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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
8
A humorous reminiscence narrated by William F Kirk about his father performing on a fiddle in a crowded New York flat. The tale blends family banter with comic mispronunciations and a late night homecoming as the father boasts about his music and recalls a ashen anecdote about Rome and Nero while neighbors complain about the racket.
A historic portrait of Aaron Burr, third US vice president, detailing his diminutive stature, unyielding will, and remarkable self-possession under danger. It notes his rise from private life to the Senate before 36, the duel era, exile return to New York at 56, and his mother Esther Edwards Burr's influence and early death shaping his life.
Henry E. Dixie mocks the Carnegie medal dispute between two young heroes. He notes the medal hunt is not noble and recalls Mrs. Washington White praising her husband as the “wast man for chicken” who even buys chicken when none is available. The quip frames the medal debate with humor and satire.
An Ohio lawyer recalls a German farmer who, after burying his wife weeks earlier, bluntly says he is again married. The lawyer protests, but the farmer persists, noting his readiness to remarry despite recent loss.
General advice covers Friday travel and work, with social dealings in the afternoon. The forecast notes a successful birthday year with activity and prosperity, yet warns of sickness in the domestic circle. A child born on this day this year is described as quick, active, ambitious, persevering and likely to rise in life.
Otto E. Schaar of a New York waiters club cites a Bucks County tale about a parsimonious son who plans his inheritance and lingers as his father dies. The son feigns care by dimming a lamp and leaving to sleep, hoping the old man will pass away with the lamp still lit.
A London Telegraph quote recalls a morning hotel scene where a porter blocks boots that had kicked him, illustrating a sharp assessment of mercy versus consequence. The vivid anecdote contrasts smiting with restraint in a public setting.
Anetta E. McCrea is noted as the first woman landscape architect in the country, breaking ground in a male dominated field as she becomes a prominent figure in landscape architecture and city design.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox extols women's clubs for broadening female horizons, reducing rivalries, and guiding reforms in Philadelphia politics. She urges clubs to focus on motherhood education, child development, and civic betterment, citing Luther Burbank and New York's public welfare as models while warning against petty intramural conflicts.
The Reverend Henry McIlravy of Little Falls plans to devote his life to suppressing gossip. He proposes naming those involved and invites local women to share what they know each Thursday. The piece argues gossip thrives regardless and a clerical crusade may be ineffective, noting both sexes gossip and that stopping gossip requires changing individual attention to it.
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