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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
8
Dorothy Dix the Stenographer and a Bookkeeper discuss a Chicago divorce case over excessive kissing. They compare routine morning salutes to marital boredom, noting the risk of satiety and the need to balance affection. They warn against overindulgent affection, linking it to dwindling interest and potential divorce.
A man at a fashionable restaurant whistles to attract a waiter, embarrassing others, showing a lack of good breeding. The piece contrasts honesty and kindness with breeding, urging parents to instill proper manners through careful upbringing and a refined home environment. It highlights how disciplined, attentive parenting yields well bred, confident adults.
A western city railroad agent saved a dignified gentleman from an oncoming train by pulling him off the adjacent track. The man offered payment but the agent refused, then the grateful passenger gave a half dollar and a cigar as thanks.
In Harper’s Weekly a witty note recalls a diminutive national capital clubman who married the daughter of a well known federal official. A friend jokes that he seems shorter since marriage, and the wife retorts that being married means he is settled down.
Clarice complains Mr Gunson is dreadfully stingy while Clarence notes he would not even tell a story at his own expense, highlighting thrift as a defining trait in their exchange.
Poem fragment praising repeated truths about God, will, love overcoming hate, and the unity of life. The text emphasizes inner divine presence and warns against self worship as a danger, urging belief in love's power to move the world.
A humorous tale presented as Bobbie’s teacher asks for a long essay on married understanding. The father explains couples rarely truly know each other, citing miscommunications and shifting perceptions, with anecdotes about wives and husbands and mutual blind spots.
An elderly Cleveland man famed for his methodical habits married a near town woman. Delayed by urgent business he sent a telegram to the bridetonly message warning Dont marry till I come Howard. Hood's Sarsaparilla touted for loss of appetite and related ailments.
Beatrice Fairfax answers a 19 year old writer engaged to a wealthy 55 year old and torn between him and a younger love of 82. The column urges not marrying for money, stresses love as essential, warns that breaking an engagement harms trust, and advises taking time to know one’s mind before marriage.
In New York a large Trishwoman prosecutes a case where her husband is charged with beating her. The defendant appears frail and unable to stand, while the judge watches with an amused grin. The witness insists she was knocked down, not beaten, by the man.
A newly married couple visiting the Jamestown exposition joke about ships in the harbor. The husband points to a large man-of-war while the wife asks if the small tug is a tug-of-war, adding a lighthearted moment to the outing.
Duck and Ireen recount a chance meeting and budding mischief in a small town. Duck brags of money and plans for a risky bet while balancing his feelings for Ireen and her steady boyfriend Frank. The scene mixes flirtation, envy, and a shaky moral edge as their night unfolds.
A London tragedy of a poor artist couple who quit steady jobs to pursue unappealing art. The piece argues most work for money, not love, and contrasts dreamers with practical artists and writers who kept jobs despite disapproval.
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