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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1910
Page
12
A provincial exhortation urges home owners to battle flies for health and cleanliness. It champions burning trash, cleaning corners, installing screens, and coordinating with garbage collectors, but emphasizes beautifying yards, planting flowers, painting, and growing a garden to bolster well being and civic spirit as spring arrives.
In a heated exchange the piece assaults Taft and Roosevelt amid tariff complaints and legislative fights. It notes the Cannon machine blocking bills, Insurgents versus stand patters, and the Sugar Trust scandal while mocking editors, electoral behavior, and upcoming ball season. The writer derides political feuds, calls for transparency, and imagines Roosevelt challenging Landis and Wrenly.
State Food Commissioner Barnard argues Indianapolis bakers produce at high standards with sanitary packaging. Small bakers counter that housewives demand fingering and bulkless buying, urging education and acceptance of higher prices. Purified milk and packaged goods now cost more, reflecting stricter rules meant to prevent disease and safeguard health. the public should share the added cost of civilization.
The Republican congressional committee vows to press the Payne Aldrich tariff despite rising resentment and will frame it as the campaign issue. The Democratic editorial association executive committee is called to action against Governor Marshalls plan.
The piece surveys Washington power dynamics as insurgents challenge the Republican machine. It discusses potential realignment, possible new party formation, and regional loyalties amid Taft Roosevelt tensions. The analysis cites a looming cross party struggle with impacts from the House upheaval and national party conventions.
A Denver judge spared a youth labeled a vagrant by law by sending him home with a hopeful message. The courtroom emphasized humanity, Christian values, and family bonds over punishment, noting that many boys stray after leaving the fireside.
The editorial condemns Speaker Cannon as an arrogant tyrant of plutocracy but elevates the broader issue: the right of representatives to govern their chamber. It argues his removal signals a historic shift in legislative power and should be celebrated as a new era in the republic.
A Chicago News brief recounts a rural anecdote from Arkansaw where Lem Harkins confronts five Hightowers firing near his home. The tale centers on chicken roosting disputes and a Winchester volley after a tense exchange with the judge. The incident ends with the Hightowers reportedly vanished by dawn.
The essay argues that public service taxes are taxes on citizens and only direct popular votes can grant franchises. It details a Des Moines model where council rates, initiative petitions, and referendum protect residents. It cites Kansas City and Indiana examples to urge municipal ownership and citizen control of utilities through direct democracy.
A collection of light humor and brief sketches from Harper's Bazar and Harper's Weekly roughs. Jokes feature coster banter about bus accidents alimony and misheard phrases, plus light Scottish and assorted rural humor. Characters include Mrs Nagg and Miss Araminta in courtroom and salon snippets.
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