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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
8
A woman longs for a partner who comforts instead of lecturing when nerves overwhelm her. She recalls a fiancé who fails to respond with sympathy, preferring control, while a caring man who consoles rather than criticizes would be the ideal match.
A fragment from an East Side charity kindergarten tale features a teacher coaxing a five year old named Jacob to drink milk with the promise of growing up strong. The boy asks who Jeffries and declines the offer, then refuses the milk. Another vignette shows Little John and his mother visiting theaters with a boy boasting he can buy a ticket from speculators.
A teacher asks how to tell right from left while explaining human anatomy. Sammy blurts out a joke about stock on both feet. Johnny notes a lean horse appears padded, and Elsie spots a house with new awnings likened to bonnets on its windows.
In a Kansas City paper Pooley’s rescue item sparks talk about ruined reputations. Baker Hancock and Rufus discuss how even respected men may fall, and how public judgment shifts when a quiet, honest figure defies expectations. The exchange questions whether reform changes others’ views at all.
Hancock recalls Dud Pouley as a complex figure praised for kindness and intelligence yet accused of theft and deceit. Neighbors recall incidents of drunkenness, petty crimes, and slander, with factional views shaping the verdicts on his character.
In Millerton on Silver Mountain an elderly man sobbing on his porch tells census worker Conklin his age is eighty nine. The father, splitting wood behind the house, admits whipping his son after stones were thrown at the grandfather who, struck on the head, has gone in for mother’s plaster.
Miss Susan reveals a lonely life under strict control and a secret obsession with a man named John Deering through photographs and clipping bureau finds. Deering confesses his own ruse to learn about her priceless china, and they each acknowledge imposture before confessing love.
A waiter from a smart restaurant visits the manager to settle a debt from a dinner twelve months earlier. He recounts the previous confrontation and insists on addressing the matter, praising the wine but stating he must trouble the manager again for payment.
A collage of short humorous exchanges and wordplay. Lines feature quips about Miss de Blank, a walk with a woman, Diogenes searching for an honest man in Pittsburg, a high school setting, a lamp-post lantern, hearing, tables and nails, doughnuts and trees, differences between discover and invent, Jones the sea captain, Tommy’s defiant line about beating his sister, a restaurant guest's phone request, and a garbled closing note on fame and silence.
Rita argues marriage is sacred and divorce wrecks children. Desmond Humphreys ridicules American divorcees and Reno scenes. The speaker condemns English divorce laws as immoral, urging Rita to return home.
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