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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1892

Page

6

Women Rules City Hall In Post Election Spectacle

After a sweeping election women take control of city government. May Wright Sewall is mayor and other offices are held by Mrs or Miss names, as council contemplates social receptions and dress codes for future meetings. The scene features playful clashes over regimens of attire and ceremonial duties.

Tony May Wright Sewall John A. Holkan Board of Public Works Elizabeth Vinton Pierce Join Cleland George Hitt Board of Public Safety John Bradshaw Prettyman Mollie Hay Board of Health Sarah Stockton Florence Hays Martha Smith Sam Peres Ida Harper Miss Buchanan Fiayver Bresses Saiwal Jeuness Miller Cosumes

Hose Dilemma Sparks Comical City Board Meeting

The Board of Public Safety weighs replacing hose after a fire as not repairable, debating home made or combination outfits. Mrs Prettyman proposes Wasson’s hose, while jokes fly about hosiery. Public Works contemplates street cleanliness by having fashionable women walk in streets to brush dust away.

Mcinaus Gifenses Oliver Mise O'Loughtin Wien Artie Misa Gilpin McGregor Board of Public Safety Fins Department Bradshaw Wasson’s Hoss B. PR. VY Board of Public Works Morss Elizabeth Pierce Bors Cleland Sewall Ida Tarper Jeront Deaser

Fashionable child garments and rainy day amusements

The page features illustrated outfits for an eight year old girl bonneted in chif fon and ribbons, a twelve year old brown cheviot dress with chemisette, and a white cambric dancing dress. It also describes an evening prenedine silk dress and a visiting toilet with green velvet trimming. Activities include tag the corner, fancy pencil battles, and Lisp Jack among others.

Circle Monument Draws Interest In Northwest Circle

The article describes a growing public interest around a monument and its circular layout in the northwest quay area. It highlights ongoing construction progress and anticipated completion, with the Circle attracting visitors and travelers as a premier landmark. The text praises improvements to surrounding facilities, including the Hotel English, now a convention hotel hub in a central but quiet city location.

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Noted Authors and Works Tied to an Afternoon Reading List

A fragmentary listing catalogs many authors and titles such as Baring-Gould, Julian Hawthorne, Richard Ashe King, Mrs. Hungerford, and Edith Stuart Drewry. The mixed names, editors, and references suggest a literary notices page with mentions of several novels and portraits. The text is garbled but indicates an event or compilation of writers and works.

Veypeeeye Baring-Gould B.C Meyers Julian Hawthorne Richard Ashe King H. Lockwood Mrs. Hungerford Hume Nishet

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