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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
4
The Sun notes a pattern of beer and gambling influence in Indianapolis politics with Rev Ballard accusing Mayor Bookwalter of lax enforcement. It argues churches align with breweries, condemns campaign hypocrisy, and urges Democratic victory to alter governance. It also covers the Higgins case and a governor's parole delays, highlighting personal tragedy and public pressure.
Special judge Edward Daniels questions Minturn’s ballot claim while railing at the "ring" behavior of delegate conventions. The piece argues a primary won’t curb influence and predicts Linton Cox likely nominated. James B Gray is derided for his anti Roosevelt reception remarks reflecting broader Americanism tensions.
The News praises Senator Fairbanks’ latest remarks on the Philippine question, noting the speech contains mostly negative expressions. The piece suggests the senator may have guided the News to echo approval of his statements.
The text notes Adjutant-General Corbin likely sent to greet Prince Henry so he understands the nation's breadth. The Meridian Street pavement project is described as unfinished north of the creek, with lingering mud and incomplete sidewalks.
The piece argues congress avoids fair treatment for Cuba to protect the sugar trust. It alleges the trust has long favored senators and hints at courtroom figures like Billy Herod and Henry Spaan influencing outcomes.
The comment that he is not a ring candidate draws laughter and chatter as the campaign unfolds, highlighting Ruckelshaus's stance and the public response.
A collage of quips from papers ridicules SC senators resigning bluff and delays a Miss Stone release. The Toledo item hints at a lecture bureau announcement while Buffalo notes a woman visiting a conservatory and tending a cactus.
A column surveys writerly modesty and public privacy, praising Mr. Allen as a shy yet generous conversationalist. It recounts Kipling’s lean London days, George Croly’s post office mystery, and George Eliot’s serials as copyright lapses. Twain’s latest tale misprint is laughed at by publishers.
A reader signs as A VOTER endorsing the Feb 22 editorial on the surveyor's office. They stress the chief duties include legal city and county surveys, drainage law knowledge, and bridge planning and construction oversight. They praise Mr Moore and Mr Klausmann, noting Klausmann's six years of bridge projects.
Instruction from Good Housekeeping on growing date palms from three pits planted in geranium pots. After about nine months a single stiff blade appears per pit, requiring removal of geraniums to allow roots to fill the pot. With rich loam and sand the palms develop in about a year.
The central labor union places George Sadlier horse shoer and Lauter Furniture Co on the unfair list. The health board exhausts a 2000 smallpox fund and faces about 1000 in debt. Dr Wright recovers from illness at St Vincent's and resumes practice in Claypool building.
A short verse laments March's soggy feet and melted slime. The speaker rejects spring poetry while solacing in the sound of sloshy shoes and rain soaked streets.
Hooligan boasts of aging from fifty to fifty two as he claims time flies. He recalls moving from a backwoods farm to the city and becoming a "dandy" while noting that no one laughs at him now. Henry Pratt is mentioned as a former farmhand who found his way in the city.
Clarisse quips that he is phlegmatic and dull while Newlirich learns the word. The exchange highlights a heavy man whose weight exceeds two hundred pounds.
Four busy Chicago men complain of delays caused by streetcars blocking crossings during quick lunches. They argue elevated tracks at each intersection would save time, and plan to petition the city council to compel electric companies to build them.
The Sage of Hanville laments millions of young men ignorant of government but fluent in songs like I Ain't Goin to Work. He suggests writing a history of the United States in ragtime to reflect modern life.
The piece notes the prince’s notably hearty handshake and mockingly suggests American men imitate it, criticizing a two finger handshake as nauseating and unworthy of imitation.
A brief reflective poem by Edward Singer compares fallen sailors to a sunken ship. The sunken hull lies hidden beneath the sea as ships pass unaware, its presence looming like a warning. The piece blends grave imagery with a paradoxical, sleeping menace.
The article notes thin sash curtains in silk tones like Nile green and old rose, Brussels net drapes, and durable satine for drapery and cushions. It suggests placing piano keys to the wall back with a low book shelf and tapestry accent, and promotes walnut dining furniture waxed rather than varnished. It also mentions a nine inch deep valance for built in seats.
In her dressing room the dainty maiden selects cut crystal pieces mounted in silver or silver gilt for the pitcher and basin and bowls on the washstand. Ivory or turquoise shell with a gold monogram is her fashionable alternative, while silver alone fails to meet her standards.
In a travel outfit this actress owns two wide deep hampers with gray canvas sides yellow leather straps and carnation pink satin interiors. Each tray has ribbon streamers in lace and secure compartments for hosiery garters and delicate undergarments. Many women keep such baskets for home use and buy them locally.
A collection of brief, witty exchanges and jokes from various papers. Quotes cover detective work, telegrams, family banter, modest social milestones, and humorous observations about daily life and manners.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a universal cure for scrofula and related conditions from ancient to modern times. It cites personal testimonies from Annxie Roserv and Mrs. Howard Port claiming hip disease relief and ocular scrofula cures, urging readers to start taking it and avoid alternatives.
A reflective meditation on social roles and public image. It cites Louis XIV remarks, Wendell Phillips on national direction, and Gibbon’s Rome, warning against exposing machinery of domestic life and advocating private discipline for servants and family.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes Booth Tarkington the author aims for a place in the Hoosier legislature and aspires to rise to a higher body as "The gentleman from Indiana." The rest mentions a cold remedy and Dr Wood's Pine Folk.
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