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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
4
The mayor faces criticism for lowering the tax levy to 59 cents to aid a propped election, risking Indianapolis credit and good name. Supporters claim a calculated move, while opponents warn taxpayers bear the burden for years as debts mount under Taggart and allies.
A reporter’s expose on Republicans failing to fund firemen and policemen leads Friday’s Sentinel to conclude the Democratic organ chose the wrong target for its editorial column.
If Harry Hubbard remains free to read original poems, Democrats must seek the poet of Alamo and the author of the Monon wreck. Albert Sahm is said to have lost his old metrical swing. The city controller’s office issues speak-easy licenses to saloons, effectively urging silence while permitting activity. A good liquor license rests on a state license issued by the county commissioners.
A sharp remark suggests the Columbia may throw more tea overboard signaling ongoing protest. No formal action is confirmed, but the remark underscores continued opposition and disruption at sea.
The brief selections quote Hank Hanna Quay and Platt as quiet yet influential figures shaping Roosevelt's bid. Consensus suggests Fairbanks will have limited sway with the president, while postmasters awaiting reappointment face anxiety across the state. Other notes mention local leaders Mortimer Levering and famed Delmonico, with sharp remarks on free speech and anti anarchist deportation.
A collection of practical cautions and tips about food prep and kitchen safety. Highlights include using a spatula for turning delicate dishes, avoiding overnight acids in tins to prevent sour taste, preferring agate or earthen molds, and methods to release gelatine. It also covers custard straining to remove the spiral yolk balance, and clarifies the meaning of one cup of sauce. It ends with a quirky note about sewing lead weights into seams if thin white curtains blow into a gas flame.
A fragmentary note describes a preserved kettle process with a phrase about place in preserving and a stray reference to three ig eas, leaving readers unsure of the full context or meaning.
A collage of odd bank deposit rituals, sharp retorts in social mishaps, and humorous name curiosities from several papers. A savings bank’s two-step deposit system prompts a comic Irishman’s line, a jailhouse exchange in Chicago, a quip from Lord Methuen, a Minnesota preacher named Thing, and a Fayette county parable about faith versus bricks.
A verse notes Dawn's demure mask of gray giving way to radiant morning. The speaker marvels at her transformation from stern maiden to smiling youth, praising golden hair and violet eyes as the masquerade ends. The lines reveal a playful discovery of hidden charm.
Flowery language is acceptable when fresh and apt Memory serves to uplift and spare others woe Politeness often relies on feigned stupidity Artistic pursuit is commendable yet sacrificing comfort is folly Father Time in love courts honesty and aging A single glance can carry subtler meaning than lengthy talk.
Instructions advise boiling green corn on the cob with inner husks. Turn down husks, trim upper end, wash, replace husks, and boil about thirty minutes in salted water just covering the corn.
An advertisement touts a Dr A W Chase ointment for burning feet describing rapid cooling and soothing relief from heat and inflammation. The copy emphasizes relief from persistent fiery sensation and discomfort.
The state health board advocates broad irrigation of sewage to fertilize 2000 acres near Indianapolis, arguing current laws permit continued stream pollution by cities while factory discharges are restricted. It details White River contamination, urges new legislation, and cites Massachusetts practice as a model to curb pollution and require adoptions by factories.
A compact antique recipe suggests using two cups of finely chopped chicken. It advises making a white sauce with one cup of milk one tablespoon butter and one tablespoon flour. Season with salt pepper and parsley or flavor the sauce with bay leaf during cooking.
Mix the two, and when they have cooled somewhat, fold in the stiffly beaten whites of four eggs. Turn into a baking dish and bake for 15 minutes in a moderate oven. Upon removing from the oven, serve at once in the dish in which it is made.
The guide outlines formal wear rules with heavy seam gloves for most events, pearl gloves phased out for street use, and dark self stitched kid gloves for style. It notes fall hats with wide brims and soft gray felt, heavy round-toe shoes, and a shift toward plain dress shoes versus elaborately trimmed options. A Japanese firm plans to lease a West Berkeley brewery to produce Hquora for Japanese residents in the U.S.
A series of light humor vignettes from a home setting. A child declines lobster after a grasshopper remark, Jo ny reports many dogs in the yard, a street direction joke with a drug store, stock brokers bulls and bears on stock talk, and a quip about calves and cubs.
Advice promotes daily water intake with two cups hot water before meals and at night, plus a postmeal drink. Encourages outdoors activity and regular exercise as a cure without medicines, noting mild purgatives only if needed and referencing Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets.
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