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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
8
A street scene recounts a tale of Dr Bindernagle and a pink pain paralyzer amid a man’s failed toothache fix and ruined whiskers. The speaker recalls being swayed by almanac promises, buying six, twelve bottles, and suffering yellowing, pale green whiskers that cost him love and coin.
A reflective essay on Art and character urging parents to sculpt their children into orderly courteous beings. It contrasts the ideal of enduring art with noisy public manners, urging adults to model restraint, teach table and room etiquette, and ensure children rise to offer seats to elders in public spaces.
A dramatic piece by Kennett Harris follows a chaotic chorus leading a disruptive actor who tramples manners and fans. As the heroine faces danger framed by an austere father, the villain’s plan nears its climax. The narrator questions why the hero cannot stay for justice, hinting at a fatal resolution.
A tailor's tip explains sewing a loop of heavy braid under the collar lapel with ends joined near the buttonhole so flowers or a single blossom can be attached without pins showing. The method suits both men and women for boutonnières and is noted as a very useful plan.
In a bustling shoe shop a corpulent proprietor nudges hosier Sanders as a careful woman tests tans and sizes from AA to four. The conversation centers on fit, width, instep, and heel style as clerks juggle options and the customer quietly asserts independence and precise preferences.
Fairfax muses on kings as power figures beyond Europe, contrasting King Sport the baseball monarch and King Money with real monarchs. She notes Americans’ limited knowledge of true kings, and recalls Portugal’s young king and Spain’s Alfonso as playful contrasts to royal duty.
A reflective piece features a narrator contrasting earthly business with noble duties and presents several personified kings. It extols a household monarchy ruled by a mother’s love as a pure ideal, followed by a celebration of the universal king Love who rules fairly if treated kindly. The text ends by inviting the reader to choose the land of heart's desire among these kingdoms.
Frances L. Garside tells of a tired woman who attends an uplifting talk by Mrs. Lysander John Appleton. She embraces positivity, finds joy in daily chores, mends clothes, feeds children, and finally revels in a week of domestic abundance and gratitude.
In the property room the young author sees four or five worn scenery sets and knows why no fresh backgrounds exist. Earlier writers used up spaces for their stories, with one set depicting a west scene and arid mountains. Names like Nosey Baldy or One Eye appear as common device.
A satirical piece mixes notes on moving pictures of the mind with a playful city vignette. It features a narrator observing a bustling street, with characters like Van Twiller and Bob Jingle, and pokes fun at tall young men in fiction while hinting at social mores and economic longing.
Don’t wash the face while traveling unless using a small amount of alcohol and water or Vaseline. Hiccoughs are mortifying and signal poor digestion, possibly bad stomach trouble, so frequent cases may need medicinal treatment. For a temporary cure try gradually dissolving a small lump of sugar on the tongue.
A New York Times poem describes the eagle as a tiny speck beneath the sky while the speaker soars beyond meteors and earth. The piece elevates the planes as the sole ongoing rhythm in the vast eternal.
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