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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1910
Page
10
A dialect speaker recounts reading of a London notice about a charity school teaching young women to be wives and cooks. The narrator humorously argues for broader training including managing marriage, with advice on kitchen skills, restraint, and staying aligned with a husband.
A Beatrice Fairfax column warns unmarried women against pursuing married men and explains the harm to families. It argues wives deserve respect, condemns flirtation with married men, and urges women to seek their own husbands rather than stealing others. It stresses personal responsibility and the right to protect children and homes.
A Brinkley illustrated piece explores the humor and romance of male bachelors and the varied portraits of women from maiden to wife. It blends playful verse with observations on love, fate, and the toasts that unite men and women in social rituals.
A collage of jokes and wry observations spans Pascal on happiness and motive, a license gag in Kansas City, classroom quips on ages, a London omnibus crack, a love scene interrupted by a child, and a self deprecating note about meals and spending. The pieces show everyday folly and wit through brief vignettes.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox argues parents shape a child’s future by example. Heed your speech, manners, and attitudes since a four year old notes all. cultivate gentle speech, good posture, and polite behavior to impart truth, reverence, and self discipline within the family. The parent is God s partner in creation.
A Baltimore American quote exchange highlights a woman's praise for tax offices as free from gender discrimination, stating she is paid the same as two men. The man replies that few people go there, prompting discussion on equality and access.
A short humorous exchange notes a cat’s wary reaction to a visitor. The visitor’s mouse colored coat and rumored rats imply a comical fear or superstition about the visitor, reflecting a light social observation on appearance and reception.
Winifred Black argues jealousy spans genders and professions. She critiques press stereotypes about women and calls for fair treatment, noting men also harbor envy and bias in interviews, journalism, and public life.
Florence Willard Day argues in Nautilus that the self is the unshakable foundation of knowledge and eternal life. By centering on the inner "I" one accesses enduring truth and a water well of spiritual sustenance. The piece cites Jesus about living water and the door to salvation to reinforce the inner self’s primacy.
A humorous note recounts four silly fan lines sent by a sister to cure family strain. Repeating lines heartily at domestic tensions is suggested as a solvent, with lines like The dog is in the pantry and The cat is in the lake. Reported by a newspaper correspondent from Nactilen via Wisbeth Towne.
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