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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
6
A humor piece from the Indianapolis Sun Home Page portrays Mirandy discussing toothaches and pain with wit. She recalls miseries, remedies, and social mockery while reflecting on Ike’s reactions and domestic tasks amid illness. The dialogue captures regional speech and everyday hardship with a light, human tone.
By Dorothy Dix a humorous dialogue unfolds with Sis Mirandy teased about trouble of the head and a fowl on a hat. Sis Susana mocks a courtroom style judgment while Sis Lu Ellen offers sympathy and quotes the Bible about leaves fading and teeth.
Fragment from a dialect piece recounts a conversation among women about aging, vanity, and teeth. The speaker laments youth, recalls wearing a plain bonnet, and jokes about not losing teeth as they argue over appearances and a dentist’s hidden advertisements.
A bill clerk contemplates leaving his job for a better position with higher pay and shorter hours. The cashier gently argues against the move, warning of hardship to colleagues and the business, and suggests the clerk prove his worth with real work to earn a raise. The exchange blends humor with workplace tension and loyalty.
A passerby offers to say kind words about the groom at his wedding reception. The request sparks surprise as the speaker seeks praise while unsure of a close connection to the couple.
NE night last week I walked through Fairview park and saw many benches occupied by couples with heads on shoulders. The public, including curious boys, laughed and commented as couples courted openly. The author urges girls to confine active love to home, set their own standards, and rely on parents to provide a private space.
The piece contrasts types of women from the modern girl to the old maid and the flirt seeking attention. Each profile is described as a woman at heart, with varied manners and aims, from marriage potential to playful mischief and calculated courtship. The tone remains observational and distinctly period in voice.
A fragmented 1920s style passage recounts a shooting with a hotel guest questioned about sound timing. It then shifts to a social essay on girls and women, exploring dreams of home and marriage and the social dynamics between girls and boys. The text mixes crime testimony with reflections on femininity and dating.
A short, dated tone piece describes Sally as a sought after yet indecisive young woman who courts attentions and delays marriage. It warns suitors that delaying endangers love, while noting Sally’s charms, social attention, and the risk she remains single as she ages into an older maiden.
A Victorian-era tone outlines Sally girls as dangerous potential wives. Mothers warn that a Sally may sour with age, while some will marry and others become unhappy old maids. The piece promises a future chapter on the born old maid and cautions readers to beware the Sally girl.
An obituary-like fragment recalls Murphy-Poor and O'Reilley as a good old soul. Before dying he summoned creditors and revealed where they could borrow funds to cover his debts, reflecting a rural cautionary tale.
Mrs Cunning reveals the doctor ordered her to go abroad and Mr Cunning questions her energy as she worries over packing trunks and the looming departure. The exchange hints at travel plans and strain between the couple.
Fragmentary verses describe a warm May day with a plowman tending sod and a king observing a game that ends in bloody stain. The scene shifts between soil, crowds, hawthorn, and a costly, tense moment as the king’s presence intersects with rural life and faith.
A rural speaker vows city poets misjudge agrarian life, contrasting their gloss with the toil of plowing and quiet nights in the fields. He questions whether lyricists would value the garden if forced to work, endure heat, and write while exhausted, noting nature’s beauty hides the labor.
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