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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
4
A Salem court case involving Jennings and alleged white caps drew heavy editorial ire. The Sun condemns the state attorney general's defense of the Salem group and argues the trial exposed flaws in law and justice. The piece asserts a jury verdict offered relief and warns against public nonthe lawbreakers.
Observers lament state board of education plans for five year book contracts worth hundreds of thousands, arguing meetings are held behind closed doors with reporters barred. Critics accuse officials, including Gov. Durbin, of secrecy and question motives while political jabs punctuate the pieces.
Notable figures exchange polite quips in social spaces and a piano artist defends a stray dog. The anecdotal sketches include Mme de Stael and the de Choiseuls quarrelled by wit, Mme Dora Petersen Burmeister’s dog controversy, and Tom Reed’s quip about John Barrows and the Unitarian link to the McKinley era librarian appointment.
A schoolmaster uses a barometer lesson when a student breaks the instrument seven feet from the window. Leigh jokes that the barometer fell seven feet. A mother asks her child about biblical hairs, a toddler cites the hairs of the head being numbered. A 3 year old mishears cricket being oiled. A painter in training miscolors a sunset, correcting with black as night falls. St Nicholas vignette collection.
A Corner For The Women offers practical homemaking guidance on selecting lemons and proper roast preparation. It includes lessons on cleaning ovens and cookware, health tips with onions and apples, and the care of furniture. It also notes fashion touches such as model gowns and ornate hats with lace slippers as current trends.
A collection of holiday kitchen notes detailing hard sauce with butter brandy and egg, cranberry jelly cake and tarts, stale bread crumb breakfast pearls, stuffed raisins with nuts, and a curious Christmas fruit cake using salt pork and chopped apples.
The article describes torchen lace used on flannel skirts and white flannel garments. It notes lace crown and fur brim as common dressy millinery touches, with contrasting gold accents appearing in high fashion.
A humorous poetic piece describes a singer who dresses as Santa each Christmas to hand out presents to kids. It notes his cheerful disguise brings joy to children and lightens sorrows with a rainbow of smiles, though it claims this may not be his natural style.
A collage of witty lines from multiple papers shows playful exchanges on gender, manners, and manners about beer and wine. Jokes feature a boy president and a girl boss, a clean-faced child, a football hero with injuries, and a husband wife quip. The era’s tone echoes in brief, characterful vignettes.
Rufus Almeyer, a tile works employee in Warsaw, rode the local freight Saturday night to visit his mother, reported by Orrville Crescent.
A humorous warning urges not to bluff about gifts or pretend for a grand holiday surprise. It advises telling friends you expect no gifts to avoid charity pressure and cautions against gifting impractical presents to recipients. It also stresses buying sensible items for family, avoiding overpromising, and remembering orphan children.
A tongue in cheek remark by the cheese box sage notes that a girl in an exceptionally small shoe suffers less pain than her younger peers. The comment, made in a lighthearted tone, reflects social conversations about fashion and youth.
A collage of short quotes from Indiana papers covers diverse topics from politics to culture. Mentions include President Castro, Andrew Carnegie’s daughter, and Senator Beveridge, with sharp asides on crime laws and local scandals. The pieces reflect satirical and editorial tones across multiple cities.
A writer crafts a lengthy poem about snow then looks out the window in sorrow. He bypasses the editor and stays home as the snow unexpectedly shifts to rain.
The landlady notices Miss Deering's pleased look after a drawing class. The Freckled Fanatic quotes Mr Keevers about great painters facing poverty during the grind for fame, drawing a brief, quiet pause among the boarders. Edward Singer.
A compact collection of sharp phrases from newspaper wit, noting a Detroit Free Press remark on generosity and memory, a Buffalo News quip about revivalist Knapp and a preacher’s plea, and a Boston Herald notice that Ambassador McCormick rents an opulent St. Petersburg palace for 120000 a year.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh and a constitutional remedy. It claims internally taken medicine heals blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 reward for any uncured case, and invites testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo.
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