Why Consider Asphalt At All in Indianapolis News
The Sun questions Mayor Bookwalter’s asphalt push, arguing no substantial asphalt pavements exist locally and creosoted block remains longer lasting. It urges hearing public opinion on gas meters, cites union resolutions, and notes Woollen’s birds plea and Sol Smith Russell’s death with praise for the comedian’s gentle artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bookwalter
Asphalt Trust
Indianapolis
Board of Works
Council Committee On
Feeding the People and Theosophy Oddities Across Nations
The piece mocks rising food costs from the beef poultry fish and egg trusts threatening the workingman’s diet with frog legs and hummingbird wings. It jokes exophists claim a 300 year life through theosophical ideas while noting Russians may yet live under a constitution but require iron character now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
Poultry Trust
Fish
Egg
Russia
War Echoes and Oddities Spark City Ruminations
A garbled excerpt recounts postwar chatter about generals and a sly quip on an ice trust. Residents joke about bicycle policemen in Irvington and whimsies of road junctions, reflecting a lighthearted, fragmentary slice of urban life.
Political Commentary Notes From Various Papers
A collage quotes Indiana topics, noting that congress can resume business after the Republican convention. Spares no feelings on prison scandals reporting and predicts the governor’s receipt of the anticipated report. It links meat prices to protectionist policy and voter behavior, citing Frank Martin’s altered career expectations after declining a penitentiary warden post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Richmond Palladium
Columbia City Post
Covington
Frank Martin
Michigan City Dispatch
The Swirl of Society Teas and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Erwin plan return from Atlantic City on Thursday. Mas. Durand of Chicago visits daughter Mrs. Don Price Hawkins. Miss Mary Eleton of Crawfordsville visits sister Mrs. Nicholas McCarty Harrison. Miss Myla Coburn hosts high tea Tuesday. Mrs. Raymond P. Van Camp hosts tea Friday for Miss Van Carn. Mrs. Volney T. Malott and Miss Malott host Monday tea for Miss Van Camp and Miss Tompkins of Fishkill-on-the-Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Erwin
Atlantic City
Mas. Durand
Chicago
Don Price Hawkins
Mary Eleton
Crawfordsville
Nicholas McCarty Harrison
Myla Coburn
Raymond P. van Camp
Miss van Carn
Volney T. Malott
Miss Malott
Parsley Water as a Complexion Remedy
The New York Sun notes evolving beauty ideas and suggests parsley water as a facial treatment. Parsley soaked in rainwater overnight is rubbed on with a dry cloth, then spongeed on without further drying, repeated three times daily for best results.
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New. York Sun
Clemenceau and the worker's gift for questions
A string of anecdotes recalls Georges Clemenceau's rise among workers as an idol whose popularity drew curious, trivial inquiries. A doctor by training, he once examined a man who stripped to the waist to illustrate the emaciated body of labor daily. The tale ends with Clemenceau sending him away, exasperated. The piece also cites Augustus Thomas on a Remington Wilson train sketch and Rev. Dr. Mackenzie famed for winning the hearts of children through a potato joke at dinner, cementing the clergyman's and the boy Willie's growing devotion.
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Monsieur Clemenceau
Clemenceau
Augustus Thomas
Frederick Remington
Francis Wilson
New York Tribune
Wilson
Remington
Chautauqua
Mackenzie
New York
San Francisco
Willie
Philadelphia Times
Amusements at Grand Weekly Vaudeville Review
The Grand offers a varied bill headlined by the Carlos brothers and Eleanor Falk with a chorus, the Blackbirds, Sidney Grant, Rosa Nayton’s trained birds, and Arnim and Wagner. Park’s Fiddle-dee-dee weeklong show draws full houses with bright singing and dancing though some acts lack strong merit and some costumes appear scanty.
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Carlos Brothers
Eleanor Falk
Blackbirds
Sidney Grant
Rosa Naynon
Keisty
Arnim
Wagner
Don't Scold It Teaches Good Will and Kindness
A historical poem urges rejecting scolding and hatred, promoting goodwill and shielding fellow humans. It emphasizes generous speech to uplift men, women, and children and to use language as a boon. The piece attributes the message to Rev. W. H. Schiffer.
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Rev. W. H
Schiffer
The Sketches And Songs Of A Singer
A fragment from The Sketches and Songs of a Singer presents verses and dialogue. It includes a local legend of a Scotchman’s death or murder, eerie owl sounds at night, a tale of villagers swearing, plus a joke about a second wife and a brute bigamist. The exchange with a good man ends with a quip on parental training.
Bride and Groom Eloped Sparks Jocular Father Quote
The exchange features a bride asking about her father’s reaction to elopement and marriage. The groom replies that the father pulled out a roll of bills and queried the price of the union, turning a private moment into a comic line.
Same Old Circus In This Backyard Tearful Scene
A nostalgic verse by Edward Singer critiques repetitive childhood pleas to attend a circus. It evokes a mother’s familiar reluctance as a kid asks to go, ending with the child’s surrender to fifty cents amid wistful sentiment.
Quick Witty Exchanges and Humorous Quips From Papers
A collage of light humor and social banter from multiple papers. Snappy lines cover age, fashions, romance, street life, and a cross section of everyday quips. Conversations include flirtatious misreads, gaslight kisses, and jokes about attire and happiness.
Household Hints for Stains and Fabrics
Household tips cover salt water stains with vinegar rub, grease with benzine, use blotting paper and iron, avoid acids in medicines, rinse mouth with borax solution, choose damask patterns that cover ground, and hang wrinkling bodices on frames with cloth to prevent creasing.
Misses Hats Feature Cuban Straw Set and Embroidered Batavia
The Knightatown Sun notes fashionable Misses hats with Cuban straw sets and Batavia embroidery. A two tone quill design, black velvet bound with a matching strap, and a black pompon finish complete the ensemble while the meat trust is criticized by papers.
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Batavia
Meat Trust
Knightatown Sun
Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney & Co., Props Toledo. We have known Ed Cheney for 15 years and believe him honorable in all business and financially able to fulfill obligations. Wier & Tavax Wholesale Dr D Toledo Water Kixway Maci Drag.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F.d. Cheney
Wier & Tavax
Kixway & Maci
Dainty Recipes for Boiled Rice and Tomato Toast
A New York Post menu feature presents simple dishes. It outlines a maple sugar sauce for boiled rice, a tomato toast with parmesan cheese and egg, a chocolate custard, and methods for stuffed peppers with breadcrumbs and ham.
Useful Household Cleaning Tricks From Old Advice
A compendium of practical tips for odor removal, pan and sink cleansing, polishing with velveteen substitutes, cleaning jnpanned trays and enamel baths, and methods to dry and polish kitchen and furniture. It notes using vinegar for fish odors, kerosene oil polish, bread to clear mincing machines, weekly greasy washing, and ammonia or bicarbonate for stains.
A Valuable Medicine for Coughs and Colds in Children
A Colombo Sri Lanka watchmaker endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as highly effective for coughs colds and hoarseness in children. He recounts quick chest cold relief and urges others to try the medicine, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Chas. M. Cramer
Colombo
Ceylon
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Star and Globe
Iceland
PYICO
Grand Rapids Cyco Bearings
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Berlin
Sappho
King of
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Fairbanks
Mascot
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Security Trust Company
Pennsylvania St
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Indianadous Indiana
Stevenson
Tole
Indiana Trust Co
Columbia National Bank
the Union Trust Company
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John H. Holliday
Henry Eitel
Howard M. Foltz
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