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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
4
A fragment from a 19th century Indianapolis issue mentions telephone services at apartments with old and new numbers, subscription rates, and a note about editorial rooms. It includes political commentary praising Theodore Roosevelt and a procession highlighting industrial strength, with playful digs at media practices and references to Wellman, Beveridge, and the upcoming election.
Collections of quoted remarks from various papers discuss Col. Roosevelt pursuing another presidential bid, potential New York gubernatorial candidate Charles Murphy, and opinions on political dynamics. Additional notes criticize navy swimming instruction and depict Vice President Sherman's political associations.
The Sun quotes Senator Simmons defending his record of voting with Aldrich and standpatter allies for high tariffs. It explains log rolling as trading votes among five interests each, creating a block of ten to fifteen votes to protect specific tariffs. It condemns the system and urges tariff reform via a commission and isolated schedules, opposing Kern and Marshall who resist such changes.
A state health report shows 29 dairies inspected in September with 11 condemned, 5 poor, 10 fair and 3 good. The piece argues for a safe milk supply through clean milking, tuberculin testing, sterile containers, and sanitary facilities to prevent illness and protect infants.
The quote argues that greatness lies not in fame but in fearing God and following His commandments. It notes Napoleon’s wars and fleeting recognition, asserting a great man gains significance only by seizing opportunity while often fading from memory afterward.
The piece argues for supportive state action toward dairymen who invest in better milk plants. It notes higher feed costs strain dairies and stresses that even small price gaps can determine life or death for babies, highlighting widespread misunderstanding of milk quality and production costs.
A Kansas City Star reflection tracing Senator Dolliver of Iowa from a easygoing congressman to a progressive force after the tariff debate. The piece notes his conversion from stand patter to reformer, his national role, and calls for Indiana to back his leadership, citing praise from the Louisville Post.
The Baltimore Sun lauds Dolliver for enduring partisan strife and administration attacks, noting his long quest for principle, his transformation from Allison’s pupil to a leading reformer, and his death as a loss to the progressive Republican cause.
The death of Senator Dolliver carries a message to Indiana voters urging Democrats and Republicans to seek steadfast leaders. In today’s battles the people need tried fearless and capable figures, and when one fails they should rally around those who stay true. Senator Beveridge is praised as a great state leader.
A Sunday school superintendent asks how many boys can bring two others next Sunday. A recruit speaks up, pledging to bring one more boy and do his best, rather than bring two. The line reflects a humorous commencement of recruitment efforts.
The Washington Times notes the loss of Senator Dolliver at 52 after a lifelong fight for popular government and progressive causes. It honors his leadership in Congress, his health sacrifices, and compares his death to that of a soldier fallen while leading independents in advancing reform.
The untimely death of United States Senator Jonathan F. Dolliver of Town has shocked the nation. He was an ardent champion of the people, known for honesty, sincerity, and manliness. He opposed predatory trusts and stood against the machine element in Congress, earning the people's trust and contributing to the drive toward self government.
A quotation from St Paul Dispatch records Mame remarking that after someone left, he praised her with a line about her name recalling the Venus de Milo. The aside captures a curious compliment tied to classical imagery.
The moving van is on the spot and the chestnut man excites crowds. The first frost bites as the tare boughs shift and rosebud lips begin to chap. The graphophone indoors now goes, offering a remedy for many woes, as noted in the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Poem laments changing fashions for women, recalling earlier maidens with natural beauty and sensible dress. It criticizes modern style trends and hair through a nostalgic appeal for “the girls as they used to appear” and “the twenty five years ago kind.”
A fragment notes a playful aside about a tin figure remarking on a successful hit or performance. The line hints at a theatrical or musical context with a whimsical tone, suggesting entertainment or stage dialogue. No additional names or places are provided in the readable text.
In a Senate debate begun nearly four years ago Senator Beveridge presents a flood of affidavits and testimony on child labor in coal mines. John Spargo and others describe brutal breaker work, dangerous machinery, and long hours for boys as young as ten, with Lovejoy and Nichols adding corroborating accounts from Outlook and McClure's. The testimony highlights unsanitary conditions, low pay, illiteracy, and the pervasive use of young workers in Pennsylvania and New York mines.
The passage calls for a new generation of day dreamers to become heroic in pursuing compassionate, stainless love and visions of future conflicts. It speaks of a renaissance of faith and hope, with romance revitalizing and lighting imagination, quoting Henry Van Dyke on timeless ideals.
A fragmented reflection on luxury's allure and unease. The narrator dislikes opulence yet clings to elegance, sensing a deeper malaise in wealth’s hollow glamour. The voice hints at discomfort with excess and a yearning for authentic refinement.
The passage argues refinement in human culture is primitive and cites Lafcadio Hearn calling it savagely bourgeois. It contrasts a civilization that is barbarous to us yet more refined with ours, which he says dates back to the stone age and cave dwellings. The quote appears in Cambridge and the Atlantic.
The excerpt urges focusing on present tasks, avoiding premature plans, and facing dangers bravely when they arise. It warns against speaking ill of friends and predicts mockery if plans fail. The speaker emphasizes prudent conduct endorsed by stoic virtue.
The text presents an appreciative sentiment toward employers and colleagues, praising mutual support in a world that is a debt to one another. It includes garbled phrases about perceiving superiority and subordination and appears as a flawed transcription.
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