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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
4
The piece argues Democrats must field a fresh, clean slate beyond the “same old gang” to have a fighting chance in the county race. It predicts victory depends on candidates and urges disclosure of who seeks nominations ahead of the upcoming convention.
The Sun lampoons using the water cure, citing Philippines examples to suggest pressuring officials and suspects. It targets Mayor Bookwalter City attorney Joss Police-supt Taffe and Judge Stubbs jokingly and questions Negley's stance on the Haag offer. It ends noting strikes at the interurban, hospital backbone removal, and Gen Jake Smith's orders.
A property owners group favors asphalt paving but the fact does not prove it is the best material for paving purposes.
Supreme Court ruling against three cent fares prompts the Board of Works to address the interurban question and seek new solutions.
The text notes that with Paderewski's return home, American women will have time to tend gardens and mind the children, reflecting a shift in domestic expectations.
A brief note suggests Indianapolis hopes to schedule baseball during the week to fill a gap in midweek sports offerings.
An elderly minister misfires at a double wedding by pronouncing all five as one and all in a single sentence. Ex Judge Miles Hoffman recalls a sick night scare over his wife’s misread concern. Lord Kelvin speech at Columbia prompts a migrant remark on his accent and English choice.
The Grand closes its season with two burlesques and an alio at Amusements. Fiddle-dee-dee continues at the Park with a 20 cent price. Al Reeves and his troupe perform at the Empire with two burlesques and an alio. English's hosts Winston Churchill’s The Crisis with James K. Hackett as Stephen Brice in a melodramatic adaptation.
A compact digest notes quips about farming methods, William Waldorf Astor’s baronial prospects, Uncle Russell Sage jokes on US England ties, Senator Beveridge earning Knights of Pythias degrees, and Crum’s sugar duties vote amid party politics.
The Matinee musicale closed its season at the Propylaeum on Wednesday. Mrs. Charles Shaler plans a music cale for next Tuesday at the arsenal. Miss Van Camp was guest of honor at a pink rose luncheon by Miss Caroline Burford on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. C. B. Denny hosted a progressive luncheon Wednesday honoring her daughter Mrs. Horace F. Nixon and Mrs. Richard Newman of Woodbury New Jersey.
A humorous exchange contrasts two artists and a bold couple. The first artist laments giving up painting after a wealthy offer, while the second counters with a sharp retort about a Frenchman and a lecture on art decay. The verse follows a playful tale of romance and resilience.
A brief dialogue notes Ruths modesty as a virtue while a mother questions a boy named Willie about a fight. Willie admits he fought after a morning admonition that growling solved nothing and he went outside to strike the other boy.
Fragmentary verse describes whirlwinds blowing buildings, lifting timbers, and cyclones overhead singing death. The speaker bids the unwary to expect some moments of pleasure despite the disaster.
A sharp exchange questions motive behind a man named Mr Tightfist keeping a vicious dog in his yard. The reply suggests the dog serves as a warning to neighbors who borrow items, highlighting local tensions over property and courtesy.
A fragment quotes Edward Singer noting that when a father loses his temper, it would be better if he could also lose it and not find it again, reflecting a humorous family sentiment.
A collage of brief, wry exchanges from early 20th century papers. Jests lampoon meat shortages and diet shifts, youth success, and courtship politeness, with quips about art and models. The snippets showcase social tone, punchy one liners, and cross-publisher humor.
Practical kitchen notes on browning roast beef and rare inside, basting, and turning meats. Guidance for broiling steak to preserve juices, and adjusting gravy by removing pan during thickening. Also advice on boiled lamb and mutton moisture, cooling in cooking water, and a rhubarb jelly recipe with gelatine and sugar.
A quick method from Good Housekeeping uses a warm mixture of washing soda in water to scrub varnish and paint from furniture. Apply to moistened surfaces, let sit briefly, then scrub away, rinse, dry, and revarnish. Edges stay clean and sharp compared with sanding.
A Baltimore American verse fragment features Polly, at a chafing dish, teasing a lover with witty lines about epicurean experiment. The speaker admires Polly's smile and playful banter by the samovar, noting the woman's privilege to chaff over the dish.
The fragment treats love-dreams as roses to be plucked before fading and tasted for their breath. It contrasts beauty with loss and hints at a Delineator style nod to fleeting romance. Also notes on appetite remedies and local ads for photography and train fares.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh cure from Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo. It cites testimonials from West & Tavax and Warpe Kisnan Manvix druggists and claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces.
A writer recalls years ago testing home soap production using 20 pounds of mixed grease. From daily scraps and fat, including mutton drippings and beef fat, they rendered soap in a kettle, yielding two rye cans of soap for floor scrubbing dishes and occasional laundry.
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