Indiana politics in heat as race for supreme bench intensifies
Indiana politics reaches fever pitch as candidates flood the governor with wishes for the forthcoming supreme court vacancy. The piece notes officials and outsiders alike rushing to influence, including naming Francis E. Baker for federal judgeship, and describes strategic moves and the term kick ing two men upstairs. It cites the Indiana club of Chicago, the Blind institute, and debates over moving the institute, co education, jury venues, and pension questions for Mrs. McKinley, all set against winter political climate and upcoming legislative actions.
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Indiana
Supreme Bench
Francis E. Baker
Washington
Supreme Court
Robert S. Taylor
Indiana Club of
Chicago
Hanna
McKinley
Congress
Smiles and chatter mix with society jests in 19th century snippets
A collage of amusing exchanges and social quips from newspapers includes a married money joke between a heiress and Harold, a child’s quip about worrying mothers, light witticisms about Miss De Muir and a cannibal king’s query, plus ads for sarsaparilla and Baldwin pianos and a ten cent real estate ad in The Bun.
A Scheme That Failed
Lily Net sleeps. Kriss Kringle sneaks in as Santa. The awakening reveals she knows the man is her father in disguise. She teases him about his dress while planning to finish dressing and continue with daily tasks. The scene blends odd whimsy with domestic bustle as a phone call looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Net
Kriss Kringle
Mouse
Verse from preface of new jingles book charm
A fragment from the preface of a new book of jingles presents a playful quatrain about finishing a story and awaiting fame. The lines hint at self reflection and the writer’s hope for recognition, using a brisk rhyme scheme and self aware tone.
Podunk Times Promises New Paper in Podunk
The Podunk Times notes a forthcoming local paper in Podunk, decrying the impact on town pride. The piece comments on Abe Hartzell’s discovery that Podunk lacks major urban amenities and wonders who will lead the new publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podunk
Abe Hartzell
New York
Boston
Infant industries meaning from a child's question
Mrs Lightmind discusses the phrase infant industries with Willie, guessing it refers to factories that manufacture baby foods, while reading Laura Jean Libbey. The exchange from Edward Singer captures a gentle, humorous moment about economic terms and everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma
Little Willie
Willie
Mrs. Lightmind
Laura Jean Libbey
Edward Singer
Mother's Day Gift List From a Bygone Era
A nostalgic catalog of gifts for mother featuring ornate lace, embroidered doilies, silks, jewelry, perfumes, furs, a carved marble statue, and fashionable home goods. The passage emphasizes that nothing pleases mother more than well behaved, loving children, with items ranging from a pretty kimono to a carved chest and a bouquet of cherished keepsakes.
What the Papers Say on Public Trial and Politics
A collage of editorial quips critiques and observations from 1930s papers. The Detroit Free Press stresses trial fairness amid Sun bias while Grand Rapids Democrat cites jury ideals. Omaha alderman targets seasonal gate swinging. Buffalo News notes weather and romance. Schley prize money quip. New York News reflects on racial makeup of Congress and a historic shift.
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United States
New York Sun
Detroit Free Press
Dewey
Schley
Grand Rapids
Omaha
Buffalo News
Schley Court of Inquiry
Maclay
Topeka Journal
Congress
New York News
Brighten Patent Leather With Turpentine Cleanser
The article advises using spirits of turpentine to cleanse and brighten patent leather. It emphasizes turpentine as the cleansing agent to restore shine and remove grime from patent leather items.
Try them When you feel dull after eating
When you have no appetite and a bad taste in the mouth, with torpid liver and constipated bowels, headaches, or bilious feelings. The product promises to cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate the liver and bowels. Sold by all druggists.
Irish temperance tale and other small town scenes
A collection of vignettes from Good Words and Boston Record recounts Father Mathew’s teetotalism antics with Lord Brougham in London and a ribald lord’s vow, a New England couple’s orderly housekeeping near New York, a Philadelphia parish joke about a counterfeit coin during a church offering, a witty equity court insurer tale with a Berkshire witness, and a Baltimore fire anecdote from Judge Aldrich’s courtroom.
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Brougham
Father’ Mathew
Father Mathew
London
Total Abstinence Society
Bringham
House of Lords
St. Thomas Aquinas
Philadelphia
Father Carey
Equity Court
Federal
Judge Aldrich
Berkshire Hills
Thrifty investor questions Christmas returns
A collection of editorial snippets from various Indiana papers comments on financial prudence during the holidays gas and coal bills for non users, and a critique of political and press issues including references to Winfield Scott Schley, Baker appointment, and Indianapolis papers. Whitecapping in southern Indiana is condemned as lynching and barbarous.
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Muncle Herald
Indiana
Terre Haute Tribune
Winfield Scott Schley
Winfield Scott Hancock
Columbus Republican
Indianapolis
Baker
Anderson News
Violets and Saintlike Love in Smart Set Verse
Poem from Smart Set expresses deep affection through violets and fragrant imagery. The speaker recalls defeated grief, breathes the violet scent, and declares love for the poem’s addressee as sacred and enduring. The stanza-style contemplation links flowers, memory, and devotion.
Latest Ostrich Feather Muffs Display Elegant Spoof of Style
The piece extols ostrich feather muffs as the season’s latest and grandest accessories. Descriptions highlight their large, flat effect with long feather quills hidden, and note half yard widths with decorative tail-like feather clusters and chiffon accents.
No Title Given About Wit and Wives
A short aphorism rich with social humor suggests men struggle to support unappreciative wives. It notes that many opinions stem from a spouse's influence and jokes about outdated notions of order and access to an index in this old world.
Sewing Teachings For Consecrated Women In Training
The passage describes sewing instruction as a careful, humane practice not overly burdensome. It emphasizes that wastefulness is sinful, students work with modest materials and precise tools, and young women learn sewing as part of their consecrated religious life and daily labor for God.
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