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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1901
Page
5
Mrs Chamot better known as Lizzie McCarthy blasts through Boxer lines to rescue 290 French engineers near Pekin. She leads troops and wins seven wounds including four hits on herself. She and husband Alfred Chamot defend the legation during the six day siege.
A Baltimore American poem notes contrasting reactions to a kind man who smiles and sings to lift others. Neighbors praise his good spirit yet insist he should leave the earth, arguing that true impact comes from action rather than mere cheer.
A poem from the EPoaston Globe expresses longing for tender love and patient support. The speaker seeks a strong, devoted partner to bear life’s sorrows and share devotion. The verse dwells on yearning, affection, and idealized mutual devotion.
Aunt Eliza Barton wanders through Bartonville enjoying autumn colors while grieving her husband Thomas Barton who died recently. She had raised her deceased brother’s two girls for sixteen years and now faces the hardest blow in her declining years.
In a family scene a widow loses the old home and Beth Gardiner sets her course to care for relatives. Beth announces she will teach at the village school for 450 dollars a year while Bessie resents the change. Beth earns money picking cranberries and shares checks as she tends to the family and Gerald Dayton observes Beth’s new life.
Beth, praised by Mrs. Barton for her teaching success, wins admiration from Gerard Dayton while Bessie’s jealousy grows. Dayton favors Beth over her rival, and Beth resigns teaching as Dayton’s frequent visits and possessive embraces reveal his true aims.
Fashion notes from Harper's Bazar highlight theater waists in light silks and whites. Designers pair waists with color-matched skirts in various materials, favoring silk over cloth for theater wear, with lace trim and long sleeves paired with white suede or glace kid gloves reaching the elbow.
A collection of short maxims and reflections attributed to authors such as Juvenal Franklin Cervantes Sidney Cahrron Wirt and Bobart. The sayings discuss wealth debt actions authority cunning and character with a focus on moral guidance and personal conduct.
Indianapolis testimony from Miss Emma Mann of 814 Holbrook Street describes eczema relief after using Doan's Ointment. She credits Henry J. Huder's drug store for the product and notes the ointment stopped irritation after first application and fully removed the ailment with continued use. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A trio of breezy anecdotes reveals romantic frictions and social quirks. Miss Beachwood and Miss Homewood discuss a rumor of engagement rupture with defiant self possession. Willie Wishington reflects on past altruism and dilettante labels in a light aside. Miss Binks is critiqued for lacking social tact at lunch.
A dated instruction piece warns against chubby or thin looks. It prescribes cereals milk and water to “pad your bones” and tallies tips such as skipping meals and tight lacing for a smaller waist while urging stoutness for some and avoiding pork and lard.
The article notes christenings rival weddings in social prominence with pomp full preparation. Attendees dress in fine gowns to show status, and invitation implies status display, while absence seems an affront to hosts.
Turnips are boiled then mashed but can be made appealing with little effort. Slice six turnips and boil 10 to 15 minutes. Heat half a pint of clear stock with salt pepper nutmeg and sugar. Drain turnips place in a baking dish pour over stock bake until tender basting occasionally. Serve hot with pan gravy thickened with butter.
The aiglon handle is the latest fancy item. A dull finish gold handle with a gold ball top features a crased design and an eagle with outstretched wings as an extra ornament.
A humorous list from the New York Evening Sun notes signs of aging in a woman such as preferring sober dress, showing interest in church and charity work, and writing letters to friends addressed as Mrs. It also mentions attraction to younger men and a shift in hair fashion from youthful styles to newer looks, ending with a remark on diminishing youth’s gravity into kittenishness.
An old newspaper fragment lists Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for cold relief and an Old Nurse for Children. It promotes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething with claims of soothing gums and curing diarrhoea. Also notes Ponder s Photo Studio offering framed photographs at low prices.
Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines announce excursion tickets to Indianapolis at one fare for round trip from Indiana stations January 13 and 14. Return limit January 15.
A wartime era market brief lists meat and vegetable quotations in Indianapolis with smoked hams, dried beef, bacon and sausage prices, pork cuts, lard, and potatoes. Reliable brands and varying weights are cited, including California hams, tenderloins, and bulk sausage rates, alongside Jersey sweet potatoes priced per bushel and per barrel.
A wide listing of wholesale prices across produce and groceries including fruits vegetables and nuts. Entries show per bushel per crate per dozen figures for onions cabbage celery and more with regional notes and varied price points. Also included are prices for canned goods seeds flour and oils along with live poultry and coal pricing.
A resident in Center township Marion county Indiana gives notice to voters of the Eighth ward that at the February term he will apply to the Marion county board of commissioners for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons for on premises consumption. The business location is 2425 East Michigan Street Indianapolis in a one story frame building fronting north on Michigan Street, lots 41 and 42 in Ogle's Easy Park addition. He also seeks pool table privileges in the same room.
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