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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1903
Page
15
Beatrice Fairfax critiques the latest Vienna hat trend urging women to avoid extreme adornments. She argues that grotesque fashions exaggerate flaws, noting flowers and doves on upturned brims resemble Marie Antoinette era dress, while insisting discretion remains essential in fashion choices.
Walter N. Sharp argues that proper eye care during vacation and school life affects a child's general health and future. Far sightedness is common at birth and declines with development. uncorrected refractive errors cause headaches, eye strain, and functional disorders. Proper classroom lighting, seating, ventilation, and outdoor activity, plus home hygiene and correction of errors, are urged to prevent neural and visual strain in children.
A domestic scene shows Ma exhausted from a long shopping day recounting trips to Wasson's New York store Ayers and a jewelry shop while Pa jokes about bargains. They plan a quiet evening at home but Ma insists on shopping again tomorrow, leaving Pa bemused by her resolve.
Poem reflecting shared suffering and endurance. The speaker speaks to a sister and brother, acknowledging pain, doubt, and long journeys. The recurring refrain I know, I too have suffered anchors a philosophy of toil and growth as the path to understanding.
Health advice proclaims sun baths as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia and related conditions. Readers are urged to use sheltered spaces wear light clothing and absorb sun on skin while keeping privacy with screens. An open air German institution reports notable improvements through sun exposure exercise and fresh air even in winter.
A short excerpt shows an old gentleman lacking polish, debated by his daughter in a library. He misuses dialect as she corrects him on phrases, highlighting family tensions and informal speech. The scene begins with a quarrel over language style and ends abruptly with an assertion by the daughter.
In a bold aside quoted from Tit-Bits a speaker says they know what they want to say and will speak up. They complain of cold air in the car and decide to shut the window, signaling a decisive moment.
Dr Walter Kidd notes notable variations in the tactile palm ridges of apes monkeys and lemurs. He argues complex patterns appear in lemurs aiding nocturnal balance, while palm ridge development differs from the zoological scale, with simple patterns in higher forms.
Dorothy Dix argues happiness for women rests on tenderness from a husband, not money fame or love alone. She stresses that wealth cannot fill an empty heart, fame demands personal sacrifice, and true happiness comes from a husband who understands, supports, and openly expresses affection.
The publisher says drawings arrived safely while the eminent illustrator urges the author to review them during writing. The exchange captures a tense, humorous note about collaboration in a Louisville Courier Journal excerpt.
A shopper seeks a hat in the latest style while a shopman invites her to wait as fashion is changing. The exchange reflects a brisk, era typical fashion moment captured in the periodical.
Sailors puzzled by damp conditions aboard ship as Captain Sehoss jokes about salty fare and weathering the spray. The light exchange hints at life at sea and the pilots stern humor amid rough waves.
A fragment shows Mrs Gailey and Mrs Deepley discussing a servant girl. Deepley suggests a scheme to misuse the gown and kiss the girl, implying deception and romantic intrigue surrounding last summer’s events.
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