans create a bright, cohesive white wardrobe trend.
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