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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
3
The Indiana tax board hears arguments from railroad representatives claiming they should lower assessments because the year is prosperous and railroads paid heavy taxes in tougher years. Critics counter that prosperity warrants higher, not lower, contributions to state coffers. They also question claims that state debt payoff reduces need for railroad funds.
The largest labor group approves no sympathetic strike, promising broad support for strikers and minimal disruption to national business. Other notes mention Capt Hobson heroism, Woodruff Place funding a technical school site, and the Hotel Claypool mortgage of 400000 dollars to Massachusetts Mutual for completion and furnishings.
A compilation of short quips from multiple papers. Opinions touch politics Freddie Landis at the capital a mobbing note about Indiana and Illinois civil life and a gardener’s virtue praising flowers and domestic harmony.
A collage of quotes from newspapers noting Mr. Cleveland's silence as valuable to Mr. Bryan, Hanna's stump tour in Indiana, a remark on a southern state above Ohio, and commentary on Consul general Bragg. The Buffalo Times criticizes Maj Rathbone's welcome in Hamilton, Ohio, after his prison escape via amnesty.
Miss Irma Rosenthal summers at Elkhart lake while John B. Cockrum plans a Georgian bay August trip. Mrs. Tanner travels to Atlantic City next week and Mrs. Horace Ryan with Mar guerite visit Niagara and Chautauqua. A porch party honors Mrs Morton and Miss Morton of California, and Miss Bertha Bals hosts a Br k e ride and supper at Allisonville for Miss Helen Campbell of Newtown Ind.
When care is given to grouping cushions on a couch the color scheme becomes harmonious and compensates for extra effort. Green yellow and golden brown mix well with weathered oak rooms. Blue accents from rugs or draperies pair with brown and yellow pillows.
The lawn fete planned for Friday night at 3104 N Illinois was postponed to Tuesday night to benefit the Fresh Air Mission.
A collection of brief quotations from local figures covers politics labor strikes and public projects. Speakers address miners unions governance media reliability and upcoming transport links with notes on attitudes toward city growth and national issues.
An advertisement touts a pest extermination remedy described as unrivaled for eradicating roaches ants and bed bugs. It promises relief from misery and thirst to those suffering from infestations and suggests a high success rate.
A whimsical tale contrasts a singer wooing with wealth and social ascent. The piece features a fickle romance, a ―golden key‖ metaphor, and reflections on class and manners. A brief quip about a Pontiac and West Michigan railroad joke closes the note.
A mysterious traveler through Podunk who claimed to bear letters from mayors and to be an Australia long distance champion was revealed as a barnstorming actor using a pedestrian con. Villagers welcomed him with a $2 purse before learning the ruse and warning of future rail trips if he returns.
A poet in an office drafts verse about the country streams and Johnson fishing. He creates musical lines that charm readers, yet the speaker jokes the poet cannot tell a catfish from a bag.
A pugilist boasts of a single bruise after last night’s fight. A friend notes the single mark and says the first punch carried a dreamland tag. In another moment a girl notices bread crumbs on mam ma s mouth and describes a kiss with surprised humor.
A collection of humorous cuttings from Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Press and Washington Star scenes. Passages feature a tense flirtation, a sly boast about a cash payment, a joke about a dictator, and a practical maiden prompting house plans.
Practical guidance on laundry and ironing including folding napkins with selvage inward, saving boil water for starch, using rainwater and casilla soap for embroideries, avoiding irons on stove during cooking, kerosene or wax for starch, mutton suet for glass, alum to preserve colors, hanging blankets lengthwise, and cleaning flatirons with warm water and melted lard.
A folding frame hammock allows a child under five to nap outdoors. The setup uses half inch wire corners and crosspieces to support a gauze canopy that keeps out insects. A note in the text calls a hint of Europe a dangerous thing.
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