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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1904
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun outlines how to contact the business manager and editor for communications and advertising. It notes carrier delivery within the city for six cents weekly and offers advertising rates upon inquiry. It invites agents in towns to forward rates and mentions terms for news dealers to obtain sale rights.
A Chicago Field and Workshops society led by Jos. Medill McCormick plans rural colonies outside the city to house and teach the poor, with farms, shops, schools, and social centers. The effort seeks legislation to reserve government lands for these settlers, offering healthier air, food, and living conditions to combat urban squalor and disease.
A reflective note on wit that stings and its dangers. It argues that wit thrives when it avoids targeting others misfortunes or weaknesses. True humor should uplift, not rely on others’ misfortune for success.
A nostalgic reflection on boyhood swims and a river’s old hole. The piece asserts that free bathing places won’t erase the lure of the spot, compares abolishing it to banning boys, and laments deaths there while urging care. It frames the swimming hole as a lasting community institution despite danger.
Calves born in spring thrive less in heat than fall calves. Turnout at night or in shade reduces stress. provide clean, well bedded stalls and clean feeding troughs to prevent disease. Add small grains such as shelled corn and flaxseed oil cake, feed milk in moderate amounts starting 1.5 to 2 pounds daily, increasing gradually.
Into a jar mix cider vinegar salt and spices then wash and pack cucumbers in the spiced liquid. Add horse radish slices and grape leaves, place a plate and weight to keep submerged, and bottle if desired.
A historical guide describes a six instrument manicure kit and steps for shaping filing and trimming nails. It covers use of files cuticle tools orange sticks for bleaching rouge powder bleach water and creams, plus careful shaping to achieve almond-like walls and a neat curved tip. The article stresses gentleness avoids over thinning edges and ensures all nails are evenly rounded and polished.
A magazine style guide promotes children's garden activities highlighting hands on work, responsibility, and pride. It urges small tools, individual beds or boxes, and family planning to foster beauty and useful harvests while teaching care for plants and nature.
Oakley returns to Phillipsburg to marry Neva Horine, but attends her sister’s wedding by mistake. He learns Neva will wed Tom Bromley, and after a tense scene at St John’s, he rushes to file for a marriage license, causing the crowd to be kept for another ceremony as the bride and groom depart.
The piece argues the world favors present action over past achievements. It condemns pride in yesterday’s success and lauds the current “Doer” and immediate results, saying art and work must prove value today rather than waiting for a lasting legacy.
An article describes Mrs Brenton's gown for a world’s fair in brown silk with simple tailoring. It also cautions on hair maintenance after exposure to sun and tea baths, advising rinsing in fresh water, drying, toning, and scalp oils to prevent odor and hair loss.
An unusual porch cushion cover is made from bed ticking. The ticking's white stripe is distinctly worked with blue, creating a notable decorative detail.
The article warns that salt water does not tonic the scalp and may irritate it, causing hair loss. It advises healthy individuals to limit surf exposure to 16 or 20 minutes, then dry hair with towels and let it hang unrestrained. It also describes a burlap flag craft using a white applique flag on red burlap with initial lettering.
The piece catalogs wild and cultivated berries including strawberries, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and huckleberries. It notes flavor, size, and best uses for canning, preserves, and raw eating, and cautions that some varieties have pits or inferior flavor.
The article explains wild origins of watermelons in Asia and discusses selection methods by appearance, stem attachment, fragrance, and pressing to test ripeness. It notes black seeded melons have dark red flesh and are very juicy, white seeded types are sweeter but less juicy, and shape offers little quality indication while weight helps judge superiority.
Skin and prepare rhubarb for immediate use. Pack in fruit jars, cover with cold water to overflowing, and seal while everything remains cold. The method is easy and yields ready use for pies and sauces when fresh rhubarb is scarce.
A child describes his mother as a powerful club president whose influence makes her partner the running mate. The narrator notes his father is not chosen as a delegate, yet is proud to be ma's running mate. The ball and stunts are tied to his mother’s prominence and public role.
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