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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
8
A Beatrice Fairfax column laments a girl named Margaret and her peers adopting slang and gum chewing. It argues slang defaces ladylike poise, urges private chewing, and promotes a soft voice. The piece contrasts boys and men using slang with women, notes a tomboy phase can become womanly, and ends with a broad social sketch of a three year old girl growing in a male dominated world.
The verse urges perseverance over flashy speed, praising steady effort. It contrasts ambitious talkers with patient workers and cites the tortoise versus hare as a reminder that endurance brings rewards, warning against chasing quick wealth or brilliance without consistent work.
A quirky dialogue with a rider and a boy asks about family and fishing while a boy explains their work. The clipped line mentions an automobile, a motor aeroplane, and two special trains as part of the scene.
Dorothy Dix argues that constant nagging is the true weapon to control a husband. She claims persistent, escalating reproaches wear him down, win him over, and even curb his spending and interactions with other women, framing nagging as a covert craft that ensures obedience and peace at any price.
A family scene unfolds as Willie Kirk returns home in a misfit suit that draws ribbing from his wife and neighbors. Ma and Missus Weddell tease Pa claiming the outfit looks like sacks, while Pa defends it with stubborn humor and vows to outdo the jest with two old suits later.
A forlorn man faced a magistrate for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He quotes a line on human inhumanity to man, then is interrupted. The magistrate orders thirty days and to run a list of names, remarking on the man’s notoriety.
A Detroit man posts ten dollar gold rewards in local papers to locate a strong girl or woman for housework, while a stream of quirky letters and snippets lampoon the English language and daily life. The clippings reference teachers, professors, and various aims, including strawber ry shortcake, mousetraps, and soap handles, amid a collage of humorous notes.
A reflective poem where an aging man pleads to reclaim youth and fame but is advised by an angel that love and family define a full life. He imagines being both boy and husband, then father, as memory echoes through the dawn. The dream settles with the man accepting his gray hair and morning routine.
An old essay urges girls to improve themselves despite poverty through daily deep breathing, upright deportment, and mental cultivation. It promotes concentration, reading, and mindful task completion as paths to health, color, vitality, and better life situations.
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