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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1907
Page
5
The craze for ostrich feathers drives high fashion with broad flat stoles and square muffs replacing sable and ermine. A brown ostrich calarette with deep storm collar and long ends appears in shops, paired with fluffy stoles in tans. Debutante Miss Mary Duell is pictured in a wood brown feather stole and muff, with a Dante shade plume hat and violets in her belt.
Billy Brown and Jen, trapeze performers in a circus, share a tense romance amid danger. He declares love while navigating their perilous act, sacrifices himself to save her, is gravely injured, and awakens to Jen’s vow to quit the show and start a farm together.
An advertisement touts Native American roots as cures for female weaknesses. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as superior to alcohol-based remedies and claims strong benefits for tenderness, backache, dizziness, and related pains. It also mentions Pleasant Pellets for constipation and emphasizes health restoration and vitality.
Teddy bear popularity boosts demand for the bearskin cloth used in toys and coats for children. The article notes the fabric predates the toy and is valued in dry goods circles. Manufacturers secure large orders, squeezing mercantile houses and leaving wholesalers scrambling to placate customers.
An overheated stove started a fire at 1404 8th Street Sunday night, threatening a one-and-a-half story frame dwelling of James Stump. The estimated loss was 150 dollars.
A University of Chicago professor notes Kongo natives view plunder of whites as no sin. The piece comments on modern plays being overdressed and hints at cultural clash. A Booneville, Indiana woman is set to marry for the eighth time in a day or two, illustrating the hold of bad habits.
The excerpt recalls remarks about the Thaw trial with two leading literary figures, William Dean Howells and George M. Cohan, reportedly not commenting. It attributes the president’s restraint to a trend of men quitting canal jobs and hints at a broader media hush among notable authors.
San Francisco on February 4 celebrates the completion of the rebuilt ferry clock tower. The landmark, shaken by the quake, now overlooks Market Street by day and the bay at night, its chimes marking time as crowds move below and the city recovers. Arch McMazucekin.
The plan for a marriage to Mme Norma Romano, real name Miss Norma Jackson of Flint Michigan, was hidden from all but his mother by Samuel H. Shank the U S consul at Winnipeg Manitoba. During the 1906 holidays he told his mother and she kept silent. The wedding is expected in the spring.
The chapter recounts continued outrages after Edalji’s conviction and a widespread belief the police hindered justice. It notes an unreconstructed November horse attack, a Farrington sheep injury case, and a Green-Edalji link dispute. It critiques trial counsel and jury bias, then mentions a memorial to the home secretary led by R D Yelverton urging review.
A lengthy memo contends for reconsideration of George Edali's conviction, detailing a vast petition signed by 10 180 people including lawyers and KCs. It draws parallels to the Dreyfus case and Beck affair, calls for inquiries at the Home Office, and urges reform of Staffordshire police and quarter sessions procedures to uncover accountability and restore Edali's reputation. The author urges apology and restitution if guilt is unfounded.
Valentines are cheaper this year due to fierce competition among many makers. The article details how artists designers printers and paper workers contribute from sketch to lithographic printing embossing and finishing, creating Valentines through multiple specialized steps and skilled labor culminating in the finished card ready for display.
The Springfield Republican reports a new school system plan in Cleveland offering free haircuts for boys. Three school buildings will house barber rooms with two stools each, where students from the Karpar college will perform the hair cutting using their own scissors and supplies.
W I Bruener, superintendent of the Louisville Orphans home, stepped from a street car at Illinois and Maryland streets in Irvington on Sunday, slipped and fell. His head struck the pavement causing a slight flesh wound over the left eye. He was taken to the city dispensary for treatment.
The belief that only the wealthy buy cars is outdated. More people with moderate incomes are using automobiles as the market expands. Tradesmen report shoppers visiting multiple salesrooms, gaining experience in comparing offers and options.
The article notes new muffs designed to shield milady forearms as the long glove trend persists. It describes muffs made of baby lamb with ermine revers, showing both milder and severe cold day appearances.
A prominent French writer laments shrinking platinum reserves as deposits exhaust. Prices rise from 190 per kg in 187 to 1900 per kg today, doubling or quadrupling over decades. Raw platinum commands high premium, with refined metal even costlier.
Thomas Shertell and Alfred G Harvey of St Bartholomews Parish house are jailed on 1500 bail each as investigations into the boxing incident involving John Mason proceed. Mason was injured in a private boxing match at the parish house and may die. authorities accuse the pair of aiding and abetting.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a daily staple for millions of Americans, citing immense daily and monthly consumption and a six year track record. It defends the product against imitators and counterfeiters, portraying it as a trusted health aid endorsed by a large public.
An advertising piece touts Cascarets as a trusted, time tested bowel cleanser. It markets them as a safe vegetable product, claims they strengthen the digestive canal, and warns against dishonest imitations and bulk sales. The Sterling Remedy Company is named as the maker.
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