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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1901
Page
10
Raymond Fuller Ayers recounts a fable where Judge Bear, chasing honey, is tricked by Brother Rabbit. After a series of schemes and a rock split by wedges, Bumble Bees sting the bear, trapping him and forcing him to crawl on all fours. The tale ends with bears forever walking on all fours.
A long reader Q A feature covers trivia on gypsies cats and dogs but mainly asks about historical facts. It includes questions on river locations bridges natural wonders presidents naturalization and Zionist movement with concise answers and names such as Jim Corbett Readville Wake Island and the Brooklyn Bridge project and construction details.
A list of twenty eight outdoor games for young children drawn from the Summer Playground program. Activities include Drop handkerchief Frog in the middle Bridge Pass in the corner Button on a string Stoop tag Blind man’s buff Jacob and Rachel Tapping the stick Tom Tiddler Handkerchief game Little lassie Drop Drop Drop Wolf and Sheep Thimble game Daffodil Hill Dit Hiding Feather Musical Mystery Duck Under Water Red Rose Skip Away Touch Wood Cat and Mouse Sheep Gathering and related variations described for group play and party planning.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item depicts a humorous exchange where a woman sobs into a tablecloth and a side-show proprietor quips about affection and height. The piece ends with the question Do you remember Mrs. Austin? indicating a remembered or running joke.
A village tale of Sallie a restless girl who exaggerates every claim and finds her stockings grow so long they trail behind her to church Shamed by the crowd she must remove her shoes and finish services in bare feet ending with a quiet moral about truth and modesty.
A girl named Sallie exaggerates until a witch tests her with a lesson. Five blackbirds spark anger, forcing Sallie to confess, and a Sunday stocking incident proves her devotion to truth. After fear and shame, Sallie vows honesty, ending her lying ways.
Interview with trainer Sawada reveals the challenges of tiger training. He describes teaching the tiger to leap through a hoop by gradual distancing and shrinking the hoop, plus getting the tiger to go on the tub and the patience required for the see-saw trick with bears, which often collapsed during progress.
The Philadelphia Press notes General Wade Hampton, famed Carolinian leader, enjoys trout fishing in Southern mountain streams each August. He has long hosted senators there, introducing them to a relaxed pastime that enriches their spirits for campaigns. The piece begins recounting how he cooked rainbow trout once landed.
A colorful, old fashioned cookery anecdote describes preparing trout baked in a corn shuck with bacon and spices. The tale mentions roasting over embers, toasting a corn hoecake, and a tradition of the fish swimming three times before capture, in a note about General Hampton’s fondness for such fare.
Paris Messenger cites Sir J Crichton Browne urging careful dental care for all. He links Decay to diseases and even mental illness, warns state duty to protect teeth, notes modern diet harms enamel due to roller milling and softer foods.
Forenoon and afternoon and night the lyric echoes life and time. A fragmentary verse fragment mentions a psalm this afternoon and a prayer this night, as time is conquered and crown is won. The text ends with a question about masonry affiliation.
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