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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1910
Page
8
A satirical piece mocks smugglers and urges corruption education, proposing a correspondence school for Americans to learn smuggling. It parodies lessons on what to smuggle, concealment methods, and evading duties, with outlandish examples and mock exam prompts.
Beatrice Fairfax discusses how strong perfumes mark vulgarity and social judgment. A tale of a pretty young woman subjected to jokes and scorn for wearing perfume, contrasted with advice to rely on soap and water, baths, and modest cosmetics.
Warren fears a cold will trigger pneumonia and receives brusque treatment from Dr Braxton as Helen, alarmed by his fragile constitution, tends him with constant care. The tale contrasts Warren's hypochondriac seriousness with Helen's practical worry and the doctor’s blunt reassurances.
The passage argues that English women are superior to American wives and mothers, praising motherhood as natural and self-renouncing. It critiques research and social roles, contrasting domestic duties with needed training and judgment for women to be companions. The text suggests English norms persist in households and cultural examples.
A persistent drummer asks for an order and is met with a curt reply as the proprietor tells him to leave. The exchange captures a sharp clash between street theater and business decorum in a compact vignette.
In this humorous piece Mirandy argues against teaching her son to write to avoid temptation and riches temptations, noting rich men waste money on love letters. The tale contrasts old love letters with modern caution and warns schooling may lead to trouble if writers pen flirtations.
A collection of household hints covers sauces for meats, preserving jams with cream of tartar, crisping fried mush by dipping slices in egg, preventing dishes from sliding on ice with a rubber ring, extending stocking life with paraffin, and care for curtains sponges and cleaning cloths. It also advises sun drying and sponging to kill germs.
Fragmentary verses express longing and love through archaic phrasing. The speaker laments absence, imagines beauty as divine, and yearns for reunion by reflection and light. The text shifts through garbled lines about night, tides, and the ocean of love, with incomplete phrases and misspellings.
A critic questions a novelist who labors to depict diverse characters, hinting at perceived mechanical approach. The remark suggests debate over artistic authenticity and technique within literary craft.
The village elder humorously weighs money and stock advice against love in advising a man contemplating marriage to Kathryn Mae Dinswanger. He asserts character and long-term commitment trump bank balance, suggests true readiness, and promises a wedding gift if the ceremony is soon.
The banner of Denmark, a plain red flag with a white cross, is ancient. Legend says in 1219 King Valdemar saw a heavenly cross during battle with the Livonians, interpreted as divine aid, and ordered the cross on the flag, naming it Dannebrog meaning the strength of Denmark.
A garbled verse insults a royal figure calling him a jolly fellow and prince while hinting at drinking, wife washing, and family eyes. The muttered lines mock status and claim he is salt of the earth only when unemployed.
A humorous scene notes Pitherting's tiny steps that look funny to onlookers. The man with side whiskers mocks his pace while another observer calls it a theory. He jokes Pitherting cured dyspepsia by fletcherizing food and now aims to cure rheumatism by fletcherizing steps.
A fragmentary prose parody riffs on Poe with December mood and a nervous narrator. A raven arrives after tapping at a door and window, delivering the single refrain Never again while the narrator contemplates spirits.
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