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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
5
A lyrical piece from the Buffalo News extols Dorothys garden behind the wall. The speaker praises the flowers lilies pansies hollyhocks and lavender and longs for nightfall to see his beloved Dorothy amid the elm shade and perfumed air.
Antje Wessels, heiress to a thrifty Dutch home, attracts Paul Vert while a rich boarder, Alkenberg, flirts with her. Jealousy grows as Antje enjoys theater outings with the mysterious suitor, while Paul worries about Alkenberg’s wealth and motives and the threat to future marriage plans.
Antje accompanies Paul on a downtown trip where they encounter a beggar in need. Paul exposes a street hustle by disguising the man as crippled, prompting crowd scorn before the ruse is revealed and the crook taunts Antje. The con artist departs, admitting higher daily earnings than Paul.
Instructions describe preparing corn fritters by scraping and pressing corn, mixing with eggs milk flour salt pepper and baking powder then frying. Also recipe for corn waffles with flour milk eggs butter and grated corn and a method to boil or steam fresh corn.
A collection of brief sayings from Franklin Thackeray Sophocles Bacon Steele Rochefoucauld Luther and Webster. The quotes cover themes of action admiration humility trust generosity anger and self control. The passage presents concise reflections on virtue vice and human behavior.
A column on opinions about marriage and women in business notes that timing in marriage depends on finding the right man, warns against overtalk, and suggests that many fear work but avoid effort. It ends with a quip about the perceived defect of the American woman being her voice.
Miss Anna B Warner, 80, lives on Constitution Island opposite West Point. She receives daily mail at the officers and cadets headquarters, attends military functions, teaches a cadet bible class, and knows many U S army officers. She authored the famous novel Creechy and her Berkshires cottage is a resort for guests. Her tale across Wide World ranks second only to Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Nancy Homan of Patchogue died in Germany after a fall from a horse while riding on the Von Ranken estate. She had married John Von Ranken in Chicago after meeting him in New York. the couple returned to Germany where she hosted counts and princes before the fatal accident. Von Ranken is reported ill with brain fever, shaken by her death.
Fashion notes highlight stockings as highly stylish with low shoes and summer frocks. Plain colors and bright checks pair with tan shoes, while open work in red blue or black makes a vivid statement. Embroidered lisle, dark and light contrasts, vertical patterns, and two gauze varieties offer elegant options with patent leather or low shoes.
The piece extols pongee fabrics as cool and economical for summer wear. It notes pongee dresses in white beige and golden yellow launder well and resist tearing while not showing dust. It contrasts home laundering with professional scouring and praises pongee’s practical qualities.
The market offers lace or linen replicas of the sailor collar to wear around a V shaped waist. Proper neck finishing promises a neat tailor look that remains cool for city streets. More radical changes in women’s dressing may come later.
Recipe blends scraped corn with bread crumbs and an egg, butter, sugar, milk and seasonings. Bake in a dish with crumb topping for about twenty minutes. Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry pitched as a remedy for diarrhea.
The Lake Erie & Western Railway announces an excursion on Saturday night August 11 1900 from Union Station at 9 pm returning August 12 9 pm. Fares 150c to western points Tipton Elwood Alexandria Muncie Red Key Portland Celina 100c St Marys Lima 125c. Berths and chairs reserved at city office 28 S Illinois St.
John B. Orman and George W. Hood launch a new dining venue at 236 Massachusetts Ave. Pagoda spring water from Mount Clemens is served free on every table, signaling early success for the venture and its patrons.
$1 fast special train runs Sunday from Indianapolis at 6 a m stopping Greencastle at 9, Brazil at 9:30, arriving Terre Haute at 10 a m. Return train departs Terre Haute at 7:30 p m stopping all intermediate stations.
Atlantic Steamship agency advertises steamship travel to Paris with booking at oo agent 26 Virginia Ave. Telephone 1961.
Sunday August 12 1900 outing under The Colored People's Club with departure from Union Station at 7 30 am and return from Rochester at 7 30 pm.
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