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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1902
Page
4
In Milwaukee the mayor argues one trial of direct primaries will satisfy Wisconsin Republicans. He criticizes the Joss law and machine politics while defending primaries as preferable to a manipulated convention. He notes defects exist but urges continued support until perfection.
The piece urges Prosecutor Ruckelshaus to act on charges that Isaac King, park commissioner, may violate the city charter by backing a contractor. It notes King disputes being a city employee but stresses the grand jury should probe the issue, while criticizing other local crime coverage and public concerns.
A compact reel of midwestern notices and quotes: editorials on coal and labor, remarks on Generals in olive drab, a Greensburg legal suit, population and price trends, politics and Mark Hanna, immigration debate, a child’s trials, and a string of witty exchanges from papers like Philadelphia Press and Puck.
Quoted quips show Uncle Eben praising work zeal over gambling joy while Washington Star and Puck humor surface in playful exchanges. A stray note muses on hens as symbols of good mothers, reflecting light commentary from early newspaper glee.
The late Judge S Holbrook of Lewis County Kentucky is recalled as deeply learned and passionately contradictory. Descriptions frame him as benevolent yet prejudiced and irritable, with eccentricities vivid and original. A notable anecdote recalls his month long use of a racial slur toward a hotel porter who had political prominence.
In a humorous tale from the Cincinnati Commercial, James Robb the longtime circuit clerk and a powerful man, pins down a belligerent judge during a dispute. Robb digs post holes while the judge rants, then scolds him for merely being fit for nails. The judge is buried up to his shanks, and Robb calmly continues, noting the judge is “fit for” boards. The episode ends with the judge subdued and humiliated. Additional anecdotes feature comedian siblings and Justice Noah Davis delivering wit in court.
The Grand opens Monday with Russell brothers headlining and a sold out night performance. Park presents Two Little Waifs in early second Indianapolis engagement. Empire reopens Monday with The Utopians and Uncle Tom’s Cabin arrives Thursday. Fairbank showcases Frederick Holcombe Katherine Leslie and Maud Angell in a Monday concert.
Six items cover politics polls initiation at St. Patrick's hall and a lawn fete for St. John's church. The Mooney Mueller Drug Company forms to replace Indianapolis Drug Company. A one cent a mile rate applies for Spanish American veterans encampment within 73 miles of Indianapolis. Belt road car movements show 19,909 transfers last week and 20,603 the week before with stockyards handling and private switch totals. A police raid on a Washington street gambling house nets 46 suspects and bonds posted by the establishment's keeper.
The article outlines a Sunday night supper plan using sardines browned in oil, lemon juice, and toast. It suggests two teaspoonfuls of butter for toast and assembling in a heated tureen. includes a Scotch rabbit dish with a cream sauce, eggs, paprika, anchovy paste, and lemon served on hot toast. It also notes handling onions and removing iodine stains with sweet milk.
The article notes white taffeta Eron jackets with heavy embroidery in white and Persian colors, white taffeta shirt waist patterns in white silk, and beltings sold by the yard. It mentions imitation amethyst or turquoise sets discounted to nine cents, silver framed buttons with pendants, and new fall waistings with black and white stripes on colored grounds plus 69 cent per yard taffeta and flannel fabrics.
A home tips note suggests adding two or three drops of lemon juice to egg white to speed froth formation. The text also mentions iced coffee being a popular beverage.
A collection of aphoristic musings on marriage happiness and gender roles. The speakers critique men's charm and economic behavior while asserting women's influence in matchmaking and relationship dynamics. The tone is observational and ironic about social norms.
A comparison of beauty habits, noting French women prepare little at night and wake ready, while American women perform extensive morning care and end up fatigued at night. The piece argues true preservation of beauty relies on thorough cleansing and pore care, not just occasional washes.
Wilberforce Ogden, a divinity student and son of a millionaire, hid in his father's barn prompting days of nationwide search. Overstudy had left him physically and mentally worn, but he reportedly recovered after a self imposed spell of solitude.
H F Holland of 1624 Broadway proposes separating sleeping car sections with wooden curtains to create individual compartments. By day the sections remain open like a drawing-room car, while the plan attracts attention in railroad circles.
Humors are vitiated morbid fluids in the veins affecting tissues and causing skin eruptions gout rheum eczema pimples boils and general weakness. They stem from defective digestion or heredity. Expel them with Hood's Sarsaparilla which also builds up the system.
A burly man grabbed a woman's purse at the Fort Wayne avenue and Tenth street corner, fleeing with an 8.9 value item from Mrs. A. Fowler of 15 West North street. Minutes later Miss Alice Johnson of 707 North Capitol Avenue reported another attempted snatch on Capitol Avenue near Fourth Street.
A quick purse snatching occurs as a Negro man darts from behind a tree and vanishes, prompting a police search and witness descriptions. The incident highlights a sudden street crime in the area.
Hattie M. petitions for a divorce from Louis P. Weltzel alleging abandonment and that in the last year he furnished her with only one black hat which she could not wear on the street.
A collage of verse reflects on order and longing for a departed baby and missed deeds. Margaret E Sangster’s lines urge actions over words, while a Dean's Ointment advertisement promotes skin disease relief at drug stores.
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