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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1900
Page
5
Eight year old Della E Simmons of Wyoming Delaware astonishes with violin prowess. Placed under Katharine Spencer at age four she learned pieces after one run through and now plays note for note at entertainments and in the Sunday school orchestra.
A Washington Star excerpt laments excessive apologizing in society. The piece contrasts polite chatter with duty and calls for reform, noting lingering excuses delay progress and earnest action.
Max Hertzer, an exiled German army officer in America, amuses himself by drawing little black devils. A newspaper man turns the drawings into a comic weekly series, provoking the baron’s fury as his private world becomes public and the imps spread through his life.
A Baron's reluctant start gives way to growing tolerance and later enthusiasm for creative labor. Monetary gains rise as he dictates his wife stop earning, while a smiling German gentleman oversees the study where adorable little devils are crafted, in a scene echoed by the Chicago Tribune.
Mrs Clara Berwick Colby wife of Brig Gen Colby U S A senator from Nebraska spoke before the senate on the suffrage cause. A University of Wisconsin graduate she taught Latin and history and led the Nebraska state suffrage society for 16 years while editing a magazine and touring 20 states plus England and Canada as a lecturer.
A preview of the season's white lawn shirt waists highlights front embroidery and narrow Valenciennes trims. Designs feature backs with box plaits and bias tucking, French collars, and petite pearl buttons at the cuffs, creating varied back and front effects.
A collage of quotes shows Miss Fisher doubting return to theatricals and Pitkins misreading remarks in Harlem Life. A tramp recalls a fatal accident while seeking medical help as a doctor tends his wounds. A Kentucky man denies being in a feud while a widow‑to‑be faints at the thought of being left alone. A chemist’s assistant jokes about delaying a prescription and a price hike to imply effort.
Satin finished curahs and twisted foylards lead the way for spring fashion with white figures against multiple tints. Surah foulard tops the silk list for the season, pairing well with lace embroidery and appliques. Select soft pliable silks to suit Madame La Mode's preference for spring wear.
The piece laments the return of skin-fitting knitted jerseys, noting they resemble the worn styles of years past and mirror the same wool materials and color range used in undergarments. It calls out the familiar look as a revival of an earlier era.
Mrs. Jenness-Miller will stop public advocacy for rational dress and instead devote herself to writing plays. She is emigrating with her husband and nine year old daughter to give their child travel and foreign language education. Her debut play The Master Passion will premiere in London.
A verse excerpt extols a cheerful philosophy amid storms and hardship. The speaker praises finding honey in life despite sorrow, claiming nature’s blooms persist through wet or dry seasons and urging a make-the-best-of-it attitude. The quotation credits R F Greene from Youth's Companion.
Read about new lingerie options featuring the berthe as a focal point in night gowns, chemises, and corset covers. Details describe alternating lawn and lace inserts, shoulder seams, ribbon bows, lace frills, and neck accents. Toward slimmer silhouettes, ruffles and embroidery appear in striped fabrics.
Local shops display new plaid shirt waist cloths in bright pink and green plaids and other light colors. Single width fabrics sell at 1.25 dollars a yard, with lighter silk and wool striped options at 49 cents a yard and a wool plaid at 39 cents exposing affordable choices.
An 19th century testimonial extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills as cures for scrofula salt rheum pimples and all blood humors. It claims relief from dyspepsia rheumatism catarrh and lingering tiredness with never a disappointment and asserts headaches are cured by Hood's Pills.
A brief notice describes a ladies luncheon served afternoon at a local venue. It notes attendees and the meal course without naming individuals or organizations.
Classified notice for rolling chairs and reclining parlor chairs from W D Allison Co. located at 1833 E South St Indianapolis. Includes physicians office furniture and high standard of excellence marketing.
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