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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
6
A760 words excerpt discusses looming strike by 30 000 workers amid factory shut downs to clear surplus stock. It criticizes wage cuts after last year and notes Pennsylvania Democrats aligning with Ohio and Virginia without Bryan references. Indianapolis urged as relocation site for gas belt factories. Mayor Taggart’s successor named. anti trust action by Indiana secretary Hunt.
A dated cooking tip describes drying fruit with ironing and using a batter of sweet milk baking powder and flour. It explains slicing oranges crosswise, dipping in batter, and frying in hot lard for inexpensive dishes.
The Philadelphia Bulletin satirically condemns women for viewing marriage as a business, childbearing without regard for children's feelings, and adopting a harsh, disdainful demeanor. It attacks women who boast of modesty, crush men with a glance, gossip about men, prize illegible handwriting as learning, pursue flirtatious chatter, seek elevation with high heel shoes, and scorn others for dress.
A collection of pithy aphorisms and quips on topics like beer, friendships, gender, ideas, and virtue. The lines mix social commentary with humor, ending with a dated tone and a stray dash of editorial flair from a Chicago newspaper.
The American Medical Association warns of a doctor surplus in the United States. One physician for about 1,000 people is suggested, given 1,600 doctor deaths yearly vs 6,400 births and 6,000 graduates annually. General John H. Wilson’s career is noted with a tale from Malvern Hill illustrating strict discipline and leadership. The piece also includes a caustic aside about a controversial editor and a public demand for more land to satisfy settlers’ hunger.
A collage of witty exchanges from Ohio and Brooklyn papers includes a pedestrian asking if a road leads to the country and a boy promising to accompany him by wagon. A bride questions reforming marriages while a floorwalker nudges for checks. The column notes changing city scenes and a reader recalling Indian Territory after nine months.
An affordable remedy claims to ease burning feet with Dr. A. W. Chase’s Ointment priced at 50 cents per box. Offered by the Buffalo based medicine company through druggists or mail order.
A fragmentary verse recalls a motherly scene with a child girl and a rocking cradle. The lines mention a Rockabs lady and a lullaby sung to a barefoot child woman, hinting at a tender domestic moment amid roughness.
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