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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
8
A critique of a mid-channel play starring Ethel Barrymore argues that couples who avoid having children grow hollow in old age. The essay extols paternal instinct, parenthood’s unifying power, and the joy, purpose, and social duty children bring to marriage, contrasting with the misery of childlessness.
A Swedish couple argues with a census taker about race age and origin in a humorous kitchen scene. Steena complains of intrusive questions while the wife orders chores, and Steena vows to boil any persistent visitors. The dialogue mocks stereotypes and cultural misunderstanding.
A vivid rural poem follows the ploughman working the land from dawn to dusk. It depicts furrows opening, clods dividing, and the ploughshare circling as a patient convoy moves through valleys and hills, freeing weary steer and team. The verse celebrates labor, soil, and the transforming field.
Spectators gathered around a lion’s den as Daniel reportedly closed the door and faced the lions. The crowd, judging the scene safe, taunted the beasts, shouting insults and demanding refunds at the box office.
A brief exchange where Curious Charley asks if nuts grow on trees. Father explains yes, and Charley asks which tree bears doughnuts. The father delivers the punny answer that it grows on the partree in a playful Purple Cow style.
An interview with Ella Wheeler Wilcox during her London visit reveals a bold, sympathetic writer whose success stems from inner drive and persistence. She recalls her Wisconsin roots, notes her preference for city life as muse, and describes composing on trains, hotels, and amid daily work for major American newspapers.
A fashion surge favors dull silver jewelry with semi precious stones. Elegant yet affordable pieces include chantecler windmills maidens and tiny trinkets. Practical items like artistic frames clocks bonbon baskets and fruit dishes expand silver offerings. Chatelaines with coin holders memorandum pads and pencils remain popular.
The essay urges success through self-reliance and disciplined thought. It extols courage, healthful living, and the power of mindset to shape reality, urging readers to cultivate solitude, self-control, and a purposeful, fearless approach to life. It links thought to creation and personal transformation, urging steady pursuit of noble aims.
The tale centers on Sir Henry Hobbes at Malvern Towers near Bullhampton England as Col Roosevelt visits after chasing the Congo’s bongo. A telegram from Theodore Roosevelt yields a stuffed elephant trophy that cannot fit through doors, prompting a local to build Obb's Helephant House, while a London doctor must hoist a stuffed hippo onto his roof, its head peering over the edge.
A modern high school girl recounts her brutal induction into the Sorority, rejecting classic studies as she endures humiliating rituals and extravagant feasts. She reflects on family strain, her fading prospects, and the diploma she barely values, questioning what real worth the sorority brings to her future.
A brief, humorous note pokes at Indiana locals as dull readers. It contrasts their supposed literaryity with the lack of congressional requests for printed histories. The quip hinges on mockery of political and scholarly pretensions in a regional light.
A quip about staging Hamlet in a "dog town" asks if the setting fits and riffs on Hamlet as a Great Dane. The exchange suggests the venue shapes the performance, with a playful nod to the breed pun.
A witty exchange notes potential risk to a political party from habitual voting patterns. The dialogue suggests a woman speaker questions advocacy for suffrage and a man responds with a caveat about old habits affecting ticket support.
Maud tells Ethel she wants to get rid of Tom and wishes he would hurry up and propose. The two women discuss their feelings in a brisk Boston Transcript exchange.
A recently convicted man tells the judge he has nothing to offer before sentence, noting his lawyer took his last farthing. The exchange highlights the defendant’s faith in counsel and the gravity of the impending sentencing.
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