Women in Fridays Sun Bring News From Many States
A Friday Sun column catalogs a wide run of women related items from across the country. Wreck injuries to about 20 women, Romanian women refusing farm work, Indianapolis pairs missing, a chambermaid scandal linked to Booker T. Washington, and a Kentucky birth surprise headline a broad survey of female life and influence in newspapers.
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SUN
Roumania
Indianapolis
Booker T. Washington
Omaha
Mme. Calve
Indiana
Ohio
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Kentucky
Readers weigh in on city affairs and media
A collage of Indianapolis voices from THE SUN and BUN members discuss media influence, public space, parks, and local governance. Citizens praise circulating papers, critique Sunday baseball, weigh a 20 mile park boulevard, and lament crowding in auditor offices with calls for action and prudence.
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Georgiana Lockwood
Ed White
E. C. Fields
Martin Hugg
Northern Traction Company
Edward F. Clancy
Augustus Rhake
Indianapolis
Henry C. Paut
G. A. Cotton
Patrick Flannagan
Lafayette
Money Fowler Chase
Ray Owens
Park Boulevard
Fred Sheppard
Laughing at Devil Talk and Courtship Quirks
A series of humorous misreadings and social jests from early 20th century papers. A mother scolds a daughter for invoking the devil, a church sermon misinterpretation prompts naïve deflection, and snappy exchanges reveal social mores about marriage and propriety in Philadelphia and Washington, with quips about husbands and wives.
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Inet
James H Wolff elected junior vice commander
James H Wolff, described as a colored man, is elected junior vice commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Brazeachunette. Gov Bailey of Kansas warns against rushing into office before achieving material progress or saving for a rainy day. Thomas B Reed attends Century Club gathering in New York before his illness, with talk turning to Roosevelt and Reed's praise of his enthusiasm for the Ten Commandments. Israel Zangwill quips on genius and hair growth, noting three reasons men of genius keep long hair and hats.
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James H. Wolff
Grand Army of the Republic of
Brazeachunette
Gov
Bailey
Kans
Asa
Thomas B. Reed
Century Club
New York
Roosevelt
Reed
Israel Zangwill
The Sketchies And Songs Of A SINGER
A spoof of verse and prose features satirical pieces and humorous quips about farming life and modern society. The piece surveys spring frosts harming fruit trees, courtroom cynicism, and social foibles with a folksy voice and playful slang.
Omar In Goggsville and The Price Of A Beer
A fragmentary reminiscence voice muses by a stove about fate and money. The speaker notes some men with wealth to buy a beer spend differently, buying a soda fizz instead. The piece ends with a dated signature attributed to Edward Singer.
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Liz
Mme Sembrich and Other Tales of Notable Women
A collage of anecdotes about notable women including Mme Sembrich singing despite personal grief for her ill son, Hetty Green’s sharp independence in a farm neighbor dispute, and Mary Noailles Murfree known as Charles Egbert Craddock with tales of Tennessee mountain life. The piece threads biographies, humor, and regional lore.
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Mary Noailles Murfree
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Charles Egbert Craddock
Tennessee Mountains
Mise Murfree
Col
Hardy Murfree
Col. Murfree
Cing
Armless Babe Born in Thayer Near Creston Indiana
May 16 report from Thayer Indiana describes a baby born without arms to Mr and Mrs W J Dailey. The three month old infant is said to be in perfect health and the town's natural curiosity.
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Creston
Thayer
Here
W. J. Dailey
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