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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
5
A fragment lists deep reductions on ladies wear and fabrics, with shoe and dress prices slashed from high to low. It mentions parasols, ribbons, and wash silks, plus a quirky dogs etiquette rule. Several lines push sale items like gowns, hats, and linens at markedly lower costs than prior.
A fragment describes the craft of making glove garters from white elastic covered with gathered silk and edged with lace. It notes variations with small ruffles of lace and sometimes a wide lace insert with two raffles.
A Chinese girl is being educated at a Winona school by the woman's board of foreign missions. Her name is given as two filles. She hopes to return to her people after completing her training and to assist them with her education and newly learned skills.
On a Santa Fe train, Joe Jefferson, Texas, is shackled beside Al Davis alias, a notorious wanderer. A catastrophic collision bursts into flames, trapping all. Jefferson frees the bound woman Genevieve, while the sheriff fights debris as two men lie dead nearby.
A rewritten medical pamphlet style note touts bowel health and digestion. It claims constipation stems from weak bowels and proposes Cascarets as a remedy that mimics exercise to stimulate intestinal muscles, comparing effect to a six mile walk.
Special to The Sun from Copenhagen Aug 2 reports ten thousand young Danish women vow to abandon corsets, inspired by elder conservatives. Reform advocates urge calisthenics and comfort, claiming stronger bodies and less fatigue as streets fill with baggy outfits. The movement aims to influence Scandinavia and Germany.
A historical note reviews Magoon 18 advancing in Insular Affairs and canal zone governance with prospects of cabinet elevation. It cites a Minnesota birth, Nebraska practice, and law officer tenure under the War Department, plus links to Isthmian affairs and future Taft-like ascent.
A clip from a town page notes Mrs. A. J. Tron announces an English band visit as a rainy entertainment at the park, featuring the Besses o’ th’ Barn on a two year world tour stopping in the United States through December. The piece cites the Grenadier Guards in past contests and mentions a public interest in band performances.
A frock for a four year old features sheer batiste in corn and pale blue. The blouse and short skirt have gored insert panels and an embroidered yoke. Delicate blue batiste decorates epaulettes and waist, with pale blue velvet ribbon for sash elbow bands and rosettes. The lingerie hat matches with a flounced brim and embroidered crown, tied with velvet ribbon.
A speculative critique of women who embrace fast driving and automobiles, lampooning the strained beauty standards, facial expressions, and the social glare that accompanies modern vehicular glamour. The piece imagines a future where speed evokes comic and critical reactions from society.
New York reports 12 year old McGinnis of Bowling Green Kentucky begins an eight month walking tour through Great Britain Ireland and the European continent with $100 for expenses He aims to learn by travel and work He will travel light carry a 13 pound knapsack and small camera He plans to study newspapers Europe and languages and will enroll as a future lawyer at the University of Virginia with London Dublin and several continental stops on his route.
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