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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
4
The passage urges turning work into an engaging pursuit by fully embracing it. It suggests tracing causes and history, considering all bearings, and recognizing benefits even in humble labor. Enthusiasm leads to love for work and easier performance, with perseverance through initial drudgery.
A poetic reflection by The Rentztown Bard on a town with no children or Christmas cheer. The speaker contrasts empty streets with memories of laughter, lights, and Santa, lamenting a vanished golden spell of childhood amid perpetual wintry gloom.
A Victorian style verse excerpt contrasts Swinburne’s meditation on death and immortality with aassertions of indomitable will. It emphasizes crown and fate, memory’s mountains, and the unstoppable force of determined soul against death and time.
The fragmentary verse reflects a speaker who abandons cares and doubts, choosing kindness and optimism over gloom. It notes tasks once daunting becoming manageable, and joy arising in disciplined duty, as the author questions the value of spreading despair. The piece cites E. Kiser of the Chicago Record-Herald as a source.
A Cleveland attorney, a southern Democrat and progressive Republican, praises Tom Johnson and reform in Ohio. He cites honest police, public service limits on street railways, and moves toward commission government, initiative, and referendum, noting many wish he hailed from Indianapolis.
A commentary on Indiana farmland and tenancy argues four in ten farms are tenant operated. It links rising tenant migration to economic decline, urges education and scientific farming, and cites Denmark as a model with state aid and farm ownership goals. It concludes Indiana faces a choice between run-down farms or modern, productive farming, offering opportunities to young men.
The New York Telegram quips about a crisis as a phone call to the theater with no one home to button a dress, highlighting a dramatic, tongue in cheek image.
Generous mother notices two pieces of cake are missing and questions Johnny about the extra portion. Johnny explains he has been busy making something and explains his actions.
A fragmentary line describes a boy visiting and receiving a piece, with the speaker noting a gesture during a past occasion. The source is the St. Louis Times.
A European hotel host and a complaining woman tourist clash over the lack of scenery amusements and cuisine while the host insists on using a grand label to describe the language barrier and experience creating a humorous exchange.
The Wall Street Journal notes cotton seed now brings 40 to 50 cents a bushel with total seed value around 165 million dollars. It highlights three major crushing firms Southern Cotton Oil American Cotton Oil and Proctor & Gamble plus many mills refining seed into hulls meal crude oil and new products like cotton flour and cooking fats.
Will Campbell of the Omaha Commercial Club funded seed corn testing after reading Iowa research. Testing 5,000 samples showed only 57 percent high grade seed and 23 percent low. The campaign spread through leaflets, letters, elevators, creameries, stores, bankers, and teachers, leading to widespread testing and a yield gain of 10 million bushels, worth about 4.5 million dollars, with profits expected to rise next year.
An analysis argues that wrecks cost railroads about 250 million dollars annually and block signals, while advancing safety, do not stop trains. The piece urges a system that can halt trains at danger signals and discusses the potential savings and costs across maintenance, depreciation, and signaling. It cites Brandeis on waste and asks which line will first develop automatic stopping to cut losses. Kansas City Texas.
The Baltimore Sun notes The New York Mail’s series titled What Sacrifices Men Have Made for Women and suggests the editor may be courting sensational copy to attract readers.
A brief observation from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that finishing Christmas shopping often yields a subtle air of superiority in conversation with those still shopping, suggesting social dynamics around holiday prep.
The Toledo Blade notes forty two state legislatures will convene next month with a reminder of divine providence for guidance and protection of citizens.
A senate judiciary subcommittee recommends to the full committee that the Senate urge Congress and the states to endorse direct popular election of U S senators, signaling a push toward nationwide reform.
A Charleston News and Courier line notes a North Carolina woman who placed a can of gasoline on a stove to boil and suggests she may have been influenced by Baltimore undertakers' ads.
The Grand Rapids Press notes King Manuel’s uncertain status as a defeated congressman and hints his whereabouts could remain a mystery for some time. The piece frames Manuel as a lingering political enigma in the wake of election outcomes.
Ohio State Journal notes Senator Lodge urges aggressive tariff revision as he campaigns for re election, framing the issue as time to act. The piece highlights the Massachusetts senior senator's stance and its political timing ahead of elections.
An eminent scientist states we do not live on the food we eat but on the air we breathe. Yet society remains in the habit of eating and shows no intent to stop. Ohio State Journal reports this paradox.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Taft's speeches in Winona Minnesota and discusses ongoing damage from earlier events. The report presents a critical view of the speech's impact and its lasting influence on local populations and sentiments.
A devastating blaze in Packingtown claims 27 lives including Chief Horan and Captain Lennon. Rescue continued as authorities fault high pressure systems and report widespread fatalities among fire crews as prayers rise for the dead and families seek answers.
Councilman George B Rubens asks city safety chief to order all five fire companies to fly flags at half mast on Chief Horan of Chicago's funeral day. He plans a telegram of condolence to Chicago on behalf of the city council.
Fire swept through the Shubert theater building in New Orleans on Friday morning. Within thirty minutes the interior was a blazing mass and three African American workers were believed fatally burned. Damage was placed at about half a million dollars before the fire was controlled.
Odd Fellows ball an historic southern opera house in the commercial district was destroyed by fire early Friday in Norfolk Virginia. The blaze caused an estimated loss exceeding 150000 dollars, with the building and its contents reduced to ashes and charred timbers.
Toledo fires gutted the Toledo biscuit company's plant Friday morning causing an estimated $200,000 in loss. The blaze left the facility completely devasted and disrupted local bakery production.
A convention program in Indianapolis features music by violinist Johannes Mierseh soprano Mary Ellett Heness and organist W P Chrisler. Sessions cover silent reading manual training and modern language with speeches by university professors and local educators.
Professor H E Slaught of the University of Chicago aims to form a Chicago graduates and former students group in Indianapolis with attorney Emsley W Johnson assisting. About forty graduates are present plus many postgraduate non-degree holders. A meeting is set for 7 30 p m at the Claypool hotel parlor floor to establish a permanent organization, with numerous Indianapolis graduates listed.
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