Fate and the Lady in a New York drawing room
In a rose and ivory sitting room two bridesmaids, Elinor and Christine, discuss luck, fate, and ambition as Elinor recalls her rise via a staged courtship. Elinor confesses a penance she fears telling Fred while charting how violets and affection shape a marriage.
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Elinor
Jones
Ife
W. Thirty St
No. 1
As. A
Avery Daniel
Christine
Fred
New York
Lucile O’hara
Silence and Character Echoes in Quotes
A man who lives rightly and keeps silent wields more power than loud talk. Character is like bells that ring sweetly. when touched even accidentally they resound with pleasant sound, says Phillips Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brooks
Lake Chautauqua Trip for $12 Round Trip
Tickets go on sale July 6 for a 12 dollar round trip to Lake Chautauqua with return within 30 days via C H D and Erie routes. Departs Indianapolis at 4 45 p m arrives Jamestown at 6 47 a m the next day. For details and sleeping car reservations call at Union Station or 25 West Washington Street.
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Erie R. R
Indianapolis
Jamestown
Union Straton
Washington St
Niagara Falls Excursion Sold By Lake Erie & Western R R
Lake Erie and Western Railway and Bolt Rock Railroad present a personally conducted Niagara Falls excursion on Thursday August 2 1900. Round trip fare seven dollars. Depart Indianapolis at 1115 am. For full details contact ticket agents or C F Daly General Passenger Agent Indianapolis Ind.
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Lake Erie & Western R. RB
Niagara Falls
Indianapolis
C. F. Daly
Ind
Day Trips Between Cleveland and Detroit
Steamers depart Cleveland and Detroit each morning except Sunday at 9 30, reach destination seven hours later for a daylight ride across Lake Erie. Fare is one dollar each direction. Send for the illustrated pamphlet to A A Schantz G P A D C Line Detroit Mich
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Cleveland
Detroit
Lake Erie
A. A. Schantz
D. & C. Line
Mich
Fourth of July Round Trip Fares Pennsylvanian Vandalia Lines
One fare for a round trip to points on these lines within 200 miles of selling station. Tickets sold July 4 and return by July 6. Call on ticket agents for details.
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Umit
Conversational Snippets From Humorous Newspaper Bits
A collection of brief quips and exchanges from period papers. Mr Darley rebukes a singing wife while Mrs Darley tsks him as a brute. John resembles a blonde across the street, not his father. A Philistines riddle prompts a classroom reply about the Philippines. Biggs and others debate cabbage raisers vs theorists and medals for mothers.
One Heart Is Mine Poem by Edward Wilbur Mason
A personal poem expresses contentment in love over wealth and social status. The speaker cherishes a single true heart, enduring toil and scorn with quiet dignity, and finds richer fortune in love than in riches. Riches and status are contrasted with the value of a devoted beloved heart.
A Woman's Thoughts and Fashion Fads Reflected
Observations on value beyond deeds, everyday tragedies nearby, a young man who picks his own nettles, the well dressed woman choosing hats, a missing man, a bride’s pre wedding dreams, and Paris reports of bangs replacing pompadours.
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Farles
Paris
A Word to June Brides
A brief remark from the Detroit Free Press offers advice to brides of June, urging them to make the best of everything including bread. The poem-like note emphasizes cheer and practical optimism for newly married life.
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Detroit Free Press
Cherry Desserts Pudding Recipes From Old Cookbook Style
A two layered cherry pudding uses sponge cake and stewed cherries with a rich custard, served cold with cream or cherry sauce. A lighter version builds layers of buttered bread and cherries, baked until done, served cold with cream. Stewing cherries gently for flavor precedes assembly.
Truths on women's virtue and communal life
A meditation on women's forgiveness and growth. It claims the good in a woman is her wealth, forgiveness sustains growth, and harmony within the home and neighborhood sustains hope and cheer. It questions church attendance by prompting self-reflection.
Almonds and fruits boost brain power says Ladies Home Journal
The article notes blanched almonds fuel brain and muscle, helping maintain mental force and clarity for daily needs. It adds juicy fruits can enhance nerve function, though they do not suit everyone.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
The Thin Gown Flounce Variation
A straight full Spanish flounce tucked down in vertical lines creates a pretty variation in skirts for thin gowns. It varies in width, graduating from ten inches in front to half a yard at the back.
Pennsylvania Lines Offer Low Fares to Charleston South Carolina
Pennsylvania Lines advertises low fares to Charleston South Carolina for the National Educational Association. Tickets on sale July 3, 5, 6 with variable routes and stopover privileges. Rates open to all, details via nearest Pennsylvania Line ticket agent or W. W. Richardson district passenger agent.
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Pennsylvania
Charleston
S. C
National Educational Association
Pennsylvania Line
W. W. Richardson
Denver Round Trip From Monon Route
Exposition of $35.05 Denver and Return fares via Monon Route with tickets sold on July 3 9 and 17 and final return limit October 31 See agent for particulars and offerings of Fine California Wines Brandies Bottled goods at Schullers 210 N Meridian St
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Denver
Monon
California
Schuller’s
Meridian St
The Oil of Kind Words Stitching Moral Tonic
A dialect poem praises a seamstress Dinah and her sewing machine. It notes how a cranky machine can spoil work but with Dinah’s care and kind words the machine sews splendidly. The speaker links repaired spirit to better deeds and happier lives.
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Dinah
A Nurse's Romance Ends in Marriage After Patient's Death
Miss Mayme Miller, a Cleveland nurse trained at St. Clair hospital, nursed Mrs. Gilliam and, as the patient died with her son at her side, signaled a final wish by joining hands with the nurse. The nurse married the son, William Gilliam, and will no longer practice nursing.
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Cleveland
Mayme Miller
St. Clair Hospital
Gilliam
Wm. G. Gillam
Summer Neckwear Trends in Plain White Bands
The article praises white turn over bands as practical fashionable neckwear for dresses and shirt waists. It notes two styles, straight Swiss and shaped with buttonholes, offered in many varieties, and highlights they are easy to make at home from leftover lace, edging, or handkerchief corners.
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Harper's Bagor
Lovely Batiste Among Cotton Fabrics for Mercerizing
The article extols batiste as the loveliest among cotton fabrics subjected to mercerizing noting its rich appearance rivaling silks even in black. It advises tasteful dress use with crossed insertions lace appliques or tucking and warns plain batiste looks unattractive. Batiste remains a refined choice for dressy day wear, dainty and understated.
Local residents support Doan’s Kidney Pills claim
An Indianapolis reader quotes John Glick of 124 Douglas Street, a boiler factory worker, praising Doan’s Kidney Pills for relief from years of back pain and irregular kidney secretions. The ad notes availability at Henry J. Huder’s drug store, price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. as US agents, and urges readers to Remember the name Doan’s.
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John Glick
Douglas Sr
Chandler & Taylor
Dean
Henry J. Huder
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. C
United States
Doan
Lorraine Hotel Ad Promises Modern Conveniences
Indianapolis Paint and Color Co advertises rooms at Lee Burnett prep Lorraine Hotel on Capitol Ave and Mass Ave with first class amenities. Rates listed as per week and per month, highlighting clean, modern accommodations.
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Indianapolis
Paint & Color
Mass
Ave
Ingtom
Capitol Ave
Ealees Fam
Oparate Rad
Lee Burnett
Lorraine Hotel
Cor
Way
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Mrs. Darley
Mr. Darley
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Philippines
Sammy
Pittsburg
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Stor
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Julian & Dick
Ohberg
Union Tailors
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Usiness Coles, Fiv
Cunes
Nihastrai Trating
Stratton
Indiana Olisusiness University
N. Penn
Vonneguts
Vonnegut Hardware CO
Indiana
Dental Collilee Department
Delaware and Ohio
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East St
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington
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