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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1910
Page
8
The speaker recalls grandmamma's rule that trouble breeds more trouble and preachers trample ethics. They reject sadness and debt, preferring pleasure peace and comfort. Even in heartbreak or loss the advised rule is to smile and chortle. Misfortune may worsen unless countered with cheer.
Essay by Ella Wheeler Wilcox argues heartbreak can kill both men and women through sorrow and disappointment. It contrasts young and older lovers, notes men often seek distraction after failed romance, while some women suffer pride and morbid despair. The piece urges personal growth and practical life plans to avoid fatal heartbreak.
A reflective poem imagines French inspired ships venturing toward lands of light and unknown realms. It contrasts hopeful voyages with looming storms and the ache of distant, unreachable shores. The piece muses on longing, questing, and the allure of bright countries never reached.
The piece advises avoiding starch on linen dresses to preserve beauty and reduce wrinkling. It recommends damp ironing on the wrong side, drying thoroughly, and using large irons for large pieces. It also notes vinegar and soda tips for blue linens and lavender dips, with shade drying and no bluing for tans.
The article notes New York hosts the nation’s largest artificial flower trade with 73 percent of U S production centered in the Italian district below Fourteenth Street. Families across ages work year round from January to June, with factory steps like cutting dyeing stemming and branching paid by piece rates as low as 3 1/2 to 14 cents per gross, falling short of a living wage.
A department manager ponders purchase choices amid odd encounters in a crowded store. A drunken stranger asks for a receipt to show his wife, and the manager scribbles one. Separately, a clerk faces repeated complaints about stale eggs from local customers in a city shop.
Advice to mothers on arranging marriages versus a daughter's own will. The writer argues against coercion and favors letting the girl choose, noting open opposition can backfire and highlighting gentler tactics like ridicule as unexpected cures for unsuitable matches.
A fragmented dialogue recalls 19th century banter about baseball runs and dogs at meals. Characters discuss cars, thefts versus creditors, fiancé quarrels, and odd observations on city life and farming. The tone mimics a cluttered humor page with scattered names and phrases.
A women's club movement urges campaigns against the house fly highlighting its role in spreading diseases. Advice covers screens maintained, garbage kept clean with kerosene, milk bottles washed, baby bottles protected, and prompt covering of food and dishes.
Peggy Maitland writes from Ridge Harbor about a day with Mr Sinclair and Mrs Lawrence. She contemplates love and engagement after a teasing remark leads to confusion and a tense cotillon with old suitor Mr Caton. She prefers independence and fears heartbreak.
The poem contrasts prosperity and adversity, praising resilience and sincerity. It surveys courage amid misfortune and the disdain for pomp, urging steadfast virtue and truthfulness as a guiding moral force.
Advert describes ideal applicants with character and leadership, urges daily action, originality, and integrity. Emphasizes bravery, duty, and the ability to follow or originate, urging men to seize opportunities and endure competition. Ends with a call to act today.
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