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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1899
Page
5
A child recalls longing for mothers evenings at home. She wishes her mother would sing at bedtime and linger for prayers, but the mother is tired from dances and late balls, leaving the child to cry alone as the carriage doors close. Harper's Bazar.
A professor narrates a two year old hunting tale set in the Adirondacks where a man, venturing unarmed with a botany book, loses a trail and encounters three men who mistake him for a spy. The trio bind him, rifle him, and plunder his possessions as they debate his identity and purpose.
A narrator recounts a daring escape aided by a Paris-educated daughter of Mr. Greyson of New York. She frees him with a rifle, fends off ruffians, then helps him home. The daughter insists on caring for her ailing father despite danger in the pines.
Juvenile quips spark talk about show business as Bobby jokes with Vedder about a future settler of a "menagerie." A Victorian pun follows a dare to hop down from a chair. A coroner’s jury delivers a unique verdict attributing a man’s death to a switch engine after a prolonged deliberation.
Four button glace kid or castor gloves define street wear while camel hair cloth remains a favored morning fabric. Panne velvet in oriental hues outfits a waist with cream lace. millinery highlights pigeons and seagulls with chinchilla accents. A dainty French flannel petticoat fits at the hips and knees, finished with silk flounce and lace trim.
A Chicago theater adds a novel ice cream and fruit punch service during intermissions. Pretty violet cashmere clad servers carry trays of creams and ices, with decorative cake pieces, aiming to enhance rather than distract from the performance. The idea echoes Parisian theater refreshment traditions that influenced England and Germany.
Fragmentary quote recalls a patient cured of dyspepsia by Kedol Dyspepsia Brew after seeking mineral springs. The text hints at physician skepticism and dietary changes as part of treatment.
Complete shoe maker outfit priced at 15e. Bissell carpet sweepers and accessories include ice in sweepers, Grand Rapids models, toy sweepers, lamps with burner and chimney, and various soles and heels. Ladies stockings and assorted kitchen items priced for quick sale.
The article describes turning scraps of cold meats into appealing dishes. It explains croquettes from corned beef and bacon with mashed potato and egg, and suggests cold veal and chicken salads with celery and dressing served on lettuce.
Fry eggs carefully in hot fat shaping them round. Coat yolks, remove to warm platter, pour warm tomato sauce over. Gelatine rice dessert: simmer rice in milk, sweeten with vanilla, add melted gelatine, fold in whipped cream, chill in mold.
The method uses a folded cloth and hot water to loosen a tight shoe. Dip the cloth in hot water, place it over the pinching area, and repeat several times. The combination of foot pressure and heat gradually stretches the shoe.
The piece contrasts Sherlock Holmes with amateur sleuths and extols Dr. R V Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo as a master reader of symptoms. It asserts decades of study, claims private confidential correspondence, and asserts a high cure rate with letters readable at no charge to sick readers seeking health guidance.
A dense listing of train arrivals and departures shows services from Benton Harbor to Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Peoria, and Columbus. It includes arrival and departure times for accommodations, expresses, and through trains, with service notes for each line and notable connections among major hubs.
Timetable fragments show Vandalia Line trains with connections to St Louis, West, Effingham, and other points. Notable times include 715 am 7.0 pm for T H and St L West, 7.25 am 4 45 pm, and 12.35 pm with various acc. schedules.
City Ticket Office at 5 W Washington lists Cincinnati express departures daily with times for Cin to Detroit and Cin to Dayton routes. Multiple services shown include faster and slower trains with morning and evening departures and a Detroit connection.
Chicago Indianapolis Louisville Railway Monon Route timetable details show ticket office at 25 W Washington Chicago. Night express 2 255 am to 3 30 am. Chicago firml and express times. Vestibule service and Monon accommodation listed with daily times from afternoon to morning.
A partial OCR line shows scattered times and place names such as Peru and Toledo with fragments like Plym tac and ex. The text is incomplete, lacking context, structure, and a full identifiable event. Further readable content is needed to determine a coherent news item.
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