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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
5
Maud and Jack Rodney quarrel over independence and a note from Jack announces his banishment. He returns dead in an accident, leaving Maud to face loneliness and inner despair as the world goes on.
Ginger bread batter combines two cups flour one teaspoon ginger a pinch of salt and one teaspoon soda dissolved in half cup boiling water. Add two thirds of a cup molasses brown sugar and melted lard or drippings. Bake in a moderate oven in a square cake tin.
Character actress famed for Sis Hopkins wins new distinction in New York vaudeville. She is said to be the daughter of an Indianapolis clergyman.
A playful verse riffs on aging and romance from Adam courting Eve to Cupid and Venus as time wears on. The speaker toys with timeless courtship, suggesting a veteran swinger’s wisdom and humorous skepticism about love’s old tricks.
A law class of 48 women at New York University recently graduated. Many seek practical legal knowledge for property management rather than pursuing law as a profession. Notable graduates include Mrs Washington Roebling and daughters of prominent figures. Also recounted is a Swedish servant who claimed mines and earned 80 000 dollars before returning to Sweden. The story ends with a note on Mme Melba aiding a poor factory girl at the Grand Opera House.
The piece muses on social manners and health themes. It suggests kindness improves popularity and questions fairness in dental bills and marital standards. It presents social advice with a satirical tone from a 19th or early 20th century column.
The widow of Major Gil breath, a Spanish American War veteran, is noted as the first pensioner. Her husband died in Porto Rico last August and she receives 232 dollars monthly.
Snippets from humor pages show a teacher testing fractions with a piece of steak split into sixteenths, a boy answering sixteenths then wash, and a preacher quoting the narrow path while a bow legged man naps. A Washington Star quip jokes about predicting the bottom baseball club.
Poem contrasts pale lilies with red roses, praising lilies as pure and serene while roses glow with royal beauty. The speaker declares roses provoke passion, but lilies remain tranquil in the heart. The piece uses floral imagery to explore purity versus ardor.
An art minded observer notes fashion will soon demand toned faces to match hyacinth blue, bright purple, or bright green. As makeup and skin tones adapt, society eyes how women styled by Rossetti and Burne Jones influence modern beauty.
A woman pleads for a two month rest from city life to recharge after preparing her children for summer. Her partner suggests a quiet, secluded spot with little bustle, while she expresses concern about being watched and judged for her efforts and appearance.
Advertises a large Saturday sale with prices on SOX MEN S shirts underwear suspenders cheviot work shirts and more. Includes discounted suits for youths and boys wash pants white goods and various fabrics and accessories with many items priced well below typical values. Several named fabrics and garments feature specific sale prices and limited quantities.
The new white or black chantilix veil is longer in the center and fits the hat. Worn in Paris all winter, it can be worn loosely about the hat for a casual look. Extremely becoming to bright complexions and large features. The Grip Has No Terrors with Heart Chocolates. doctors recommend them as the quickest and best. 50c. All druggists.
A daily business lunch priced at ten cents is available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ormonde located at 16 West Pearl Street. A ladies' lunch is served on the second floor.
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