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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
4
Toyland and the Poetic Loss of Childhood Imagination
The piece laments modern toys replacing imagination with mechanism. It recalls Eugene Field and Cromwellian muses, argues that tin soldiers, blocks, and simple play foster creativity, while automobiles and ships steal poetry from childhood. It urges preserving memory of gingham dogs and calico cats for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Field
Napoleon
Notre Dame
New York Pennsylvania Station
Corporation of Bayville
Liverpool
New York
Nuremberg
Disjointed quotations and political quotes from Indiana and beyond
A jumble of commentary on democracy in Indiana, voting, and senators, plus fragmented excerpts about Adams county Ohio voter practices, a Hot Springs lynching report, and assorted literary quotes. The text blends political opinion with whimsical asides and misquoted lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Ohio
Ornethird
A Moral Issue in Taxation and Prosperity
The piece argues moral stakes tied to economic policy, taxation, and living costs. It links inequality to a broader crisis of justice, faith, and government, warning that unfair taxation and privileged profits threaten democracy and Christianity. It calls for action grounded in morality to reform distribution and public rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruskin
France
Caesar
God
Long Haul and Tight Grip
A Louisville Courier-Journal critique notes the cost of moving a congressman by miles and the value of private life versus a $7,500 job. The piece argues a traction engine cannot pull him away while he continues to bamboozle the innocent constituent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
January Sales Stare at Household Finances
A brief Ohio newspaper note reflects a husband and provider facing January sales with finances strained after Christmas, highlighting household budget concerns and consumer pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Harvard Crimson criticizes 7 a.m. college bell plan
The Harvard Crimson calls the early curfew absurd to ring the bell at 7 in the morning as many students fail to rise early. It questions how others will know when to go to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Crimson
Charleston
News. and
Hitchcock's Reforms and Mail Fraud Warning
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial warns that once reform efforts finish and arrests end, only railroads and those with franking privileges will be allowed to use the mails to commit fraud. This opinion frames reforms as a safeguard against mail fraud tied to privileged entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fragmented risqué reflection fuels uneasy mood
A troubling reflection about a girl imagining a catastrophic railroad accident and public exposure, revealing sexual undertones and voyeuristic anxiety without explicit details. The fragment hints at secretive undergarment visibility and distressing curiosity during loneliness.
The Male's Delay Postcard From Connecticut to Indiana
A humorous Detroit Free Press note claims a postal card took thirty six days to travel from Connecticut to Indiana, with a bettor insisting the sender kept it in his pocket the entire time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Indiana
Detroit
Free Press
New Confidence Game Goes Citywide Across Nations
A budget exhibit in New York teaches taxpayers how city spending works showing costs from water projects to health and education. the public analyzes department finances and monitors progress. the exhibit draws hundreds of thousands of attendees and inspires other cities to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Berlin
Christiania
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Paul
Baxter Street
Dreuth
Department of Education
Department of Health
Bureau of Municipal Research
Brentwood
Manhattan Island
What is more fatal this disease Just a Minute
A riddle poem from the Los Angeles Express asks what causes fear and aging more than illness. It ponders worries that depress people, loneliness at home, and a creature that overwhelms doctors’ cures, implying dread and fate as the true killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Los Angeles Express
Senator Sorghum Delays Interview Decision
Senator Sorghum says he has not decided whether to publish an interview directly from him. He plans to wait and gauge the effect on his constituents before releasing any statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Fame and Fate Entwine a Byway to Obscurity
A brief vignette traces fame greeting a man with a scented cigar as a promised gift. Fate counters with a grim remark, and the man retreats down a byway toward obscurity. The exchange highlights vanity and the peril of public regard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fate
What Made You Clap in the Streetcar
A humorous exchange about misinterpreting a signal in a streetcar leads to a quip where Cumrox explains he clapped by mistake thinking a family musicale at home was underway. The joke plays on mistaken signaling and domestic music gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cumrox
Washington Star
Tarbell Exposes Harsh Rhode Island Textile Labor Toll
Ida Tarbell analyzes Rhode Island’s tariff protected textile industry and details meager wages and brutal working conditions. She notes long hours, risk of injury, declining family prospects, and widespread strain on women and children, including high infant mortality and cheap labor strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Tarbell
Rhode Island
Aldrich
Lfe
New England
Hesen
Income tax as check on government extravagance
A Rocky Mountain News editorial argues a personal income tax would curb government excess by forcing lawmakers and taxpayers to justify large appropriations. It cites England’s wartime controls and warns that without direct taxes on individuals, rhetoric drives endless spending while citizens pay no immediate cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War
Navy
England
Lloyd George
Germany
Rocky Mountain News
On a Beer Market
A witty Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Mrs Brown buying a winter outfit as her husband anticipates failure, illustrating a sharp social joke about attitudes to a spouse’s misfortune. The remark reflects humor about reaction to anticipated business collapse and personal preparatory shopping.
May discovers fiance faked Shakespeare quotes
In a Cleveland Leader snippet, May is distraught after learning her fiance did not originate the quoted Shakespeare lines but repeated borrowed phrases, causing disappointment and concern about his honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Leader
The Worst of It Winters Quip Noted by Irish Man
The Philadelphia Record quotes an Irish man lamenting that the worst of winter is that it gets late so early. The remark captures the season’s gloom and the sense of time slipping away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
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Joa
Bell
Richter
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Hitchcock
James
Cliffville
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