Sharks and city salaries under scrutiny in midwest reports
The article discusses municipal evils in Indianapolis and Chicago involving salary assignments to so called sharks who cash city workers warrants. It cites a Chicago judge voiding such assignments as public policy and a similar concern in Indianapolis amid calls to stop the practice while noting usurious interest rates and potential political influence.
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Marion County
Joan Shark
Chicago
Indianapolis
Injunctions in Labor Strife Face Political Backlash
A Chicago typographical union member is jailed in Indianapolis for violating a federal injunction restraining Don key printing plant strikers in Hammond. The piece argues judges wield injunctions, advocates reform through Congress, and notes broad use in labor disputes amid football injury counts and calls for chaplains at games.
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Edward Besette
Chicago Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Baker
United States District Court
Donkey
Hammond
Besette
Chicago Federation of Labor
Congress
Marion
Capital
Washington
Indianapolis sanitation urged to reuse sewage for soil health
The editorial argues last summer's broad irrigation of Indianapolis sewage into the White River polluted filth and disease. It urges conserving resources as population grows and soils need rejuvenation, noting past soil depletion and recent restoration efforts, and calls Indianapolis to lead in sanitary sewage disposal.
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Indianapolis
White River
Indiana
State Supreme Court ruling on gas waste at oil wells
The state secured a high court decision that natural gas may not be wasted in oil wells. Residents of the gas belt are urged to monitor wells, as enforcement cannot be perfect and the attorney general cannot file all suits. The piece notes efforts against Standard Oil and questions future safety at railroad crossings and school board action to build a new schoolhouse to protect children from crossing dangers.
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SUN
Phil May
Lord Mountmorres
Edith Franklin
Brown
Mr. May
Mr. Brown
J. Pierpont Morgan
Potter
Doane
Europe
London Times
Times
Morgan
Bishop Potter
Mr. Morgan
San Francisco Examiner
States Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
United States ‘Supreme Court
Zanesville
Deborah King
King
America
England
Plymouth
Turkey
Constantinople
Horace Porter
United States
France
Porter
Chefakat
Yildiz Park
Richard Wagner
Berlin
Thiergartenstrasse
Carnegie
Denmark
Carl Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Copenhagen
Hig
Carlsberg Fund
Taxable Truths Linger Behind Sunday Contributions
Citizens pledge offerings in pews yet evade taxes yearly when the assessor visits. The column jokes about "Bill" Kittinger of Anderson for Congress and doubts "Jim" Quateon’s fitness for governor. The piece humorously contrasts public charity with hidden taxables and political speculation.
Culver Military Academy Football Heroes Stir Earthquakes
The Culver military academy football team inspires dramatic crowds as fans attribute loud tremors to their powerful strides on the gridiron. Some observers joke the field’s boggy ground adds to the quake-like effect during games.
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Culver Military Academy
Fragmented Inquirer Commentary on Public Morals
A mid week report questions a grand jury's rigor over liquor law violations after evidence from the Y. P. C. T. U. The Schley inquiry is criticized, while Yale's two century mark is noted.
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Inquirer
Grand
Peaches With Almonds and Pine Syrup Bargains
A compact read of a dessert suggestion with peaches almonds and whipped cream. The passage also promotes Dr Wood s Norway Pine Syrup as a cough remedy and a note about bargains in upright pianos at Baldwin s.
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Dr. Wood
Baldwin's
Gaggains
Baldwin'a
Papers Review and Political Quips Across Cities
A collage of brief quotes from papers in Topeka Detroit New York Buffalo and New Bedford praising or lampooning figures and events. Topics include a comic opera promise of diamonds for a debutant, Schley witnesses, a minister disturbed by gamblers, and Roosevelt praised for patriotism and plain sense in southern affairs.
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Topeka Journal
Schley
Detroit News
New York
Buffalo News
Roosevelt
South
New Bedford Standard
A Good Ticket for 1904 Roosevel t Beveridge Speculated
The Indianapolis Sun hints a Roosevelt Beveridge ticket could appeal to young Republicans. Indiana may play a role at the next Republican convention with Senator Fairbanks likely to seek the top spot and Beveridge as vice president if needed.
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Indianapolis Sun
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Indiana
Fairbanks
Rockyville Republi
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A poem fragment titled Winter's Comin On reflects hard times for Lizy Lou John and Elly as they recall past summers and labor. The speaker notes little work, stove conversations about good times, and short earnings from Uncle Sam Dick and Feeder's dam amid looming privation.
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Lizy Lou
John
Recipe Note on Serving in a Deep Vegetable Dish
A New York Commercial Advertiser snippet suggests serving a dish in a deep vegetable dish with melted butter seasoned with pepper salt and a little finely chopped parsley. The instruction emphasizes rich, simple flavors and a classic presentation.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Snakes and politics turn up in humorous vignettes
Comic sketches recount Frederic Tudor's snake filled Harvard room and a big black reptile hidden in an easy chair. Other light pieces include a peasant voter reassessing support after a politician's sociable pig sty remark and a minister warned by Bishop Potter about ritual experiments.
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Frederic Tudor
Harvard
Boylston St
Blue Hill
Tudor
Mr. Tudor
Boston Herald
Lost maid cared for by noble passerby in May
A morning in early May finds a vulnerable maid cared for by a man who lifts her distress. The piece notes the owner may reclaim her someday through a noble Christian life and honest conduct.
Fragmented chatter on fashion, politics, and ads in dialogue
Mayme notes no summer shirt waist wearers in sealskin gloves. Millicent suggests firing the cabinet if Roosevelt acts, naming Hay. Maudie laments complexion cure ads pushing skin games.
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Mayme
Millicent
Roosevelt
Hay
Maudie M
Smith Promises Penny-Waid Daughter to Son
Edward Singer reports a curious exchange where Smith agrees to provide a sister to his son if the boy gives up his pennies. The remark suggests a mock plan to obtain a child through financial barter.
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Smith
Practical laundering tips from the Philadelphia Record
A practical laundress offers guidance on whitening linen with refined borax in water, washing blankets in warm water with ammonia, using salt water to set colors, ironing fabrics such as calicoes on the wrong side, and handling flannels, napkins, embroideries, and table linens with proper heat and technique. It also covers stain removal, wax and salt paper for starch, and ironing damp silk handkerchiefs with a moderate iron.
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Philadelphia Record
Halleluia in the Mornin Song and Cane Mill Imagery
A verse from the Atlanta Constitution evokes a rural Georgia scene with cane milling, cheerful labor, and a Black musician making music. It highlights festive harvest imagery, candy pulls, and lovers’ dances as the refrain “halleluia in the mornin” echoes through the piece.
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Georgy
Comic Scraps From Isles of Laughter
Snippets of cheerful gossip and quips from readers across papers. Bantering exchanges feature a toothy baby, romantic misreads, and reminiscing spouses, with jests about young lovers and a golf loving wife.
Cake Makers Hints From An Old Housekeeper
A set of practical cake making tips includes oven temperature by cake type, folding flour gently, warming fruit overnight, dredging with flour, lining tins, and baking powder timing. Instructions cover loaf cake height, paper covers, greasing with lard, and readiness of ingredients. apples in the cake box keep moist, renewed when withered.
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Albany Times-Union
Woman Discovers Wisdom In A Good Book Not Gossip
A woman finds age and insight by choosing books as companions over a gossipy neighbor, embracing reading as a source of philosophy and personal growth.
Delicious Spanish Onions A Simple Milk Boil Method
A historical note describes preparing Spanish onions as an appetizing viand suitable for four servings. Peel and soak the onion in salted cold water for two hours, then simmer in milk just covered by about an inch on a slow fire with the pan covered.
Treatment for Eczema and Skin Eruptions in Humoral Theory
Eruptions including eczema and salt rheum are due to humors inherited or from poor digestion. Drying medicines are dangerous. the remedy is to aid the body in discharging humors and to strengthen it to prevent recurrence.
Roosevelts and Beveridge Rivalry Highlight National Vote Talk
The piece notes Roosevelt and Beveridge as Republican candidates in 19M and praises a potential sweeping comeback. It quotes editorials from the Worthington Times and The Sun on Indianapolis party quarrels over offices after last week’s city election. The sentiment touches on political triumphs, labor pains, and local intrigue surrounding posts.
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Roosevelt
Beveridge
Worthington Times
the Sun
Indianapolis
the Sentinel
Bookwalter
Cincinnati
Knox Democrat
Levy
Lafayette
Lafayette Courier
Sullivan Times
Michigan City Dispatch
French Knots Fashion And DIY Embroidery Tips
The piece describes making French knots and their fashion use on white muslin bands and blouses. It notes a durable knot technique, linen and taffeta banding, hemstitching, and black on white as stylish contrasts for winter garments. Louisine fabric is mentioned for dressy blouses.
How to Toast Bread and Related Dishes
Instructions for toasting bread evenly on forks and broilers over a fire or gas stove. Directions cover plain toast dip toast and milk or cream toast with butter, plus tips to avoid stacking. Advertising Burdock Blood Bitters claimed to regulate stomach and bowels.
The Sun's for Sale Column Claims Guaranteed Results
A reader notes that The Sun markets property and other results under a dedicated for sale heading promising guarantees. The column emphasizes certainty and swift outcomes for buyers.
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SUN
THE
Autumn Observation From Ohio State Journal
A rustic verse notes a rabbit in brush piles avoiding being spotted partridge in briar patch and a squirrel in a beech tree chattering till winter. The speaker laments theft and wishes for winter to come while mentioning Jim Crow and Jack Frost.
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Grand Opera House
Spencer
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Bill” Kittinger
Nderson
Kit
Jim” Quateon
Navy Department
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Federal
Yale
Eli
Zanzibar
Sam
Washington Star
Mr. Smith
Edward Singer
Axminster
Wilton
Wee Royal Smyrna
Choice
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Tre
Eric
Atlanta Constitution
Baltimore World
Harlem
Creek
Bunker
Brook
Age of Wisdom
Hood
J. Q. Hines
Franks
Alvina Walter
Algona
Wis
E. Washington St
Spirit OF the State Press
Blind Tom
Baltimore
Tom
Jes
Jim Crow
Ole Jack Frost
Ohio State Journal
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W. S. Burkhart
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