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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
4
A long column praises Indianapolis as ideal for the Modern Woodmen national meeting in 1905. It urges Woodmen to return to Indianapolis, noting fine weather, hospitality, and the city’s suitability for large crowds and easy access from all directions.
Senator Bailey recalls a Texas judge who refused a robbery trial and suggested the court be “outside, bend a rope and pick out a good tree” after declaring prejudice. The tale, cited as true by Waterville, was shared at a Waterville Sunday school meeting amid other curious vignettes including a child’s spoken poem and a nurse’s tale of oranges in a fever ward.
North Topeka residents report a miniature lake flooding Morse Street beginning west of Central Avenue. Water stands ten feet below street level, widening the washed out basin to 20 feet in places with boats from Lake Contrary drifting in. Buildings crumble as earth erodes, trees topple, and sidewalks vanish while locals observe episodic, often ironic, mishaps amid widespread damage. The first local bankruptcy is filed by W D Lacey, a North Topeka merchant who owned a drug store stock recently purchased.
A pointed 1920s quip column notes life’s shortness and the tendency of men to outlive good resolutions. It jokes that cutting off food causes horsegrash, legal satisfaction comes from going to law, and some people are drawn to things better left unpaid. The summer girl’s attitude toward the ocean is playfully questioned.
A Baltimore News piece urges proper veils as summer costumes with tint suited to the wearer and notes Araminta's old green veil. It discusses veil selection by eye color, details a blue linen outfit, and describes a white and red ensemble with accessories. It also mentions Los Angeles club women’s session topics and state dietary supervision.
A string of light quips and humorous exchanges from multiple papers. Jests touch on manners, exams, love, and social scenes with brisk wit and poke at manners and mind matters. Names and places blur in the collage of short jokes.
A Baltimore News inspired admonition on selecting a high moral, costly bound book for a child to mishandle, then discarding it to a blind home, illustrating a satirical warning about how readers treat borrowed volumes.
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