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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1901
Page
5
The piece notes more babies found on doorsteps last year, taken to the Orphans' home where a dedicated foundling ward cares for them. Mrs. Bradshaw says the number rose, with five children received in under a month during summer. Parents are not traced, per public sentiment, as wards gain names and eventual homes.
A collection of short local items from Indiana describes unusual happenings such as a man eating six ears of corn in Warsaw and a suggestion to eat in a livery barn to save money. Other notes mention remarriage in Ohio, travel of a Tipton County resident, and humorous household exchanges.
The article critiques press agents capitalizing on McKinley’s death with theater publicity. It notes Bertha Galland’s controversial tribute, Florodora sextette stories, Clyde Fitch’s remarks on touring plays, and Frank Daniels’s recent Baltimore run of Miss Simplicity with praise for the score and performances.
The Indianapolis post office handles vast mail orders from seed houses and retail stores. Second class matter costs nine cents per pound to process and is paid for at one cent. One cheap eastern publication sends two whole mail cars monthly, though its circulation is suspected.
Police Captain Dawson recounts a humorous tale about a guest at his sister in law’s home who stammered and declined to recite. After persistent prompting, the man finally delivered a line that left the crowd sheepish and amused, though the speaker cannot recall it.
A simple recipe for rice muffins. Salted rice is boiled and drained then mixed with butter and a light beaten egg. Flour and baking powder are added alternately with milk, then baked in muffin rings until done.
The recipe explains baking sweet potatoes with sugar after boiling to tenderness. Peel cut into one quarter inch sticks, layer in a dish with salt water and sugar, dot with butter and bake slowly until browned and absorbed.
In Cincinnati Judge Thompson sentenced William Miller alias Grant in the U S circuit court to three years in the penitentiary for passing and raising a stolen check. Miller is the last of three mailbox robbers who operated in the city last spring after pleading guilty to the charge.
Albany Times Union notes that baby sheets with insertion borders and pink or blue ribbons are sold ready made or can be home sewn by a careful housewife. The trend emphasizes daintiness in infant furnishings and practical craft.
The third day of the convention in San Francisco focused on missionary work with both houses and auxiliary societies holding discussions. Separate notes include bankruptcy requests: George J. Mathias of Michigan City owes 1014.36 with 92.50 cash. Thomas E Ewers of Milton owes 3000.49 with 4500.90 assets.
A dated opinion piece accuses Republicans of targeting city payrolls in the administration’s gift for October 8. It details salaries for city attorney to janitors, listing dozens of officials and monthly figures, portraying a web of patronage in the courthouse basement and beyond.
Milwaukee man D C Peak once bedridden by locomotor ataxia recounts his dramatic return to walking and work after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He details onset after 1888 storm shock, misdiagnoses, and a wife’s clipping of an ad leading to treatment that restored mobility.
Isabel Canton, aging yet kind, cares for a typhoid patient as Dr. Sydney Arnold grows attached. Their secret engagement ends when he is drawn to Juanita Meredith, leaving Isabel to confront a broken heart after writing him to end the match.
A humorous collage from Cleveland Plain Dealer and Washington Star features a job applicant asked her age, the man’s joke that his wife cares, and the applicant’s witty comeback. The verse ends with playful quips about praise, faults, and a cold response in relationships.
Johnnie Carroll the smiling vaudeville favorite entertains Grand audiences with ballads and Irish German stories. At Denison he recounted a long career since 1868 at Koster and Bial's and amused diners with stage tricks and memories of countrywide tours.
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