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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
4
A reflective piece questions how tired wives and gallant husbands exhaust themselves in public life at clubs, churches, and social circles. It laments the neglect of home care and asks when tolerance and joy will be saved for the home, urging self preservation for domestic well being and harmony.
Secretary Loeb said Roosevelt will go to Oyster Bay around July 1 and stay until after the Republican convention. He plans to return to Washington for a brief period then go back to Oyster Bay and depart by mid September. He will not meet visitors there except those routing through the national committee on political matters.
A fragmented verse piece recalls a Sunday afternoon outing with Mamie and My Jitte, noting a lively crowd, flirtatious glances, and a far reaching talk of future trips. Other lines touch on spring fever, a meditative man and a crowd from Rubbertown, plus a brief exchange with a father about pride and a national league team.
The milky sea is a rare offshore spectacle described by sailors as water glowing white at night. Surrounded for hours, the horizon vanishes and decks glow with eerie light, primarily in the Indian Ocean. Observers report a soft glow that obscures distance and direction, yet science has yet to fully explain the effect or its atmospheric causes.
In a playful domestic scene a couple debates putting up four screens, recalling feathered costumes, a child like labor, and a bustling suburban life. They laugh at furniture movers and reminisce about cooks, ladders, and the charm of living with screens and small chores. A New York Sun note by the Comedy theatre extends to Broadway chatter about actors and plays in New York and London.
Vaudeville and stage news report several star movements with Viola Allen joining The Twelfth Night cast in New York and DeWolf Hopper headed to London. Joe Eugene Canfeld dies after pneumonia in New York hospital as the Moore and Burgess Mohawk minstrels end a 46 year run in London.
A Rome correspondent notes Mile Im Portance and Pius X loosely dine with guests. The pope avoids loneliness by sharing meals with companions while overcoming a habit of rapid eating. Servants retire after duties, allowing relaxed meals without improvised remarks.
A collage of brief items from various papers includes a note on nominating Mr Hrinton for the vice presidency, a machine for announcing spurious claims, a New York woman scolding her husband over living costs, and a threat to midurban towns from postoffice robbers. It mentions Morgan remedy and Panama business with mixed confidence.
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