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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
9
Winifred Black extols love over scientific strictures in a humorous column praising kissing and romantic common sense. The piece ridicules moral laws and medical boards, arguing affection over prescriptions and celebrating everyday acts of love and optimism.
A mock royal scene unfolds as King George browses Tit Bits while hereditary officials fret over delayed news. The court banter touches on Lady Gwendolyn, Count Mochowsky, Inspector Bucket, and a looming July issue of Snippets, ending with a joke about English authors losing work.
A wartime exchange rails against a boy named Cassy who supposedly refused to abandon a burning ship. The narrator, arguing with a friend, questions courage and duty while recalling teachers and fathers shaping beliefs about heroism. The piece mocks juvenile bravado through slang and insult.
A humorous dialect piece features Mirandy and May Jane discussing marriage amid skeptical husbands and rising reports of men courting with little to offer. They rail against frugal proposes and praise trust, faith, and prudent choices for women facing courting pressures.
A humorous collage of snippets features a Western judge accusing a thief and a joking prisoner. It includes quips from a bailiff about fines, a minister questioning purpose in life, a druggist with a bright idea, and stories about women, travel, and farm life. The pieces mix dialects and light satire.
A grocery boy chats with a pretty cook in a shop kitchen about foot wiping, butter and cooking needs. They joke about trades, truth, and rumors as he pitches groceries and molasses while she orders butter and cheese.
Beatrice Fairfax argues women deserve the vote, criticizing male double standards. She cites Life magazine appeals against women voters and contrasts decent working women with hypocritical male conduct, noting injustices during the shirtwaist strike and pending suffrage.
The column advises young women to value character over looks when choosing a husband. It urges dating men who are growing mentally and emotionally, warns against marrying at eighteen for fashion, and stresses thinking ahead to future compatibility and life together. It compares marriage to selecting a lifelong home and urges careful judgment.
A reflective verse recalls a shared anniversary with nature imagery of hedge and gorse, a thrush song, and the Tay river as a symbol of enduring memory. The speaker mourns loss yet finds solace in faithful recollection and the beloved’s memory, described as a talisman in tribulation.
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