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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
4
The article advises mercerized linen for petticoats blending linen and cotton, noting a silklike look with delicate colors. It recommends full skirts with straight frilled tops, trims with torchen lace, and home sewing steps using a gathered yoke and a pound of salt for durable finish. It ends with a tip for a grassy durable covering for wood and walls.
The piece highlights soft liberty muslin for dainty summer frocks a sailor collar of colored silk with white chenille embroidery and lightweight wraps in cream silk trims. It praises linen coats with oriental edge embroidery practical white linen coats caution about wash and warmth and suggests kimonos Japanese silk borders of lace sheer handkerchiefs and colored silk embroidery on linen waists with bold red or brown flowers for effect.
The text describes mixing olive oil with sharp vinegar for furc titure and recommends shaking, aging three days, then applying with cloth and polishing with flannel. It warns cheese and eyes are highly concentrated foods to avoid for children and notes cooking eggs and rice with specific temps and steps, including boiling and straining.
The article discusses how foot shape differs between individuals and how high heels harm foot health. It advocates common sense flat or Louis Quinze heels to align the arch and avoid pain, noting wooden heels with leather grips and rubber tips as remedies. It also includes a cooking note on salt mackerel in milk and cream sauces for fried ham.
The article emphasizes strict tooth care through immaculate cleanliness and overall health. It notes color varies by constitution and that yellow teeth often indicate vigor while very white teeth may signal fragility. Tender gums suggest examining general health.
A New York Times style piece recalls James Connor Roach recounting what a million means with a Harlem sewer story and jokes. It highlights Georgia industrialist G Gunby Jordan of Columbus, a Confederate veteran turned banker and railroad official, praised for charity and hospitality in a storied southern life.
A playful collage of quick lines and quips from the Philadelphia Inquirer and New York Weenly style items. Bits joke about marriage probes vacations weather and romantic mischief. The pieces feature brisk exchanges between witty speakers and observers with light social humor.
A brief vignette features a singer reflecting on fortune lost and sadness in the crowd as a mourner grieves for a child who died the day before. Intercut dialogue shows playful banter about a safety barrier and a tan coat concealing freckles as sea shore chatter and character sketches unfold.
A collage of quoted witticisms and anecdotes includes a Detroit News line about bank examiners and depositor costs, a Buffalo Times joke about newlywed couples on a Reading train, a Buffalo News political quip on a Philippines issue, and a Detroit Free Press note comparing Dumas money habits with a City Savings Bank tale involving Frank Andrews.
The Sun's for sale column invites readers to scan the seventh page for valuable bar gains and bargains. It highlights accessible items and encourages quick decisions on appealing offers.
A young man refuses Madeline's demand to remove his arm, arguing his hands are his livelihood. He tightens his grip and continues his bear story, while Madeline coolly insists. The exchange centers on control and dependency, set in a tense social moment.
A fragmentary OCR excerpt shows garbled text with uncertain phrasing likely from a news page. It contains stray word clusters including Easterner and numbers, lacking clear event, source, or context to identify a definite story.
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