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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
5
A lyrical reflection from the Atlanta Constitution on enduring companionship through sorrow and loss. It celebrates love surviving dark times, walking hand in hand even as death and grief loom, and faith guiding partners side by side toward an unseen future.
A devoted father and mother recall Martha Royal the soprano’s rise after a late night concert. The couple, tucked on a stair landing in a modest West Side flat, recall the colonel’s wife guiding Martha’s singing career and celebrate her success in New York. The scene ends with Martha returning home, exhausted but triumphant, to a quiet family moment.
The new searchlight fire engine built on Fire-chief Croker’s suggestion arrived recently from Elmira. Chief-of-construction Ryan tested it. it works well. This first searchlight engine aims to pierce smoke to locate fires, aiding crews in dense smoke areas like the dry goods district. It houses an 65 amp multipolar generator and dual 18-inch projectors that project in a full circle and adjustable angles.
The text discusses Martha Patterson, eldest child of President Andrew Johnson, who became a White House mistress and maintained modest dignity. It notes her management of war-damaged domestic affairs and construction, with Congress funding repairs and refurnishing. Her work left the White House free of tawdry display, praised as tasteful and well cared for.
A satirical verse roundup notes quirky aphorisms on life debts love duty cheerfulness and practical woes. It mocks grand seasons and oddities such as long world journeys and the social conditions of a coming out party tied to income.
The article catalogues black grenadines from $1 to $4 per yard, 44 inches wide, with bevis and chenille dots in barred effects. Plain barred tissue at $2.50, embroidered hems, dotted grenadines as sheer as mousseline, and crepon grenadines priced from $0.75 to $4 offer various widths and elaborate textures.
A compact collection of aphorisms and maxims attributed to classical and later writers. The text pairs reflections on time desire culture and prudence with short moral maxims from Joubert Confucius Rosseau Theocritus Locke Junius and Scott. The selection centers on virtue restraint and integrity.
White is the season’s ultra stylish table color seen in flowers lamp shades and most tableware at a fashionable New York dinner. Pure white china with a high luster framed a display of white roses and ferns. Sweets shaped oval contained creme de mint cordial creating a striking but cautionary visual and taste note.
A new dining touch places a hollowed lemon at the center of the plate filled with a tomato ketchup horseradish mix used to dip each oyster. The method saves trips around the table and enhances flavor. Burdock Blood Bitters is touted as a remedy for stomach issues and energy.
A collage of quotes from Harper's Bazar Judge and Chicago Tribune sketches daily life. A weary father jokes about his stubborn child while a dancer claims nightly dances. A poet asks how Van Scribbler was published and a fired man laments being in the wrong place.
A Philadelphia Ledger note describes an attractive stair carpet using two coirs a tan broad felt and a narrower art blue felt. Brass stair rods are large and triangular. To extend life shift tread every three months, and leave extra length to tuck at top and bottom. Also a Witch Hazel Salve advertises DeWitt’s as the original for piles injuries and skin diseases.
City markets report a wide assortment of provisions and groceries with prices on smoked meats bacon lard hams and shoulders, fresh pork, beans and canned fruits and vegetables. Listings include onions potatoes cabbage strawberries lemons oranges apples cranberries and a range of nuts spices teas and seeds with several price points per unit and per quantity.
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