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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
5
Prediction for Thursday August 1904 warns of an unfavorable day with troubles in business and family, caution for those born on the date, and a tendency for a child born that year to seek company and mishandle money, implying general misfortune.
Rollo asks if ancient Greeks were handsome and his father reflects that they were likely as good looking as modern people but lacked fancy vests and loud bands, noting the era’s different attire. The elder challenges the idea with a sharp glance.
Caroline Grote received the unanimous Democratic nomination for state superintendent of public instruction at a Illinois convention. Men can vote for her though she cannot, a dramatic scene sparked laughter and applause as she spoke affirming trust in education. Grote, from Belleville, Illinois, serves as county superintendent and is noted as tall, with black eyes and hair and a charming manner.
A dramatic household tale unfolds as Belinda contemplates a pink sealed envelope from Our Household Help while her cousin Amy plots via letters. Amy admires Jim Douglas but helps Belinda choose Leslie Lawrence, revealing romantic entanglements and social intrigue in a small town. The piece blends fiction with brief ads for draught tonics and local services.
A fragmented rural humor piece notes tempting mischief on a hill rail near a storefront. It hints at playful skits by local youths and advises readers with funds to try the activity, framing it as harmless sport and local gossip in Sequachee News and West Lafayette Indicator.
A playful verse scene centers on a kitchen maid in stockings dancing beside pots and pans while an iceman and chorus sing of love. A comic interruption follows as the iceman slides a lump of congested water, ending with a farewell and a song chorus.
Old New York story reports sculptor J Q A Ward wed at 75 to widow Rachel Smith in a companionship marriage. Ward, dean of American sculpture, kept the secret a month and joked that even if he were president or Kaiser he would reveal it then.
A few liner ads offer a Bsale cigar store with handsome ash fixtures, an exchange for duggy horses and two pounds of insect powder. Also advertised is a good upright piano guaranteed to be righteous and services for superfluous hair removal and general moving and hauling with a 2 trial offer.
A critique argues for direct personal medical attention over broad impersonal care. It questions the value of mass clinics and outlines how Dr Pierce at Buffalo emphasizes expert, specialized treatment and prompt, individual advice through a central office and a vast medical network.
The early fashion note describes a two piece London autumn outfit in deep stone gray tweed. A long close fitting coat with bias front closure and three large black horn buttons, plaid and black velvet trims on shoulders and cuffs, and a walking length pleated skirt. An Alpine gray velvet rosette hat, white osprey feather sprig, and a gray chiffon drape complete the ensemble.
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