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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
3
A compilation of anecdotes and reflections, including Abraham Lincoln as a formidable lawyer who values equity over technicalities, stories about Admiral Schley and naval justice, and multiple biographical vignettes. The pieces touch on honesty, wit under pressure, and the humor of public figures through historical anecdotes.
A mix of old housewifery tips and a note on Ada Earl wining land in Oklahoma. Recipes include baked peaches peach ice cream and peach custard with steps and ingredients. Advice covers pie technique kitchen utensils and keeping a tidy cook space plus a brief social note on marriage proposals following a prize announcement.
Indianapolis age imposes harsh fate on a newsboy driven from a car by a conductor. The incident echoes earlier Sun criticisms of conductors and a city ordinance barring riders on cars. Authorities weigh the cost of seating passengers versus dangers of running boards for newsboys selling papers.
A disputed state tax board composition and governor appointments fuel tension. Secret votes, reappointment doubts, and a push to hold strong against appointing power mark a charged political scene. Public opposition and court threats loom as protests over governance, steel company status, and municipal finances echo through state politics.
The piece mocks Morgan and the weather man while forecasting Charlie Maguire’s mayoral run. It notes his ties to the Taggart administration, his defense of local franshises and contracts, and doubts he can prevail despite being viewed as a good fellow.
Chicago figure A. B. Porter son of the late Gov A G Porter visited Roxomo and purchased a fine automobile from the Haynes-Apeprson company, amid talk of a strong mayoral race for the present Board of Works.
The Pennsylvania contracts for 2,000 box cars of 100,000 pounds capacity as railroads see increased need for grain and stock cars. The Big Four, though adding 40 new passenger coaches, remains short on this rolling stock, especially on Sundays, while a northwestern line tests one-seat rules for single-ticket passengers and conductors are ordered to enforce it.
A collection of household tips includes a sprain remedy using beaten egg whites and salt, a vanilla milk icing recipe, and methods to revive velvet with sand. It also describes elegant linen lunch cloths with renaissance lace, lace-edged doilies, and sofa pillows with double frills and satin ribbon embellishments for decorative finishing.
It is not right to clean brass by the usual methods of scrubbing and polishing dissolve a teaspoonful of salt in the same quantity of vinegar apply it with a flannel rag and polish it with a soft dry flannel.
A compilation fragment presents poems and jokes including The Sketches and Songs of a Singer and verses on Percy the idiot. It weaves in humorous dialogues about professors and students, married life, and a missing clairvoyant from Laporte, with quirky verse touches and social vignettes.
A collection of humorous and political quips from various Indiana papers. References to J. Pierpont Morgan, William Jennings Bryan, potato prices, trusts, mayoral races, transportation, highwaymen, and imperial imagery reflect early 20th century press banter and public sentiment. The quotes show regional newspaper voice and topical curiosities of the era.
A collection of quick jokes and quips from papers, noting humor about figures like Gen Chaffee and Mark Twain, jokes on missionaries in China, constitutional debates, and public figures. It also mentions a Wichita rivalry, a court case over a remark, a Kiowa Comanche reservation move, a Chicago wife shooting incident, and a Buffalo woman suing for desertion.
A collage of notes on Kansas City fines for short weight ice sellers a travel tip about forward car seats with health benefits a London Daily Mail quote on American made office furniture and a physician's odd quenching trick keep a pebble in the mouth to curb thirst eight hours in sun with crackers and cheese reportedly avoids thirst
Officers listed include John H Holliday as President Henry Eitedl as Vice President Howard M Foltz as Treasurer and Charles McBride as Secretary. The text presents a corporate address and leadership roster with repeated office locations for Nos 118 and 122 in the Companys Building on East Market Street.
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