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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1910
Page
4
A Baltimore Sun verse urges care for every child this season not to let any little one be neglected or face empty stockings. It calls for shared joy and bright mornings, warning against the sorrow of forgotten youngsters amid the holiday rush.
An aphorism reflecting on regret as a silent witness to the heart. It speaks of judgments about actions not taken or missteps that could have altered outcomes. The text invokes the notion that better awareness and fidelity to the good could have changed events for the better.
The piece urges immediate spiritual commencement rather than waiting for a distant heaven. It warns that ongoing discontent envy jealousy and a bitter, ungodly temper will create a personal hell more dreadful than any earthly portrayal. Washington Gburden expresses this admonition.
Poem by Judd Lewis in the Houston Post praises a man of simple means who embodies cheer and daily labor. The speaker notes his kindness, enduring heart, and habit of giving to others, even as he sacrifices financially each Christmas. The tribute ends with the line he always went broke at Christmas time.
A quotation by Leigh Mitchell Hodges encourages embracing youth like a second chance. It argues age is a matter of heart, not years, and urges readers to seize today to try activities they'd pursue in youth, noting increased knowledge and strength improve chances of success.
A fragment reflects on beauty in outdoor life and farm culture. It names hunters woodmen early risers cultivators of gardens and orchards and the love of healthy women for the manly farm. The text evokes passion for open air and the residence of poetics in outdoor life.
The piece argues that ten years of railroads irrigation and government effort transformed the West from largely undeveloped land to a thriving region with growing population. It credits Alaska Philippines and Panama as catalysts and notes the South’s rising prominence driven by mineral wealth industry and potential for irrigation. The article cites Grady’s New South concept and urges southern expansion and branding to rival the West.
A brief editorial noting that the real requirement is a device to aid passengers in bending Pullman blankets rather than lowering berth rates. The quote from the Christian Science Monitor emphasizes practicality over price reductions.
The back-to-the-soil trend reaches the NY Central president who plans retirement to run a farm raising Percherons and peacocks. This reflects a broader movement toward rural living among prominent executives.
The Toled o Blade notes Judge James B. Dill, described as the father of trusts, has died. It queries whether the mother of trusts is now a widow, reflecting on the end of an era in financial circles.
A Chicago News quote notes the danger of hidden firearms and asserts a man’s readiness can be detected even if a gun’s presence is concealed. The line contrasts public safety with personal admission, citing a blunt reflective quip.
The Cleveland Leader notes a idea to place seven eggs per person in cold storage and donate the entire supply to charity to celebrate the festive season, asking who will be next to accept this generosity.
People living where there is no cold weather miss half the joy of turning over and going to sleep again on Monday morning in Toledo. Blade.
Amos W. Butler argues that conservation includes reclaiming land draining swamps and employing prisoners in outdoor work. He cites state examples in Illinois California Nevada Utah Washington and England to show open camps farm and road projects improve land crops and forests while reforming offenders and reducing idle inmates. He urges federal and state cooperation and selective supervised convict labor as a path to productive reform.
An article from the Duluth Herald argues that the morning grouch rules many businesspeople starting their day. It explains why a bad mood after waking damages requests, earnings prospects, and workplace relations, urging a cheerful start to outlive grumpy behavior.
The article cites Gilbreth and contemporaries showing drastic gains in output and wages through standardizing tools, movement, and rest. In pig iron unloading and shoveling, efficiency units and redesigned workplaces raised productivity and pay, with bricklaying similarly modernized to drastically higher earnings.
Sadie Carter a Denver migrant to Pueblo worked as a shoveler and teamster at Rio Grande camps posing as Frank Prince. She was jailed on a vagrancy charge after revealing she dressed in male attire to earn higher wages for her baby boy in Denver.
An American style daylight hold up near the goldsmith shop in the exchange building Houndsditch London results in two policemen killed and three wounded as burglars flee after exchanging shots with officers. The assailants wear masks and carry two pistols each.
Ex Minister of Justice Peter Alberti, labeled a forger and embezzler, was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to repay 3,785,000 ill gotten gains. He defrauded royalty and peasants alike through fraudulent bank ventures while leading a bank and confessed naming hundreds of victims.
New York reports a brewing trans Atlantic steamship strike. Longshoremen threaten to strike on January 1 over pay, prompting companies to prepare with nonunion crews ready to replace them. Initial action aims to disrupt ocean service from Manhattan Brooklyn Hoboken and Jersey City.
Emily Reich, age 1, died in a New York public school after rope skipping. She collapsed at her desk, found unconscious in a cloakroom, and died despite an hour of medical effort. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause, with heart failure suspected.
Bert Hathaway claims Patrick Roche kicked him in the spine and used abusive language. Hathaway filed suit Friday seeking damages of $1,000.
Mrs Gilbert C Walker widow of former Virginia governor dies at age 78 in Binghamton at sister's home on Saturday morning.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts endorses tariff revision by individual schedules during a senate discussion on the Cummins rule for schedule by schedule reform. He faces opposition from Senator Heyburn who warns such revision could ruin protection policy. House passes urgent deficiency bill. Cannon cites War Dickinson report and tradition of secrecy.
In Hopewell Alabama, three Benefield brothers Richard Alfred and Whack killed each other with long knives after a quarrel over Richard Benefield's wife. Sheriff found a bloodstained room, a knife still embedded in one body, and the trio too weak to continue the struggle. The woman reportedly agreed to the arrangement.
John H. Barker of Michigan City died leaving 30 million of his 50 million estate to his daughter Catherine Barker. Mrs. Barnes of Chicago also set to receive 2 million. Mrs. A U Richardson of Ascot England will receive 240 from the estate. Other notices announced Friday.
In Union Township New Jersey on December 17 a husband, Charles Fyerson, seeks an injunction to stop his wife Mrs Everson from keeping pet rats. The story notes she is 25 and fond of rats while Fyerson objects to their presence at home rivaling his rights.
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