Singleness of Purpose for Indianapolis Centennial Plan
An editorial urges concentrated effort by commercial groups to shape a centennial 1916 celebration for Indiana and Indianapolis. It advocates combining energies, planning durable projects, and using state and federal cooperation to develop boulevards, parks, and a Fort Benjamin Harrison link, stressing unity over splintered action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Statehouse
White River
City
Tate
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Kansas City
Inapolis
Words not deeds echo in a bantering exchange
A flirtatious exchange unfolds as a man compliments a girl and she counters that words alone prove nothing. The dialogue hints at mischief and desire while contrasting appearances with true intent. The scene emphasizes wit over flattery.
Man Retraces Fishing Tale With Tiny Catches
A man claims to have fished yesterday and caught two fish. One was three and a half inches, the other two inches. Bystanders doubt the tale, joking he likely didn’t bite at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hkansas Oty Times
Come in deer Supper ready and slippers waiting
A tired husband reluctantly agrees to wait for a new hat as Molly ushers him to a cozy domestic scene with supper, slippers, and a pipe and tobacco on the writing desk awaiting him.
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Sun
Ohio Street
Smith & Budd
Brunswick
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tribune
Chicago
Third National Bank
St. Louis
The Social Deadline and the City Exodus
The piece describes a social exodus as incomes rise and families move from poorer to wealthier city areas. It notes husbands deflect blame to wives, highlights women like Hull House founders guiding reform, and argues culture should be shared rather than sequestered, urging art and education for all.
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Mayme
Wellesley
George
Harvard
Hfe
College
Hull House
Jane Addams
Halstead Street
Charlotte Perkins Stetson
Her Confounded Neatness by Kennett Harris
A humorous verse where a husband begs for dirt and disarray, lamenting his wife Emmeline’s obsession with cleanliness. He complains about mops, soap, and tidy routines while yearning for a messy, carefree life. The speaker vows to stay tidy yet hides his wish for a sloppier, freer domestic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett Harris
Great Women of History Josephine Tascher de La Pagerie
A historical vignette traces Josephine, born Marie Josѐphe Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique, from a planter’s daughter to Napoleon’s wife and French empress. It notes her early losses, the 1790s Paris upheavals, and her marriage to Beauharnais before meeting Napoleon and shaping a storied ascent and heartache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planter
Old Martinique
Marie Josephe Tascher de la Pagerie
Tascher
la Pagerie
Josephine
Martinique
Madame Tascher
France
Beauhernais
Paris
Beauharnais
Eugene
Bonaparte
Napoleon
Italy
Why He Wanted It Employer-What Comic Dialogue
A brief comic exchange shows an Office Boy seeking a raise but offered only a week’s pay while explaining he is now engaged and his girl wishes to be taken about. The humor rests on the mismatch between demand and raise and the boy’s wedding plans.
Busy day interruption prompts curt exchange
A visitor tells Mr Growel he did not want to disturb him and the busy man thanks him for coming in. The exchange ends with mutual acknowledgement of consideration.
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Willis S. Thompson
Association of American Advertisers
New York City
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Yoses
Timothy
Red Top
Nervo
Hare
BY the
Way
Elbert
Hubbard
America
Buffalo
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Hyde Park
Boston
Commonwealth Avenue
Uptown
Meridian Street
Washington Boulevard
Ake
the Empress Josephine
Thomas B. Gregory
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