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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
4
The piece rails at Col. Harry B. Smith and the Elliott ring aiming to control nominations. It argues the Moriarity gas ordinance should be killed and endorses a safer future, urging readers to beware schemes. It also calls for a durable stone bridge plan and notes local political rumors and unlikely alliances.
As candidates multiply in the county offices the ring smiles on, while Col. Harry B. Smith recalls the game and novice Charlie Elliott grows wary. Police Superintendent Taffe moves oddly to perform wonders and Mr. Carnegie appears as a loud air artist in a charged political scene.
Advice on cleaning old oak furniture with hot beer and beeswax polish. Uses pipe clay to reduce soap in laundry and to soften hard water by aeration. White lead cement mends china durable for water. A linen crash rug under sewing equipment protects fabrics and keeps dust off floors.
A Kansas judge threatens to jail Gov. Stanley for contempt of court, the governor counters with remarks about pardon powers. The exchange highlights ongoing friction between state executive authority and the judiciary.
An advertisement promotes Dr John W Bull’s Cough Syrup as pleasant to take and easy to administer. It asserts children like it and describes the product as the genuine remedy.
A compilation of quotations from Dr. A. W. Brayton Hugh McGowan Dr. F. C. Stewart Lewis McMurray Capt. Bryson William Bosson Samuel E. Morss John Mitchell Charles Lavery Michael Kelly Dr. Eugene Davis We do not want magazines when we buy newspapers J. L. Feltman J. F. White Bill Flynn Amos Reagan A. N. Grant Rev. George McIntosh Detective James Collins Dc. P. Lesh Doc Stoner Attorney Eli Ritter Fred Mieth H. H. Lee Jr See Dove Edward Hawkins Martin Huge Fred Eppert T. P. Kiser. The remarks touch on politics labor gas coal bridges and city governance with contrasting views.
An Ainslee's Magazine profile highlights the hotel housekeeper as the unseen tamer of a vast staff. It details duties from se nagging supervision of maids and linen rooms to coordinating repairs and daily cleanliness. The piece also recalls an old railway engineer tale and ends with Railway World reporting on Union Pacific's objections to funding sparse Nebraska Wyoming schools.
Fry oysters by breading in crumbs and egg wash then in crumbs again. Deep fry at boiling point, in small batches for crispness. Serve immediately. Escalloped oysters layer crumbs and oysters with milk and oyster liquor, bake until browned, finished with buttered crumbs and optional Worcestershire or lemon juice.
Surt-of-parks Power reports city maintenance cost of 97525 with 900 left from appropriation. He urges extending Fall Creek Boulevard and creating more small parks. A Riverside park water system is badly needed and new stone bridges are proposed over White River at Thirtieth Street and at Riverside Park north end to connect Northwest ern Ave and Cooper Road.
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh cure. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo as proprietors and includes endorsements from West Truax and Kinman Marvin druggists. The cure is claimed to act internally on blood and mucous surfaces with price 75 cents per bottle.
A grieving wife on a train endures sneers at her husband Jim and the public gaze. She rejects envy of others, choosing to bear the pain and stay by his side as his wife to comfort him. The poem explores shame, devotion, pride, and lost dignity in a fraught domestic moment.
A Washington Star poem laments lost boyhood pleasures and sturdy reading. The speaker recalls Arnold Winkelried and Daniel Webster, contrasts them with modern topics like political pome and an office seeking tale. The piece mourns diminished thought and echoes of classic readers.
The editorial mentions wealth creation through spending, a presidential visit for a monument dedication, and Greenfield’s call to send at least 550 youths to Butler University in Irvington, highlighting local optimism about higher education and civic life. It notes Butler’s proximity and the value of an electric car ride for commuting students.
Henry exercises his rights and acts as if the phone is his own while calling the governor. He waits while busy, noting old chums have never met. Bills, a citizen of this glorious land, stands in the scene with familiar pride.
A poem fragment reflects on Betty’s teary eyes over onion peels. In a separate note, Spanish-American War veterans at Camp No 7 hosted a smoker at the Commercial Club to bid farewell to Col. C H Noble and welcome Maj. J G Macklin at the local recruiting office.
The recipe directs beating a scant half can with butter until creamy. Gradually add half a cup of powdered sugar until smooth. Stir in a quarter cup of cream and place the bowl in boiling water. Beat briskly for a minute to thicken, then fold in lemon juice and grated rind.
Poem fragment reflects on time and stage space at life’s theater. The speaker laments the shrinking time given for wise acts and notes the broader audience and chorus when one plays the fool.
The directors of the Art Association, at its latest meeting, adopted regulations honoring the memory of the late Charles E E Hollenbeck, a former member of the board.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the radical and permanent cure for scrofula and related ailments. It claims the medicine expels humors, cures emotions, and strengthens the entire system for all ages, detailing symptoms like neck swellings and debility.
The sheriff praises the bandits after a gunfight saying they fought well but the posse proved overwhelming. One bandit, though badly wounded, manages to speak and recalls planning with Bill as fifty to one shots during the confrontation.
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