Podunk Times Oddities and Local Pranks
Local notes reveal Jim Vance burning wood this winter and Sallie McKee tending a chicken coop mirroring a gubernatorial action. Harvey Felton captures Rus Waddell’s runaway horses with a kodak in Podunk. A post office notice threatens $200 for a licking of a contemptuous skunk. Tod Martin suffers tomatoes and muskmelons from two tramps. Harry Beale, newly made a detective, investigates a Chinese laundry rumor but finds plumbers at work. A plan for a Nick Carter serial is announced. A verse about Sallie McAlpin and a felt need for letters to kin closes this issue.
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Harvey Felton
Podunk
Rus Waddell
Kodak
Hank Griffith
Aetnaburg
Harry Beale
Indianapolis
Pete Hodge
Peter
Pete
England
Ohio
Joe Mitchell
Mosburg
Harry
Nick Carter
Trusts and Wealth Concentration Feed Public Debate
The piece critiques wealth concentration and trusts, citing Prof. Trigg of Chicago who envisions government run like a corporation with equal pay and a financier head, while Russell Sage labels trusts a menace that stifles competition, fixes prices, and oppresses workers.
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Trigg
Chicago
United States
Morgan
Russell Sage
Do Lawyers Have Enough Work In Indiana
The article muses on dull legal business in parts of Indiana and wonders if peace reduces lawsuits. It argues new lawyers can find work if they are capable and honest, as professions always have room for good men to rise to the top.
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Indiana
Charles Fair
Laura Jean Libbey
Detroit News
Clarence Mackay
Duluth News-Tribune
Automobile Club of America
New York
Boston
Boston Transcript
Carnegie
B. F. Royse
Taylor Groninger
H. C. Allen
Eugene Harris
Charles F. Craig
Hugh McK. Landon
County Auditor Reveals Unclaimed Mortgage Exemption Funds
County Auditor Smith disclosed about 75000 to 100000 dollars in mortgage exemption money awaiting claim by taxpayers. After THE SUN publicized the fund, more than 1000 people visited the auditor's office in three days to inquire about their exemptions. The item highlights how public notices can drive citizen action.
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Smith
Various Opinions On Politics Business Gambling and Local Affairs
A string of quotes from Andrew Steffen to Loganport Journal figures covers views on mixing politics with business, value of arsenal grounds, insurance profits, credit to workers, reporters’ sources, tree care, banking, croquet, curio galleries, and local civic issues. The notes touch on public morality, economics, and party reorganization with several names and locales mentioned.
Sketches and Songs of a Singer Harbor Turbulent Family Scene
A fragmentary text portrays a domestic upheaval with a parent’s threats, a distressed child, and siblings amid tense emotions. It highlights a violent moment, a plea for safety, and a later remark on a journalist’s line about Crescens moving like clockwork.
Correction to obituary quote for Col Cassett
An obituary in Tuesday’s Times misquoted a line about Col Cassett. The text should read that even in childhood he enjoyed reveries rather than revelries, and the compositor hopes to correct the error in a future issue.
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Col. Cassett
Mosquitos Spotted Wearing Coats in Frosty Mot tville
In Motville on Aug 23 during a heavy frost farmhand Lan Warren reported seeing many mosquitos wearing overcoats and mufflers as if bracing against the cold.
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Mottville
Lan Warren
Warships in Pogue's Run Idle Shift News
White Squadron moved operations from the Atlantic coast to Indianapolis during the night. Pogue's Run is filled with battleships in the city, signaling a redeployment or presence of heavy naval units.
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Indianapolis
Atlantic
Pogue
A Corner for the Women Dainty Desserts and Fashion
Describes peach cobbler from Ohio with a buttered biscuit crust and whipped cream, and peach tapioca as a standby. Notes butter with apples, lemon juice in pies, and mid century New York preferences. Advises on gowns using black voile, Irish lace, and silk jackets with crepe chiffon and peau de soie fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
New England
Christendom
Mattress Care With Muslin Slips From Local Dealer
A friendly furniture dealer advises a busy reader on keeping mattresses clean and durable. Create removable slips from unbleached muslin with a flap and five buttonholes to remove when dirty, and apply the same to pillows to prevent ticking show through. Sunlight is essential for bedding care.
Birthday cake with red candles encased in marshmallow
A birthday cake features red candles embedded in white marshmallow bonbons. The marshmallow encloses each candle creating candlelike spears atop the loaf while the cake’s frosting catches the candle grease for neat presentation.
Mint Phosphate Recipe Delights Readers of Peppermint Flavor
Those who enjoy mint flavor can make a mint phosphate by crushing fresh peppermint, covering with powdered sugar, adding lemon juice and a touch of phosphate, along with orange and pineapple slices, candied cherries, and diluting with crushed ice and water. The instructions suggest a refreshing beverage blending citrus fruit and fruit pieces with a minty base.
Fashion Notes on Silk Fabrics and Lingerie Trends
The article surveys 19th or early 20th century dress fabrics noting satin brocade petticoats give way to taffeta skirts. Silk underwear is rare unless rustle is absent. Foulard and foulard replaces taffeta. white muslin gowns with black lace and wide black lace flounces update the bertha style.
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Sarah
Foulard
Bertha
Quips and Quirks From Contemporary Caricatures
A collage of brief humorous exchanges from various papers. Neighbors boast a coal display, Atchison spouses clash over seaside rest, a reporter’s fear of missing quotes, Punch riffs on Kitchener verses, a bath time cry at a crowded beach, and an aristocrat’s joked courtship.
A Kitchen Tip For Fruit and Leather Care
A method to ice small fruits by dipping pieces in slightly beaten egg white then granulated sugar and chilling. Muskmelon too bland for serving may join salads with French dressing. A leather polish recipe uses Minseed oil and vinegar heated, mixed, bottled, and applied with a flannel to restore shine.
Poets Seek Truth From Sages in Mothers Book
A contemplative verse excerpt credits John Greenleaf Whittier with the idea that truth lies in the book mothers read. The passage frames poets as seekers, returning with the sense that wisdom is found in enduring texts.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Back From the Woods A New York Sun Note
The notice explains a return from vacation with playful taunts about media editing and press agents, inviting readers to hear the group in prose or song and thanking them for approval. It signals a humorous, performative revival by a traveling troupe or theater group.
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N. Y
The Poet Debates His Own Verse About Milton Moore
A poet reads a satirical couplet about Milton Moore then tosses the sheet aside. He mutters whether he is composing verse or painting Milton Moore, highlighting self doubt in artistic creation.
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Milton Moore
King orders beheading over mob battering gates
The chamberlain reports the mob threatens to batter down the gates while Edward Singer depicts the king brandishing a royal cuspidor and vowing to behead anyone saying the mob had battered. The king then dons armor and dismisses the scene with a stern air.
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Edward Singer
Reflections of a Bachelor and Social Wit
A collection of satirical maxims from the New York Press commenting on gender, marriage, honesty, and social manners. Witty observations compare age, youth, and propriety with humorous sharpness. The aphorisms critique how dress signals character and how power shifts with relationships.
Life's Harmonies in Redfield's Magazine by W M Fogarty
A reflective poem themed on kindness virtue and memory. It speaks of songs of the mind as comfort for old age, youthful innocence, and family bonds. The piece credits W M Fogarty and Redfield's Magazine as the publication context.
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W. M. Fogarty
the Redfield's
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Mercury Free
An advertisement warns against mercury based remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal treatment. It asserts no mercury and urges buyers to seek genuine products with testimonials available. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills also touted.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheng & Co
Unclear Prompt Fragment About HE SUN Liners
The provided text is fragmented and does not convey a complete news item or event. It mentions HE SUN liners and urges trying them, but lacks a verifiable who what where when why or outcome to summarize as a newspaper record.
Swirl of Society Plays Out Weekend
Rabbi Messing travels to Mackinac for a two month stay. Mr and Mrs Percy Power begin a western trip. Miss M E Ahern of Chicago visits Miss Eliza G Browning. Mrs Don P Hawkins hosted a Friday card party. Mrs Hugh Rooker visits niece Mrs C Sk Cissette in Cleveland. Miss Mary Raney and Miss Nellie Larkin head to Mackinac on Thursday. Mrs J H Taylor hosted a Friday night card for Miss Fraser of Pittsburgh. Miss Myrtle Taylor hosted a Friday night party for bride Elect Miss Ida Templeton.
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M. E. Ahern
Chicago
Eliza G. Browning
Don. P. Hawkins
Hugh Rooker
C. Sk. Cissette
Cleveland
Mary Raney
Nellie Larkin
Mackinac
J. H. Taylor
Miss Fraser
Pittsburg Oo
Myrtle Taylor
Ida Templeton
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B. Ohiost
Editorial Reonue
Business Office
C. J. Billson
Foreign Advertising Department
Tribune Building
Podunk Times
Jim Vance
Sallie McKee
Gov. Durbin
Tod" Martin
Tod
Podunk, Ind
Sallie McAlpin
Apple Creek
PIPER
Zeke Huggs
Peter Piper
Morocco
Marion County
Irvington
Midland Railroad
Buffalo News
Pittsburg Dispatch
Detroit Free Press
Andrew Steffen
Co. E. Wilson
Arsenal
P. J. Flanedy
John V. Coyner
George Bohn
W. W. Spencer
Cass Connaway
Daffy
Eudorus M. Johnson
Lewis Brown
J. Clyde Power
Kin Hubbard
Eugene Buehler
Harry E. Negley
SUN Men
Bernard F. Kelly
Sam H. Shearer
Madison-ave
G. W. Brown
John W. Gates
J. F. White
G. B. Hunt
Thomas Spafford
Ansil Moffatt
Fowlerton Ind
Charles Babcock
Loganaport
J Journal
MNE
Jimmy
the Baby
Sis
Crescens
COATS
Fashion Tips
Mr. Bickerson
Washington Star
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Chicago Post
Kitchener
Punch
South Africa
Puck
Feminine News
Sinon Vero Chen
Hood
Amore
Eh B
Man of
New York Press
Butterick
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Columbia Bicycles
Lilly & Stalnaker
East Washington Street
Jos. R. Adams
Hudson Street
Louisville
Indianapolis Union Station
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Indiana Trust Building
Market St
Indiana Trust
Rabbi Messing
Percy Power
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