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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1907
Page
5
A brief item notes the Royal Baking Powder Company based in New York. The short entry highlights the firm name as a well known producer of baking powder. No further details are provided in the readable text.
George Martin, a paragon of virtue, crashes into a comical court case when Daisy Mannering confesses she stole Rex Random, the bulldog she claimed as hers, prompting the judge to discharge them both as the tale ends with Daisy’s gleeful smile and a night in jail turned into amusement.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for strengthening the weak and purifying blood, claiming it treats digestion, liver issues, catarrh, skin conditions, and sores. It promotes Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy during use and sells the All-Healing Salve, with a free medical booklet and the original Dr. Pierce's Liver Pills, plus a free Advice Volume upon stamps.
A quoted remark reveals a woman noting that a man in jail is less conventional than she believed, her only objection being a faint, amused aside about the situation.
Aunt Polly offers practical cranberry dishes and sweets including Cranberry Sauce and Cranberries with Apples, plus Peanut Candy and Coffee Caramels. Also included are a skin treatment using lemon juice and a mustard sauce, with home remedies for nosebleeds.
For concerts and recitals a woman may wear a white satin felt hat with a large crown. The hat features blue satin folds, frosted grapes decor, and blue white aigrets. A long emerald green velvet carriage gown with blue satin collars and cuffs is described as a close fitting garment with gem sleeves.
At a preliminary hearing in Athens Ohio on February 12, Reder and Harkins, attendants at the State Insane hospital, were bound over to the grand jury on manslaughter charges for the killing of inmate William J. Barnes. Each defendant posted bonds set at 1000.
Portland report profiles Beatrice Evelyn Wilson a precocious nine year old pianist praised for mastering Lechertwski method and earning a unique youth talent diploma from Lewis & Clark exposition. She contemplates a future recital and dreams of playing for Paderewski while maintaining a cheerful public persona and steady practice routine.
A column piece argues that sons increasingly distance themselves from parents after marriage while daughters stay close. It contends daughters remain deeply attached to home and mother, showing stronger affectionate bonds, whereas sons may show less loving nature. The piece highlights devotion of daughters to father as a beautiful, real devotion.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is described as an enthusiastic pedestrian who walks half a dozen miles between adjournment and dinner. He keeps pace with the president on long country walks, even when the weather is bad, and remains unwinded despite being several years older.
Senator Berry of Arkansas urged adoption of the privileges and elections committee resolution ruling Smoot was not entitled to his Senate seat. The discussion centered on the case and a reported resolution.
A collage of quotes and notes from a city desk column recalls legal irony on insanity and interviews, a Persian prince, and a gossip about a sweatshop owner. It mentions Jas Bull and Annie Lamb marriage in Gilman and a Massachusetts blue laws debate on ice cream delivery. John D Rockefeller reportedly donates 352 million for education amid quips about wealth.
The second trial of Cornelius P. Shea and associates began today before Judge Kavanagh in Chicago. Defendants present include Charles Wilbrandt George Golden Hugh McGee Jerry McCarthy and James Barry.
A healthful guide describes neck and shoulder toning routines to improve posture and facial lines. It outlines head tilts, neck circles, and chin massage, noting daily practice yields visible results in a month and advises nightly circular massage and a suitable cream.
An early plea for internal purity using Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a health device. It claims the body is a delicate machine needing clean functioning, warns of obstruction from poor eating, and touts Cascarets as a safe, vegetable-based laxative that prevents disease and aids recovery. It notes sales in the millions and urges readers to buy a 10 cent box today.
A John Herron exhibition displays about three hundred fifty original paintings and drawings by American painters and illustrators. Notable names include Charles Dana Gibson Frederic Remington Jessie Willcox Smith undated. The event runs daily from 1 pm to 6 pm with admission at 85 cents.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe evolving patterns in Sun coverage. It mentions a department, a reader, and events with numbers and addresses, but the text is garbled and lacks clear context or dates.
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