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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1910
Page
12
An editorial warns that idle gossip wrecks reputations and prompts financial runs. It recounts a Chicago leprosy rumor spreading in Indianapolis and a bank-failure scare caused by casual, half heard talk. It urges readers to stop gossip at its source and avoid targeting women.
Public anger grows over St Patrick postal cards that mock the saint. The piece defends Patrick as a historic educator revered by Catholics and others, urging police to suppress the tasteless cards to protect religious sensibilities and public decency.
George W Bliss died Saturday in Hot Springs. He was a key Indianapolis citizen renowned for public spirit and frank business dealings. Bliss built a twenty year business that earned deep patrons and friendship among rivals alike, with a strong commitment to family and community advancement.
Interviewer asks Diogenes if any honest man exists today. Diogenes answers yes, discovered in the poorhouse, offering a blunt, period-voice quip about virtue among the impoverished.
In a brief witty exchange a mistress asks about the time of an event and a maid responds with dramatic confusion claiming a scene was a dream not a wake. The dialogue hints at farcical class banter and theatrical mood.
A clipped dialogue scene shows a man and woman quarreling over fidelity and exclusivity. The man presses the question of whether she is the only girl who would accept him while she retorts with sharp, comic refusals. The fragment suggests a social dating scene in a humorous tone.
A craftsman laments a misstep where painting a doorstep for the former occupant forced him to repaint the entire house for the incoming tenant. The exchange highlights a nationwide trope of escalating chores after an initial error.
A quip about self denial frames a seasonal exchange. The speaker boasts of refraining from discussing prized items and favorite books as a form of restraint, highlighting social perception and humor in a compact dialogue.
Elbert Hubbard argues that government originated from family and clan structures and imagines an expansion of peace through enlightened governance. He cites King Arthur, the United States, and Isaiah to claim that organized, voluntary restraint and global harmony will replace war, urging universal peace and prosperity.
A critical portrait compares Elizabeth I to Louis XIV and Andrew Jackson, noting Elizabeth’s political acumen and patriotism while detailing personal flaws. The piece, linking Elizabeth to her era and to monarchic performance, weighs her strength for England against her lack of warmth and private affection.
A compact collage of humorous snippets features a banquet guest, a talkative parrot seller, a drink reference about Jenks, a town close call, a social squeeze with a disapproving father, a rooster at a doctor’s, and a Suffragette wage debate. The dialogue highlights wordplay, mistaken intentions, and social observations.
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