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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1899
Page
4
The jury awarded landscape painter Gill-Martin $19,000 in damages in a suit against Patrick McInerney and a Brooklyn merchant. Gill-Martin had sought $100,000. The jury deliberated about one hour and twenty minutes. He divorced his wife last year due to her devotion to McInerney. she currently resides in Montreal.
Henri Duval, a celebrated English coachman in Paris, leaves a city morning shaken by a caustic critic. A beloved muse and past affair haunt him as he debates art, fidelity, and the vow to prove his soul beyond flesh. He drives aimlessly seeking resolve.
Ohson Sakura, editor of Jo Gaku Zasshi, reports from Tokyo on a lecture tour asserting that women's education advances in Japan and will solve civilization problems. Iwamoto presides over a se mina ry which has educated over 1 000 girls, with 200 graduates, and plans to become a college for women to shape future Orient civilization.
Duval recalls a bench scene of two poor children as autumn leaves rain down on a girl named Danae. The vision sparks his resolve to paint a soul and win Blanchet, leading to a famous work titled A Little Danae in Sabots and its acclaimed reception.
Mrs. Emily Dow Young, 76, widow of Brigham Young, dies in Utah with deep ties to early church leadership. Born in Ohio and sealed as a wife of the prophet in 1844, her family links include a daughter married to George Q. Cannon. Her death occurs as Brigham H. Roberts faces trial in Washington.
Practical household hints cover odor control with dried orange peel and blue water, rug coverings, cleaning with lye or soft soap, using oilcloth as wallpaper substitute, jam filling from crust ends, horseradish for pickles, not washing roasts, polished floors with linseed oil, and parboiling liver to improve juice and flavor.
Advice on improving older vegetables with cream or drawn butter sauces. Simmer a splash of vinegar to reduce strong onion or cabbage odors. Use leftover vegetables in salads and soups. Peel onions under water to avoid tearing. Soak dry legumes until tender in soft water and add a pinch of baking soda when using hard water.
A recipe blend describes mixing hickory nut cookies with chopped nuts sugar butter and flour then baking in a moderate oven. It adds a crisp cold water iced lettuce salad served with a simple creamy dressing of oil salt white vinegar and a touch of ice.
Rose Costello a Philadelphia mill worker owed her life to quick thinking and presence of mind. Rushing to work she faced lowered gates and an oncoming train. She leapt onto the engine just before the train blocked the crossing, escaping with her life.
Lady Rose Neville is divorced from her husband J Blundell Leigh and marries the case correspondent Lord Cotttenham a few hours after the decree. The rapid remarriage follows the legal split reported in the case.
Poem fragment in which a speaker pleads with a mother to sing to a sleeping little brother. The speaker mourns loneliness weariness doubt and regret and asks if she can return for one night to comfort the child with a lullaby. The tribute style echoes Riley's nostalgic verse.
A trio of light quips from Detroit Journal Puck and Life presents a boy’s honesty joke about the cherry tree, a Paris joke about a French palace man, and Polly’s quip on spoony talk. An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a quick remedy for throat tickle and lung troubles.
A dated etiquette note advises guests to act delighted at hosts gatherings avoid temper and explanations and refrain from over sharing. It warns lovers to respect conventional manners and not spoil drawing room hospitality with public show or critical remarks and urges accepting invitations only when able to attend.
The Chicago and return fare is 6.70 dollars via Monon Route with tickets sold on December 28 24 25 30 31 and January 1. Final return limit January 2. Tickets issued to students with proper certificate and valid for return to January 10. Ticket offices at Union Station and 25 West Washington Street.
An old nurse for children, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. It soothes the child, softens gums, allays pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoe. Twenty five cents a bottle. Neckbands put on skirts free. Progress Laundry, Tel 1121.
A promotional notice urges readers to subscribe to The Sun for all the news in readable form, contrasting it with other papers and touting abundant paper for battery shelves and domestic uses.
Central Passenger Association announces one and one third fare for round trips to all points within the association area. Students may buy tickets at term end with certificates valid to return by Jan 10. General public travel allowed Dec 23 24 25 30 31 and Jan 1 with return by Jan 2. H M Bronson A G P A.
A speaker laments being forgotten by Mister Christmas and by society. He asks why the rich disregard him and hopes the Lord reveals the number on his door, expressing old age poverty and continued neglect. The tone is a plaintive spiritual reflection surfaced in the Atlanta Constitution.
The piece argues that blood quality determines strength and health and that Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery purifies the blood and builds vitality. Miss Annie Wells testifies it cured rheumatism and skin issues after costly doctor visits, praising the remedy as the grandest medicine for purifying blood.
Business lunch in finest Chicago style offered at 127 E Court St. from 11 a m to 2 p m. E Kitz runs the cafe and room.
Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines offers holiday excursion tickets for December 25 24 25 30 31 and January 1 with a round trip fare of ware and one third. Return limit is January 2. Tickets also sold to students returning home with proper certificates. For details contact on ticket agents or W W Richardson D P A.
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