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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
5
Opinion piece arguing whisky ads on waste paper boxes drew city ministers into an unnecessary crusade. It notes widespread prior attention and asserts whisky advertising on boxes is legal and may boost sales. The column also critiques local newspaper politics and track elevation coverage.
A feature on lace slippers shows Irish crochet and Duchesse of Chantilly designs in white satin, with rosettes of tulle and rhinestone buckles. It also covers making dainty slippers at home, from buttered pans to sugared cookies and tips for fresh air using lavender oil to freshen a stuffy dining room.
The article describes festive German christmas cookies loved during holidays. Mrs Bayard Taylor shares a recipe with precise steps starting by melting seven and a half ounces of butter and pouring the clear melted butter into a dish. The process emphasizes discarding sediment and letting the butter stiffen.
A compact list of patient care guidance including restraint in self temperature checks, safe hot water bottle use, preserving sleep, calm demeanor, sitting rather than standing, ensuring patient visibility, prompt attendance, avoiding judgments by appearance, simple storytelling for the sick, slow storytelling, avoiding confinement to a single room, and preventing monotony.
A selection of editorials and quotes from Indiana newspapers discuss upcoming legislature sessions, the ills of voter costs, anticipated ship subsidy bills, and the belief that personal virtue is the key to social reform. The writers urge legislators to prepare for key proposals and critique current records.
A fragment shows a poet addressing Mr Musely about publishing a poem I mailed yesterday. The speaker notes the grime on hands and street scenes as a Greek subject is invoked referencing Anermopylae and a push cart. The inquiry asks for a promise not to send more poems.
The piece presents a dialog about liquor with Rev Goodleigh chiding Rusty Ruff to show resolve. It notes the printer’s wife is away, forcing the crew to set the type themselves, and asks readers to overlook the odd appearance of the paper due to the unusual circumstances.
The narrator contrasts a bare, sturdy fireplace and simple furnishings with the harshness of old times. Minimal wealth, no luxury carpets, and a century of wear reflect endured hardship yet hint at simple happiness. The piece ends noting looming Christmas paydays and social pretensions.
A commission man notes money in apples while the Freckled Fanatic and Spot Jones clash over reputation and honor. Spot, famed for fighting and swearing, tips his hat to Mary Ann, his sister, but later avoids her, retreating home with fishing gear after a tense town incident involving a rival man.
Joseph Pool of Metal Pennsylvania, a famed hunter, is confined at home with nervous prostration after a terrifying encounter with a giant black bear in the Tuscarora mountains. He was freed by the bear and held for 17 hours before the animal withdrew, leaving his nervous system severely damaged.
Poem excerpt shows a woman barring a man from the house until he cleans his feet, then she departs in a formal gown and takes charge of the street cleanup. The brief line hints at social ritual and public demeanor reflected in a New York Times context.
James Miller aged 24 of 711 Wilson Street died from smallpox at the isolation hospital on Thursday. He left a widow and three children. The Alaska dispatch from Holles Prince of Wales Island notes the death of W. F. Miller, believed to be from Indianapolis, with no conclusive identifying letters found. Workmates Recall a brother near Indianapolis named S. Miller.
The Chicago News notes that Mr Dooley’s marriage is sure to provoke another appearance of that terrible song, regretted as the sole drawback of his matrimony venture.
The Cleveland Leader notes the first American postage stamp featuring a woman appeared on December 1 and urges women to show appreciation by buying and using the eight cent Martha Washington stamps on their letters.
Kokomo natural gas company cut off fuel to eight of the city’s largest industries Thursday morning. The shut-down threatens production unless coal can be secured quickly as the gas supplier cannot meet ordinance obligations for domestic customers.
The Krupp will leaves the Sissen factory to Bertha Krupp with widow’s administration until majority. Estimates place the value of Mussen works at 75 million dollars, with other securities lifting the total fortune to about 150 million. Also noted is Melba’s Australian tour proceeds and Miss M C Smith’s historic posting in London.
Bargains in upright pianos, slightly used, offered at Baldwin's. Advertising reads The Popular SUN liners are inexpensive with results guaranteed. For inquiries, call or visit 121 123 E. Ohio Street.
Dr. Joseph Parker, grieving after his wife's death, addressed his City Temple flock in London England. He declared in an abrupt aside that “Mrs Parker reached heaven last night at 8 15 o'clock” then resumed his regular sermon.
NEW CASTLE IND DEC 5 Roy Thompson 27 colored arrested on a charge of criminal assault preferred by Martha Longnecker 13. Her condition precarious.
A large group of lawyers will meet December 9 at the Willard hotel in Washington. The event celebrates Justice John Marshall Harlan’s accession to the Supreme Court. A complimentary dinner will be tendered to Justice Harlan, with 1,000 invitations issued.
A speaker reflects on a small boy with a homely face whose kind heart shines. Dewy Ashily imagery conveys hope, sun on the sod, and life gaining meaning as the earth feels nearer to God.
Roland B Molineux walked a corner stunned as cars sped by after his release from imprisonment. The scene highlighted both the rapid pace of modern progress and the slow grind of law. An old Yonkera Gazette ad promotes Head’s Sarsaparilla for typhoid fever recovery.
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