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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1906
Page
4
Rose Pastor Stokes argues that true poverty arises when society bears costs while the wealthy gain unearned profits. She condemns land hoarding, dividends without labor, and parasitic wealth, calling for economic justice where wealth reflects work and responsibility. She profiles philanthropies as tainted, and notes the need to reshape philanthropy to expose underlying causes of poverty.
New York report describes life below as bustling streets converge with a quiet sixth floor at J G Phelps Stokes home. Ros Pastor Stokes sits in a sunlit corner, amid leather, books, and brown rugs, while servants and visitors mingle downstairs.
A historical clipping portrays Russian grand dukes as idle autocrats under the czar, noting their immense incomes, vast land holdings, and numerous privileges. It highlights their immunity from arrest, lack of court testimony, and high social rank, while hinting at mixed public perception.
The czar enforces strict prohibitions on leaving Russia or marrying without consent, with penalties of imprisonment, confiscation, or banishment. Notable cases include Grand Dukes Cyril, Paul, Alexis, Nicholas, and Duke Michael, whose marriages against royal wishes led to exile, pardons, or de facto changes in status. Some descendants now reside in England as Count and Countess Torbay.
Rust may be removed from nickel plating by covering the spata with mutton fat and letting it stand for several days. If thin treatment is followed by rubbing with powdered rotten stone and washing with strong ammonia, then water and dry white, stubborn cases yield. Also ads for Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething, accordion dress plaiting, hotel English tailoring, various cleaning and dye services.
A cold Christmas Eve unfolds with Daddy the Miser selling handmade baskets as a reporter follows, discovers a hidden fund, and witnesses a sight of charity. Daddy shares a simple supper with his granddaughter Nell, and a later donor funds their needs while the boy delivers more hope. The Daily Inquisitive reports the touching scene and the pair find support through faith and small acts of generosity.
A fragment describes parliamentary etiquette requiring members to remove hats when rising to speak or entering and leaving. It notes the speaker mentions a bill and a member associated with hat fitting, emphasizing hatlessness while seated and the penalty or custom for wearing headgear during sessions.
In dry farming trials Kubanka durum and macaroni wheat varieties showed promise on dry land. Turkish red winter wheat yielded best among tested winter wheats. Experiments reported corn yields around 1 398 bushels per acre with stover also produced.
A stray fire exercise among boys in a side street shows a toy wagon milk can with a real flame. The piece argues the child’s imaginative spark and admiration for firemen, turning street danger into a lesson in leadership and creativity, celebrating the heroic impulse.
Prediction notes a prosperous day with caution on law and quarrels. It mentions a forthcoming challenge to wealth, praise for those employed, and a headstrong child born under the sign of Chislay who will rise in business and life.
A recipe describes making a waterproof glue using three parts gum shellie and one part wala mihber. The mixture dissolves in ether under heat, then is heated and kept to form the adhesive.
In Omaha Nebraska on December 4 a young sailor Albert Bennerman declared he must surrender after a revival led by Rev. Dr. Rory Torray Bennerman, a U S Navy deserter, announced to his mother in Scotland he would face charges in Cheyenne Wyoming. The authorities expect only nominal punishment.
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