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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
16
Dorothy Dix reflects on a letter from a overworked wife who does all housework, cooking, cleaning, and child care with no time for herself. She critiques neglect of women’s unseen labor, the unending 24 hour day, and lack of recognition or pay, urging small personal breaks as a remedy.
Forecast for a child born on this day warns of sickness losses and disappointments in business. Advices general caution says to avoid risks and beware of false friends. A child born today will be clever but very unlucky in all undertakings and should stay in someone else's employ. If female there is danger of disgrace.
A barroom anecdote depicts talk of a dog’s intelligence and a dog’s place in life and afterlife. The speaker argues dogs can reason and that losing a dog feels like losing a family member. A brawl with a mutt ends with punishment and command to lie down.
A home remedy claim describes a granulated sugar and Pinex syrup mix said to stop a stubborn cough in twenty four hours. The mix uses 13 1/2 oz Pinex and sugar syrup. cost about 65 cents per pint, claimed to help whooping cough chest pains and hoarseness.
The minstrel show Prof Napoleon features 720 participants all from Indianapolis. Miss Margaret Strode Bennett sings the Queen of Witches with scarlet and gold costumes. Cast lists include Sprites, Witches, and Imps such as H Frances John, Dorothy Gay, Beulah Arns, Clara M Kroeckel, Irma Brat tain, and many others. The performance occurs Monday and Tuesday next week with a Tuesday matinee.
A Philadelphia society the Yankee Christmas Club aids the lonely and disabled by learning names and needs of shut-ins and arranging charitable acts. Members exchange letters and send magazines books or greetings to cheer invalids in exchange for a simple postal reply. The article urges readers to write to the club and offer kindness as a small but vital act.
Two chickens boiled until tender are deboned and chopped fine then seasoned with salt pepper and butter added with enough liquor to moisten shaped in a mould cooled sliced. Rice custard combines rice eggs milk sugar salt and raisins simmered then baked 40 minutes served hot or cold with preserved blackberries. Cake Without Eggs mixes flour sugar boiled milk melted butter cream tartar and soda with spice for a rich eggless dessert.
A brief Stray Stories line notes calm handling of finances before a storm. The speaker remarks on thrift while storekeepers delay sending bills, underscoring domestic economy and preparation amidst uncertainty.
A playful exchange between Noopopp-Quick and a nurse prompts a life moment as they ask if a newborn is a boy. The nurse answers with a no and hints at another guess, capturing a whimsical hospital scene.
A guest boasting of a tiger 40 feet long is challenged by a Scotsman who jokes that Oban’s skate covered a quarter acre. The host asks the traveler to apologize, but the Highlander replies he will not, instead offering to “take a few feet off the tiger” so the skate may be measured.
Bleekman recalls an incessant, unexpressive solicitor, William Drender of Dodo Mutual Life Insurance, who courts Bleekman with persistence and clever tactics. The visits culminate in Drender becoming Bleekman’s future partner, after first winning a reluctant policy and then gradually pushing for more.
A humorous survey of male types and foibles. It riffs on vanity liars, half truths, misread dangers, greed, reputations, cranks, and self regard. It wields sharp wit to lampoon pride, fate, and social labels with a pithy, ironic tone.
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