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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1906
Page
7
A dress hat is portrayed in oyster white with a low horsehair crown and a frilly mohair brim. Delicate rose and lavender trimmings adorn it, with a graceful Prince of Wales feather motif on the left side and again beneath the raised rim, along with small rose and lavender flowers.
In Bridgeport Connecticut Fred Denmarsh a 14 year old boy leaped from a pier into 12 foot water to rescue Annie Clark and Joe Harris who fell from a railroad viaduct. Laborers watched as he brought both children to land and warned them not to return to the water.
In a family drawing room, Jack mourns Pharaoh the St Bernard after his death and Sarah the cook laments her aunt. The siblings debate grief and kindness, with Jack admitting tears for both dog and caregiver, while their mother counsels a compassionate path.
Special to The Pekin reports a dramatic shift in China as Empress Dowager Cixi redeems a feared past with sweeping reforms. Foreign education expands, courts and schools modernize, and mission groups gain influence while Yuan Shih Kai steers diplomacy and military modernization in Manchuria and Beijing.
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as harmless alcohol free remedies. It claims ingredients are native medicinal plants, with the booklet listing all components and endorsing the formulas by medical authorities. The text argues these preparations support natural body functions and caution against alcohol and mineral substances.
An elegant daytime dress blends sili mous serine with heavy Russian lace and berry satin in delicate gray. Roses on the hat and a sheer Mousseline veil provide the only color contrasts, while the gown showcases a corsetlike corselet and numerous horizontal tucks with a tucked finished skirt.
Joseph McSchane a hermit was found dead in Pepperton Indiana. A small fortune was stored in his cabin including over 200 pennies in a tin box and about 100 in paper money. A bank book shows deposits. no relatives found and the estate likely inherits the money.
A collage of humorous quips and stray notes ranges from Roosevelt’s Senate hopes and a San Francisco inventor’s telephonic voice device to folk dialect gibes and light verse. It notes Pilot Rock not selling, a post mortem on a London corset death, and a jab at George Gould’s tennis prowess alongside springtime musings and local humor.
An advertisement extols Cascaret and West Pocket boxes for digestive health and cheap illness protection. It links affordable insurance to preventive care, promotes Cascarets as a natural bowel exerciser, and urges carrying the product like a watch or pencil with a 10 cent per box price.
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