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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1900
Page
5
A Genoese craftsman Giuseppe Giovani creates a famed set of chimes for a cathedral. After his father’s murder and his own illness, creditors seize the chimes. He vows to find them and spends years roaming Europe, repairing and touring churches while seeking his lost bells.
Fragmentary text mentions the Hon Robert Beres and a kinsman of Lord Charles Beres in connection with a soldier’s hospital in South Africa, with London context and Gen Frene. The passage is incomplete and lacks full facts.
An elderly man with a white beard travels by skiff toward Hereford cathedral, guided by a ferryman. As bells chime, the traveler smiles in gratitude, lifts his face to the sky, and succumbs quietly, leaving the boatman to discover the cold, lifeless body.
Poetic couplets evoke a door, a king entering a domain, and the heart’s ache after Love has passed the door. Dunbar contrasts opening to joy with locking away pain as Love and Grief linger as esquires. The verse laments restless sorrow and unsettled peace.
An old style guidance piece offers quirky kitchen advice on molds, ice water timing, meat pairings, digestion myths, onion usage, and dinner plans. It advocates cautious seasoning, prefers onions over spinach, and ends with tips on sugar crusts and meringue texture.
The wife of Russian violinist Petr Ichnikoff, formerly Miss Shober of Chicago, was married abroad four years ago. The revelation follows his recent acclaim with women, and many romantic hearts feel sorrow upon learning he is married.
Announcement states Annie Wheeler daughter of General Joe Wheeler will marry Lieut. W. W. Fiscus. The couple’s tale spans service in the Cuban and Philippine campaigns with Miss Wheeler long a nurse and volunteer in Manila. Bravery and devotion mark their romance as war time propels nuptials.
A Saturday of society events includes Mrs W B Stevenson hosting a reception and Mrs Henry W Lawrence a luncheon, with Amateurs entertained at 105 N New Jersey Street. Travel club at Y M C A discusses French cathedrals. Calumet club plans annual dance in Tomlingen hall. Azalia Hunt and Charles D Johnson wed in Dublin. A calico carnival at First Baptist Church features old fashioned supper and music. Prof J S Black leads a chorus performing nostalgic tunes.
The notice lists service times and pastors for Robert's Park M. E. Central Ave M. E. Meridian Street M. E. First Baptist Christ Episcopal First Presbyterian Second Presbyterian Mayer Chapel Tabernacle Presbyterian W Washington Street Chapel and Murphy Gospel Temperance League with pastors including C B Bacon C C Lasby Wm A Quayle T J Villers A J Graham E Trumbull Lee J A Milburn Clifford McBride J Cumming Smith and H L Dickerson. shows varied morning and evening hours.
A satirical column notes fading romance when a lover uses curl papers for a girl and mocks excessive gossipers on streetcars. It questions why men anger when reminded of faults and asserts women steal hearts without hesitation. The piece preserves period voice and terse social jabs.
Dimity dresses feature a tunic overdress over an underskirt with Valenciennes lace insertion and fine batiste embroidery. The design suggests versatile remodelling options using lace, embroidery, hemstitching, and tucks for cotton gowns, overdresses, waists, and the underskirt flounce.
The passage notes ornate hair adornments including velvet bows, tinsel wings, rosettes with osprey, paste and sequined quills, bandeaux and pearls, twists of chiffon, flexible bands, snakes and wreaths of tiny flowers used to decorate and secure hair at the center.
Excellent results are claimed for Morrow's Kid-ne-oids as a kidney remedy aiding backache dizziness sleeplessness and nervousness. Mrs W L Ragland attests to rapid relief and calls it the best remedy of its kind. the product is yellow tablets sold in wooden boxes for fifty cents. Manufactured by John Morrow & Co Springfield Ohio.
In Lewiston Evening Journal style a playful verse centers on Maria fe Brahma a social leader among Plymouth Rocks who longs for a rainy daisy dress over her celebrated one a day egg lay and contemplates puddle promenades while her flock concerns and a vet issue threaten eggs as jealous rivals watch from the coop.
The article describes quaint kimono jackets in short and full lengths made from various fabrics and colors. Floral silk designs with plain color borders, white silk with pale blue florals, and red silk with bordered borders are highlighted. Less expensive options use outing flannel with plain borders on striped foundations, with pretty outing flannel kimonos available for $1.50.
Mr Frank G Smith watchman at Downey Street crossing reports chronic kidney and bladder trouble eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. He bought them at Henry J Huders drug store and found back strength and regulated secretions. He highly recommends them and urges others to try the remedy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A compressed note references numerous complimentary items listed under headings on the Sun newspaper's seventh page. The fragment cites Sun's Liners and page designation ii, indicating a section break or feature teaser.
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