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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1905
Page
5
A fashion note on neck adornments highlights gold chains and modern drops as the season’s fad. Emeralds symbolize love, enamel hearts imitate diamonds, and pearl accents brighten dainty pendants. Various designs feature lightweight gold chains, with many pieces emphasizing drops and simple forms.
A description of an early spring imported gown emphasizes its simple bodice and unadorned skirt. The material is champagne colored with light brocade, and features a pleated full skirt, a waist embroidered with dull gold buttons, and small green velvet flowers outlined with fine embroidery.
Advice on preventing dampness, dirt, and odors in cellars. Emphasizes proper drainage, ventilation, and whitewashing to improve air quality and health. Includes steps to prepare a breathable whitewash with buttermilk and lime, and to keep walls, ceilings, and storage areas clean to avoid decay.
Polly Westcott ends engagement with Huntington after his football training commitments. He refuses to attend dances while teammates rely on him, prompting her to reject a future with him and wear the ring no longer. The couple argues amid holiday lights and a looming game, leaving Polly unsettled by the ring and the choice ahead.
Polly Westcott witnesses Huntington excel on the field as a grueling intercollegiate match ends in triumph. Amid cheerful crowds and her own turmoil, she recoils from dances, tends to Huntington after a hit, and leaves with Teddy Lathrop while feeling the weight of pride and restraint.
A fragmentary and odd text describes the Miabratti women as model wives. It portrays domestic peace as their goal and lists roles such as host, priest, and caregiver. The passage reflects dated stereotypes about wives and husbands with unfamiliar names and garbled phrasing.
A fragmented diary passage discusses marriage, jealousy, and advice on avoiding mistakes. It critiques wedlock as romance versus obligation and hints at social pressures, ancestry, and propriety. The text references wills, lawsuits, temptation, and the costs of folly in domestic life.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Madame Boivin, famed for the University of Paris honor in medicine, and reference her perceived worthiness and government ties. The text mentions a convalescence setting and a death in JRL, with garbled phrases and missing details.
A toy described as an Intent Parts doll with a Serra cotte head and moving eyebrow furrows. A packet of instructions notes the head fills the furrows and, after a few days, grows a fine crop of hair, delighting buyers.
A fragment describes severe alpine conditions in Switzerland at year start. Valleys are veiled in dense fog and haze while higher elevations above a certain line experience clear air yet frigid sunshine. Strawberry and nipennines bloom oddly as mountain hotels stay open for winter guests, a growing trend.
A group slips from an honoured home during a fierce storm and hides in a secluded farmhouse beyond a village green on the road to Warren. The narrator notes the benefit of distance from the crowded area and a secure, rain swept retreat.
Germany's exports for the first nine months of the year reached 070,000 in value, placing Germany third globally. Manufactured goods and textiles led the export mix, with textiles ranking first in value among the manufactured articles.
Fragmentary historical note mentions King Rhoterte Ovanor and O'Conor lands, with a brief aside on convalescence after serious illness. The text promotes Hood's Bar partially as a remedy, urging readers to try Hood's for rapid relief.
A fragmented 1920s style reflet on marriage and the bachelor’s woes. It argues women as fit for the office of homemaker, facing social costs and temptations. It questions if a woman must abandon clubs, tobacco, dancing, or careers to make a man’s home a palace of virtue and comfort.
The article references a young Atchison woman, Martha Marquardt, 18, who believed she had tonsillitis until a seed sprouted in her throat was removed by Dr. J C Hearne. It also mentions social scenes in Boston and Washington, a prospective presidential candidate Mrs. Manning, and notes on Franco American honors with references to St Louis and Schenectady.
The report notes the fate of Japanese battleship Yashima, with details of a reported remounting and crew losses. Also mentioned are the Athens steamer arrival at Victoria and items aboard the Manchuhrin in Sao Francisco harbor, plus Oakland Board of Trade exhibits of fruit and produce from Alameda county.
Auction routines in Japan rely on silent bidding with the auctioneer naming the item and inviting offers. Each bid is recorded privately, the highest bid is deposited, and the winning bidder receives the item when the box is opened.
In Honeap federal courts a case seeks relief from ongoing leper segregation on Molokat Island. An Hawaiian woman and her daughter allege unlawful commitment of the mother, arguing the process violates constitutional rights and that the courts should review the action. The petition claims lifelong confinement through administrative procedure and challenges the board of health and sheriff officials behind the scheme.
Wallace Supernan, a 70 year old in Paris, remains asleep in the cradle he was rocked in as a baby. He has never slept in any bed since infancy, keeping his knees drawn up to avoid the cradle’s length. He rocks himself to sleep each night, a habit formed in infancy and never broken.
The article notes thousands of migratory birds, including swallows, are captured yearly by the Stulions using nets that ensnare up to thirty to zero birds at a time.
The text extolls an economical grinder from TT IS AN ECONOMIZER, claiming it converts meat scraps into ground Hamburg steak, repurposes leftovers into croquettes, and processes vegetables and horseradish with half the effort. It emphasizes its value for busy kitchens and calls it a major labor saver.
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