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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1899
Page
5
The article discusses Miss Arthur's hair color, styling, and striking facial expressions off stage. It notes her dark Italian or Spanish skin tone and the intense, animated look when engaged in conversation, contrasting with her on stage appearance.
A teen narrator recalls being drafted at sixteen during a brutal winter siege in a Prussian-occupied French town in 181X. Amid cold, hunger, and fire, he learns duty, drums, and courage as he joins his father’s armed band, shooting a brigand and embracing the harsh path of war.
In a desperate sortie near Saint Claude the narrator and his father defend a position against Prussians. After the escape plan with a flag trick fails, the elder is ordered to be shot. the son is urged to fire, but the father takes responsibility and directs the drill before the final volley.
The daughter of a New York grocer rose to near royal status after marrying Prince Frederick of Schleswig in 1854. He abdicated titles to wed her, and after his death she inherited a fortune. She later founded and patrons the European Young Men's Christian Associations and married Graf Waldersee in 1874.
A column lists guidelines for proper attire warning against flashy style, sloppy fit, and excessive ornament. It cautions against loud combinations, improper footwear, and neglect of quality, urging neatness, restraint, and skill in dressmaking.
A Colorado girl from Fort Collins near Denver is hailed by Eastern critics as the coming American writer for children. Her book The kingdom of the good fairies uses sweet and poisoned plants to teach ethics and botany. Miss Roucelle conceived the idea during her sister’s illness and began telling stories to the patient, who enjoyed them and inspired more tales for children.
The Chicago Times-Herald notes differing shopping courtesies in Mexico Austria and Germany with shoppers shaking hands saluting merchants and saying God greet you while a Chicago girl greeting a ribbon counter clerk with Good afternoon prompts a playful hello What can I do for you.
An excerpt showing the poet Margaret Ei Sangster praising spring and a beloved figure in tender violet imagery. The verse recalls familiar places and the joy found on returning to them. It emphasizes renewal, grace, and the cycle of life as spring awakens emotion and memory.
In Manila at the Oriental hotel a social set ostracized Miss Thompson a war correspondent for her merit. Admiral Dewey sent for lunch with her and publicly supported the working woman. His quiet gesture exposed the pettiness of the hotel circle and revealed his old fashioned chivalry. San Francisco Bulletin.
The article advises thorough preparation before cleaning to save time. It lists supplies such as cloths, mop, scrub brush, carpet sweeper, tacks, and carpet stretcher, plus a pantry of bread and pies to ease cooking during busy periods. It also recommends attic closet focus, airing winter clothing, and storing furs and woolens in heavy paper bags with interior hooks and a flap to exclude dust and moths. Blankets should be washed and packed away.
About eleven years ago a summer boarder in Harvard Mass who was an invalid hosted six others for an afternoon reading session. The group grew to as many as 180 women, mostly wives and daughters of farmers, ages 17 to 70. They meet without a constitution or fees, reading from Emerson and stories, with diverse religious leaders often attending Sun Nyside is the club name.
Fashionable girls abandon padded dramatic pomp and adopt a low natural pompadour. The new look emphasizes the head’s visible contour, letting the hair lie unpadded while still bowing to waving styles. The era’s mysterious baggy back is gone.
A period column argues veils harm the complexion by preventing air friction and proper pore circulation. It claims constant covering warms the face, traps oily moisture, and draws in dust while exposure dries and cleans the skin and boosts cheeks' color.
Practical window venting method from Ladies' Home Journal uses a five inch lower frame insert to admit air without a draught. The ad section promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood and strength, Hood's Pills for liver ills, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with priced bottles. Also Dent's Toothache Gum marketed. Dr W B Craig advertises canine services.
An OCR fragment lists a sale with items including medicine chests 19x24 inches with mirror door, basement window screws, brooms, and fabric embroidery details. Prices shown as old currency 30e and 19c and 25-inch to 36x42 hlagel. Sale date referenced as Wednesday April.
A clipped dialogue shows Emily and Angelina discussing signals using a handkerchief code to convey questions and answers. Interspersed are stray lines from a gossip-like snippet about a child Georgie and a bachelor Uncle Bob, plus a quip about age and marriage. The fragment includes miscellaneous jokes from Chicago News and Boston Transcript reprinted in a tabloid style.
An advertisement lists a business lunch option at the Ormonde located at 16 We Pearl Street, available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It mentions Merchants' Lunch at Union Station restaurant and Progress Laundry services, with a note about labor and a page reference to The Sun.
Fragmentary text advertises men and boys clothing and musical instruments and watches offered on payments with no security and no interest. It implies buyers can use goods while paying, but specific terms or dates are missing.
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