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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1910
Page
8
A column argues that many men never truly understand their wives and that after marriage the demand for affection grows. It notes women value small tokens like anniversaries, while men often forget them, leaving wives feeling misunderstood and anxious about their relationships.
A reader seeks guidance on pursuing a budding romance after brief acquaintance during a vacation. The columnist advises against pursuing if not invited, suggests letting the suitor initiate contact, and cautions about pressuring a reluctant party. A second letter asks about keeping a friendship after no response to letters, and the response notes that continued contact should come from the other person if desired. A third note discusses parental objections to an engagement and recommends tact, honest expression of love, and earning the mother's trust.
A poetic fragment describing the lake and lilies at dawn. The speaker notes white water lilies waking as day breaks, the forest hush, a thrush stirring the quiet, and a spirit returning briefly to its flower like home for one more day of love and roaming.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote notes a woman in a Euclid avenue grocery choosing baked beans not to eat but to warm her hands on a frigid day. She buys small pots to keep her hands warm, remarking she forgot mittens at home. The cashier quips about excuses for poor team performance.
An earnest call attributed to Supt William Maxwell urges teaching every public school girl to cook. The piece argues cooking skills will reduce poverty and disorder, end the servant problem, curb drunkenness, and improve health, welfare, and national prosperity. It lauds cooking education as a conservational measure fueling social reform.
A discourse argues teaching cooking in public schools will elevate domestic skills among women, reduce the servant problem, and curb divorces by ensuring meals. It envisions professional status for cooking, notes romantic relief from domestic crises, and praises Mr Maxwell for promoting culinary education widely.
A first person reminiscence describes a backyard fight between a boy, Bobbie, and Reddy O Neel with Bobbie's father as promoter referee and organizer. The narrative notes punches, insults, a ring setup, a mock boxing bout, a brief halt by parents, a boyish exchange of blows and aう rough but playful tone overall.
A collage of verse praising the age of machines by Ella Wheeler Wilcox contrasts with a vivid family scene. A boy fights a rival while a father acts as referee, recounting boxing bravado, imperfect pride, and household reactions in Boston with a Chelsea Wildcat alias.
Mrs Lysander John Appleton arrives with neighborly lemon pies in a crowded twenty family building. A cold door shuts on the gesture as fear and suspicion rise. She recalls a preacher’s line on tea and aids with stepladder and hatchet, then returns to a pie dropped in the chair. A later incident with a crash upstairs triggers protective instincts.
A Davenport era sampler quotes Elvedere Brooks of the West-Bern union telegraph company saying no bulletins will be sent about a much advertised prize fight at Reno New next Monday. It also lampoons readers with three guessed paragraphs and mocks media sensationalism.
A humorous piece portrays a waiter and customers trading cries over orders. The waiter balks at odd phrases as customers demand dishes like mutton broth and hash, while shouted lines mix in playful animal and weather imagery. The gist is a lively, comic snapshot of kitchen banter.
The poem speaks of nature and love through seasons from spring to winter, contrasting light and shadow. It traces awakening desire, the first meeting of hands, and the voyage from doubt to unity. It celebrates beauty, faith, and the triumph of love over death. The speaker notes many forms in which love and nature can be fair.
The serialized film feature follows Desmond as a captive elephant is guided toward the police station by a handler amid ongoing melodrama. The scene escalates with peril and intense emotion as authorities pursue the enigmatic figure in a tension filled narrative.
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