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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1902
Page
4
A Toledo Bee fragment humorously frames a seance with household tools debating life and tragedy. A kettle, saw, bar, and other familiar items joke about struggles and fate while the scene ends on a quirky note with a spirit joke. The piece captures early 20th century comic voice.
An analysis argues that most births occur among working-class areas and that mass posterity should be educated for trades through manual training. It critiques wealthier birth as producing consumers over producers, citesFrance’s population trends, and urges industrial education to curb crime and ignorance while expanding practical schooling.
The piece argues Will V Rooker as a strong clean a candidate for the Indianapolis district. It praises his legal record and implies he would bolster the ticket. It also lampoons various political and news topics, noting ongoing commentary about Bryan and imperial matters.
A string of district humor and comedic exchanges appears in various papers. Jokes touch on social manners and politics as cartoons tease public figures while light banter plays on everyday scenes such as balloons, fleas, and trolley sprinklers.
A New Hampshire judge receives a juror’s letter from a farmer who cannot serve due to butchering and apple sorting, suggesting Si Jackman as a substitute. The piece then recaps a London Answers exchange about a Black Mountain legend and other anecdotes from the Philadelphia Times and New York Times, including a Florida tourist tale and an asylum ward story.
Park features Railroad Jack as the week's main act with a former lion trainer hero. Edith Helena and George Austin Moore perform at Fairbank starting Monday night. Spring Lake Park offers free vaudeville with afternoon and evening shows while Avondale Heights promotes the buried alive stunt and Wilson trio. The Military band plays at Fairview Tuesday.
The Sun notes actress Clara Bloodgood, famed for beauty, will headline Charles Frohman’s new play The Girl with the Green Eyes next season. Bloodgood, once a society figure, cared for her late husband Yack Bloodgood before returning to acting. A note on gray scented paper in THE SUN files calls her out for confusion with singer Katherine Bloodgood from last season.
A New York Sun item warns that lettuce and other greens can harbor multiple parasites and microbes after washing. It recounts Ceresole’s microscopic findings of 82 species in salads, including nematodes and eggs, plus micrococci and streptococci, urging thorough cleaning before eating and serving.
A home remedy suggests applying a brown paper soaked in eau de cologne or brandy to unbroken skin bruises for five to ten minutes, then rubbing in unsalted yard or butter to reduce discoloration. For broken skin, avoid brandy paper and apply grease on tinted material instead.
A brief note outlines a home ice cream project focusing on pistachio flavor. Steps cover grinding pistachios and combining with cream base. Instructions emphasize mixing until smooth and freezing to form a rich, green tart dessert.
A vogue centers on combining splendid black dresses with large picture hats. The hats, though bold, taper over the face, with chiffon edging and a striking black ostrich feather as a finishing touch. The feather curves along the brim and ends behind the left ear, creating a regal face frame.
A description of a new chou ribbon finish for negligees. The ribbon is knotted in a full knot with at least 12 diagonal ends. Each end is trimmed and finished with a single knot near its tip, creating a very pretty decorative effect.
Cream two cups sugar with half a cup butter then beat in two eggs light. Add sour cream with dissolved soda and flavor with lemon or vanilla. Stir in flour to form a soft dough refrigerate. Roll thin bake one tray at a time. Sprinkle sugar, press a raisin in each and bake in a moderate oven.
Ithaca Michigan August 11 S H R Sower a wealthy farmer killed his wife with an ax on Saturday night and afterward hanged himself fearing he was losing his mind.
A column riffs on social behavior using ironic quips about marriage, friendship, and money. It mocks attitudes toward deafness, suggests flaunting wealth draws attention, and notes urban fatigue pushing people toward religious camps to escape worries. It ends with tidy, if cheeky, observations on gendered routines and social rituals.
A compact extract from poems and verses of the period. It contrasts sacred imagery with romantic devotion, for instance the husband’s shrine to his beloved and her place in prayer. It also includes a cheerful 19th century sentiment about optimism and improvement in life with a verse urging readers to stay hopeful and kind.
A Washington Times verse on the weary throng hurrying home as daylight fades. It contrasts joyous welcomes with lonely rooms, tasteless fare, and the deepening gloom, while noting paths guided by faith or faced with mystic dread in the search for home.
A singer seeks fifty thousand dollars in damages after an affair that began a year ago. He alleges courtship was strong and earnest but ended with him getting rejected and the woman now courting someone else. The item reflects a sensational, unnamed personal dispute.
The Freckled Fanatic asks to buy checked bathing trunks. The clerk confirms and jokes about trunks being checked. The exchange ends with the clerk agreeing to the purchase.
In a quoted exchange a convict recounts a claim that a patent burglar alarm caused his five years of hard labor. The dialogue includes a guard questioning the idea as troublesome and the convict defending the notion.
In a street theater stunt, Ham fatte buys a battered dummy for five dollars to display an exact wax likeness of Tracy the outlaw. An express wagon carries the figure to a theater wagon, where dyes and putty perfect the face while a loudspeaking pitch extols the outlaw’s deeds. A crowd gathers, then enters the wagon as a 50-cent ticket includes a small history of Tracy. Edward Singer.
An advertising blurb touts Dean's Ointment for itching piles with a promise of reliable relief. It urges readers to buy at any drug store for 50 cents, presenting a simple product pitch.
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