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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
4
Let Us Thank the Combines For The Nation’s Good
The piece argues trusts and coal combines, though harsh, serve as a warning. It urges balanced regulation to protect public welfare, noting laws defining private ownership versus public interest. It also critiques army maneuvers and recalls maritime disputes, ending with a remark on a streetcar company’s moral obligation to College patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Hay
City Clerk Elliott and Forfeited Bonds In Armitage Kissel Cases
City Clerk Elliott faces steps to collect forfeited bonds in the Armitage gambling cases and questions what action he has already taken in the Kissel cases. Neely’s arrival in the United States follows by noting policy shifts in New York. Proposals urge reopening the Premier steel foundry and reducing convention spending to fund factories. A lean city tax levy is discussed to minimize costs. The council attendance outlook is noted amid fragmented remarks on governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Armitage
Neely
United States
New York
Political and social quips from multiple papers
A collage of brief comments and satirical lines from various newspapers. Topics range from sports and politics to domestic life and public concerns, noting figures, places, and events in a compact, lighthearted shuffle.
Delighted Pupils Mix Up Ruler With Janitor Joke
A Boston Transcript quip notes a classroom exchange where a pupil misnames the nation’s ruler as “janitor,” reflecting humor in a Washington student crowd as they discuss respect for figures in power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Boston Transcript
Six Friends Fool Funeral Turns When Wife Awakens
A man tells a tale of faked grief and a funeral goer who missteps at the cemetery. The coffin drops, the supposedly dead wife revives in a trance, the ceremony ends in confusion, and a couple of years later the wife dies for real.
Funerals and Lively Bets Told in Quirky Vignettes
A tale of repeated funeral bearers at a London burial ends with the husband warning of the gate to ensure a smooth exit. A dry goods shop keeper’s temper leads to a clever retort about “plenty upstairs.” In Washington a drunken passerby asks for directions to the R and O depot, mispronouncing mint terms and seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Old Hartford days remembered by a New York Times writer
A literary note recalls Mark Twain’s sharp copy and a printer’s misprint in Hartford. Miss Marshall Saunders releases Joe's Paradise as a sequel to Beautiful Joe, with larger, nicer covers. A coffee history book from Baker & Taylor Co. features coffee lore and recipes, in both trade and leather gift editions. Owen Wister’s The Virginian remains popular, with sales near fifty thousand in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Hartford
Mark Twain
Charles Livingston Bull
Baker & Taylor Co
New York
Arthur H. Gray
Owen Wister
Wister
A Corner for the Women Good Things to Eat
Household lore on pies jams and beauty hints covers apple pie cider soaking gelatine custard plum jelly and bread crumbs to prevent soggy crusts. It prescribes soap scraps for jelly lather alum blue setting hay water for washing linen camphor borax lemon juice for hair cleansing and hangnail care with repeated rubs and long term results.
The Sketches and Songs of a Singer
A brief verse describes a quiet home figure who hides among crowds yet opens up at home with his wife. The poem contrasts his public reserve with private eloquence likened to Socrates in intimate moments.
Humble Prize Winner Faces Busy Fame
A young woman winning first prize in a popular contest prompts jokes about staying humble. Her friend notes she stays busy acting meek to avoid seeming conceited. The setting hints at rural life with summer boarders and a troubled heart as Tilly Ann weeps for loss.
Dreaming in Verse Leaves Poet’s Friend Skeptical
A dialogue excerpt shows a poet and a friend debating life as a dream. The friend questions reality while the poet wittily concedes dream content may be empty. The exchange carries a reflective, literary tone.
Paradise Vision in Spring Poem by Herbert Randall
A reflective poem describes daisies roses and lilies as angels from Paradise visiting in spring. The speaker dreams of eternal beauty amid summer hours and distant gates, noting flowers bearing a message of God love and enduring beauty beyond winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Glover
Goldenrod
Herbert Randall
One Hustled Year Ends in Rain and Heat
Edward Singer reflects on a grueling year spent in rain and cold as hardship and endurance mark city life after a simple fall into a street hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Singer
Silent Virtue Hidden in Quiet Life
The Chicago Record-Herald passage extols a man who never lies, swears, steals, or slanders. He avoids wicked behavior, gambling, smoking, and drinking, yet receives little praise. The riddle notes he never thinks, suggesting a paradox of virtue unseen by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Grand Vaudeville Delivers Strong Week Bill
Amusements note a balanced program at Grand and Park Empire with acts like Green and Werner Zulu dance and a strong vocal turn by Frederick Holcombe. Park marquee highlights Two Little Waifs closing Wednesday and Uncle Tom's Cabin Thursday with Al Martin production. Utopian Company plays Empire all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green and Werner
the Empire
Reflections of a Bachelor in Sleepy Ruminations
The piece notes gendered views on marriage and offspring, contrasting male despair and female expectations. It suggests two of anything but children form a pair, two children form a mob, and comments on men’s attitudes toward marriage with fatal outcomes and love fulfilled or denied.
Pointed Paragraphs on Advice and Insanity
A set of pithy maxims contrasts women fears with rights seeking men and notes cheap talk and kindness. It reports Otto Hoffman and Squire Morrison declared insane in Indianapolis, with Morrison wandering the streets due to memory loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hoffman
Squire
Morrison
Indianapolis
Local social news and travel notes update
Judge Ayres returns from a Canadian fishing trip and Rev and Mrs Odell plan to come back from Europe next week. Mias Rena Tucker will study modeling in New York while Mr and Mrs Syfers take a Georgian Bay fishing trip. Ruth McCullough celebrates her eighth birthday with a party. Maud Harrison and Harvey Crane wed in Fort Wayne. Leona Truesdell and Thomas Forward wed in Valparaiso. Herbert and wife mark their fifteenth anniversary with a Sept. 13 reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Maud Harrison
Harvey E. Crane
Valparaiso
Leona Truesdell
Thomas C. Foward
Herbert Hadley
City Life to Pension School Teachers
A bill to pension school teachers may be introduced in the next legislature by Senator Kittinger. Governor Durbin discussed prison contract labor with prominent men Wednesday afternoon. The Advisory Board confirmed a 79 cent township tax levy, as THE SUN predicted, on Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EESUN
Kittinger
Durbin
Incorporated notices from Indiana and Virginia firms
Notices show Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Company of Indianapolis and Richmond Banking Company of Richmond with capital amounts of 10000 and 20000 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip Company
Indianapolis
Richmond Banking Company
Richmond
Diphtheria and Croup Relief Promoted by Dr Thomas
An advertisement touts instant relief and a permanent cure for diphtheria sore throat and croup using Dr Thomas' Electric Oil available at any drug store. The copy emphasizes quick effects and broad applicability to common throat ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Bargains in Upright Pianos at Baldwin's
Advertisement notes bargains on slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin's. Mentions affordable small liners on the seventh page and promises reliable results for readers of THE SUN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
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