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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1907
Page
13
A tale of Mrs Howe who hosts a doctor and a young inmate named Matie. While guiding a romance, the doctor expresses love. Matie declares independence. A kiss occurs as the widow confronts her own unfulfilled desire and questions about men and nerves.
California dominates fruit production with vast returns from figs and citrus. The state yields large portions of peaches, pears, prunes, lemons, oranges, nuts, and subtropical fruits, supported by irrigation and extensive packing and sorting processes in Los Angeles and other counties.
An economical approach to evening wear with black two waist gowns as versatile options. Describes fruit grading irony and garment details like embroidery nets, cream silk gowns, satin linings, and net overlays. Advises on waists, dresses, fabrics, and practical lining choices for cost conscious women.
An old health piece explains how intestinal muscles propel food, stressing constipation from weak bowels and promoting Cascarets as a laxative. It compares Cascarets to exercise and claims a six mile walk equivalent, touting a West Pocket Box sold for ten cents.
Special to The Union London April 20 The murder of Charles Whiteley, head of Whiteleys store, by clerk Horace George Rayner shocked England. Rayner was found guilty and hanged but a large petition of 800000 supported a reprieve to life imprisonment. His wife, two children and a newborn daughter after the reprieve face hardship.
Fashion now embraces embroidered roses on lace and hats with bouquets of flowers. Paris notes describe painted rambler roses on lace blouses in pinks and carmine. Buckle floral motifs adorn mushroom hats while wreaths of tiny flowers form crown chains. Milliners urge youth and reject aging styles.
Clark Armstrong of Zionsville Indiana walked on the statehouse lawn and was arrested. He was taken to the police station and charged under the new grass law. He is the third person arrested under the pew law.
The piece notes John T. Sullivan entering politics as a supporter of Gov. Hughes for president while commenting on his deteriorating condition and the idea of a prizefighter shifting to political life.
A report notes $173000 allegedly stolen from Chicago subtreasury may be hidden in a large flat. The item mocks political figures including Swettenham and Harriman while contrasting ambassador Price and Chancellor Day. Other odd lines reference Trapper's wedding and a six month old baby at a family event.
An excerpt from Harper's Magazine extols cellulose, noting pine’s value escalating from $10 per ton standing to $5,500 when spun into viscose. It describes each stage including pulping and bleaching, highlighting industrial utility of the material.
Special to The Sun Danville Indiana April 20 The largest mortgage ever recorded in Hendricks county was not filed by the Torres Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction syndicate to the Philadelphia Trust Company for 10 million dollars. The mortgage covers all properties recently acquired by the traction syndicate and secures bonds due in 5 years.
A fragmentary note hints at a confrontation involving Willie and Tom with phrases about an attempted kiss and dementia. Details are unreadable and no clear chronology or official statement is provided.
The Sun presents ten-cent patterns from a leading company. A new pattern is described daily. This is the only ten-cent pattern that includes seam allowance. Send ten cents, pattern number and size, plus name and address to The Fashion Department The Sun.
A self advertised offer promises a free ten day home remedy for leucorrhea ulcers and menstrual disorders along with a free book WOMAN’S OWN MEDICAL ADVISER. The advert targets mothers daughters and sisters and claims to cure at home with no doctor, costing about two cents a day if continued. It urges sending name and address to receive the treatment and book by return mail.
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