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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1908
Page
5
A rambling appeal urges readers to visit aging parents for Thanksgiving, stressing family memory and affection. It contrasts hometown love with career life, and mixes social commentary on banks, politics, and current events with light satire about holidays and national news.
In Dublin a jaunting car driver questions Walker Whiteside about America as he enjoys a morning ride. The exchange shows curiosity about New York and mentions a brother who has policemen in the family, reflecting light social chatter aboard a sightseeing outing.
A Judge asks about a family’s problem as three men joke about puzzles and daily life. One man notes solving household puzzles while another plans a unique math challenge, all framed around keeping the family together.
Physicians study music as medicine noting ancient use by Pythagoras to calm the insane and aid recovery through harmonies. Modern tests show music can soothe or irritate. Beethoven’s pieces sometimes lift mood. A home instrument is advised as health depends on cheerful surroundings and music brightens the household.
A guide outlines a simple becoming hairstyle for young girls debuting in society. Front hair drapes over the forehead while the sides remain loose enough to preserve waves. Hair is swept up to the crown with three soft fluffy loops at the ends, and a neat veil is worn.
A fragmentary column from Wooden Peg hints at town gossip and social scenes. It mentions women on picket, local printing routines, and various residents like Marie, Lucre, and Gertie Henderson. The piece parodies editors and crime prohibition talk, ending with a teased reason for boycotts tied to ministers and presses.
Mrs Smithers tells John the third night stray dex has howled outside their house fueling belief a death slam is near. He recalls dosing the animal with strychnine, hoping to end the nuisance, as Edward Singer is mentioned in context.
A jumble of social mentions lists Mrs. B P Brown visiting Rome and Admiral George Brown visiting Hugh at Annapolis. Frederick Hetherington hosts a studio party Tuesday night while Natalia Dalton hosts a Columbia club dinner. The fortnightly club guest day and Butler college Professor Howe reading, plus an apology from Capt Redden for the mece team, fill the page.
A garbled column weaves a string of quirky vignettes about Christmas wishes a sled or bible, a woman who wed only once, a preacher cursing a chicken squawk, icy mornings and ice cream, a Clay City scene with a chained bulldog, and absurd family portraits. Notes mix fiction, humor, and fractured speech from a rural paper, with bits about sermons, zoo visits, and a judge’s remark.
A jumble of misspelled verse and terse notes references Frankfort News tumbling into Crawfordsville reports. It mentions a murder conviction tied to Mr. Delp, plus ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla and a large stove assortment by Koebring & Bro.
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