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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
5
A reader shares a frugal fashion tip for preserving ribbon shoe ties. By washing stretched ribbons on a marble slab, rinsing with cold water, drying between towels, and hanging to finish, shoes stay neat and look freshly laced. The method works for black ties and delicate pinks blues and lilacs without fading.
A costume idea for dusty rail travel features gray rajah fabric for gowns. Silk repels dirt, suits are inexpensive with deeper satin trim, a fitted bolero with dull silver buttons, a gored circular skirt, and a wide brim pink rose accented gray chip hat worn tilted over the face.
Special to The Sun reports brutal heat linked deaths of infants under two in Manhattan slums. Health board records show high child mortality amid squalor, with ice wagons, garbage, and hot tenement streets creating deadly conditions. Authors blame ice price hikes and neglect for the tragedy.
Miss Dorincourt, sought by Haffenden, hides as a dowdy governess to test suitors. Dick Grindlay befriends her, discovers her wit and secrets, and saves her from a ducking in Jaffa harbor. Her disguise as Miss Jackson remains unmasked until Naples arrival.
A Queen Alexandra treasure cupboard contains ten hand casts five of baby size and five of full size. The casts depict her five children at ages two and twenty, according to London Tit-Bits.
Mash blackberries extract juice then mix with sugar cinnamon mace and cloves. Boil fifteen minutes strain add French brandy per pint. WRESH FISH and gems at all times at the Hodeter Fish Co 40 Virginia. Call up up for
Special to The Sun Berlin August 9 The infant son of the German crown prince and princess will be christened William this month A 191 gun salute marks his birth as gunfire echoes from Berlin Hamburg the frontier and German warships The child is of Hohenzollern lineage on both sides tracing to Peter the Great He is to become Kaiser and king of Prussia, with education to make him a soldier sailor and statesman Yet anarchists threaten his safety and Social Democrats may end the dynasty Before long Germany could become a republic if such upheavals persist
A fragment from Xenophon correspondence in Greeville Tenn Times notes light humor about canned meat and silly lines. It mentions Geo Waddill seen smiling, Miss Tilda Wolfenbarger entertaining Zackie Odell, and Miss Emma Waddill hosting Rey Janeway. A real estate agent in New York drew 700 to a Long Island trip with a freebie offer, limited by capacity.
Stored remnants of colored silks now 80 cents a yard with four to five yard lengths, some 20 yard pieces for waists. An Oriental couch cover in red heavy fabric and three yards long priced around two dollars. White embroidered robes at 7.29, 9.98, with next summer style note. Linen coats, navy basque, belts, lingerie deals, and straw hats also on sale across local shops.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets as the trusted remedy of millions. It cites 1,080,000 boxes monthly and 220,000 daily users, claiming six years of steady use and five million dollars spent on promotion. It warns against imitators and counterfeiters and urges buyers to insist on genuine Sterling Remedy Company Cascarets in metal boxes marked do.
An itemized list highlights discounted prices on white stockings and pale colors, white duck shoes, embroidery trimmed items, nightgowns, gray kid ties, a pique bolero jacket, baggy shoulder hangs, black fans, and chamois gloves. Each piece features modest reductions and practical styling cues for summer wardrobes.
Mrs Henry C Potter wife of Bishop Potter defied the highway department declared no trees could grow since the subway was built and planted trees and shrubs on a block in New York now known as Block Beautiful
The text notes that a woman can allow herself six to come down and eat luncheon at a fashionable restaurant at noon. It suggests a change of food, even if not less wholesome than at home, is certain to prove a benefit, reflecting a concern with diet and its social dining context.
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