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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
4
The Sun urges purging police court with a pauper attorney to stop exploitation by shoe-string lawyers who prey on the unfortunates. It calls for reform, urging fair treatment of street railway petitions and a middle path between Indianapolis companies and interurbans to avoid needless lawsuits.
The piece urges anti ring candidates to unite quickly for the county prosecutorship, warns against dividing opposition to John Ruckelshaus, and questions his nomination prospects. It also critiques county services, fire escapes, a missing elevator, streetcar rails, and asks what Gov. Durbin learned about Cuba while noting rough weather aiding street cleaning.
A collage of quoted lines from Washington Times Detroit Free Press Buffalo News and Des Moines News praising kindness condemning offenses and praising Senator George F Hoar while noting political ideals and the dangers of anarchy and socialism. The items reflect editorial sentiment on law punishment and public virtue.
A satirical column quotes the New York Press on gender and public life. It mocks male dependence on women and the psychology of control, suggesting men must forget schooling rules and use manipulation in relationships.
An advertisement argues that bad blood breeds a range of ailments including boils pimples eruptions and indigestion. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies enriches and vitalizes blood to root out blood troubles in spring, comparing them to weeds that should be treated promptly.
The Sun earns praise for blunt talk to the mayor and lawbreakers while accusing brewers of ruling the city through him. The piece urges voters to learn from pre election indifference, notes exposed malfeasance, and hopes for brighter scrutiny and reform soon. X. Y. Z.
A lawyer argues Acting judge Daniels departed from precedent by restricting the words municipal and municipality in the Minturn ruling. The writer contends remedial statutes should be liberally construed to extend remedies and negate surplus wording.
Washington dispatch describes the Senate morning hour stretching past noon as Hoar’s 1888 change lengthening it to two hours. It notes petitions and bills are discussed then, with calendars and pension bills dominant after 2 pm, plus anecdotes about Perkins and Lyman Gage.
The article outlines a beefsteak casserole using butter onions parsley and round steak. After browning onions in butter, the casserole receives seared round steak, simmered two hours, skimmed of fat and finished with parboiled tomatoes.
A fragmented poem fragment references veterans passing away and a growing pensionist, with a stray note about a San Francisco advertising college and a hopeful remark about a son becoming a future candidate for public office.
A light exchange in a domestic scene recalls past insults as Mabel complains of Dick seeking her lap while Ethel counters with Bob attempting to sit on her sofa pillow revealing lingering grievances.
A man was tried for a crime but was found mentally unbalanced by the jury and declared not responsible for his actions. The exchange implies a defense based on insanity.
The piece describes a fragile thinnest china breakfast set for two shaped like eggs. It includes a teapot a cream jug a sugar bowl and two cups plus gold bowed spoons with clover handles and four leaf clover sugar tongs. Aiming as a substantial seasonally appropriate gift for Easter.
A fragment describes an invalid friend relying on the breakfast service for appetite. It notes that varying numbers of pieces may be required but a breakfast service for one can be prepared daintily and properly decorated.
A curio-filled portrait of William Allen White owner and editor of the Emporia Gazette facing overwork and a California sabbatical. It also references Gilbert Parker, Marion Crawford, and Winston Churchill, noting their careers and a $10,000 serial-rights offer as example of rising literary fame.
A collection of era notes mocks Prince Henry of Germany and public figures. Columns attack the press for overindulgence in coverage while recounting a New York woman driven to suicide after a bad marriage and a Peoria murder case where two spiritual advisers kiss the executed man goodbye.
Carrie Hunt Latta from Indianapolis writes Barndoor's Homance a homely country tale in McClure's. The story features Granny's quips on religion and quiet humor, showcasing Latta's direct graceful style and insight into everyday life. Latta, wife of attorney Will H. Latta, has magazine writing credentials including His Beth in Godoy's.
An advertising notice claims Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets relieve stomach and liver discomfort by cleansing the stomach and regulating the bowels. Sold by all druggists.
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