The Farmer Is All Right in Indiana News
A 1910s Indiana discussion praises farmers, arguing rural life now undercuts city bias. It notes farmers’ rising independence, home telephones, market access, rural education, and social life, while contrasting old hard labor with modern farming tech. Mentions politicians, newspapers, and public figures in a broad, satirical tone.
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Indiana
State Teachers’ Association
Indianasi
Indianapolis
Chicago
Buffalo
Commission Urges End to Spitting to Halt TB Spread
A 32 member French commission on pulmonary tuberculosis urges preventing spitting on the ground as the disease transmits through sputum. The piece notes Indianapolis police should curb spitting on sidewalks and public building steps and floors, suggesting the local ordinance against spitting has been forgotten.
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Indianapolis Police Department
Indiana Teachers Association Endorses Durbin Policy
The Indiana State Teachers Association endorses Gov. Durbin's nonpartisan plan for penal and benevolent institutions while opposing the Republican controlled Michigan City prison board. Lawrence McTurnan, Madison County superintendent and Durbin ally, chairs the resolutions committee.
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Durbin
Penal and Benevolent Institutions
Indiana
State Teachers’ Association
Michigan City
Resolutions Committee
Lawrence McTurnan
Madison County
Count on Indiana for politics and school board control
The piece notes Indiana politics, mentioning the state teachers association adopting a nonpartisan school board management stance while admitting it remains influenced by a coalition that controlled the nominating committee and officers.
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Indiana
State Teachers’ Association
Brightwood Crowding Sparks City Transit Critique
Residents describe streetcar crowding as positively indecent, with women and children in tight conditions. The Board of Works is urged to take action and stop silently enabling the problem through inaction.
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Brightwood
Board of Works
Samuel L Scott Seeks Democratic State Superintendent Nomination
Jeffersonville resident Samuel L Scott enters the race for state superintendent as a Democrat amid a loud field of Republican hopefuls. His campaign signals a bold challenge to the party lineup and taps into local political chatter.
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Samuel L. Scott
Jeffersonville
Crockett to retire from republican state committee race
Crockett of South Bend will retire from the Republican state committee while other contenders remain to navigate a turbulent political landscape.
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Crockett
South Bend
Republican State Committee
Christmas Neckties Decorate Rummage Sale Counter
A stash of neckties donated for a Christmas rummage sale decorates the sale counter. In other news, the hedge fence business troubles leading Indian apolitans with a thorn in the flesh.
Twilight of Love and Farm Accidents Note
Poem fragment on fading love contrasts with farm accidents and distressing injuries. Old verse reflects on years of passion fading as rain of ashes settles. Mentions Night, Time's tragedies, and a suggestion to depart before night. Ends with a brief crude line about farm cuts and stings.
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The
Bookman
Humorous Tales and Anecdotes From an Old Governor's Visit
A collection of short anecdotes includes Gov Dick Oglesby joking about pardoning an abductor to win a wife, Nye the congressman teased during a dinner, a minister’s humorous retort to a disrupted prayer, and a Scotsman’s puzzled reply about building a railway in a flat country.
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Mr. McDowell
Dick Oglesby
Springfield
McDowell
Highlands
Scotland
United States
Far West
Mr. Ferguson
Papers critique Roosevelt row and appointment practices
The piece contrasts Roosevelt's conduct with past presidents, calling the alleged executive mansion barroom scene hard to credit while approving Roosevelt’s use of Democratic input for appointments. It notes predecessors McKinley Harrison Arthur and McKinley sought Democratic advice, aligning Roosevelt with established precedents.
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Executive Mansion
United States
Roosevelt
United States Army
Dispatch
Detroit News
Iowa
Treasury
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Detroit Free Press
Kansas
Denver Post
Arthur
Gen
Harrison
McKinley
Washington Star
Ring Returns and Wedding Trip Worries
A fragment from Altimore World and other papers features dialogue about engagement rings, emotional attachment to jewelry, and a cautious outlook on a long wedding trip. The mix includes Betsy Marguerite and Harry, and a near miss with a chauffeur provokes humor in Puck.
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Maggie
Marguerite
Harry
Altimore
Lobster Patties Creamy Sea Dish
Butter and flour are cooked to a pale roux, then milk is whisked in to a smooth white sauce. Beat egg yolks into the hot sauce, add diced lobster meat, season with salt pepper and cayenne, then return to the fire to thicken into a creamy mixture.
Hot Milk for the Complexion Panacea
The item extols hot milk as a universal cure for complexion flaws. It claims washing with milk at night refreshes the face and whitening effects follow, with believers even adding milk to bathwater for magical anti fatigue benefits noted in Washington Stax.
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Noving Tatigue
Washington
Stax
Little Shavers and a New Baby in The Chronicle
Light humor from The Little Chronicle about a teacher asking children to name cow bones for soup and a child’s joke about rabbits in arithmetic. Clarence gripes about a new baby brother and a grocer’s quip leads to a mock exchange remark reflecting a playful country humor tone.
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Little Chronicle
Clarence
Engagement announced between Dickey and Clark
The engagement of Alfred E. Dickey to Miss Julie Clark of Noblesville is announced. The Swirl of Society notes various social events including a Young Women's Christian Association open house and a St Patrick's social club gathering at St Joseph's training school.
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Sue Pursell
Miss. Field
Evansville
Alfred E. Dickey
Young Woman's Christian Association
T. Keating
St. Patrick's
St. Joseph's
Tung Po and Tea Making From Ancient Chinese Wisdom
The article presents a single method for tea preparation emphasizing hot water and a scalded teapot. It cites Tung Po, the Chinese poet, who advises using water from a running stream and boiling over a lively fire. It notes the infusion should not wait for slow boiling, and gives a tea to liquid ratio of a teaspoonful per two cups plus one for the pot.
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Tung-Po
Rev Hunter's Farewell at Seventh Presbyterian Church
A farewell meeting was held Sunday night for Rev R V Hunter by Seventh Presbyterian Church members. Indianapolis pastors and former members attended. Speakers included Rev M L Haines, Rev S C Dickey, and G W Wishard of St Paul Minn. Hunter expressed regret at leaving and noted many in the city, including saloonkeepers, were glad. He will relocate to Buffalo later this week.
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R. V. Hunter
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis
M. L. Haines
S. C. Dickey
G. W. Wishard
St. Paul, Minn
Dr. Hunter
Buffalo
Funeral for Mrs. B A Dickson Held at Home
The funeral for 88 year old Mrs. B A Dickson, who died Saturday night at her son J A Dickson’s home 402 West Walnut Street, was conducted Monday at 1 30 p m from the residence. Interment followed at Crown Hill. Her father was among Franklin County’s first settlers and she had resided in Indianapolis for 36 years.
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B. A. Dickson
J. A. Dickson
W. Walnutst
Crown Hall
Turnverein Christmas Event Draws South Side Community
The South-side turnverein held its annual Christmas celebration Sunday night at 236 Prospect Street. A gymnastic exhibition impressed attendees, gifts were distributed to the children, and the event concluded with dancing.
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Turnverein
Prospect St
Fireside condemnations and political quips across papers
A collage of editorial snippings condemning firearms celebrations, mockery of Senator Hoar, hazing laws, and political predictions. It notes Roosevelt's stance on southern representation, praises his decisiveness, comments on the era of good feeling, and humor about public subsidies and hogs on sidewalks, ending with Blaine and Treasury leadership critiques.
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A. J. Beveridge
Department of Commerce
Marion, Chronicle
Roosevelt
South
Richmond Telegram
Shelbyville
Laporte Herald
Knightstown
Judson
Gov. Shaw
Fort Wayne
James G. Blaine
South Bend Times
The Honest Doctor
A woman seeks medical help for general indisposition and inertia while the doctor jokes that common ailments carry strange names. He notes many diagnoses are excuses and ends with the blunt diagnosis that she is simply lazy.
Indiana Deaths Report Highlights Local Losses
The Indiana death notices list John Lloyd Stevens 78 Brazil Edwin C Bricker 24 Fort Wayne William Barnes 91 Evansville Jack Sands 68 Evansville George Doctor Fort Wayne and John Hart killed in the Philippines to be returned to Coyr ington Lake Shore Crain killed Hiram Barnes New Carlisle and Walenty Kybarkewicz South Bend Thomas H Greenfield Greensburg government printing office employee died in Washington recently married.
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John Lloyd Stevens
Brazil
Edwin C. Bricker
Fort Wayne
William Barnes
Evansville
Lake Shore
Thomas H. Greenfield
Greensburg
Government Printing Office
Washington
Capital council adds members. over 300 total in St Patrick hall
Capital council with 276 members and M I initiated 2&8 more on Sunday afternoon at St Patrick's hall. officers for 1902 to be installed January 6. St Marys Catholic Church Young Men's Dramatic Club to present The flowing bowl next Sunday night at its hall on S Delaware st for St Boniface Society. Boys Father Mathew brigade to hold annual entertainment and feast Monday night at St Johns hall Capitol ave and Georgia st.
Secret Secretly Wedded Couple At Plainfield School
Miss Mattie Fisher of Union street and Chaplain C B Newsom of the Plainfield reform school announced a secret marriage from a year ago Newsom feared the announcement would cost him his position at the school the notice reveals the union without sensational detail
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Mattie Fisher
Union St
C.B. Newsom
Plainfield Reform School
Newsom
For Rent Rooms column notice in The Sun
Classified rental item from The Sun noting room availability with phone contact. Provides brief fragmentary details including a phone number and street reference, reflecting a short housing listing page. The readable bits show contact numbers and location hints without complete description.
Victoria Burlesquers Booked at the Empire This Week
The Victoria burlesquers have been booked for the Empire and will perform all week. They bring a week of entertainment to the venue with nightly shows and audiences urged to attend.
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Victoria
The
Empire
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Reed
Fanapolis
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Ilinois
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Honest Doctor
Atlanta Constitution
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George Doctor
John Hart
Philippines
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Catholic Affairs
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Haynes
Carter
Mobile
Malaga
CMU
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Ohiost
Boston Sword
Pettis Dry Goods CO
American National Bank
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Canital
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J. Goldberger
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Washington St
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