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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
5
A Brooklyn Eagle reader recounts a long Paris visit involving a young American from Sheecaygo, satire of French politeness, breakfast gossip, and a comical lunch saga. The narrator recalls European snobberies, meals, the lunch box drama, and the final return of the loaf to the narrator's room.
Poem fragment celebrates morning light and renewed hope after night. Images of a bright world, a guiding haven, and faithful dreams unfold in optimistic stanza. The tone echoes lyric contemplation of perseverance and faith.
The article describes guimpe fashion variations including a black dress worn with a cream white mull fabric and net guimpe. It notes construction methods such as tucked net over satin and lattice net with baby ribbon. It highlights embroidery, ribbons, and simple DIY appeal for girls making their own guimpes.
Mrs. Isabella Bird Bishop is a renowned explorer who has spent most of her life traveling to remote regions. She is the first and only woman elected a fellow of the Royal geographic society to lecture before the body and has supported hospitals and an orphanage in the Far East. Her eight-year focus includes Persia Kurdistan Tibet China Siberia and Korea with a recent book on the Yangtze River its 2000 mile length unknown source and vast basin home to about 180 million people. She travels eight months on the Yangtze and its tributaries and details how the river reshapes China's topography and the courage of its engineers and workers.
In the New Orleans Picayune item a poem laments misused sympathy and hidden pain while an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Wood's Pills promises health and happiness from faithful tonics. The verse contrasts mockery with true understanding and kindness for those suffering.
An 19th century ad praises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and diarrhea, priced at twenty five cents. It also promotes a Fall Meal at Union Station restaurant and a ladies lunch from 10 am to 3 pm. Ponder's Photo Studio and Art Store invites visits to see Brantor L White photographs.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Times collects sayings on love work pride and wealth. It notes a few humorous and practical maxims such as a true face is better than a handsome one and the greatest fault is consciousness of none. It also mentions a rattlesnake tail vibration said to be 60 per second.
Mrs Harriet Stark of Ohio, in South Africa awaiting word on her husband Herbert Stark who serves England in the Transvaal war. The Ohion, a mine manager and engineer, joined a regiment of mine workers, half American, under orders from mine owners. In a Cleveland transmission he writes that Harriet has supported his duty and that if he falls she will have $30,000 insurance and three children, with his memory foremost in her heart.
A dated exchange from Chicago papers features characters debating the weather and the fate of bicycles versus automobiles. Silas jokes about a bicycle owner who foresees a future back number while predicting flying machines ahead of cars.
New York manager William A. Brady debuted Countess Chiffon in New York Tuesday night with Grace George in the title role. Brady cast his wife as a stylish American girl who marries a French nobleman yet plots to guard her money from him.
George H Daniels announces a steam ship bureau within the New York Central and Hudson River railroad passenger service. Captains Ingwersen and Schultze will meet incoming trans Atlantic and coastal steamships to assist passengers with tickets baggage and onward travel. They will guide passengers to Grand Central Station and arrange rail and ship connections and advance tickets.
The National Magazine recounts Mrs McKinley greeting guests with warmth whether at a reception or informal talk. She favors children and shares pleasant anecdotes from mansion visits. Flowers accompany her kind gestures and her smile is famed.
A dense price list from Indianapolis dated February 10 details meat, produce, nuts, canned goods, fish and game, dairy, oils, and fuels. It lists hams, bacon, sausage, and pickled meats with varied qualities and weights, along with fruits, vegetables, and shellfish prices. Multiple firms and regional items appear, highlighting market breadth and regional pricing signals.
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