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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1902
Page
4
The piece criticizes Mayor Bookwalter for failing to clearly address serious city sins like illegal liquor sales and gambling. It argues his defenses are weak and that, without decisive action, the city remains morally eroded. The editorial urges firm police action to curb law violations and restore trust.
The public vows to compel courteous fair treatment and decent attractions after mistreatment at English's opera house. The piece notes lingering questions about Mr. Taggart's 1899 mayoral election and hints at forthcoming details from THE SUN. It also comments on tariff revision, trusts, and rail accidents, urging scrutiny by Congress.
A Marion Chronicle quip notes mental science never secures punctual trains. The Columbia City Post laments seven burglaries in one night as a record for crafty towns to surpass. The Rich mond Sun Telegram imagines the attempted assassination of Belgium’s king signals open season on royalty. The piece ends reflecting on wrecks of wealth-getting schemes and old-fashioned values.
A collage of editorial quips targets Jerome Jefferson jokes, Hearst speculation, Smoot disqualification, and editor feuds. Pieces lampoon automobile terminology, judge public trust, and call for editors to settle rivalries away from print, reflecting restless early 20th century press culture.
A Crawfordsville man struck another man from the same town after recognizing him in an old suit that belonged to the first man. The second man had bought the suit at a rummage sale where it was left by the wife of the owner.
A survey notes in King's County there are about 600 landlords, only two own large estates, with 30 000 and 22 000 acres respectively. Cork County houses 8 000 landlords, 3 000 own under one acre, and among 5 000 larger holdings only about 20 exceed 100 acres, many insolvent. Col A W Shaffer, ex postmaster of Raleigh, dies. his given name remains unknown despite wagers. A watchman in Pittsburgh owns a 140 BC Maccabean coin worth about 7 000, and a tobacco tip suggests using a lemon as a moisture agent for cigars.
Poem recalls Mistress Standish and a lavender garden in England and New England. It contrasts worn linen, soldier wounds, and graves with lilting memory of boxes and roses. The ghost of linen and violets bloom beside a cottage wall as years pass.
Fur sales rise as cold weather arrives and fur scarves gain fashion traction. Shoppers seek warmth and style with long fox fur scarves and muffs priced from 5 to 150 dollars, noting that cheaper pieces lack quality. Brands like Isabella fox and bear fur are cited, with collars and stock designs evolving for holiday trade.
A style update declares stuffed heads as muff decorations out this year. Tabs and tails become the proper adornment. A pretty house jacket is described, made from softly colored nun’s veiling and bordered in white.
Thomas Hanley a 35 yearold New York man faces court over intoxication charged by his wife. He describes swapping chores with her and doing washing hanging clothes and ironing while claiming only ten cents of every dollar earned. He explains he saves until a binge. magistrate questions how he drinks on ten cents a day.
The guide outlines stuffing onions with a mix of onions crumbs salt pepper and butter, cooking covered until tender. It then covers a peach dessert using soaked peaches bread crumbs hot milk butter and eggs with sugar baked to form a light pulp, lemon juice or pineapple syrup, and folds of egg whites, finished with browned breadcrumbs and whipped cream.
A fragmented verse set about two ill children told in a folk style. It depicts a doctor’s warnings about diphtheria and a hopeful turn as the kids imagine playing outside once recovered, with Santa bringing a doll and a sled. The tone is playful yet cautionary, reflecting old time lullaby like street corner verse.
Miss Jessie Barnes of Binghamton New York was returning from a concert in Oakland when a highwayman leaped from the shadows demanding her pocketbook. She struck him, hurling him over the side of the bridge. he was injured internally and she was shocked, later learning her brother had staged the prank.
In a light exchange, Jenks says he will confess to his wife that he has sworn off Christmas cigars. The remark targets a recurring yearly habit hinted at by the speaker.
A woman named Helen Ritz will henceforth be known as Helen Dinklespitz in all relevant records and documents. The move signals a formal name change and reflects her personal choice in spelling.
The Leavenworth area reports multiple successes this fall with a second strawberry yield by farmer Chris Gausz and a second Maiden Blush apple crop by fruit raiser Georgy Huhn. County orchards bloom as apple trees flourish and local flora thrives across parks and hillsides. Logansport Journal suggests Carnegie library towns deserve an art gallery two stories higher than their libraries if Mr Frick supports it.
A humorous exchange about a man who reportedly faced a thousand lecturing cases in half an hour, joking that he has more than that for simply saying two words. The dialogue plays on legal threats and colorful regional slang.
Jefferson muses on the laundry wagon driver's ability to carry a heavy load from the wagon to a boarding house, lifting it to the horse and then climbing three flights of stairs to retrieve two collars. The odd daydream reflects quirky humor and neighborhood setting.
Madge questions the young man from Muncie about his conversational skills and May answers that, while he may be reputed as such at home, she did not enjoy his company last night. Edward Singer blocks quoted.
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