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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1900
Page
5
Mary Giles a nursemaid in the Caxton house endures years of illness and poverty. She shows quiet faith and care for children until a Christmas night fire claims her life as she heroically saves a child, finding meaning in the least of these. Her tale ends with a biblical reflection on service and sacrifice.
Daily business lunch served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ladies’ lunch offered on the second floor at Ormonde located at 18 Pearl Street.
Ex Senator Palmer’s eldest daughter known as Betty Palmer Matthews became the tale’s heroine during the Civil War. At sixteen she confronted a masked mob aiming to punish a black servant, locking him indoors and confronting the assailants on the piazza with fearless scorn, then collapsed in hysterics after the danger passed. Washington Post account preserves the episode.
Directions for transforming leftovers into simple dishes. Macaroni with tomatoes and milk baked until brown, potato and milk patties browned in oven, sponge cake slices glazed, custard poured over cake, and optional whipped egg whites. Notes that children enjoy the meals and they are wholesome.
A guide for flower lovers on avoiding clumsy arrangements. It favors following natural growth, using glass vases, and showcasing long stems. Geraniums should be displayed upright with leaves visible, roses should droop to mimic natural growth, and delicate blossoms can be layered with maidenhair fern for pansies and violets.
A compilation of wry quips on effort debt laziness and youthful folly notes. It cites lines on army bearing self discipline and aging with a critique of charity praising work over handouts. The Chicago News quotation closes with a call to provide work for the able poor.
Smiles about a singer and four families wooed by her. Yonkers Statesman notes a tailor worried over a loved one. An undertaker jokes about trade. Miss Bjones and young Smith marriage chatter circulates in Harlem Lite.
A 19th or early 20th century tone advises that older women dress tastefully and elegantly. Rich fabrics and deeper colors suit age, avoid youthful styles, let the face appear younger than the dress, and skip bonnets that sit too high on gray hair to avoid rigidity or neuralgia.
A fragment from Muncey prints a mournful verse by Mogrile Ree. The speaker recalls a lady in a gown with lace and blue knot, a bittersweet memory of love, sorrow, and a grave beneath a grass grown hill.
A passenger in a crowded car battles uneasy thoughts as he reads the paper, noting a passerby’s judgmental gaze. He recalls a moment involving his best girl and a tempting distraction, all set within a tense social scene and a rapid transit backdrop.
Local publisher states The Sun is intended for readers and not for pantry shelf distribution. Officials emphasize the paper’s purpose as a news publication for public consumption.
Mrs. Lullian Moutard of Detroit repelled a burglar with a lighted lamp striking his head until the lamp burner bent and the metal bowl dented. The intruder fled. She carried a paper of strong black pepper as her personal weapon, a fact noted by her husband.
A detailed dessert method describes preparing a pineapple shell filled with chopped pineapple oranges almonds and coconut. The mix is chilled before serving and topped with greens. The note credits Dr Seaver of Yale and adds unrelated advertising lines about salves and sales.
Reginald Wesley Martin, a 13 year old boy with English roots, is likely the youngest organist in the world. Since his appointment last May at the church of the Ascension in Chicago, crowds fill the pews to hear the so called modern Mozart. He first appeared publicly about a year ago filling his father’s place at St Chrysostom’s, winning enthusiastic applause.
Witty collection of quips from the Chicago News on human nature and wit. Observations on man made by nature, wise men knowing falsehoods, bald heads, and worry versus work, wrapped in sharp city humor.
Time tables folders illustrated books and pamphlets describe the territory traversed. For tickets contact local agent or Union Pacific representatives in Cincinnati and Indianapolis for travel information and arrangements.
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