Board of Works Urged to Act on Interurban Petition
The piece demands clear city action on the interurban street railway proposal. It warns the Board of Works to avoid delaying tactics, draft a bond-backed agreement, and present the interurbans’ petition to avoid court action. It also weighs in on Senator Beveridge’s rightful chairmanship of the state convention over Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Senator Beveridge
Senate
Indiana
Anks
Veridge
Vention
SUN
R. Fairbanks
Is Commercial Supremacy a Crime in Indiana
A commentary questions the pursuit of national commercial growth and supremacy, criticizing papers for offering trade ideas without practical benefits. It notes local events including Mayor Bookwalter’s absence, German naval movements toward Indianapolis, and speculation about county candidates and Indiana politics. The piece discusses streetcar line expansions by the Board of Works and its stance toward interurbans and a new company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Br’er Jones
Tillmans' Antagonism Less Likely to Anger White House
The author, drawing on Cuba experiences with sand fleas and land crabs, contends that tensions involving the Tillmans are unlikely to cause a serious rift with the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
White House
Board of Works: City Servants or Corporate Agents
The question asks whether the Board of Works serves the city as public officials or acts as agents of a private corporation. It hinges on statutory creation, governance structure, and whether its powers are municipal or contractual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Shortridge Students Prep Arts and Crafts Exhibition
Shortridge high school students plan an arts and crafts exhibition at the school. Indianapolis council O C T A names officers including Senior counselor E Johnson and executive committee A A Stephens and G Barnes. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup promoted as nature’s remedy for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
E. Johnson
G. W. le Valley
J. T.gardner
Page
J.F. Rollins
Granville Barnes
W. H. Meidner
A. A. Stephens
G. Barnes
G. L. Holliday
Ice Cream Freezer Escape on Moving Train
A stubborn dining car worker disobeys warnings, falls from a Great Western train while turning ice cream, then miraculously reappears with the freezer strapped to his back. The humorous tale contrasts Irish temper with managerial panic as the conductor stops the train and Pat survives unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
St.Paul
Lippincott’'s
Good Things 10 Eat To Make an Omelet Tender
A cooking teacher says water makes an omelet more tender than milk. Use a tablespoon of water per egg for best texture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Corn meal muffins and potato soup from old kitchen guide
A prepared home recipe list detailing corn meal muffins with butter sugar eggs milk flour corn meal baking powder and salt baked in gem pans. Also a potato soup method using milk potatoes onion celery butter and seasonings, plus a note on thick soup improvement with croutons fried or baked to a crisp amber color.
Dining-room Test of Housewife Character Cited
An elderly Boston Journal voice declares the dining-room a household’s true measure of refinement and character. She recalls gossip about parlor snobbery and urges young housewives to invest in the dining-room for lasting impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Rhymers Rede in Outlook Verse
A poetic admonition by Henry Johnstone urges singers to lift hearts with strong flame when spirits rise and refrain when sorrow falls, saying silence can match sorrow best and not disturb others' rest. The note appears in the Outlook periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Johnstone
Truth and Treasure in a Saintly Budget
A reflective verse fragment contemplates life and faith, contrasting worldly baubles with spiritual goods. It ponders the idea that true heavenly reward cannot be bought, only granted by divine will, and questions the value of material indulgence.
New Easter Hat Trends and Fashion Notes
A fashion column surveys ahead of Easter focusing on large hats, fancy fibers, and straw braids. It notes lace all overs modernizing dresses, silk and crepe de chine fabrics, black silk slippers with small buckles, and navy canvas promenade wear. The National Association of Manufacturers plans its Indianapolis meeting April 15 16 17 with Senator Hanna and C M Schwab among expected attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manufacturers
Indianapolis
Hanna
C. M. Schwab
The Stimulus of Pure Blood Promotion Claim
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as essential for every organ to perform functions. It lists ailments it allegedly prevents and improves including biliousness digestion constipation kidney issues rheumatism catarrh nervousness weakness faintness pimples and skin eruptions. A testimonial from W P Keeton of Woodstock Alabama claims renewed energy and health after using two bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Keeton
Woodstock
Ala
Hood
Sketches and Songs From a Singer of Wartime Skits
A collection of comic and melodrama vignettes shows characters in humorous and sentimental scenes. The pieces include Boer humor about war, a photographer and his weary subject, and a forest hero crying for water with a unit spectator quipping for sap.
Witty quips and quibbles from late 19th century papers
A collage of humorous lines from Baltimore News Punch Judge and others. Jests touch on wealth manners, slips and coincidences, ambitions to be rich, classroom humor, stage politics, marital finance, and a boy asked about skates with a peppering of social satire.
Bargain-hunting Crueh Faces Jack at Night
In a lively verse fragment, a woman braids bold front-line jabber with brisk, forward grit. She vows stern mercy to Jack if he clutches too close, a playful clash of rough love and wary combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mercy
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Benefit
When you wake with a bad taste in your mouth you may need Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They cleanse the stomach improve appetite and make you feel like a new man. Sugar coated easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by all druggists.
Street Thugs Target Man With Ward Vote Wallet
A street sighting report describes two assailants planning to rob a man walking, after overhearing him claim to carry the ward vote in his vest pocket. The exchange suggests a possible motive tied to political influence.
Impertinent remark about a blooming rose at the opera
A quoted remark attributes a playful but impertinent exchange to Edward Singer. He recalls calling an English girl a blooming rose after an opera outing, provoking her anger and illustrating social witticisms of the era. The fragment captures character and dialogue tone.
Politician Talk and Civic Quips From Indiana Papers
A collection of brief local musings and editorials from Indiana papers. Topics include party strategy over senatorial candidacy, calls for rest for Miss Stone, warnings on educating Waterloo youth, farmers misplacing machinery, a fine for an indignant gesture, and a tongue in cheek remark on the senate’s role.
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The
Indianapolis Sun
B. Christ
Editorial
Rvome
Interurbans
Bookwalter
Prince Henry
Durbin
Kaiser William
the Sun
Delaware
Maryland
al Womack
Indianapols Street Railway Company
Christ
S. Weir Mitchell
Europe
London
Philadelphia Times
W. D. Howell
Carter Harrison
Mr. Howells
New York
Hoboken
South American
Sandy Hook
South America
Rhymer's Rede
Cap
God
Mademoiselle
John
Mame
Puck
Brown
Jones
Baltimore News
Teacher
Bighed
Judge
Broklyn
New York Journal
Marie
Rose
Edward Singer
Spirit OF the State Press
Hamilton County
Baldwin
Tipton County
Tipton
Miss Stone
Greenfield Globe
Waterloo
Waterloo Press
Columbus Republican
Terre Haute Tribune
United States Senate
Connersville
Castoria
Oaks
VOM Oes Hardware CO
Washington St
Pinkham
Kilmer
Green
Pierce
Scott
Warner
S. S.S
Bell
Stockmeyer’s Pharmacies
Cor
Prospect
Laurel Sts
Madison Ave
Dunlon Sts
D. H. Moore & Co
Main St
Memphis, Tenn
For Justice of the Peace
China
Haviland China
Haviland
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Clinton S. Hare
Bie N. Meridian Street
the Central Trust Company Bond Department
Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company
Indiana Hotel Company
T. B. Lace Manufacturing Company
J.T. Polk Company
Indianapolis Fire Inursance Company
H. P. Wasson & Co
East Market Street
Jt.h. Reed
Marcy
Physicians and Surgeons
J. J. Kyle
Newton Claypool
DR. B. M. Wylie
E. Chiest
Central Printing CO
Garland
C. Koehring & Bro
Virginia Ave
Albert ‘Hutchinson
E. Wash. St
West Washington Street
National Furniture CO
J. Goldberger
Dil
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