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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1899
Page
5
A writer, haunted by tragedy, hears a chilling voice as a wife contemplates murder and self harm. The scene climaxes with fear, a pistol, and a memory that banishes the troubled story from publication. Time seems to pause as the protagonist pleads Winnie to return.
A tired writer, cramped in his suburban study, resents writing yet seeks a profitable tragic tale. His wife volunteers a plot about a devoted artist and a wife who endures silent despair as love and art pull him away. She suggests the heartbreak within four walls could fuel his next piece.
Mrs. Madeleine Yale Wynne of Chicago claimed as the only woman silversmith in the world. She designs and forges all pieces herself using forge tools, heat and shaping metal into artful ornaments reminiscent of fifteenth and sixteenth century craft. Her work follows imagination free from academic or commercial constraints.
Charlotte Makhomo Manye of Kimberley, Basuto tribe, lectures in Chicago about her people. A Wilberforce University student in Ohio she aims to graduate in two years. In America five years, she is described as the most enlightened of South Africans who have embraced education.
A collage of jokes and quips about children and parenting from various 19th and early 20th century outlets. Highlights include a boy asking for a penny to hear money whisper and a pun on spare the rod and spoil the child attributed to Solomon. A thunderstorm quip imagines angels scratching matches on the sky.
Chauncey M. Depew argues that age does not limit achievement or enjoyment. He cites veterans, a 30 year old horse named Old Sorrel, and personal endurance to advocate ongoing activity, study, and mentorship to stay vigorous, engaged, and youthful.
A collection of witty maxims on marriage luck and ambition. It offers satirical quips on engagement rings, fishing for suckers, and the central government metaphor of a telephone wife. Green apples are claimed as a cholera preventive, with a cautious note about associated risks.
A reflective verse speaks to a reader unnamed, asking for divine care across the universe. The speaker prays for healing and blessing, acknowledging earthly pain and the soul’s ascent toward higher heights while recognizing hidden places of struggle.
Instructions describe making a tall three section cake with six hours baking divided into three parts. Ingredients include five pounds flour three pounds butter brown sugar dried currants sultana raisins dried cherries almonds eggs brandy and eight oranges. Icing uses lemon juice egg whites and sugar built in layers with royal finishes.
A verse homage to wistaria praising its regal beauty in Japan. The poem notes how the royal plant decorates bridges gardens and temples, lifting streets with its purple blossoms as people drink tea and rest in ornate landscapes. It cites Vick’s Magazine as August source.
Restore dull straw hats to freshness without a trip to the bleacher. Dissolve five cents’ worth of oxalic acid in a pint of cold water, scrub the hat with a brush, rinse thoroughly, and dry in bright sun while keeping the hat flat to avoid straw damage.
Irritating stings bites scratches wounds and cuts soothed and healed by DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve a sure and safe application for tortured flesh Be ware of counterfeits All aruggista.
Through coach to Decatur via Indianapolis leaves Indianapolis at 12 35 noon and arrives Decatur at 7 05 p m. This is the best route.
The Denver passenger agent offers maps views and descriptive matter to help travelers plan mountain vacations with the Colorado Midland Railroad.
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