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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1900
Page
5
Miss Florence E Woods gains the first female license to operate an automobile in Central Park New York She previously spent over a year and a half driving in Chicago and passed her exam as an expert She regularly drives Fifth Avenue during busy hours and enjoys daily spins on the parkways
Theodora Nelson, a homeless governess to Lora Granger, builds a home with Mr. Granger while nursing unspoken love. When Dr. Lamington offers marriage, she rejects him, choosing loyalty and a shared future with Granger. He asks her to become his wife, and she agrees, trusting a life together.
A woman in tense devotion confronts a lover about marriage and a rival Lamington offer. She declares deep love despite gloom and age, and she resolves to win him if he remains true, finding rest after the emotional crisis.
A collection of maxims and aphorisms on fate forgiveness rigor prudence love education and perseverance attributed to various authors. The lines touch on themes of tolerance self control ambition and the consequences of luxury versus virtue.
Jennie O Neill Potter a famed elocutionist battles cancer in a New York hospital. Doctors say she cannot live but she remains cheerful singing and reciting to entertain those nearby.
Poem by Albert E. Hoyt in Lestte's Weekly contrasts an idealized Sunday school paradise with a boy's rough reality. It imagines a boy who shuns vice and ambition, living in a fictional land of no rules, and laments the loss of rough, honest life.
A New York City observer notes babies are scarce among the rich while dogs dominate Fifth Avenue and wealthier homes. Dog outfits cost 50 to 150 dollars and pets enjoy luxury comforts. the Children’s Aid Society reports 235 homeless children placed last year, and dog rescues and adoptions rise as animals outnumber adoptions of babies.
The article advises repurposing worn items to stretch life and save money. Cut old tablecloths into cloths, hem them for bread and pastry use. Wash and dry scrubbing brushes bristles down. Rotate carpet centers and edges to refresh rooms. Turn shades inside out for another year.
The article recalls Lady Roberts grieving for her son the heir to Roberts of Kandahar killed at Colenso on December 15 during the Tugela River battle. Her nephew Colonel Sherston also died at Glencoe. A week earlier her husband sailed from Southampton to assume command in South Africa. Lord Roberts, aged 67, bears numerous honors including the Victoria Cross.
The article notes that over 75 educators from Mount Holyoke and allied colleges have taught Boer daughters in South Africa during the past 75 years. It recounts Dr Andrew Murray’s inspiration after reading a Mount Holyoke life and the spread to Graaff Reinet Bloemfontein Wellington Worcester and other towns with 40 initial pupils and 500 teachers sent from the school.
A verse by Frank Stanton from the Atlanta Constitution celebrates a beloved baby boy. The young child’s voice is rich with music and joy, his dimples flashing as he laughs. The mother cherishes him, saying he will resemble his father while he rides on his knee. He is the image of happiness and summer in a small country town.
A lyric fragment notes shifting beliefs from trust to distrust as a lover’s smiles win over fidelity. The speaker reflects on Jove kinship and initial faith turning cool, with disbelief guiding later judgment and belief deemed sinful.
A recipe for a French style breakfast pancake batter uses two eggs butter sifted sugar and double the flour weight. Mix to a cream add eggs beat in sugar then flour with baking powder and warm milk until thick cream like. Bake on small plates 15 to 20 minutes and serve with warm apricot jam stacked and dusted with powdered sugar.
The article advises Women Who Read Club members on delivering papers with simple forceful language, avoiding long sentences, and choosing tasteful platform gowns. It warns against newness and gloves, stressing comfortable, becoming attire that leaves lungs free and attention on the speaker.
Gen George Stewart White, born 1335, began service at 11 in the Twenty seventh regiment of footmen. He rose through colonel to major general by 1895, with later transfers to the Ninety second regiment and the Gordon Highlanders.
A satirical tale recalls guileful natives who build a salted gold mine to gain civility at light cost. The next day Anglo-Saxon invaders strike with cannon and Red Cross nurses, exposing the ruse. The invaders find no gold, while the natives possess civilization.
Quartered apples served with cheese replace crackers in a French fad popular among fashionable New York dineries. The apples are described as exceptionally soft and mellow, paired with cheese for a distinct savory fruit course.
A sales item claims pneumonia follows cold or la grippe, but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy counters any tendency of a cold or la grippe to develop pneumonia. It is described as the best remedy in the world for bad colds and la grippe, with every bottle warranted and sold by all druggists.
New York evangelist Mrs. Maggie Van Cott announces completion of her thirty second year of revival work. She began with small alliances and her growing fame spread across the region as she led large meetings and pledged spiritual aid to thousands.
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