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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
5
Marjorie, a nurse in a wealthy household, discovers old secrets about her past and a possible romance with Dick Haverly, a former friend of her husband. As Dick learns of Marjorie and their shared history, he arrives for a dinner reunion, rekindling the possibility of a future together.
A scene describes a woman who hears singing and the drowned sound of footsteps until Dick appears beside her. She calls his name softly with a glad, relieved cry.
The article provides steps for canning blackberries with sugar and vinegar, pear conserve with ginger and lemon, spiced currants for meat courses, and general guidance to blanch and seal vegetables. It notes home canning is cheaper and outlines boiling, jar sealing, and processing times for peas asparagus corn and beans.
A Philadelphia Times verse notes little Daisy with two pennies one for Rob at school and one her own. While Bob is away she drops them and one vanishes. Daisy reasserts that the missing penny is Bob’s, not hers, in a playful moral about mislaid coins.
A lyrical scene from Harper's Weekly depicts a lake waking into a forested shoreline. White water lilies float as trees seem to praise the scene with arborescent voices and a wood full of whispered devotion to the lake.
Mrs. J Francis a fortune teller of 823 W Twenty-ninth st and Theodore Thompson formerly of Ils Ashland ave and later Marion were arrested by bicycle police on a drunkenness charge after a public dispute on the street.
Owen Kimble won the final heat over George Leander in a tight sprint at Newby Oval on Thursday night. Willis Coval dominated amateur events, attendance was 3,000 for night races, and a mix of feats drew mixed crowd interest despite elaborate fireworks.
Henley on Thames July 5 The Leander crew defeated the University of Pennsylvania by a length to win the Grand Challenge Cup. Time seven minutes.
Street car poles painted green by a trolley company. Badger furniture store closes at 12 30 on Saturdays. Stationmaster Lewis notes about 2000 city excursions on Thursday. Marie Powell and Harry Darling win two $5 gold pieces in a cake walk from Hays Gibson. State auditor reports 142281 79 in fees and taxes over six months. RE Thompson funds Bona Thompson library with a 10000 check to Butler college trustees. Lenna Belle Baker wins first prize gold medal at Broad Ripple oratorical with Vision of Prohibition. Indianapolis Savings and Investment files for voluntary liquidation. Charles Cotton sought by Johnson county sheriff in city after threatening wife. Wheelworkers union leaders fail to secure outcome in Terre Haute strike talks.
J D Pearson known as cut rate druggist faces a two day strike by four clerks who quit Tuesday noon demanding higher wages. Pearson kept the store running with his colored porter and a volunteer helper until clerks returned by Thursday morning. He claims his pay and hours exceed those of other shops, who stay open later and offer fewer days off.
In Marion Indiana on July 5 plate glass fronts of Miller and Baileys and C. C. Jamison and Company were blown in by fireworks sold on a sidewalk. Clerk William Herring suffered serious burns while James Booth and Charles Stanley were burned on the head and face. A lighted cracker was reportedly tossed into the crowd.
Frederick Frazier of Indianapolis, who was robbed of 500 dollars in a Chicago saloon and held at a police station, is arrested again for hoarding a revolver in a Chicago park to shoot himself. He was kept overnight and released after breakfast.
Mrs Grace Carter formerly with the State board of health will wed Tuesday the 19th to J M Westcott a 66 year old Richmond carriage and agricultural manufacturer and chief stockholder in a Richmond hotel.
Fred Meisner of Springfield Ohio publicly whipped his wife with a willow switch in Logansport Indiana on Thursday afternoon and was arrested. The woman said she followed him from Springfield.
An old medical ad promotes Botanic Blood Balm and Wotanic Blood Balm as cures for blood poisons, ulcers, eczema, scrofula, and cancer risks. It offers a free trial and advice from Dr. Gillam, with sales notes in Atlanta and Indianapolis locations.
Mrs J T McSnane hosts a July 11 gathering for Mrs George A Gay. Mr and Mrs Henry C Thornton head to Irvington for summer. Mr and Mrs John Mertz mark their fifth wedding anniversary Friday evening. Mr and Mrs George A Gay hosted cards Tuesday for their twentieth anniversary. Friends of Mr and Mrs F C Gardner were guests Thursday at their Irvington summer home with a lawn picnic. Bedford Miss Maury E Mitchell and Dr Henry H Braxton wed Wednesday night at the bride’s mother with Rev James Small officiating. A child’s life may hang on delay. Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry and shelving remedies are urged. Bargains in upright pianos at Baldwins. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is recommended for teething with 25 cents a bottle.
F B Wheaton from the United States supervising architect's office in Washington visits Indianapolis to study clearing the new federal building site. Buildings on the Ohio Street side of square 36 may stay as the rest is completed. Also notes hives as a torment to youngsters and older folks with a Dean's Ointment ad offering instant relief and a permanent cure for 50 cents at any drug store.
Pennsylvania and Vandalia Lines announce round trip from Indianapolis to San Francisco for the Epworth League Convention July 18 to 21. Fares set at 54 dollars and 15 cents with tickets on sale July 5 to 12. Special trains depart Indianapolis July 8 at noon and 3:30 p m with connections via St Louis or Chicago. sleeping reservations through agents or W W Richardson D P A Indianapolis Ind.
The Lake Erie and Western and Wabash Railways offer a $9.60 round trip from Indianapolis to Detroit for the National Educational convention. Travel dates July 6 to 8, with return by July 15. Leave Indianapolis 12:20 p.m. arrive Detroit 7:10 p.m. Return Detroit 7:40 a.m. arrive Indianapolis 3:25 p.m. No transfers, shortest route.
Lake Erie and Western railroad offers a $1.00 out of town excursion on Sunday July 7. The trip runs from Indianapolis leaving 6 30 a m to Michigan City and returning from Michigan City at 6 00 p m with stops at Laporte Plymouth Rochester Peru and Kokomo.
Tickets priced nine dollars sixty cents for Detroit round trip to National Educational Association meeting. Travel July 6 7 with final return by September 1. Tickets honored by steamer Toledo Detroit at no extra charge. Special party led by Miss Della Brown departs 10 45 a m July For details contact Miss Brown or ticket agents. R P Algeo D P A.
Tickets go on sale July 3 through July 13 for the Via Monion Route with a final return limit of August 31. For details, contact local ticket agents.
Tickets on sale daily to September 10 with final return limit October 31. For details contact ticket agents.
The Cincinnati and Return tickets costing $3.30 are offered for the Christian Endeavor Convention. Tickets go on sale July 5 and are good for return by July 4 with extension to August 31. For details contact ticket agents.
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