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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
11
A mixed Chicago report recalls a fairy tale ending with Elsie and a prince, alongside grim details of child labor and trafficking. The feature highlights Katy Bigini’s rescue, ongoing emaciated childhood labor, and broader calls for reform and emancipation efforts.
In a dreamlike sequence on Midsummer Day a girl Elsie encounters a fairy and a prince trapped in a transformed bird disguise. The tale recounts their whispered memories, a long-lost romance, and the prince’s 100 year journey through captivity before reuniting with the princess beneath the oak by the brook.
An appeal from a Notre Dame lady offers a free home treatment that supposedly cures rheumatism including muscular and joint pain, backache, kidney issues, and neuralgia by removing uric acid. The notice invites proof requests via box K R Notre Dame and promises thousands will testify without climate change.
Special correspondence describes a crowded Brooklyn and Manhattan beach day dominated by sunbathers, families, and romance. Readers meet Midland Beach and conjoined Staten Island shorelines with boardwalks, bands, and seaside antics including a flirtatious scene beside the sea and a street-page stage show observed by locals.
A garbled OCR fragment references weaving and veal prices with unclear context. The readable bits mention Weep and a sequence of near nonsensical terms, yielding no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize.
A historical how-to describes crafting a camp bed using slender poles laid on the ground as a support, with a leather cover, blankets, and a sheet as a mattress. It recommends tightening the layers to keep it off the ground and avoid dampness, noting it can be used under or over a tent if needed.
A garbled recipe describes melting shortening with molasses and adding baking powder cinnamon and ginger. It instructs to mix, roll out thin, cut into shapes and bake, but many words are distorted or missing making specifics unclear.
The article advises thin woolen underwear and light overalls or Holland drill suits. It recommends sandals over shoes, stockings when cool, and thin white veils for sun protection. High crowned straw hats with wide brims suit children in sun, with veils attached to shield the neck.
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