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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
5
In Marshall County Kansas women helped husk a large corn crop when men were unavailable. Mamie Mulhern age 20 and Kate Mulhern age 18, daughters of Charles Mulhern, drove teams and harvested 50 bushels daily, completing 215 acres. This their first husking season.
Helen Dacy visits the Elgin asylum to see a cousin but encounters a procession of mentally ill patients and a refined inmate who speaks softly. After a tense chase and a shared escape, she discovers the man is also a visitor, and they leave together on the same train.
A dialogue reveals a broken, longing mind as a man speaks of sorrow and beauty to a woman after a poignant afternoon. The exchange hints at deep emotion and a likelihood of future meetings, framed by the Louisville Post’s narrative voice.
A collage of quotes shows humor about romance and reactions to foreigners. A Chicago Post remark notes how a pretty girl can fool a man while a peck of quips attributes self-deception to fools. A Kentucky tourist raises a provocative question about lynching and crime in a witty Life line.
A humorous old reflection on gender behavior and relationships. It contrasts how men and women react to conflict and desire, using several playful similes and observations about female habits, strength, and illness.
Instructional notes on selecting beef pork veal and poultry plus tips on produce flavor and kitchen practices. Advises choosing bright red beef, pink pork, firm salt pork, young fowl skin, small cabbage, and caution with bulged can ends and old chicken spurs. Includes storage and flavor tips for vanilla sugar and kerosene lamps.
The piece describes a thrift minded girl who repairs her hat after each wear to avoid showing poverty. It stresses that cheap hats expose poverty and that tasteful taste uses restrained colors, quality velvet, and rhinestone buckles.
Birdie Sprague-Waggoner, editor of a page on the Atchison Champion, is highlighted as a western journalist. The piece notes early talent in recitation and sketches, a shift from elocution due to illness, and a strong newspaper career. It mentions her notable relatives, including Laredo Taft the sculptor and Frank J. Sprague, inventor, as well as a recent marriage of Hamlin Garland to another Kansas journalist cousin.
A satirical piece from the New Orleans Times-Democrat presents Maj. Guff railing against women voting. He derides female political involvement as folly and threatens to withhold support unless his wife accepts his views, illustrating dated gender tensions and political discourse.
The Chicago Tribune notes a fading custom of handshakes among men and women as a relic of savagery in the past. Physicians warn the handshake may spread disease, reflecting changing manners in social greeting.
A poetic snippet from Women's Home Companion depicts a suitor kneeling and pleading as the speaker hesitates to answer. She longs to accept yet cannot utter a denial, for the beloved's kiss makes her heart speak words she cannot voice.
Mrs Henry Heames of Detroit Michigan died leaving a legacy of private aid to many poor families and active involvement in organized charities. Born in England she was married in Paris and contributed large sums to philanthropic causes, often anonymously.
On January 23 and February 12 1900 the Iron Mountain Route will run personally conducted excursions to principal cities and sights in Old Mexico. Special trains with vestibuled sleeping dining and observation cars will transport these parties in their directions. For full information maps etc call G A A Deane Jr T P A Iron Mountain Route 251 McCreast Indianapolis and Tomes
The piece traces the visiting card from its 19th century origins on the back of playing cards to its ornate forms among the upper class. It notes sizes from two by three inches to four by two and a half, and details engravings with naval, military, art, music, animals, and symbols. It mentions specific patterns, Italian origins, and late 19th century usage, including Russian diplomats in the Crimean War displaying portraits.
Describes luxury kitchens built for import chefs serving prominent families like the Havemeiers Gerrys and Astors. Highlights include sunlit, ventilated spaces with white marble sinks copper pots and silver linings, electric lighting, and a chef staff of multiple cooks and kitchenmaids. Astor uses electric heat and a designer chef as electrician.
The article promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a preventive for croup. It explains hoarseness signals an approaching attack and a frothy cough follows, stating early use prevents the illness. It claims wide use in homes and a twenty five year record of reliability with no failures. Sold by all druggists.
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