Move Toward Real Blockade and Inkstained Politics
The piece argues the US will back a true blockade of Venezuela under the Monroe doctrine and urges arbitration. It rails against Bookwalter over the pest house pledge, critiques Indianapolis arts, tariff changes for the Philippines, and prison labor reform. It ends by noting Mascagni’s music fails to impress unmusical baggage and transfer firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Germany
United States
England
Uncle Sam
Bookwalter
SUN
A Corner for the Women Hall Clocks and Gift Ideas
The piece promotes hall clocks from $25 to $50 as stylish gifts for women, noting domestic and imported options with mahogany or oak cases, and explains the value lies in the works. It also suggests fashion notes, fabrics, veils, and several gift ideas for men including umbrellas, robes, a Morris chair, fur gloves, a student lamp, and a fountain pen.
German Toast Bread Dish Uses Milk Soaked Slices
A recipe note suggests using stale bread by toasting slices lightly in a mixture of two parts tea and one pint of milk. The method aims to improve texture and flavor while preventing waste.
Fiddler's Find Worth a Thousand Dollars
City assessor I Moore of Lansing traded an old watch twenty five years ago for a shabby fiddle. After years of use the instrument revealed itself as a Steiner fiddle from Germany dated 1767. The inscription on the inner side confirms origin and date making the piece a valuable historic relic worth about one thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Moore
Lansing
Moore
Germany
Clock stoppage by hotel cat at Hotel Becket
In Dayton Ohio the lobby clock at the Hotel Becket stopped when an office cat climbed a step ladder and seized the pendulum. The cat then walked away, leaving the clock still.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becket
Dayton
Longtime Pen Pals From Franklin County to Illinois
Mrs J J Smith of Columbus Ohio and Mrs Sarah E Martin of Wenona NL maintain uninterrupted correspondence of forty seven years. Born in Franklin county Ohio the pair have remained close friends since childhood exchanging letters monthly from the first to the fifteenth. Only gaps occur when one visits the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Smith
Columbus
Sarah E. Martin
Wenona
Franklin County
Ohio
Martin
Illinois
Jester's Joke Brings Laugh, Fulfilling a Crisis
James Abernathy of St. Louis, a little known jester, cracked a joke that woke his wife who had been asleep for a week. The incident marked the end of a strange illness, though the specifics of the joke remain untold by both husband and wife. The doctor admits uncertainty about the cause and effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Abernathy
St. Louis
Abernathy
Dough Duel At University Sparks Pistol Fight In Boulder
G Y Howard a New Mexico freshman at the State university in Boulder fought Eugene Dawson a Denver junior in a moonlit pistol duel after a campus clash over a broken meerschaum pipe. Both believed the bullets were real until the next morning with Dawson wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Y. Howard
New Mexico
State University
Boulder
Col
Eugene Dawson
Denver
Dawson
Howard
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer Takes a Turn
A brief item notes a singer offering sketches and songs as part of an artistic pursuit. Her Lessons questions arise as a mother asks about continuing music lessons for her daughter. The piece hints at familial pressure and early artistic guidance.
Freckled Fanatic Faces Breakfast Challenge
A grocery clerk teases Flow about morning digestion as the Freckled Fanatic begins a vigorous breakfast ritual. The landlady complains about rehearsal jitters before guests, while the group boards watch the scene over coffee and steak.
When will the days begin to get longer
An anxious reader asks about seasonal daylight changes noting the effect on a large family with limited means after Christmas. A reader references a recent wedding and bridesmaids eyes growing at the sight of the ring while paying for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
New York
Common Sense
Indiana
Inquirer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indianapolis Sun
Ned
Jorial Roomsiness Office
Cale
Billson
Foreign Advertising Department
Tribune Building
Chicago
Philippines
Mascagni
India
Jace
Ana
Cat
Atars
Santa Claus
The
Toys—New Basement
China
Udell
Daisy
King All Rifles
Harmiess
Parchessi
Cuba
Haviland
Evasegee
Robinson Crusoe
Me Umana
Pettis Dry Goods Co
National Furniture Co
W. Washington Street
Dentistry
Union Painless Dentists
Circle and
Market Streets
Monument
Carlin & Lennox
Ed Er As
Sing
Edward Singer
Reed
National House
Candy Cathartic
America
Sterling Remedy Co
of Clothiers
Rubens
W. Washington St
Tailora
Olothlees
West Wash
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