J. P. Tangle and Local Political Turns in Marion County
A satirical review of Marion County politics cites the J P Tangle saga and the Republican ring over Norwood incorporation. It notes legal maneuvering rising toward court settlement and jokes about Bill Smith and postal issues. It mentions Indianapolis rail ambitions and Mark Hanna profits, with Jim McNulty lingering as a candidate and Logsdon’s return signaling change.
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Marion County Republican Ring
Norwood
Rumor Chorus Across Papers Sparks Political, Economic Snippets
A collage of newspaper quips notes political maneuvering and unrest from roving editorials. Mentions loom of a rummage sale, factory strikes, steel stock nerves, Roosevelt Beveridge as possible ticket, and treasury trust tensions amid weather humor and public mood.
What the Papers Say on Farming Prosperity
An excerpt notes farmers are crucial to the nation, with editors citing mixed praise and skepticism. It references figures such as Gates and Morgan and dissects claims of rising agricultural strikes as proof of prosperity. The fragment hints at public discourse on economics and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Gates
Detroit Free Press
Pittsburg Press
Russell A Alger Aims for Senate Seat Amid Funeral Debate
The Buffalo News notes Alger did not expect high public enthusiasm for his stance on life after death while St. Paul Dispatch jokes he is fully embalmed as he pursues appointment to the United States Senate.
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Buffalo News
Russell A. Alger
Job
United States
St. Paul
The Swirl of Society
Dr. W N Wishard sails from Rotterdam and Miss Edna Stevenson returns from Europe in a week. Miss Delia Edwards vacations in St. Louis while Dr Hannah Graham heads home from Europe in September. Miss Helen Swain plans a music study winter in New York. Charles F Remy returns from California. Mrs Clark E Day hosts a luncheon and shower for Idele Templeton. Mrs Clayton Potts and son George with Miss Ella Shields at St Joseph Michigan. Dr W B Fletcher visits a cottage in Orlando Florida and returns. Rev and Mrs J C Smith come back from Niagara next week.
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Hannah Graham
Europe
Helen Swain
New York
Charles F. Remy
Supreme Court
California
Clark E. Day
Idele Templeton
Clayton Potts
George
Ella Shields
St. Joseph
Mich
W. B. Fletcher
Orlando, Fla
Eccentricities Of Greatness In Early 20th Century
The Newark News notes quirky habits of public figures including President Roosevelt Senator Hanna Grover Cleveland Carrie Catt Richard Harding Davis Senator Dryden David B Hill and William Jennings Bryan. The blend of domestic details and public roles paints a humorous portrait of power.
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Grover Cleveland
Carrie Catt
Richard Harding Davis
Senator Dryden
David B. Hill
William Jennings Bryan
Newark News
Lord Salisbury Cat And Other Odd Anecdotes
A feature notes Lord Salisbury's favorite cat Floss a cross between a Persian tabby and chinchilla grey that vocally communicates with its owner. It also recounts Oliver Wendell Holmes on a grave epitaph. an Oxford Curzon anecdote about illegible handwriting and a banknote. and Major J B Pond recalling a Glasgow hotel misdirection and a morning boat tip.
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Lord Salisbury
Hatfield Kecuse
Hatfield
Lord Curzon
India
Oxford
Bank of England
J. B. Pond
Philadelphia
Broadst
New York
Glasgow
Philadelphia Press
Humorous snippets and a rural fire report mix
A collage of jokes and light dialogue from newspapers with humor about unions, insects, railroads, and ragtime, followed by a fiery disaster at Fishers Station. Four buildings burned. a bucket brigade from nearby roofs saved the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishers' Station
Fishers’ Station
William Mason
Melvin Mance
A. V. Clawson
Seasonable Cookery and Fashion Notes for Women
A domestic column outlines lobster sandwich and poached egg with tomato dish as light seasonable fare. It also details a peach blanc mange, and describes fashion trends with shirred gowns and waist details, noting fit for a slight graceful figure.
Household Cleaning Tips From Historical Gazette
Cover an old hat pad with crape to brush velvet and velveteen. Muriatic acid diluted with water and applied with a stiff brush removes stains from marble bowls in bathrooms. Beeswax and salt polish rusty flatirons to a glassy finish. rub with wax in a rag then scour with salt. Bamboo furniture and Indian and Japanese floor matting benefit from a small brush dipped in warm water and salt to prevent color changes.
Embroideries and Lace Peplums Popular in Evening Wear
Russian and Chinese embroideries in brilliant colorings bring striking touches while dark wool gowns and black mousseline with shadowy flowers offer evening options. Lace peplums or tunics, already seen, use heavy silk lace for effect.
New Shirred Skirts Debut in Dark and Light Plains
The new shirred skirts are exceedingly smart, available in dark and light plains.
Sketches and Songs of a Singer at Park and Empire
A Park Gallery show features Miss Dresser and Mr. Norworth with Mrs. Bronson in a musical vaudeville sketch. Hubert Wilke debuts at Fairbank with baritone performance and encores. Ostendorf’s Band plays a popular concert as Grand renovates for next week's matinee start. The Empire opens Monday matinee with the Utopians burlesque company.
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Miss Dresser
Mr. Norworth
Cartain
Hubert Wilke
Fairbank
Wilke
Ostendorf
Deaf Brother Reacts With Astonishment
A quip attributed to Edward Singer features a deaf man and his friend's exchange about sudden deafness. The friend asks what the brother said, and the reply notes the brother was struck dumb with astonishment.
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Edward Singer
Park theater presents California author Bronson in debut
The Park theater hosted author J. Rush Bronson for the first time in Indianapolis with the play California starring Mrs. Norworth Miss Louise Dresser and Jack Norworth. About 300 Elks members attended the author’s speech praising two decades of hard work since bronson sold papers as a San Francisco newsboy. The melodrama impressed with strong acting and carefully chosen company, offering serious drama with light comedy to balance the story.
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Park Theater
J. Rush Bronson
California
Order of Elks
Lodge
Bronson
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Mfe
Cotton vesting to replace flannel shirt waists this winter
The article notes flannel shirt waists will vanish this winter as women switch to cotton vesting. It praises cotton vesting as warm durable and easy to maintain, with colors in brown red green and blue. One store asks fifty five cents a yard, with prices likely to drop.
Grated Pineapple Peach Marmalade Method
The recipe describes peeling and pitting peaches, cutting into pieces, heating slowly in a granite kettle, stirring from the bottom, and cooking to a boil. It adds three quarters of a pound sugar per pound fruit, lemon juice, grated pineapple, and pineapple soaking liquid, then boils 12 minutes and seals in cans.
First Hungarian Sick Benefit Society Organized in Indianapolis
City Life notes the formation of the First Hungarian Sick Benefit Society for Indianapolis and vicinity. Additional items include a meeting of the Indiana Jewelers Association in Indianapolis on Sept 3, a new Y M C A director A K Jones arriving Sept 10 to start classes Sept 15, and local incidents including a deserter arrest and a property deal on Illinois Street. An accidental shooting in Lebanon injures Rose Cornell when Nellie Hackleman joked about firing a revolver. the injury is minor.
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Indianapolis
Stubbs
Florence
NEW Hungarian Society
First
Hungarian Sick Benefit Society
Indiana Jewelers’ Association
Jones
A. K. Jones
William Sloan
Newhouse
United States Army
C.E. Mallory
Mary E. Reeves
Illinois St
Seventeenth
Eighteenth Sts
Nellie Hackleman
Rose Cornell
Lebanon
Miss Hackleman
Miss Cornell
It All Depends Upon You and Faith Through Death
Poem excerpt discussing mood and resilience with lines from Frank L. Stanton and James Whitcomb Riley. Emphasizes that outcome depends on one’s walk, faith endures through death, and a hopeful stance against future sorrow in a weekly sunshine feature.
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Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
James Whitcomb Hitey
Osteopathy Promises Health Over Wealth Quest
An advertisement extols osteopathy as a natural health path over drugs or surgery. Dr Sparnhurst, expert osteopathist in Indianapolis, offers free consultation at the Sparnhurst Institute of Osteopathy on the fifth floor of the Stevenson building, promising personalized care and proven cures without drugs.
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Sparnhurst
United States
Indianapolis
Sparnhurst Institute of Osteopathy
Stevenson Building
Household Map Published by New York Central Line
The 11 by 16 inch map of the United States issued by the New York Central railroad passenger department is now widely used in rural homes as a household map and a gilt edged advertisement. The Jersey Shore Pa Herald notes its popularity as the sole map often found on family premises.
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United States
New York Central Railroad Passenger Department
Jersey Shore
Herald
Pacific Coast Travel Deals From Chicago This Fall
Passengers may travel from Chicago via the Chicago and North Western Ray daily in September and October for 33 dollars to the Pacific Coast. One way second class tickets are offered at low rates to Colorado Utah Montana Nevada Idaho Oregon Washington California and other Western points. Special round trip Homeseekers tickets are available on the first and third Tuesdays in August September and October to the Pacific Coast. Details from any ticket agent or A H Waggener 2 Fifth Avenue Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Chicago & North- Western
Colorado
Utah
Montana
Nevada
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
California
Pacific Coast
West
A. H. Waggener
Fifth Avenue
Ils
Double Track Route From Chicago to Missouri River
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway mails the only double track line between Chicago and the Missouri River. Four trains daily to Omaha, three to the Pacific Coast, two to Denver with through Pullman service to Iowa Nebraska the Dakotas and the Black Hills. Send stamp for booklet to N. M. Breeze 485 Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio.
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Chicago & Northwestern Ba
Chicago
Missouri River
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Denver
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Black Hills
N. M. Breeze
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lost Article Found Through The Suns Liners
The Sun reports locating a misplaced newspaper item via liners and confirms results. Office details include 13 East Ohio Street and a phone line at 880 for follow up.
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SUN
Ohiost
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury
Warning against mercury based catarrh ointments praises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio which contains no mercury and is taken internally. The ad warns to ensure genuineness and notes testimonials free with sales at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheng & Co
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Kay
Chioette
Beth
THE
Bill” Smith
Bill
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Indianapolis Southern Railroad
W. E. Stevenson
Mark Hanna
Mark
Jim McNulty
D. Logsdon
Spirit OF the State Press
Democratic
Marion Chronicle
Muncie Times
Schwab
Steel Trust
Anderson News
Roosevelt
South
Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
New Jersey
Watterson
Muncie
Muncie Herald
Merger and Trust
Terre Haute Express
Mr. Morgan
Montient
Dr. W. N. Wishard
Rotterdam
Edna Stevenson
Delia Edwards
St. Louis
Hanna
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mount Auburn
Teamsters
Towne
Katie
Henpeck
Chicago Post
Miami Brown
Erastus Pinkley
Washington Star
New England
Harry
Alice
Harriet
Boston Transcript
Andy White
Praiie View
Atchison Globe
Orner
Feminine News
Grand
the Utopians
Empire
Utopians
City Life
Rhen Guntine
Indiana
Fairbanks
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Indiana Trust
Indiana Trust Building
Washington St
Virginia
Geo. A. Cullenden
Adams Street
FLYER
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Pullman Palace
Colorado Springs
Ues
Rae Harvey
Geo. T. Gunnif
Walnut
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