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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
Jim McNulty remains a Republican candidate for justice of the peace. He notes no contrary reports and asserts he was regularly nominated, a point critics call a sign of integrity. The piece also wryly reflects on Prohibition era drink culture and a Kaiser miscue in a light, opinionated tone.
Detroit Free Press reports the death of the oldest American actress, described with a brief wry remark about loneliness. Detroit News notes the 500 million dollar food trade with Britain as key Anglo American statistics. Toledo News criticizes workhouses, calling remedial agencies failures after observing operations.
A collage of short quotes and quips from various papers notes satirical lines about politics, libraries, gas meters, Greenland, and editorials. The snippets reference Tracy in a five cent form, a democratic nostrim bottle, and Carnegie library debates, with caricatured remarks on Bryan and McKinley.
A Philadelphia Times tale recalls a reckless groom to be who hosted a midnight supper for 7 then 12 friends, a deaf guest’s blunt blessing, and a sharp motherly quip about heaven. Brooklyn Eagle adds a city hall employee’s vacation voyage and a rushed steamer sighting at a river town.
A set of brief, dated quips and anecdotes are recounted. One man races to catch a ship and crashes into bystanders before realizing the boat is arriving safely. Another tale features a devout visitor complimenting St Patrick’s Cathedral followed by a wry reply about the “introduction.” A final vignette has Dr Talmage asking a lawyer if two parishioners are black or white and jokes about being fleeced if they stay.
A. Y. J. offers a roast titled For a Certain Girl, sharing a rambling tale of a fly trapped on flypaper in a hospital for helpless insects. The narrator describes mass entrapment, fear, and a woman’s dress saving one fly, leaving the scene oddly humorous and reflective.
A man with typhoid fever speaks to Mary as she dresses his head with ice. He muses that John did not know he was ill when writing a letter that asks if it is hot enough for Mary. Edward Singer provides the quip in this antiquated scene.
The newborn Isa Belle Rockefeller, daughter of Percy Avery Rockefeller, sits in Ardsley with a vast fortune looming from her father and grandfathers. William Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller loom as major fortunes, while James Stillman adds further wealth as her maternal grandfather. Gifts from relatives begin but await the christening day.
A highly commended fruit salad recipe lists ingredients including one pineapple three oranges three bananas half a pound white rapes lemon juice and powdered sugar. Instructions include peeling oranges seeding grapes slicing pineapple layering oranges bananas and grapes with sugar, chilling before serving and styling with black satin bolero frills.
Mud stains on silk can usually be removed by rubbing with a piece of flannel. If stubborn, rub with linen saturated in spirit to lift the stain.
The passage extols hot milk sipped slowly to revive energy. It notes digestion issues for some who drink it quickly, causing curds. It advises small sips so gastric fluids surround each mouthful, enabling juices to convert curd into absorbable peptones for tissue nourishment.
A dust cloak is an indispensable article for travel or driving. The alpaca design in biscuit color features a semi fitting sack back, trimmed with coarse lace and antique buttons. Tussore silk offers a cheap, serviceable option, and a simple home-made cloak is easily crafted with a good pattern.
A compact verse note contrasts female aging with male diligence in labor. The first poem, quoting the New York Times, traces a woman’s shifting age perceptions from fifteen through a century. The second, from S. E. Kiser in the Chicago Record-Herald, presents four men coping with ambition, toil, rest, and resignation, underscoring social contrasts in effort and outcome.
A Louisville Times piece calls final course toothpicks moot among Louisville elites though not elsewhere. It praises the toothpick as a comforting invention and quips about private dental habits contrasting public manners with a Chicago paper’s proverb.
Mrs. Nancy Jones died in Jonesboro Tennessee Tuesday night. She was one of four widows of revolutionary soldiers on the June 30 1901 pension rolls: Esther S Damon 87 Nancy Jones 87 Rebecca Mayo 88 Mary Snead 4. The eldest pensioner was Hiram Cronk of Ava New York a War of 1812 veteran aged 101. Daniel Brakeman 109 survived as the last Revolutionary War soldier.
Easy daily routine keeps nails trim in under five minutes. Weekly cut with nail scissors along the exact nail outline. Lemon cleans and polishes, loosens dirt, and softens skin. Oil after lemon aids nourishment and finish. Soft chamois, violet powder, and careful brushing complete the polish.
The recipe describes line pate pastry shells filled with a mixture of butter creamed with sugar, six beaten eggs, two tablespoons brandy, lemon juice and zest, and nutmeg. Bake in a hot oven for a delicious result.
The article advises girls on using summer hours for sewing white flannel shirt waists with embroidery. It notes silk-stamped designs, herringbone stitching, and floral motifs such as daisies and wild roses. White embroidery with china blue accents, forget-me-nots, and scalloped buttonhole edged sleeves and yoke effects are highlighted.
A collage of witty exchanges and social vignettes from various papers. Humorous lines touch on marriage happiness piety and neighborly life while a brief note mentions a will by George Navier Carstairs giving a foundation for orphan boys in New Orleans.
Listings show Rail Road Jack at Amusements Park Theater at 3:15 p.m. Edith Helena George Austin Moore and Ostendorf's band perform. Avon dale Heights offers free vaudeville in the evening. Fairview features the Indianapolis military band at night. Washington Park hosts baseball with two games.
A revived three days engagement of Nobody's Claim opens at the Park theater with a refreshed scenic design. California by Bronson Norworth comes to the Park in two weeks with Rush Bronson, Mrs. Bronson, Jack Norworth, and Louise Dresser in the company. Edith Helena and George Austin Moore headline Fairbank attractions. Friday features an Irish program. Thursday includes a varied bill with dances, instrumental selections, and a Coon Band Contest. The Indianapolis Military Band appears Thursday at Fairview with J Russell Powell as soloist. Also noted is the sensational revival of H V Siedenberg, the Avondale hypnotic sleeper, who will awaken at 9 p.m. Thursday after being dead-like since Monday. Broad Ripple announces special attractions for the final two days of the week.
John C. Frost of Buffalo completes a deal with Consolidated paint and oil to build a flexible lead paint plant. A $5,000 factory at Davidson and Northats will produce 100000 gallons yearly and aim to start by mid October.
A warning against mercurial catarrh ointments and urging use of Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. The ad cautions buyers to ensure genuineness, notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and lists pricing and availability through druggists.
A brief notice invites readers to use THE SUNS liners and read THE SUNS liners on the seventh page, referencing both phones and two lines. The fragmentary item signals a publication layout instruction rather than a news event.
An antiquated description praises Philippine women as modest and graceful. The narrator asserts a universal Pacific island type with yellow skin, straight black hair, lustrous eyes, and white teeth. It notes aged modesty and beauty, claiming women remain picturesque from childhood to elder years.
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