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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1910
Page
4
A collage of maxims and quotes from Montaigne to Disraeli on life, virtue, love, courage, happiness, and human flaws. It samples reflections on honesty, generosity, friendship, fate, and the march of thought, noting how character forms through use and circumstance.
A compact verse fragment and comic snippets explore language in vaudeville and slang. The speaker rejects Baby Talk while railing at dialects from Yiddish to Bowery slang, ending with a playful, cryptic aside. Includes a Boston Transcript exchange about a gift for an undertaker.
The piece rails against protectionism and accuses Governor Marshall of leading a bipartisan “pillaged” system. It lists Republicans and Democrats who supported free iron and free lumber, highlighting insurgent influence and southern Democratic control, calling for men over party labels.
A 16 year old girl testified before a judge in Indianapolis about surviving on $4.50 a week tending a theater window while paying for board and laundry. The piece contrasts poverty with lavish living, weaving in anecdotes of meals, newspapers, and clothing costs, and includes satirical interjections on society’s attitudes. It moves through sketches of Piggy and Dulcie, then digresses into quips and poems from various papers, ending with a miscellany brief sign-off.
A classroom quote frames a playful prompt on natural history asking which creature is closest to humans. The brief exchange centers on a flea as a suggested answer, reflecting a humorous, conversational mood.
City Sealer of Weights and Measures John Kjellander details efforts to protect consumers in Chicago. He cites tests showing underweight scales, milk bottle issues, bread ordinances upheld by courts, coal weight tickets, and state and national weight legislation aims including net weight labeling and stricter enforcement.
A Mainline resident returns home before dawn and crawls upstairs unnoticed. Over breakfast his wife accuses him of hugging a lamppost at 2 am, sparking his puzzled defense about jealousy of a lamppost. The quarrel ends with a playful punchline.
The San Francisco Chronicle muses that if anything could revive New York democracy it would be the political comeback of Alton B Parker. The piece frames Parker as a symbolic echo of historic graveyard politics in the current scene.
A Chicago waiter laments dwindling tips from fashionable diners, recalling once earning $2 per tip while now receiving as little as 15 cents. The Boston Globe notes the trend reflecting broader urban cost pressures on service workers.
The Atlanta Journal notes that nationwide readers should expect the colonel to stay home for now since hunting locally is exceptionally productive. The line suggests a shift from abroad to domestic pursuits amid favorable opportunities at home.
The Madison Democrat notes Wilkesbarre may copyright its name but argues it has no greater fear of infringements than Terre Haute Walla Walla Oshkosh Kalamazoo Chemung or Ypsilanti, framing a stance on place names rights.
A Baltimore American quote argues that those who fail to register and vote lose the right to complain about government. The remark underscores civic duty in a political context.
The president should buy on rent like terms as his lease ends. Atlanta Journal notes Taft seeks a summer residence. A bungalow purchase is proposed to fit the ongoing housing need and offer steady terms for the administration.
Word spreads that this department favors the Cubs to win the world's series, as local betting rises to 1 on the Cubs while the Athletics are named as contenders in Topeka Capital chatter.
Manuel travels coast to coast but avoids speeches as pressure mounts in the campaign. Washington Star notes his reluctance amid rising heat for appearances and public events.
A Boston Globe line notes many buried hatchets will be dug up and polished for political use, signaling renewed partisan maneuvering and reconciliation rhetoric. The quip frames a shift toward reactivating past conflicts as practical tools in contemporary politics.
Stated by the St Paul Pioneer Press, Bryan asserts Col Roosevelt is stealing his thunder and warns that if Nebraska keeps eyes open he may witness the colonel purtain the solid south.
The Ohio State Journal notes the hobble garter as the current fad and comments on its adoption. It humorously observes caution, suggesting some restraint before more restrictive fashion bits like check reins appear. The tone remains light and satirical about local dress norms.
Commentary notes that had the word Welcome been prominently displayed on him, Mr. Sherman would have made a perfectly lovely door mat, reflecting a biting media quip.
Charleston Post notes another hobble skirt mishap in Knoxville as the fashion trend faces renewed scrutiny. The column suggests revisions to hobble skirt rules amid ongoing safety concerns.
A Seaside Visitor praises a seagull for its cleanliness while a Boatman jokes that if she spent as much time in the water as the bird, she would look clean too. The exchange captures light, humorous seaside humor from a Punch magazine vignette.
Count de Chambrun, married to Representative Nicholas Longworth’s sister, plays golf with Representative Augustus Gardner near Beverly Mass. The count recounts Gardner vanished into a seven foot sand pit at the Myopia links during a round, claiming Gardner emerged later and swore a foul tale of disorientation. The episode aired in Popular Magazine and notes Gardner’s belated return after the pit incident.
In Justin McCarthy's Reminiscences Hawthorne is portrayed as exceptionally handsome with a broad noble forehead a finely modeled face thick dark hair and intense dark eyes that captivate any observer described in vivid detail.
A London satirical notice from 1807 argues that George Gordon Byron though a gentleman and orator may never become a poet unless he improves, using portrait of Byron as a minor to underline the critique.
Augustus Thomas and Patrick Francis Murphy, noted after-dinner speakers, clash over style as Murphy accuses Thomas of scoring by ridiculing earlier speakers. Murphy, the American manager for Mark Cross of London, contrasts Thomas with a famed British general who led from behind.
A humorous street scene features Rev. Clark and Rev. Jones objecting to a boy Willie selling two puppies. Willie insists they are Episcopalian puppies and jokes they once were Presbyterian pies, noting the puppies have opened their eyes since then.
George M. Richards presents a September showing at Smith's featuring a fairy tale about mistletoe growing on a family tree. The poem themed tale explores a festive, light hearted notion in a formal reading atmosphere.
Detroit Free Press reflects on the English subscriber type who boasted of writing for the Times. The piece portrays the figure as ubiquitous, mobile, and proud of a journalist past, tying national pride to a shared literary identity across continents.
The architect working on Mr. Nurich's new residence asks for parlor color, and Nurich insists on red. He notes his wife keeps a red plush photo album on the parlor table. The exchange adds a domestic, light note to the scene.
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