The Joke Is Not On Spaan in Politics and Press
The piece criticizes The News for a perceived bias against Henry Spaan as he defends Edwin Logedon, a city officer charged with grafting allegations. Spaan, a Democrat, promotes McCullough’s mayoral nomination while denouncing graft in city governance. The News is accused of inconsistency and sensationalism while treating Logedon as a scapegoat. The column also urges health action amid Indianapolis infant stomach illness deaths attributed to indigestion possibly from milk or water and calls for Board of Health investigation.
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Henry Spaan
Edwin Logedon
Logadon
McCullough
Spean Telke
Am 4
Democrat
Spaap
Indianapolis
Board of Health
It Is Up to the Negro in Crime and Civility
A dated editorial fragment discusses race and crime, urging decency by Black individuals in the face of rape incidents and noting the broader implications for civilization. It then shifts to civic topics urging water conservation, railroad expansion, and political infighting, reflecting a mix of national and local worries.
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New Jersey
New York State
Prolittes warming up in Indianapolis
An exchamme claims warming up in Indianapolis, raising questions if the city is already warm enough. The column cites assorted editorials and notices from Indiana papers including Anderson Bulletin and Lafayette Courier, with commentary on political figures and social events.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Fort Wayne
Gagette
Charged With Perjury In Adams-McNames Case
Gi Sightown Indiana July Harry Bunyan arrested charged with perjury for allegedly sworn falsely in the Adams McNames case involving a girl who is 16 years old.
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Ind
Harry Bunyan
Adams-McNames
Minister's Consoling Note Offends Bereaved Widow
A West Philadelphia widow recalls a minister's remark after her husband's death. The neighbor asked if he offered comfort, and the widow replied that the minister did not. She quotes the Ledger in noting the minister said her husband was better off, a response she found inappropriate.
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West Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Quaker Reflections in a Porous Plaster Joke Page
A Philadelphia Record humor column titled Quaker Reflections mocks social vanity with puns about plaster porosity corn on the cob and catching compliments. It notes a woman hides her age more than a rash or ragged appearance and frames aging with light satire.
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Philadelphia
Quirky Caro Mammy and Courtroom Wit Published
A rural Carolina vignette recalls a mixed scene with an old mammy guarding her visitors and comic exchanges about counting pickaninny names. Frank Kenown recounts a theater anecdote about Othello with a thrown handkerchief and a judge’s sharp reply to a critic about the court’s intellect.
Quips and Stumbles in a Streetcar Trash Talk Parade
A collage of comic exchanges and jests from era papers. A positive man vows drink saves him from ruin while claiming vast investments in an Inebriates' club. A caddie joke and hostile banter about writers and streetcars hint at satirical modern life.
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Yonkers
Howells Favors Some Young Poets at Philadelphia Inn Club
The Detroit News-Cribune reports Willam Dean Howells often greets aspiring writers with courtesy. A Philadelphia inn club anecdote tells of a youth who visited Howells with two sonnets and no introduction. He praised the second poem as better, but Howells declined to listen to it further.
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Willam Dean Howells
Detroit News-Cribune
Franklin Inn Club
Philadelphia
Mr. Howells
Howells
Pointed Paragraphs in a City Life Scene
A fragmentary Chicago News style passage laments social pretensions and urban real estate power. It notes smiling, light, and sight, mocks reform-minded graduates, and asks how affection and contraction harmonize with city manners. The piece hints at urban hypocrisy and bemused observations.
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Guthmor
Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor and Murder Trial Notes
A garbled early 20th century item discusses marriage and rivalry with satire about a wife, a neighbor, and a chair. The piece shifts to Greencastle Indiana where coroner's inquiry on July 1 notes Henry Seward held for murder of his wife. Mrs Seward found murdered, Seward reportedly shows stolid indifference amid the investigation.
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Greencastle
Ind
Henry Seward
Seward
Women Drummers and Traveling Saleswomen Ahead of Their Time
The Chicago Chronicle notes more than fifty women earn solid incomes as drummers or traveling saleswomen in the United States. It highlights success stories from Minneapolis and Chicago, mentions names like Alas Putbone and Miss McCue, and discusses wages, travel challenges, and the evolving role of women in sales and business. The piece also includes recipes for Raspberry Tapioca and Peach Custard and comments on cheese quality and household purchasing authority.
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United States
Bustiems
Chicago Chronicle
Ben
Sam Ture
Jenamm
Minneapolis
Put- Wbone
Mnds
Chit
Miss McCue
Washburn, Crosby & Co
Whtap
Mire Campbell
3Trex Alien
Misa Louten
Bright Mews of Bright Hoosiers in Peppertown Morning
George Witt travels to Peppertown as a bustling Indiana page fills with oddities. The Franklin Daily Republican suspends publication. Mrs Helen Smy Goygar writes travel notes after Europe. residents Aaron Mitchell and wife visit. a Sherman era medal is found in Jeffersonville. Union-era quirks and electric churchyard lights in Seymour headline a day of curious results and local chatter.
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Peppertown
Connetavilty
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Franklin Daily Republican
Helen SM. Goygar
Europe
Aaron Mitchell
Stone
Edward Green
Jefferson County
Charleston
H. OH. VanBenechoten
Anderson
Win-a-mac
Seymour
John F. Horders
Pulaski County
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Robert Myers
Terre Haute
Ida Fenn
Clintonville
Win
H. Haberlain
Curioarty
Nauvoo
Roberts
Frederick Landla
Loganeport
Seashore Excursion Ticket Offer Headlines
Advertisement notes a July 30 round trip excursion by train with contacts for Algeo and D F A A Trial Liner. Mentions sea isle city cape may and Atlantic City stops, good for days return with layovers in Washington and Philadelphia. 245 p.m. train noted, ad promotes bun advertising in The Sun.
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Sea Isle City
Cape May
Neron City
Washington
Philadelphia
Ars
Algeo
No Uptake of Marriage by Women Says Widow
A Broadway merchant recalls a widowed friend and a matron planning a second marriage. The widowed friend claims marriage is impossible for any woman unless she has already been married, a remark echoed by a companion in a light satire from the New York Commercial.
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Merchant Overheart
Harhelor Mala
Walla
Diande
Khont
Giri
New York
Boers Buy 109000 Acres of Land in Mexico
Monterey Mex July 15 Marion Tatler US senator from North Carolina returned to Monterey after a Tamaulipas trip and closed a contract with the Boer group for 104000 acres to be used for expansion. An additional 10000 acres was also taken, with sale likely before year’s end.
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Marion Tatler
United States
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Tamaulipas
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O'Donnell
Lund
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