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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
8
A young woman under twenty asks how to handle a senior suitor who presses for kissing and "spooning." Fairfax replies she has acted with good judgment. a mother should guide such matters, and many girls err by yielding to love making more than by refusing.
A family quarrel over a red robin turns into a debate about a yellow chicken mistaken for a robin. Pa recalls tropical islands while Ma and Alia insist the bird is a chicken. Dinner ends with marital ribbing and a nap upstairs.
In Erie a young man hired a stylish turnout for a drive with his sweetheart Violet. On seeing the horse she feigned a headache and refused. The mother asked why, and Violet replied that the horse would not match the evening’s expectations, deeming the question foolish.
Dorothy Dix Mirandy on the folly of jealousy shows Minervy Peters fretting over a presumed rival, while Mirandy argues jealousy wounds trust. The tale blends dialect and social commentary, urging practical faith over spying and policing a spouse's every move.
Speaker Cannon visited the White House and was playfully asked for his view on the financial scene. He recounted a humorous anecdote about two men sharing a bed in a hotel, one waking to the stifling air and a pantry door opened instead of an outside exit, prompting a joke about the weather and a cheese smell.
A compact biographical note surveys the life of Naomi Longfellow as the mother of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, highlighting her influence on his early education and moral formation within 19th century literary circles.
A reflective essay argues love should be selfless and protective, not revengeful. It contrasts selfish desire with true affection, insisting revenge corrupts and genuine love avoids harm, citing evolution and moral growth. It lauds Longfellow and praises Longfellow’s mother Zelpah Wadsworth, highlighting her influence on the poet’s character and work.
In a revealing statement the prince asserts he is a conventional man of the world, amid a Gould family split with Madame Anna Gould over their betrothal. The piece examines past Gould marriages, mother-in-law disputes, and personal rights to choose a spouse despite family opposition.
The growth of ballooning spurs atmospheric investigations with anchored balloons carrying self registering instruments. Strassburg experiments reached 26.010 yards high, with common ascents of 19.6 to 2.00 yards. A notable claim reports an isothermal zone at 14.0 yards where temperature does not fall with altitude.
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