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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
5
A Pall Mall Magazine verse fragment notes fear among servants at a quiet home as offerings and votive items are renewed, hinting at ritual or sentimental display. The archaic phrasing evokes a period sensibility without detailing events or names.
Two Englishmen, Norton and Fleming, enjoy an evening coffee in Cannes as confetti from the day’s carnival irritates them. Norton, amused by novelty, recalls a sunlit battle of confetti while Fleming, wealthy and world-trotting, notes the festive chaos around him among Pierots, market women, and tourists.
In Cannes the aging Jack Fleming recalls a ruined happiness from ten years ago tied to a wife who divorced him. After a chance encounter with Mamie, heiress now Baroness von Riegelthurm, and a trail of masked confetti, he learns she remained longing. She confronts him in a drawing room and forgives the past.
Mrs. EB. Al M Bhafer, trained nurse who nursed Princess Can tacuzene formerly Miss Julia Grant, will become the first to introduce American massage to Russia. The wagee masseuse was selected for this post due to her abilities. The article notes a small Reading Pa institution on South Mountain has grown into a large establishment with its own post office known as Walters Park, founded by Dr. Robert Walter and his wife, a physician, who helped popularize massage through patient care.
A witty reflection on love and success notes that women reserve faith for the Lord and doctor, and that men often keep burned letters. It jokes that a woman rarely stops loving and that a desk hides chewing gum as a sign of unfinished business.
Spring ribbon makers offer soft ribbons with multiple shade ribbons arranged like a cabbage rosette for belts and corsages. Taffeta weave features hemstitched and corded effects in single colors with white accents. Samples show strawberry red, baby blue, pastels, cream, black, and greens. sashes end with velvet flower designs and deep silk fringe.
Winter use loosens lamp burners and the bow may separate from the standard. Secure with a cement of lime stirred into unbeaten egg white to bread dough consistency, let harden a day or two before moving. An alternative is to clean old cement, pour melted alum in the groove, press the lamp down and hold until set.
An experienced dentist warns that parental carelessness often ruins a child’s charm by removing first teeth too soon. Preserve the first teeth until the second front teeth emerge as the jaw forms. Brush with a soft brush and good paste and seek a dentist when decay appears.
Prominent London women whose husbands fight in the Boer War live quietly away from the city’s social scene. Hon Lilah Cavendish, daughter of Lord Chesham and commander of the Imperial Yeomanry, and Miss Baden-Powell, daughter of Col Baden-Powell, are among those awaiting news from the front.
The old housekeeper explains a simple domestic trick using crushed egg shells to cleanse discolored or stained bottles. She recalls thinking shot was needed for interior cleaning, notes that chopped potato helps, but egg shells are first-rate.
Indianapolis readers share how Dean's Ointment eases itching from eczema and other skin ailments within days. Emma Mann describes severe irritation solved after trying the remedy from Henry J. Huder's drug store, priced at 50 cents.
A well known citizen reports relief from back pain and nerve tension after using Morrow’s Kid-ne-oids. The yellow tablets, sold for fifty cents per box, are described as a nerve restorer and kidney cure. Descriptive literature is available from John Morrow & Co., Springfield, Ohio.
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