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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1905
Page
5
A fragmented instructional text advises young girls on beauty sleep and grooming to preserve youth. It covers hair care, nightly routines, scalp health, and dental hygiene with archaic measurements and remedies, including a hair pompadour method, braiding, and a night lotion recipe, framed as essential for lasting beauty.
An elderly man ignores the maiden woman’s flirtations as a couple from abroad joins her party in a hotel dining room. The talk turns to Mediterranean trips to Algiers and Naples, with vivid sketches of mosques, rock fortresses, gondolas, and the lure of distant cities. The scene ends with the maid declining the wandering conversation and a closing plug for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A vintage advertisement offers Mra Winslow's Koothing Bykie for teething relief for children claiming gum softening and wind colic cure. It also promotes a hair dye product claiming instant darkening to natural color, priced at twenty five cents. Sold by druggists and Kinaty's Hair Store.
Janet and Capt Rivington recount a perilous escape from Winchester aided by Lord Alphington and Prime Minister allies. The plot involves Sir Gideon Mareke, a web of betrayals, and a final courtly air of justice as the truth unfurls and peace returns to the New Forest cottage.
A Boston Transcript note discusses gender roles and social expectations. It cites Wan Winfield and references Harpers Weekly and issues of female fashion, pockets in women’s clothing, and respect in public. The piece reflects late 19th or early 20th century discourse on propriety and gender conduct.
Reproduced drawing by Lanis Wal features an animal motif with a quirky title. The caption references a door and playful framing, reflecting a humorous or whimsical illustration within the periodical.
The excerpt describes a skeletal find with mentions of a ten foot earthy burial, a washed skull, and labeled notes. It references London, Paris, and French engineering, with shorthand fragments about preserves and a connection between Marseilles and a land route. The text is garbled OCR with many miswritten terms and place names.
Rita A. Kelly introduces a multi part series on women earning at home. The first piece explains becoming a purchasing agent, outlining required training, how to build a client base, and the income potential through store commissions and out of town shopping orders.
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