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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1910
Page
8
A dialog between a bill clerk and a cashier humorously explores friendship. They debate loyalty, candor, and boundaries including not lending money, with the clerk insisting on returning a small loan by Saturday. The talk blends wit and moral lessons on trust and propriety.
In a casual chat at a small shop, the Manicure Lady recounts Brother Wilfred plans to fill a blank book with thoughts to later turn into a novel or play. The Head Barber jokes, while Wilfred muses witty maxims and almanac-era quips to preserve for future generations.
A collection of quips and mock exchanges from newspapers, referencing General Warren, Bunker Hill monument, moving pictures, Shakespeare, Baron Munchausen, Aldrich, and Judge, with a Pittsburg Post flavor. The snippets mirror satirical dialogue about war, critics, and trivia in a lighthearted tone.
A historical note describes using a single solution of potassium permanganate to clean a water filter. A brush may be dipped in this solution, and if a small amount remains in the filter pores, it is not injurious. The method is stated as safe for cleaning.
In a first year marriage a wife contemplates her husband Warren’s club life and ambition. He values social business ties and fashion, while she questions space, time, and affection. Her thoughts drift to whether a child might bridge the growing distance and if life’s pressures will pull them apart.
A Victorian style moral fragment from Lippincott’s warns against stealing another man’s good name and patterning after a busy bee. It advises avoiding monopolizing one color in makeup, warns that a ruby nose ruins ruby lips, and cautions against betting with a spouse. It also urges not to judge by clothes but by a wife’s apparel, and to be cautious with bold plans such as taking the bull by the horns.
A clever two layer petticoat idea uses two uprights in black and white reaching to the knee. Each uses a row of evenly spaced buttons to adapt to dark and light frocks. The concept envisions purchasable sections plus already worked uppers to button together for versatile outfits.
A humorous spoof recounts Young Lochinvar riding west with the best horse, arriving unarmed except for a long broadsword, courting the bride at Netherby while her father jealously eyes trouble. Lochinvar waltzes through to claim the girl, evading the anxious suitor and escaping with a boastful, playful triumph.
The Commoner laments a revival of hand sewing as modern dressmakers teach raw students from the basics. It notes many girls lack foundational skills, leading to unsatisfactory work and reliance on apprentices. It warns that even advertised seamstresses show shocking ignorance of plain sewing.
A suburban conversation turns on politeness about a garden. Maud warns that corn has ears and potatoes eyes, revealing a sharp, wary wit in a brief humorous exchange cited from the Kansas City Journal and Boston Evening Transcript.
A Washington man overheard tender exchanges at a social function in the capital where a newly betrothed couple shared their rapid engagement. The woman declared the proposal occurred only twenty four hours earlier, while the man echoed the thrill of the swift romance.
When tablecloths or sheets are new a piece of tape should be sewn flat on the hem at each corner to double the life of the article and prevent it from getting out of shape. Another plan is to fold them width ways instead of lengthways to keep fields from wearing into holes.
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