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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1903
Page
4
Indianapolis welcomes Honest John Mitchell as a prominent national figure praised for his leadership in the coal miners United States labor dispute. The text extols his peaceful resolution through arbitration and the Mitchell plan, arguing it benefited both labor and capital.
The Indianapolis Journal argues against renaming the Indianapolis army post to honor Gen Benjamin Harrison, noting the site and honor were long decided and warning lawmakers that changing the name could offend Indiana’s memory and risk losing the site. The piece also mocks state legislators’ focus and mentions a payday and ongoing street holes on Massachusetts Avenue.
A collage of syndicated clippings cites varied editorials and opinions from Indiana newspapers. Topics include proposed prohibitions on franchise abuses, civil service salaries, fuel shortages commentary, school book funding debates, religious and political figures, and general newspaper sentiment on national issues. The selections reflect midwestern editorial tone and contentious public policy debates.
A mixed set of satirical sketches and verses by Edward Singer or alike, depicting social quirks and storytelling in a period voice. The garbled lines show playful portraits of lovers, travelers, and oddities, with tongue in cheek humor about fame, fortune, and folly.
A collage of mock dialogues and verse from various papers including Detroit Free Press and Philadelphia Press. Bits touch on weather predictions, a dog under a car, long marriage anniversaries, and a humorous poem about a man’s den and his tidy wife. The tone mimics late 19th or early 20th century humor columns with clipped, playful exchanges.
The piece reviews abirt waist revival with dark blue ta ffe ta gowns and white ensembles dominating daytime wear. It notes shirts waists, embroidered details, and varied fabrics. hints at affordable suits, hats, and coats, with linen shopping tips and a Daily Recipe for a shrimp salad.
A poetic fragment from Christian Endeavor World contrasts a baby’s dreamlit bedtime prayer with a somber wartime scene. The piece shifts to Coventry Patmore’s lines about a child’s lost sleep and ends with a wreck on the Great Western railway, detailing fatalities and a bridge collapse.
Fragmentary passage discusses eczema known as tetter or catt recip, mentioning hereditary versus acquired conditions. The text is jumbled with garbled words and lacks coherent facts, names, dates, places, or measurable outcomes to summarize further.
Mrs Roosevelt, famed for tact, greeted Louhinie a former New York department store saleswoman at a White House reception with warmth and inclusion. The article notes the remaining presidential widows, the late Mrs Grant and others, and describes a stark quiet drawing room in Mrs Whitney’s home with minimal furnishings, highlighting a shift to simple elegance in taste.
A fragmentary notice urges readers to support matchmaking or social aid ventures, referencing patient effort and soft water penetrating rock as a metaphor for persistence. The text mentions a blunted plea for assistance and a contact in The Bun with tiny cost details and a local postal address.
A fragmentary page item blends a nostalgic poem about youth and a fantasy voyage with a brief, garbled insert praising Beanstalk Jock and a promotional notice for Sarsaparilla. The ad copy touts a shave for 10 cents at Phoenix Harborshop, 158 E Market St.
A reflective verse passage on human failing and the scarce moments of virtue. The speaker urges writing the bad we have done and the good we failed to begin, then balancing it with the longing that sustains striving. Lowell voices faith that even imperfect lives may be judged by mercy and hope.
A reminiscence evokes a charming village girl once saluted by fans and remembered at a cradled plane. The speaker contrasts old and modern forms of a maidenly prayer, noting a courteous refrain that “Curfew shall not ring tonight” echoes in nostalgic tones.
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