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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
8
Poem reflects on the impermanence of beauty joy and sorrow and urges calm hopeful living. It contrasts blooming rose and bleak November sky noting comforts in youth promise and divine law of recompense. It ends with a call to daily self improvement through study and discipline.
The poem parodies a vice of wealth and power as a satiric descent from glory to judgment. A figure seeks heavenly gates but is denied access, facing a stern gatekeeper and the promise of consequence for arrogance.
A folk lament from Georgia records a late night government raid on a moonshine operation. The narrator laments the loss of his still and mocks officials who allegedly seized it during the night.
A Georgian philosopher argues that if a big trust possesses a soul Satan would struggle after death as it would corrupt all the coal in his realm. He uses the phrase cor aver to describe the corrupting power such a trust would exert.
A mother of a newborn baby shares a playful dialogue with a caller who asks about the infant. She notes the baby does everything in a grand way while the caller probes if the child can walk, say mamma, or crawl, and she highlights the baby’s charming smiles and breathing.
A humorous exchange cites a couple talking about Christmas gifts and poverty on a Colfax farm, recalling a thriftier season and wary of gift giving. The Manicure Lady and Head Barber debate true meaning, while Wilfred and other relatives highlight struggle and humor.
A historian notes the defense lawyer for the milkman accused of adulterated milk may have been swayed by his client’s business. The remark implies the attorney’s approach influenced witness questioning and strategy during the trial.
A humorous exchange contrasts fairy godmothers with a joke about the rich feast. One character laments the lack of magical help for the poor while another quips that people fear being asked for a beefsteak.
A Christmas eve poem portrays adult and child worlds near a Bethlehem dawn. The gates of a children’s realm open as fairy echoes return and the home bells summon sleep. The piece links Christmas joy with the Boy Child’s birth in Bethlehem, inviting grown ups to hear a child’s song.
Helen dreads a Christmas gathering that centers on Carries family and their well treated children. She worries about jealousy over attention to Carries babies and fears how her own newborn Winifred will be received, intensifying old resentments under Warrens insistence on a two family holiday.
A playful verse recounts Santa's trip to the city to buy a feast and toys. He tips staff, pawns his bag of toys, and laments overindulgence as he confronts a frugal holiday season. Santa’s misadventure explains why stockings may be light.
The text argues most people fail to stay healthy or succeed thanks to inconsistent deep breathing and daily practice. It cites Dr. Jean Williams on poor breathers and links regular lung-friendly exercise and outdoor breathing to increased oxygenation and better health.
A mixed collection of humorous quips and scattered reflections on character, health and success. Jokes touch on saloon closures and politics while advice columns urge self-control, disciplined breathing, and mental focus as keys to health and achievement.
A stylish improvised evening wrap from a thrift prior era. A girl converts an old deep strawberry skirt into a practical cape with hood using simple cuts. She saves pennies, adds swans down edging, and ends up with an affordable, fashionable wrap that impressed friends.
The defense counsel asks the court to place the defendant on probation. The judge objects noting a crime has been committed and punishment is warranted. The dialogue mentions jurors being locked up for nine weeks.
A meditation on longing as a divine force that shapes life. The text contrasts earthly striving with the higher call to let new life in and reach from hope to hope, urging readers to realize the heart's full scope beyond present contentment.
The passage muses on virtue and resilience, noting that seeking good in people and leaving harm to divine will help temper grief. It claims humor disinfects emotion and jokes about love, solitude, and life’s dual comedy and tragedy. It cautions against long forgotten learning and self-promotion over talent.
Desperate Desmond endures thirst again as Claude and Rosamond pursue him. A sandstorm sweeps down, forcing Desmond and his Arabian ally to dodge danger while Ben teaches how to evade the storm, leaving readers eager to learn the outcome in tomorrow’s issue.
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