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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
8
Beatrice Fairfax relays a reader question on whether women dress to please men and records men’s mixed views. A man friend endorses horsehair bonnets while most prefer simple hats or none, and many say women dress to please themselves rather than men. The piece notes that women often choose fashionable over becoming styles and favor neat, practical attire.
A New York magazine editor praised Kipling as the Nobel Prize winner, then admitted the author was stuck, not idle, in London last year. He recounted a tale of a man who swam to a buoy but was tethered by tar, remaining stuck fast as evening fell.
Mr. L A Coromilas new Greek minister to the United States proclaims the American woman more beautiful than her sister in ancient Greece. The scene features a typical American girl and a speaker recounts a dream of Italy and marriage, ending with a quip about forearms.
A professor explains kionophilia and kionomaniacs amid a snowy scene. He notes that snow can intoxicate some into mild affection and others into dangerous frenzy, with risks of pneumonia and injuries from rolling in drifts.
Dorothy Dix argues that choosing a husband cannot be judged by his public behavior or how he treats others, noting the good fellow who is generous to strangers may neglect his wife. She warns that maternal devotion and vanity influence husbands, but cannot reliably predict marital behavior, concluding that marriage remains a game of blind chance.
An elderly Cleveland businessman, famed for his methodical habits, misses his train to reach his bride by 7 pm. He sends a telegraph to her reading Dont marry till I come. This humorous anecdote from Harper s Weekly illustrates his precise routines. The ad notes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes the grip with a 25 cent price and signature W Grove.
A salon scene opens with the Manicure Lady and Head Barber discussing dire prophecies about New York. They joke about the Brooklyn Bridge collapse and rising rents while the Lady recalls a dream of her school days and a college boy’s nails. The piece satirizes foreboding and fatalism amid urban anxieties.
A prominent diminutive member of Washington clubs wed the daughter of a notable federal officer last spring. A friend notes the husband appears shorter since marriage, and the wife replies he is now married and settled down.
A reader asks how to handle a love affair she cannot endure while fearing dismissal from work. The columnist urges immediate, clear disclosure to the man and higher authorities if needed, arguing postponement traps her and harms both, and that truth may eventually be welcomed.
Felix Adler discusses matrimonial uplift in cities, arguing love must be a permanent, reverent, soul to soul relation. He contrasts celestial love with Venus type passion, urging lifelong companionship as the basis for true cultural culture.
Invited to a long eight story tenement a fire captain climbs eight flights with hose to find an old woman at the top who says there is no fire. She explains she called him up because she could not hear him from below using an ear trumpet.
A clipped catalog of sale items lists assorted spools and silk cord, garments including belts and corsets, leather bags, hat pins, clocks, cutlery, calendars, and home accessories with reduced prices. Items are offered as choice or bulk deals with noted values and condition caveats.
A celebrated writer explains to a friend why he uses a pseudonym. He says his family disapproves of his profession and calls him penny-a liner. He asks what his father does, and the reply is that his father runs a gambling house.
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