Late 19th century fashion notes on women’s hats and dresses
The article catalogs late summer style trends including handmade lingerie hats in lawn and mull with lace, short decollet jackets over blouses, ping pong shirt waist sets, gilt front waist jackets, pearl balls on belts, gray silk stockings with bead clusters, embroidered muslin stocks, green and white cushions for wicker furniture, and especially ostrich feathers in black and white arranged from back to front for hats, noting their size and the fashionable fluff at tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull
Get Together On Arsenal Fate For Indianapolis Grounds
The article urges unity to decide the fate of the arsenal in Indianapolis. With options ranging from an army post to parcels for sale or a public park, officials warn that division stalls action. A conference is recommended to select and pursue a single plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis
Judge Alford Ends Courtroom Telephone Flirtation
Judge Alford halts flirtatious use of court telephones urging others to follow. The piece notes that spoonsers distract with googoos over wires in Indianapolis and waste hours while important messages are delayed for firms and businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alford
Indianapolis
Prodigal Harry Belles Returns Home After 17 Years
The prodigal son Harry Belles returns to his parents in Indianapolis after 17 years away chasing life. He visited them from Chicago where he held a good job and now they hope he settles back in his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Belles
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana’s health resort fame grows with Daleville tale
Indiana is praised as a health resort as Daleville leads with a woman fasting 60 days yet alive. The chatter references Dr. Tanner and a comic song from Alamo’s bard. Worries rise over natural gas shutoffs and a tightened coal industry as Indianapolis faces a tough winter. Capt. Hobson’s Winona Park days draw attention, while locals bet the Indiana woman won’t falter socially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Daleville
Tanner
Alamo
Hobson
Winona Park
Unclear murder probe prompts stillness in Indianapolis notes
Fragmented items question whether Harry Rosengarten was murdered or died by self harm while noting police inaction. The column jumbles local trivia from Indianapolis on seals, poker chips, ice cream in mabobs, and a satire tone about stationery and Gov Curbin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rosengarten
What the Papers Say on Self-Government and Witnesses
The column cites editorials from Detroit Free Press and Boston Herald on Ireland and philanthropy. It notes Ireland's county judges adjourned for lack of cases and mocks self-government claims. It quips Admiral Dewey as a poor witness who refuses to answer and leaves with his prestige intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Desperado Tracy
Detroit Free Press
Ireland
Toledo News
Burke
New York
Boston Herald
Admiral Dewey
Madison
Wis
Democrat
Hints for the Cook Sardine Delicacies and Luncheon Dishes
A collection of simple sardine preparations and related dishes. Methods include warming sardines in a lemon cheese butter sauce on toast, lamprewed sardine paste with cheese and chili vinegar, fried bread cases filled with sardine mix topped with egg yolk and olive, plus mulled chocolate and a potato meat luncheon option.
Smiles and Witty Exchanges From City Briefs
A lighthearted exchange features five year old Ethel in Columbus praying for a box of matches with a joke about heaven making matches. Also includes a playful mistranscription dispute between a reporter and a machine politician in Philadelphia and a humorous dinner invitation about leather business chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Columbus
Coz
Ruth
Ohio State Journal
Mr. Newliwed
Hassel
Mrs. Newliwed
Philadelphia Press
Green Linen Styles Dominate Summer Fashions
Green linen dominates this summer's vogue with stylish gowns trimmed in heavy linen lace and black accents. The collection features black velvet trims and narrow braids, along with green shirt waists in striped mercerized ginghams and a Panama cloth shirt trimmed with small pearl buttons.
The Horsefly and the Motor Car Switch
A horsefly on a car laments the loss of horses and food on Broadway. A wise fly replies that horses are past and a wise insect will adapt to the times, proposing to switch to an ass as the era changes, in a humorous note from The Automobile Magazine.
Sketches and Songs of a Singer in Pure Air
A vignette contrasts the singer's longing for country air with urban smoke. The narrator notes the healthful breath of nature and then humorously portrays a hotel clerk denying a free lunch while a patron asks to eat on the steps and pick his teeth at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Swell
Pond Fish Gone After Night Dynamite Blast
A fisherman questions the pond’s fish supply after a boast about a large catch ends with the revelation that the pond was dynamited last night, killing all aquatic life. The dialogue also mentions a country romance moment and a black snake scene.
Edna Hall in Police Station Over Advertising Sign Charge
Edna Hall, a constant seeker after notoriety, is again in the police station on a charge of violating the advertising ordinance. She was driving a buggy placarded with a restaurant advertisement when she was taken in. Edna says she will fight the police authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hall
Edna
The Queen's Messenger in a Fairy Ball Invitation
A poem from St. Nicholas warns a late spider spinner to finish weaving a gleaming pavilion before the Fairy Queen and court arrive for a moonlit ball. The deadline tightens as dew pearls and silver light must bedeck the tent for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spider
St. Nicholas
Glowing Fourth Reflections Across Newspapers
The column blends brief humorous notes from multiple papers. It cites Lafayette Call on the Fourth’s splendor and Ander derson Herald on cracker users versus readers of the declaration. It notes a Chicago visit by a western authoress and Indianapolis society events including a dog’s eighteenth birthday and a party for a monkey.
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Lafayette
Anderderson Herald
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Dark
Anie
New York
Pat tison and Pattison Kin in Local Funeral Notices
The notice lists the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth G Pattison widow of T T Pattison formerly of Indianapolis from Kregele chapel on Wednesday. Gen G M Sternberg son in law attends. Sons include Rev L N Pattison Terrell Pattison and A E Pattison. Dr H H Griffin dies at 65 in Indianapolis burial in Rushville. Capt Campbell Hay 74 dies in Indianapolis funeral set for 4 pm Wednesday. Meredith McMull 58 farmer near Poplar Grove dies after heat exposure. burial Tick Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth G. Pattison
T. T. N. Pattison
Indianapolis
Kregele’s
G. M. Sternberg
Medical Department
United States Army
L. N. Pattison
Marshall, Mich
Terrell Pattison
Washington, D. C
A. E. Pattison
Kansas
H. H. Griffin
N. East St
Rushville
Griffin
Campbell Hay
Cobb
Park Ave
Mr. Cobb
Illinois
John Brough
Meredith McMull
Poplar Grove
Tick Creek
McMull
Rough on Corns and Pests Ad Sparks Bargain Claims
An old advertisement touts Rough on Corns Plasters six for ten cents and Rough on Moth and Flea two pound cans at fifty cents. It praises Well’s Hair Tonic and Rough on Pain and markets Get There Curb Spavin and Tendon Cure claimed to improve a horse’s value to $160.
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Reign of Green
the Automobile Magazine
Tom
Mabel
Edward Singer
Hood
Easy Credit
Conrad
Mase
Spirit OF the State Press
Path OF the Reaper
Indiana Hotel Company
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Indianapolis Union Station
Hoyt
Finkham
Kilmer
Duffy
Cardus
Pierce
Scott
Warner
Bell
Tion
Schmeyer
Pharmacies
West Washington Street
National Furniture CO
Janey’ Choice
Simpson's
Mascot
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Cascaden
North Alabama
Shools and Colleges
Navin
Senate Ave
Washington St
Illinois St
United States Depository
Columbia National Bank
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