Prison Labor Reform and Rivalrous Politics in Indiana
The piece urges abolishing prison contract labor as a corrupt system that degrades convicts and hinders reform. It argues for giving prisoners trades and self-sufficiency. It also discusses Indiana Democratic prospects for a congressional nominee, praising William V. Rooker as the strongest candidate and urging nomination to win.
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McCormack
Indiana
Congress
SUN
William V. Rooker
Rooker
Organized Labor
Treasury Department
Washington
National Bank
Gen. Harrison
United Mineworkers
C. & O. Transportation Company
Bar of Justice
The Gambling Raid Bluff in City Policy
The piece denounces a year of raids on a few gamblers followed by lenient releases on flimsy bonds. It claims officials bluff about fighting gambling and urges immediate, genuine action by the police. It also references local figures and events, including Solon Carter and a Paoli Apple family reunion.
Questioning the gas issue and other clippings
A collection of witty quotes and brief notes from Indiana papers discusses the gas question, arbitration in labor disputes, and humorous takes on public affairs. Items reference Muncie Star Kokomo Tribune Conn ersville Examiner Terre Haute Tribune Sullivan Times Fort Wayne News and regional jokes.
Man at 102 Still Active Church Sexton and Organist
Jake Derrand, aged 102 near Dover Tennessee, remains in excellent health with sharp memory. A devout M. E. Church member, he has served as sexton and organist for the white church for fifty years and plays the pipe organ with notable skill.
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Jake Derrand
M. E. Church
Dover
Tenn
Card party moved to Friday afternoon at Pier son Hall
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Trainmen changes the card party at Pier son Hall 185 N Delaware Ave from Friday night to Friday afternoon as announced previously.
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Ladies‘ Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Pierson’s Hall
N. Delaware
The Sketches And Songs Of A Singer
A brief vignette about an easy going youth who seeks fame for about a year. The auctioneer questions his motives and a quip about a woman’s influence and household duties closes the sketch with a pause for humor.
Artist remarks on editors returning submissions
A sweet young thing asks if watching pictures in the grate is enjoyable. The artist replies that he does not, explaining he disposes of drafts by tossing them after editors reject them.
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Frank Hubin
Mr. Hubin
Dying Letter Reveals Vincent's City Visit Deception
Mr Scotten and his wife learn Vincent plans to stay in the city while a fake letter claims Albert, a boyhood friend, is dying in Leesville. The trio heads to the station to visit the non existent ill friend, exposing the ruse when the truth emerges.
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Mr. Scotten
Vincent
Mrs. Scotten
Mileysville
Mary
Albert
Leesville
John
Moving Van Like a Royal Purple Automobile
Poetic verse imagines a moving van seen as stylish and attractive as a royal purple automobile with beads and bright yellow glow, comparing pathway roses to a gleaming scene of travel and travel aesthetics.
Marching in Rain Prompts Gripe From Private
A private complains about marching with rifles in the rain while the corporal notes the recruit was forewarned. The recruiting officer allegedly promised opportunities for advancement to entice enlistment.
Percy’s Affections in a Lively Period Dab
A brief chatter on Percy’s feelings as Tom teases about his love life. Edward provides a quick quip about Percy’s self talk and romantic musings in a stagey backroom vignette.
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Percy
Tom
Edward
Singer
Winter Millinery Trends For Cold Weather Hats
A corner for the women features fur hats with gray squirrel turbans and holly crown, and brown velvet brims with sable edging and white aigrettes. Beets cooking tips follow, advising cold water start, salt and vinegar, and exact boiling times for fresh and old beets.
Simple Muslin Bedspread with Lace Insertion
A light summer bedspread can be made from muslin by stitching outline designs on strips and alternating hemmed, whipped, or feather stitched edges with lace insertion. When large enough, back with colored sateen and add a lace frill matching the insertion. Materials are inexpensive and the project is straightforward.
Proper cabbage and vegetable cooking guidance from old cookbooks
Many vegetables ruin taste when boiled in large amounts of water for long. Boil potatoes, asparagus, peas and cauliflower in little water simmering slowly. Do not salt until halfway done. Summer cabbage cooks in abundant water for 15 minutes then cools in cold water. Chocolate sauce? No, cabbage simmers in cream and butter with flour, then three quarters hour. Another method is blanching and stuffing cabbage with sausage meat then braising.
Animals Share Ridley Park Bond and Odd Tales
A Newfoundland named Rover and a crow named Jim in Ridley Park Chester Pa form a friendship, playing hide and seek and sharing rides on Rover’s back. Other items include a Pennsylvania farmer accused of excessive kindness to a horse, a Berlin plan to license cats, and a monkey attempting a beach swim.
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Ridley Park
Chester
Jim
Rover
Julius C. Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Cawcaw
Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh with a one hundred dollar reward for any uncured case. It lists F J Cheney & Co as proprietors and names endorsers Wear & Tavax and Marvin as wholesale druggists in Toledo, Ohio. It promotes the remedy and price per bottle, with typical testimonial language.
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Hall
FR. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wear & Tavax
Wopicents Denggiste
O Watome
Korman & N Marvin
Olesale Druge
Rug Backing and Household Tips from a Bygone Guide
The excerpt offers home advice such as sewing stout canvas to old rugs to stop curling, keeping jam jars dry for jam making, and shopping for summer furniture with discounts on enamelled bedroom suites. It also describes a disinfectant for rooms using ground coffee and camphor, noting pleasant aroma and cost efficiency.
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Kitchener
How to test handkerchief linen vs cotton
The passage explains making small velveteen bags as polishers for boots and describes a simple test to distinguish linen from cotton. Moisten a finger tip and press it on the handkerchief. linen wets through quickly while cotton takes several seconds to saturate.
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Grace
Fall Time and Old Friends in a Poem
A dialect poem from the Atlanta Constitution describes fall arrival like a railroad train. It evokes Miss Mary and a lover, with fiddle music and dancing while animals like a rabbit and possum move through a rural scene.
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Miss Mary
Atlanta Constitution
Three Score and Ten
A reflective poem traces aging and memory as the speaker recalls loved ones and past glory. The speaker endures life through adversity, noting the passage of time from youth to old age and the persistence to continue beyond the allotted years.
Amusements Grand Vaudeville and Empire Shows
Readable notices list performances at Grand Vaudeville and Empire theaters including Uncle Tom's Cabin and Utopians with show counts and locations, indicating a schedule of acts and venues.
What the Papers Say A Cabinet of Foreign and Domestic Observations
A collage of aphoristic notes cites opinions on labor politics in Europe and the United States, advertising by Senator Beveridge, and a remark on American tariffs. It mentions beef prices in Berlin and Germany’s livestock policy as examples of tariff effects.
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Europe
United States
Detroit
Free Fress
Beveridge
Washington
Congress
St. Paul
Berlin
Germany
Louisville Courier-Journal
Noted Vaudeville and Theater Bills For Next Week
The Grand features the Macarte Sisters acrobats performing daring wire and trapeze acts. Also listed are Mr. and Mrs. Watrous as operatic singers and Joe Welch as a Hebrew monologist. A comic finish by Clayton Jenkins and Jasper ends the program. Uncle Tom's Cabin runs three days at the Park theater with a six act, two scene version and plantation songs. The Night Before Christmas pastoral arrives at the Park for the first three days. Madden and Jess with the Utopians entertain at the Empire with singing and talking, encore for The Ping Pong Girls.
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Macarte
the Grand
Watrous
Joe Welch
Clayton, Jenkins
Jasper
Park Theater
Mr. Martin
Madden
Jess
Utopians
the Empire
Santa Fe Poster Provokes Home Stays Debate
A sequence of humorous clippings notes readers reacting to crowded days and a Santa Fe poster asking Why Stay at Home? The Atchison Globe cites the poster as a red flag effect while other jokes touch on hotel robbery, iron in bait, and marriage prudence with witty exchanges.
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Atchison Globe
Liberati Military Band to Headline Fairbank Week
Liberati's military band, now enlarged to 60 musicians, tops next week's Fairbank events starting Tuesday with a special Saturday matinee. Indianapolis concert at Fairview Thursday features the Indianapolis Military Band led by Harry Kraussman and the all star male quartet Avery Hasler Clifford Tyler Oliver W Isensee Romney Wilson. The Grand's vaudeville conversion dates from December 17 1900.
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Liberati
Fairbank
Signor Liberati
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Fairview
Harry Kraussman
Avery Hasler
Clifford Tyler
Oliver W. Isensee
Romney Wilson
A Pure White Farm at Crichel England
A description of Lady Arlington and her White Farm at Crichel in England. The property limits animals to white varieties only, including cows fowls horses dogs cats and rabbits. Roses fall from whitewashed roofs as part of the dairy and stable scene. Lord and Lady Arlington spend part of each winter at Crichel and recently at Downe Place by the riverside.
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Lady Arlington
White Farm
Crichel
England
London
Dowen Place
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