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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
4
The Board of Works faces a public demand to grant interurban access to city streets over Indianapolis tracks. Proponents argue it serves growth and public wishes, while opponents label concessions a nuisance. The Sun backs the interurbans, urging competition and city progress.
A local dispute over gas meters pits city against gas companies. Contracts with the city are under scrutiny as officials consider whether to adopt metering or risk company outages. The administration faces opposition from residents and newspapers while seeking a definite position on city rights and contractual obligations.
The upcoming May musical festival in Indianapolis showcases top national singers and a strong local chorus. Enthusiastic practice signals likely success, with Joseph H. Hayes praising conscience over office. The piece reflects broad pride and civic spirit amid city chatter.
Disjointed OCR text suggests a brief newspaper item focusing on local events or updates. Readable pieces point to a control or oversight theme, with names and places partially evident but details unclear. The fragmentary nature limits definitive summarization of persons, groups, or outcomes.
Capt William Englishs History of Masonry in Indianapolis issued by Bowen Merrill Co after years of research. The work is a complete volume with engaging stories and strong storytelling. praised as entertaining and informative beyond masons’ readership.
The article discusses economical women learning the value of gasoline for cleaning ribbons and describes using suds from soap bark chips. Ribbons should be rubbed between the hands until clean, then inspected and dyed if faded. Delicate whites can take subtle shades with dye.
The article highlights silk looks and crepe Orient priced at 1.50 yard, plus sash ribbons in pale blue satin liberty with rose garlands. It describes striped stockings, striped chambray gauze with Persian-inspired patterns, taffeta novelty with lace-like weave, embroidered pongee shirts, and green water muslin for summer dresses with detailed bodice and sleeve features.
A compilation of snatches from Indiana and nearby newspapers mocks public figures and events. Quotations touch on Paderewski and Kubelik musician feuds, ship subsidies, Booth Tarkington, sermons from nature, public bribery, and a Richmond youth’s death from cloves, all framed in a wry editorial voice.
A Montmartre apartment house saw a fierce riot after a dog belonging to a demi mondaine stole a neighbor’s chop. When the neighbor protested, the owner aided the animal and the brawl erupted injuring women who were hospitalized while M Kaufman faced jail as the melee spiraled through the stairs.
A column of vintage recipes describes how to craft diamond shaped bread diamonds ginger knaps jelly custard pie and a terrine style lobster mold with fish forcemeat plus veal with stuffing Flemish carrots fig cups and related culinary tips. It lists ingredients such as bread flour butter salt sugar baking powder eggs milk and various flavorings. The instructions include mixing kneading rolling cutting shaping and baking procedures as well as steaming a lobster mold and serving with garnish.
A Chicago Post quote extols true stenography skill noting that an expert could transcribe a church sewing circle discussion without a word lost. The remark underscores exceptional accuracy in shorthand work.
A fragment notes a writer recalling a near miss for a $60,000 prize. The exchange mentions a girl’s father as a side issue. The text is terse and lacks full context.
A Detroit Free Press quips about new telephone tech letting you see the caller, then adds a sharp remark that what’s really needed is a way to punch him in the jaw. The tongue in cheek line reflects early 20th century humor about modern devices and personal confrontation.
A Chicago Daily News verse notes eggs becoming available after scarcity. The poem recalls past high prices, praises rising supplies, and urges readers to prepare for Easter feasts with omelets, custards, and croquettes. It evokes rural scenes with magnolia blossoms and farm life while celebrating economic relief from egg shortages.
A Hartford Daily Courant verse laments how small unkind words and anger harm trusting hearts. It urges kindness in little moments to banish sorrow, noting the ripple of one cruel word and the healing power of gentle acts and words.
Broil meat and fish in a long handled broiler over a furnace for clean heat with no smoke. Use a bed of glowing coals for even faster cooking. Keep charcoal handy and add pieces to boost heat. An expert advises rubber plants need nourishment and to pour castor oil around the stalk before covering with earth for better growth and leaves.
The Sun's Enterprise funds a pauper attorney for indigent police court clients in Indianapolis. The paper will pay a salary to allow him to handle only pauper practice, a move praised by the Vincennes Capitol as a bold enterprise that could elevate the paper toward national daily prominence.
The floral hat for spring leads all others with roses in shaded pink arranged in a toque shape. A touch of tulle shows beneath the flowers to softly frame the design, with tulle colors including green, rose pink, white or black, green being the smartest.
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