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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1899
Page
5
A Civil War era tale follows Private William Hopkins who deserts to return home in civilian clothes. His father, stern and unyielding, refuses shelter and urges him to resume service until discharge, highlighting the harsh social penalty for desertion.
In a Civil War era scene a farmer helps a deserter with money and directions to hide at Strongsville, while back at camp William Hopkins returns under guard claiming escape from the enemy. The captain urges a letter home as comrades remark on his changed appearance and homesick behavior.
A speaker recalls telling his mother that sending children abroad would spare her from their noisy living. He recalls his mother’s red face and silence as he questions why mothers are odd to sons. The excerpt from Spectator reflects childhood bravado and parental reaction.
A humorous meditation on marriage and women's differing roles as lover wife mother. The bachelor notes how women say one thing yet mean another, how marriage alters perception, and how experience reshapes his views on matrimony.
Beginning in June, gather rose leaves and dry them in the sun. Pack in boxes and add thyme, rose geranium, lavender, and sweet clover blossoms. Sprinkle cinnamon and allspice between layers, aiming for a fragrant mix by summer’s end.
Farmers Joe and Mary Hopkins celebrate a surge in morale as a letter reveals William has been promoted to corporal after a standout performance in recent battles. The family reflects on change and pride while tending chores.
Advice from Demicreat's Magazine on staying cool and healthy. Drink refreshing beverages, rest after meals, and take short eye-close breaks. Eat a diet with cereals fruits vegetables and limited meat. Ensure attic ventilation by opening doors and windows in the early morning for two hours.
A string of humorous exchanges from midcentury papers features roommates and couples debating manners during meals and visits. A Brooklyn Life line jokes about luncheon choices between a pursed lover and a cautious suitor. Harlem Life mocks aging census questions while Puck and Tit-Bits lampoon newlyweds and visiting guests with sharp wit.
The notice advertises a 15 cent full dinner at Plaza Cafe on Monument Place and a Merchants' Lunch at Union Station restaurant. It also markets uprights at Dewan and Wulschner's on Pennsylvania Street, plus a nurse and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children priced at twenty five cents.
Quoted lines link common questions to languages and regions from Italian to Chinese. The excerpt explores cultural phrases and greetings tied to national or ethnic groups, concluding with a Persian blessing and a nod to Ottoman and English speaking contexts.
A humorous list describes types of women deemed unsuitable for marriage. It targets the woman who cannot hem a pocket handkerchief or make a bed, those who nurse dogs over babies, constantly refurnish, seek purchases for pleasure, idolize men, cling to 15 year social status, refuse worn bonnets, expect servants to run the home, buy bric-a-brac, borrow kitchen items, and chase trends just because others have them.
A Philadelphia Record report notes Cramps shipyard bars women from the Bates except at launches and festivals. An official says the economy requires it, as 7,000 workers would lose minutes if ladies entered, and the rule cannot be broken.
A London Leader report notes Queen Wilhelmina refused to receive any crowned heads or representatives at Amsterdam coronation last year. The decision, tied to her view that two women bore the ceremony, led to Kaiser Wilhelm skipping the event.
Indianapolis residents praise Morrow's Kid-ne-aids as the best kidney remedy after other treatments failed. Mrs W L Ragland credits quick relief from backache insomnia and nervousness to the yellow tablets sold for fifty cents in drugstores. Manufactured by John Merrow & Co Cheanisis Springfield Ohio.
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