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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1901
Page
5
A poem from Margaret J. Sangster in the July Woman's Home Companion celebrates enduring optimism. It contrasts fretting and grief with cheer, love, home, and family as constants that sustain people through trouble. The verses affirm faith in better days and a bright world despite hardships.
A vivid verse from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch cherishes pennyroyal, sassafras, pawpaw and mint notes over city scents. The speaker longs for open skies, forest edges, distant cliffs and willows as he recalls misty meadows and a country lake to feel at home.
A Boston lawyer Frederick Howard sails for England while a guardian schemes to force a hasty betrothal with Lottie. Betty helps by slipping a message to Howard as Lottie feigns calm and plans leisure in town and on Magnolia. A dangerous plot unravels from the shrubbery and a late night ride.
In a Bay of Winthrop scene Lottie Howard eludes guardians with Fred, sails fly as their boat nears harbor, they wed in New Hampshire Gretna Green, and depart for England two days later. A guardian’s angry letter ends with the question Who did you say held the Stroke Car signed Lottie Howard.
A collage of short witty exchanges and light anecdotes from Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Harlem Detroit and Washington reflecting social chatter. Dialogue touches on politeness punctuality fare prices goodbyes and honesty with playful misreadings and amiable missteps.
The piece urges absolute bodily cleanliness through daily baths hair washing and regular nail and teeth care. It criticizes fashion trends like delicate neckbands and urges thorough care of clothing and belongings with regular brushing cleaning and proper storage.
Measure two cups sifted flour with two teaspoons baking powder and half a teaspoon salt. Mix into a batter with two eggs, lemon rind, butter, milk, and bake in shallow tins. Top with apple pieces pressed into dough, butter, sugar, bake hot, dust with sugar and cinnamon.
A quip about explaining fairy tales to a child. Elsie finds the tale of Forty Thieves with forty oil jars silly, and the child asks which jar would contain a thief, prompting a humorous remark about the timing and logic of the tale. The anecdote appears in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Clean bamboo furniture with a small brush dipped in warm water and salt. The same treatment works for Japanese and Indian mattings.
A proponent claims bait traps using sunflower seeds will drive rats and mice away. The method promises quick reduction of rodent pests and is described by an expert as effective practice. Local readers are advised to monitor results and maintain bait stations.
The piece presents folksy maxims on memory illness and human nature with rustic humor. It contrasts medical limits with new cures, notes the vanity of travel indicators, and offers streetside observations about people and horses.
A guide to elegant yet simple serving ideas for a dainty afternoon meal. It emphasizes arranging food with a single blossom, using individual teapots and a small pitcher for cream, and presenting cold cereal molded in a circle with fresh fruit at the center. The tone notes modest prices and appealing design.
A historical cleaning paste idea uses equal parts shaved yellow soap whit ing and common soda melted with minimal water to avoid scorching, designed for enamel baths and zinc pails.
The guidance explains starting with boiling water to prevent rice sticking, by stirring once until ebullition resumes and not over-stirring after the boil reactivates. It also notes soaking prunes in hot water after washing to retain their goodness, then cooking in the soaking water.
A quoted passage from Leslie's Weekly contrasts dietary habits in Scotland, America, and rural France. It argues that half cooked oat meal mush and soft bread cause dyspepsia in Scots and Americans, while hard bread and vegetables with modest meat in France reduce digestive problems.
The article notes kerosene’s versatile uses in cleaning and maintaining irons. It claims kerosene removes starch buildup from irons and, when rubbed on the face of the iron, prevents starch from sticking to it.
Baroness Hengelmuller wife of the Austro Hungarian minister is described as the most beautiful woman in Washington society and a popular hostess. Born Baroness Dunin Borloski she once attracted artists who drew her over a thousand times before her first marriage to a Russian officer. She later married Ladislaus Hengelmuller von Hengervar and lives in Vienna awaiting return to Narragansett Pier where she owns five automobiles and enjoys social prominence.
Physicians praise olives for nervous disorders indigestion and gastritis and warn against poor olives. A perfect olive is yellowish green hard and full flavored with a fragrant stone. Bargain barrels arrive at New York with brine and vinegar packed cheaply and sold quickly.
The article explains methods to ease new shoes that pinch. Stuff them with cloth or paper to fit the foot, and use hot water to sponge into shape. If pressure remains, lay a cloth damp with hot water over the tight spot for quick relief.
The article notes there are special times to try on shoes and recommends trying on in the late day when feet are largest. It explains feet swell with activity and standing, and advises wearing moderately thick stockings to judge fit before switching to thinner socks.
Lemons peeled and sugared make a sore throat remedy. Mild lemonade quenches thirst well. Lemon juice with aerated waters or soda creates pleasant cooling drinks. Baking soda and lemon juice in water gives effervescence and helps cleanse the mouth and aid the stomach. Ledger Monthly.
Entries for the July 4 North Indianapolis road race close July 2 at p.m. Entries may be left at Gould's drug store, 1044 Adelist. The race starts at 9 39. First prize is a Rumsey bicycle. Course runs from Udell and Clifton east to Rader north to Thirtieth west to Lafayette pike southeast to Crawfordsville pike south to Sherman avenue northeast to Thirtieth east to Northwestern avenue south to Udell and west back to the start.
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