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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1910
Page
8
Dorothy Dix argues deceit in courtship fuels many marriages that fail. Both sexes hide flaws and fantasies during romance, leading to disillusion after marriage. Honest pre marriage dealings could curb the divorce trend and reveal true selves before vows.
A narrator recounts a vacation with John Dear a strong burly husband who is waited on by his wife and mother. The wife admires him yet the scene reveals his self centered charm. The narrator warns that such "John Dear" behavior enslaves men and erodes dignity, urging women to avoid catering.
A downtown barn superintendent recalled how a longtime conductor loyal to the Rapid transit company faced dismissal amid troubles. The man wore a uniform for many years but did not use his perceived influence on the cash register.
In a downtown office tale, Mrs Curtis, visiting to surprise Warren Curtis, clashes with a rude receptionist over access. He dismisses the encounter as misread discipline, choosing to leave promptly for a lunch and the elevator ride home.
The essay argues that the automobile fulfills a deep human urge to move and communicate, tracing transport from Fulton’s Claremont and the Savannah to rail wagons, showing how demand drives invention and the auto’s persistence beyond early skepticism. It frames motion as central to human progress and brotherhood.
The piece blends folklore and industrial history, tracing Watt’s steam power, Morse and telegraphy, Edison and the telephone, Broadway transit, and the rise of electric streetcars. It notes the shift from kerosene to gas and gasoline, the by products of engines, and the societal gains of easing horse traffic for sanitation and progress.
A mosaic of verse and prose pieces begins with a lyrically detailed summer rain scene from Atchison Globe style, praising dew kissed boughs and meadow scents, followed by a wry aphorism about three human follies. The prose shifts to observations on urbanization, horses, autos, and modernization, noting curb cleanliness, public health, the rise of automobiles, suburban expansion, and communication networks reshaping rural life.
A compact reflection contrasts moralists who condemn life’s ills with flirtation seen as a glittering, dangerous force. The line between charm and folly is drawn through matrimony and social codes, warning that appearances may mislead.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a gas works, glue plant, abattoir, and reduction plant to show wind direction. A string of old jokes follows about a tailor adding a button, arithmetic, and a seedy visitor asking about wrecks with a boatman replying you are the first this season.
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