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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
8
A New York article explains stage makeup techniques used by amateurs and pros in Broadway productions. It covers base powders, colored pastes, and paints, plus eye shaping, lip and brow adjustments, blush and shading to counteract stage lighting, with guidance on achieving open expressions and character-specific brows.
The passage outlines midlife facial traits and makeup-like ideas such as varying brow shape, eyes, and dim shadows. It mentions dramatic expressions, diamond shadows under eyes, a diamond-shaped mouth, and a light whitewash on neck and arms. It also notes dusting on hands and detailing veins and tendons in aged hands.
In a juvenile court appearance two girls were involved in a fight described as unequal. Mary allegedly shoved avians to the ground, striking her in the cheek during the scuffle near a cotton mill machine. The incident prompted police questioning and witness scrutiny.
Justice of the Peace Shepard ruled in favor of Terre Haute Brewing Co in a suit filed by John Maple seeking $100 for a license failed to be provided after he rented and furnished a saloon room. The company sought security for the license amount May. Maple refused, stirring a broader dispute over local licensing practices.
LAN D JONES argues for a Southern exposition in Atlanta in 1910 to spur cotton goods growth. He cites past gains from the 1881 exposition and urges expansion of mills, higher grade fabrics, and local industrial projects including a new passenger station, steel works, a post office site, city hall, and an auditorium.
A German wife of Frederick Schaefer faces suspicion in the death of her husband as investigators probe a possible poisoning linked to a complex history of love and money. Frederick Schaefer had made a will favoring Ida Belsinger, his niece, amid jealousy with Gustav Meintel and Mary Happ.
The Board of Public Works amended a contract with the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Co to establish cross-town lines. It was sent to the city council for approval but the year ended with the matter pending. New council president Fred Eppert says pending measures die with the year, but the cross-town contract may be revived.
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