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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1910

Page

9

Letters to a Business Girl by Dorothy Dix

Dorothy Dix warns business girls that luck is earned, not given, stressing work and grit. She argues clothes shape perception, urges practical attire over flamboyant fashions, and notes that many women ruin careers by dressing for show rather than for function.

Baseball Ballads and a Plumber in a Ballgame Date

A fragment blends a vaudeville style baseball ballad about Maine with a comic vignette of a working girl choosing modest dress over frills. It contrasts flirtatious courtship talk with a moral on attire and ambition, urging neatness and practicality in offices and society.

Waking in the World a Call to Woman’s Freedom

A poem urges awakening across society from city to farm and mill to free women from old veils and shadows. It proclaims that women will claim their rights and rise to join the future race, with God as the Maker of a hidden plan written on the soul. The piece challenges men to read the cipher and bring women from darkness to daylight.

The Baby Name Debacle in a New Mother's Year

Helen and Warren debate naming their newborn girl as Grandpa Curtis intrudes, insisting on a name and awakening the infant. Catherine and Martha are proposed, but Helen resists, hoping time will ease the tension while the baby cries. Warren urges patience and a private choice.

Helen Warren John William Mary Elizabeth Richard Wilfred Reginald Geraldine Mr. Curtis Martha Curtis Marthe Catherine Catherine Curtis

The Parting of Larry Daly and Eileen Costigan

In a Dublin flavored reminiscence, Mulready recalls Larry Daly and Eileen Costigan, lovers split by Larry’s travel to the United States. Daly later returns a changed man, learns Eileen married, and reflects on faithfulness and time, with both men and women judged against loyalty and fortune.

Larry Mr. Mulready Anny Harry Hileen Eileen Connemara States Cincinnati Black Larry Daly Grurl

Up to Date Jokes on Education and Marriage

A humorous exchange features a bank director preferring a married clerk candidate, a student asking the hardest math problem, a grim professor unable to meet ends, and a newlywed couple sparring over money and fashion. Strong characters and dated banter drive the quick quip set.

Desperate Desmond Drama Continues Amid Fire and Flood

A chaotic scene unfolds as Desmond and Claude struggle in a burning basement while water floods in from a burst pipe. Desmond muses on treachery as a rat hidden in the sewer adds to the peril. The fire is extinguished only after the water supply is cut off, leaving characters shaken by the ordeal.

Claude

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Dorothy DIX Sadie Ople Maud Qwendolin Allaire Mary Jane Smith Madame Eve Maine James Ravenscroft Mattynee Mame Matty Wagney Miss J Polonius Sister of Charity Nell Brinkley Mabel Herbert Ubner Grandfather Larry and Fileen Kennett Harris Jamesey Avick Erin Utt Larry Dily Eileen Costigan Darlin Sis Hileen Manny Niver Morganheimer’s Scanlan Darby McShane Norah Cassidy Father Dwrer Terence O'Shea Michael Rourke Mike Mrs. Newlywed Desmond Désmond Birning Vetere
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