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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1899
Page
5
A cautious Burkville resident recalls Everett K Mason a respectable businessman who befriended the Sturge family and in a dramatic moment saved Bobby Sturge with a back scratcher dislodging a prune stuck in his throat. The incident raises questions about Masons past and social charm.
In this Denver Times excerpt Lydia Sturge leads the Fehmgericht, a secretive society, to uncover Mr Mason s past life. The narrator assists a planned reunion at the Sturge home after arranging a discreet meeting with Mrs Cook and Mason, while Mason fears a looming divorce trap.
An elderly man and his wife enter a large hotel and seek a room. The man struggles to write his name in the registration book, appearing embarrassed and anxious as he hesitates for minutes before finally finishing. The clerk observes the scene in the lobby.
E P Stanton of the Raleigh raised the American flag over Manila symbolizing victory or occupation era display.
A Brooklyn Life humorous collage depicts a chain of rustic misadventures. A thief and a feast prompt parental arrivals and a flurry of events from a leather rise to a bull feeling. The verse pairs nightly shenanigans with small town chaos and sudden fortunes.
Norway votes four year funding totaling 12 864 000 annually for extending the railway system. The brief notes other global literacy and press statistics, plus Chicago’s Lakefront park rename to U S Grant Park after July 1.
A chummy kid asks if grace is said before meals and a hostess explains it as giving thanks. Margie jokes her father always pays cash. Another quip has a palmistry bit about lending tips, and a Mary scolding with a playful butler gag.
Fashion write up describes blue and white outfits for children with red accents. Details include French flannel play suits, white trimmed jackets, checked ginghams with white cambric yokes, and gown styles in gingham and batiste with feather stitched bands and lace. Swiss and lawn fabrics feature tucks and high collars.
International president of the King's Daughters Margaret Bottome leads a women’s reform group in a civic or religious nonprofit setting. Her title signals leadership within a charitable organization and public service.
The article cites Mrs. Humphrey on skin care from the Ladies' Home Journal, warning against bath abuse. It advises tepid or cold baths as safest, with tests: after a cold bath the skin should glow and pink. if not, vigorous drying and adjustment are needed. It notes circulation affects tolerable bath temperatures and duration.
A reflective piece by Edmund Gosse framing aging and memory. The speaker bids the heart to accept wisdom and serenity as joys fade and vitality wanes. The poem contrasts seasonal imagery with the onset of decline, urging endurance before late winter.
A kitchen note extols rhubarb as medicinal and seasonally essential. It details a rhubarb charlotte with buttered dish layers of bread crumbs and fruit, baked slowly until tender and browned for a distinct pudding treat.
President McKinley appointed a new postmistress for Vanceburg Kentucky on Tuesday. The appointee is a niece of Congressman J Pugh. Local reader testimonial praises Dean's Ointment for leg sores curing burning and itching rapidly and permanently.
A recipe describes cooking one pound of thin bacon in boiling water for five minutes, turning off heat and frying slowly to golden brown. The rendered fat is used to fry eggs, spooning fat over them to prevent edge burning.
An advertising item touts Tobacco Heart as an easily cured remedy and claims top efficiency among rivals. Distributed by druggists with mention of progress laundry products and accessories like collars and cuffs.
Fragmentary OCR item mentioning a medicinal syrup for children with unclear brand or context. No clear event, date, or full names to establish a complete news item.
Local ad snippet promotes White and Featherstone bicycle lines with a $25 wheel guarantee at Jos. C. Pfleger 332 East Washington Street. Also touts a 15 cent meal from Wonn’s Cate 38 and Monument Place.
The article describes baking various fish such as cod shad haddock bluefish whitefish or small salmon with a stuffing of cracker crumbs onion parsley salt pork cucumber pickles pepper butter and cream. It advises sealing and roasting with pork slices underneath and above, then basting as needed. It also covers slicing cold boiled potatoes for broiling in melted butter with salt and pepper. It ends with an ad for Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup claiming to cure coughs and colds.
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