Children and Mud Pies in Elegant Indianapolis
Percival Chubb argues rich children are kept too clean and should make mud pies while more births occur in poorer districts. He notes few rich homes have children, contrasts with George Gould’s brood, laments mothers busy with clubs and dressmakers, and questions whether today’s babies still learn prayers.
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Percival Chubb
Mr. Chubb
Indianapolis
Chubb
George Gould
N. Meridian-st
Governor Durbin under fire over prison investigation remarks
The governor spent days in Michigan City as presiding officer over charges of brutality at the prison. He returned home claiming Dr. Horne's charges against Deputy Barnard lack supporting testimony and refused to predict the outcome, drawing criticism for comments seen as improper for a presiding official.
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Durbin
Michigan City
Horne
Barnard
Editorials by Other Fellows Policy clash over state charity board duties
The piece blasts Gov. Durbin for ordering a prison control board led inquiry, arguing the state charities board must independently examine public institutions. It cites past reports from Minnesota Stillwater prison and 1898 state charity secretary H. H. Hart as templates, urging caution and formal procedures.
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Board of State Charities
Board of Control
Albert G. Porter
Minnesota
Stittswater
Durbin
Stillwater
Minnesota State Journal
H. H. Hart
Mingata
Folfer
Times
Mayor’s pledges weigh on city business and interurban fate
A local item notes the interurbans franchise settlement near, with Board of Works member Logadon saying the interurbans will get nothing. The piece also comments on public officers breaking promises and the public’s restraint against political backsliding. It lauds Sergeant Julius Frederick and questions hot air ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logadon
Board’ of Works
Julius Frederick
North Pole
Washington anecdotes from Capitol tales and mischief
In reflections from the Capitol, former Adrian College friends recall a joke about a chaplain praying for the country, while Texas lawmakers quarrel over a haberdasher and a necktie. Sibley’s memory leads to a misremembered greeting, and Dr. Rixey recalls Mrs. Lincoln’s cream comment at White House dinners with the president joking about affordability of a cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cooper
Burleson
Texas
Washington Post
P. M. Rixey
White House
William
What the Papers Say Cartoonish Takes On Power And Duty
A collection of editorial quips from Detroit Free Press Detroit News and New York Evening Sun. Jibes target Freddie Funston treason charges against Gen MacArthur and a Cuban policy definition of duty. A modern king pun and Leopold of Belgium’s comic undertone cap the spoof.
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Freddie Funston
Gen
MacArthur
Detroit Free. Press
Congress
Detroit News
Leopold
New York Evening Sun
Man Dies Watching Wife’s Hat In Missouri
A Missouri man died suddenly while looking at his wife's new hat. Other notes report a Knox County murder where a lovesick youth received a life sentence from the jury, deemed appropriate by editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Greenfield Globe
Clements
Knox
Michigan City Dispatch
Better Than Pills: Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets
They are easier and more pleasant to take, milder in effect, and more reliable as they can always be depended upon. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach and leave the bowels in a natural condition, while pills are not.
Simple Home Prayer By James Whitcomb Riley
Poem expresses a wish for a modest home with love and family over wealth. The speaker asks God for a wife, child’s joy, a cat and cricket calls, a sunny hearth, and welcoming doors, valuing honest neighborly sight and simple grace.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Her Prayer and the Upside Down Book
A poem depicts a woman in fashionable robe kneeling in velvet setting to pray. Her gentle grace draws heaven’s listening yet provokes mixed reactions as she criticizes a neighbor’s hat and holds her prayer book upside down.
Hints for the Cook Coloring Dainties with Fruit Juices
Springtime spinach yields a pure green coloring by boiling and straining juice then reducing it for long lasting use. Cranberries create red matter, blackberries yield another shade, and huckleberries give a rich purple. Currants red, strawberries pink, oranges yellow. Prepare samples seasonally for ready home coloring of cakes and candies.
Cocoanut Ices and Maple Cream Delight Dessert
Instructions describe making cocoanut ices with grated cocoanut and pink coloring, plus maple cream from maple sugar and egg whites baked in water bath. Steps include boiling ratio, layering colors, cooling, and presentation as a pretty desert dish.
Courtship Cracks and Droll Replies Across Papers
A collage of jokes and quips from papers shows suitors testing fortunes with lines about courtship. Exchanges touch on money in pockets, dogs, books, and best man hints, with playful misunderstandings and wry social banter across multiple newspapers.
Pretty sailor dresses for little girls in seersucker
A fashion note describes blue and white seersucker sailor dresses for girls with white linen collars, lightweight linen gowns in pale solid colors, lace trimmings, and tuck detailing. Blouse bodices fasten at front or back and elbow length sleeves remain preferred. A black paper-chip hat with velvet bias and ostrich feather trim is recommended for lighter millinery.
Beauty's New Hat Trends Highlight Straw, Ostrich Feathers
The Philadelphia Record notes flat hats with lace, front hair showing, and Jap straws as the first choice. It cites abundant ostrich feathers, button roses, cherry accents, and Shirred hats priced high. June pink roses, straw buckles, and Irish crochet 2 dress hats appear, with painted leather quills and red fruit or geranium decorations praised.
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Philadelphia Record
Fashion Tips From The Season's Latest Styles
Ribbon boas set the pace with beauty and bold shine. Striped stockings earn the word fierce. Norfolk shapes define blouses coats and shirt waists. Silk petticoats coordinate or echo the dress or hat note. Cobweb shirrings and soft wash weaves promise summer lightness. Paris muslins praised as the sweetest yet.
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Paris
Eton
Flowers Hedge Your Interiors In Velvet Boudoirs
A Philadelphia Record note describes walls and wallpapers using live hedge motifs and floral patterns to create elegant boudoirs and dressing rooms. Green foliage and red accents dominate green mahogany furnishings while hedge effects with hydrangeas and iris create lush, hedge like vistas that verge on real gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Spring Garden Institute
Teddy Reflects on a Morning Fight and Party Mistake
Teddy admits regretting a morning fight with Jimmy Brown after learning in the afternoon that Brown planned a party. Mamma reminds him the clash was wrong.
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Teddy
Jimmy Brown
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised in Tennessee Testimony
A Shady Tennessee woman, Mrs. L. B. Garland, reports Hood's Sarsaparilla restored her appetite, increased her weight, and made her strong again after a period of run down weakness. The testimonial claims the medicine invig orates and tones the stomach and digestion.
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Hood
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises to Cure and Keep Secret
An early advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla will cure ailments and fulfill its promise, contrasting with earlier treatments that failed or were vague about outcomes. It touts proven effects and builds trust through claimed success.
Sketches and Songs of a Singer in Puckerville
A student starves for education but eyes a theater career as townsfolk cheer his grit. The manager notes the acting is superb except for the last act love scene, joking about the husband wife dynamic in the finale.
The Dangerous Pace
A brief note cites a driver moving at a risky speed with an automobile as the focal element. The line suggests public concern over reckless driving and its potential harm on the road.
Hiram's Supposition on Boers and a Captured General
Aunt Martha questions why the Boers released a British general. Uncle Hiram suggests they freed him to return home and lure the British into further traps. Edward Singer.
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Aunt Martha
Uncle Hiram
Edward Singer
Seasonal lingerie styles emphasize handwork and delicate trims
The article outlines seasonally changing lingerie trends with handmade undergarments, dainty corset covers, and decorative flounces. It notes reduced fullness at the back of petticoats, circuar and accordion trims, handkerchief embellishments, and night gowns open at the throat with elbow sleeves and monogramming.
Dr Wood’s Norwegian Pine Syrup Endorsed for Coughs
Pleasant to take and harmless syrup promoted for coughs colds bronchitis and asthma as a positive care option favored by small readers and their families.
Celtic Saving and Loan Plan Offered by Welch
It will pay you to investigate the plan of the Celtic saving and loan association. Plenty of money to loan on most favorable terms. See John R. Welch, secretary, 52 Circle.
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Celtic Saving and Loan Association
John R. Welch
Circle
We Charge 10c for a Shave at Phoenix Barber Shop
An old time ad proclaims 10 cent shaves at Phoenix Barber Shop located at 153 East Market Street offering comparable quality to any barber in town.
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Phoenix Barber Shop
E. Market St
Continuous- Loose Leaf Ledgers With Self-Locking Extension Back
William B. Burford of Indianapolis advertises continuous loose leaf ledgers with a self-locking extension back product designed to organize records efficiently. The notice highlights durable binding and practical filing features for business use in Indiana.
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WM. B. Burford
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Paint and Color Company Ad
Up-to-Date paper hangers outfits and tools offered including dry and paste brushes seam rollers shears trimmers. Save money at 240 248 Massachusetts avenue Indianapolis.
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Massachusetts-ave
Indianapolis
California and Its Attractions for Winter Tourists
California offers sun filled winter escapes with surf, golf, and deep sea fishing from Los Angeles to Monterey and Catalina. The Southern Pacific Sunset Route from New Orleans provides daily vestibule service to Pacific coast points and the Sunset Limited runs Mondays Thursdays and Saturdays offering diverse sleeping car options. For literature and information contact W. H. Connor, general agent, 53 E. Fourth Street, Cincinnati.
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California
United States
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Golden California
Pacific Ocean
Monterey
Catalina
New Orleans
Pacific Coast
W. H. ‘Connor
E. WourtDst
Cizicinnati
How to keep grapes fresh for months with careful storage
The article explains a method to preserve grapes for up to eight months by selecting ripe bunches with stems trimmed, placing stems in water bottles at an angle, and keeping a dry 40 to 45 degree room. It also notes weekly checks, occasional charcoal in bottles, and emphasizes advances in preserving fruits and flowers.
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Australia
Saturday Evening Post
Bargains In Upright Pianos at Baldwins
Classified brief notes affordable upright pianos offered at Baldwins with emphasis on slightly used condition and value for buyers seeking quality instruments. Local store location and contact not specified in fragment.
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Baldwin
An Old Nurse for Children Remains Trusted Teething Syrup
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething relief. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums ease pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea. Price listed as twenty five cents per bottle.
Travel offers from Chicago by rail to West Coast states
A historic rail promotion advertises $33.00 through fares to California Oregon and Washington with the Chicago and North Western Railway. It highlights $6.00 berth in tourist car for March and April and personally conducted excursions on select weekdays from Chicago and New England. An illustrated pamphlet is available upon a two cent stamp to S A Hutchison Manager 212 Clark Street.
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Chicago & North-Western Ry
Chicago
New England
S.A. Hutchison
Clark Strech
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Sibley
Pennsylvania
New York
Bibbey
Don Cameron
Spirit OF the State Press
Atchison Globe
Detroit Free Press
Jack
Reggie
Brooklyn
Beauty
Fashion Tips
Puckerville
Father
Hiram
Katterick Patterns
Indiana
Bissel
Grand Rapids
Mascot
Pettis Dry Floods Co
Mel Sildalg
N. Meridian St
the Central Trust Company Bond Department
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company
Indiana Hotel Company
Z B. Laycock
Lis Fire Increance Company
Rey P Wasson & Co
East Market Street
Dr. Thomas
Baldwin's
Oregon
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