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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
5
A fragmentary excerpt discusses the child as the future incarnate and the sacred, through a mother’s pain and purity. It asserts that the mother’s soul bears a holy, undefiled essence and that angels honor the mother in reverence of her child.
A Chicago Post quirk asks if a frugal lunch companion who pays the bill creates a debt to repay with lavish eating. It ponders generosity and lingering guilt as one wonders if the next meal will be funded by the other. The piece rib subtly on social balance.
Mr. Jobson buys various hair restorers in hopes of curing baldness. After dramatic explanations and false promises, he applies a pink solution that turns the bald spot a brown color. Mrs. Jobson suspects malice and the fallout ends with a cautious, temporary truce as he hides his head at the office.
Instructions for making fudge varieties including chocolate and cocoa fudge with sugar milk butter and chocolate, boiled times of ten and five minutes, vanilla addition, and cooling in buttered pans. Also fig fudge using rich milk and chopped figs, with notes on using dates or raisins as substitutes.
A collage of brief gibes and social musings from Chicago Times-Herald Boston Transcript and Brooklyn Life. Jokes about investments and a baby sleeping through the night mix with domestic quips about cleaning and a sly plan to outwit a minister.
The page lists small gift items segmented by recipient roles with prices at five and dime style prompts. For Fathers mothers brothers and a baby the items range from practical tools and accessories to decorative pieces and toy figures reflecting a 20th century gift culture.
Advice on judging linen quality and detecting adulteration. Notes that pure linen is hard and slippery not soft, shows moisture instantly, and carries a flax odor. Emphasizes learning to recognize odor to distinguish pure linen from mixed fabrics.
A shopper in deep mourning in a department store asked for a purchase to be wrapped in black paper. The clerk accommodated her, and she left satisfied with the black wrapping, a small oddity noticed as a curious idea of the times.
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