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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1900
Page
5
Barbara agrees to marry Giles Ferguson after a tense hour of confessions and threats. Barbara’s reluctance gives way to love as Barbara, Ferguson senior, and Rob Bessinger reconcile. The father asks to kiss the bride, and the couple accepts amid family partnership plans.
Boston Transcript presents a reflective piece on mourning and love lost, urging readers to find solace in the tenderness of children and the divine care. The poem contrasts the sorrow of those who have loved and lost with the bleakness of a life without such attachments.
Barbara Bessinger, age 18, contemplates accepting Giles Ferguson despite her father Quintus Bessinger’s debts and pressure from an eastern firm seeking payment. Her response, hopeful but cautious, promises two weeks to decide if marriage to Ferguson would ease her father’s troubles. Barbara’s sharp, rebellious streak contrasts with her father’s practical pleas.
Barbara Bessinger faces a crucial choice between Ferguson who courts her through charm and a mysterious Robin Ferguson from California who reveals a hidden family past. The old father confronts implications of desertion as the visitor asserts his claim and demands discussion. The scene unfolds with tension at Barbara’s home as revelations threaten a planned engagement.
Miss Cecile Payen, a prominent Chicago artist, may share the likely fate of Minister Conger’s family. She joined the Conger party in January and lived with them in Pekin. her mother resides in Milwaukee.
A guide to portable cooking includes veal loaf made from tender veal knuckle with bacon crackers eggs and seasonings baked until brown and served with currant jelly. Stuffed tomatoes are prepared without peeling, filled with chopped pulp onion juice mayo parsley salt pepper and olives, then packed upright in a box for carrying.
Cartoonish exchanges from Chicago Record and Town Topics reveal light humor on social status, money troubles, and clever bon mots. The snippets include Madge Maud and a charge of streetcar fares, Mrs. Parvenu’s changing reputation, and Yale son’s prompt replies.
The column notes extreme heat across the country on hot days. It humorously critiques heated fashion and animal comfort, suggesting practical cooling ideas for people and horses, and reminding readers not to panic over a dog's panting during high temperatures.
In Woman's Weekly the Marchioness Li, wife of Li Hung Chang, is praised as a beauty and one of the cleverest women in China. She appears aged 50 to 60, yet seems 35, with 2000 to 4000 garments and fur robes described as superb. Her hair-dressing, performed in multiple styles, forms a celebrated feature of her toilette.
Agnes Colloton of Ogle county Delaware girl wielded a pitchfork in a dramatic confrontation that left a raging bull slain. Despite dire odds she used daring tactics and resolve to protect her father as the animal charged.
The piece outlines current tie styles: the four in hand remains in vogue, straighter and shorter to belt level, made from silk satin khaki or cotton with ends two inches wide, often 32 inches long. The sailor knot or bow is also fashionable, worn with a stock and crafted from silk crepe de chine liberty silk or ribbon.
Mrs Eva MacDonald Valesh rises as a leading labor figure at Kansas City and Sioux Falls conventions. At 30 she helped shape Minnesota labor law, lobbied for clerks seats and a state labor bureau, and led a six month European trade union study for AFL. She hosted Idaho miners in Washington and provided a digest of testimony from the mining inquiry.
A fashion note warns women to choose hair adornments carefully. White and black finishes are praised for safety and versatility, with a simple bow highlighted as a summer favorite. Spangled or feathery pieces are deemed inappropriate with simple evening dress, urging readers to think about overall coordination.
A fragment of verse offers cautious guidance to the summer girl advising not to repeat poetry to men criticise other girls avoid elderly ladies resist flattery or flirting and boasting of conquests while warning against meddling with married men in a cautionary tone.
The article surveys current dress trends emphasizing gloves optional, plain black silk stockings, minimal belts, French collars, plain hats, unlimited veil colors, and new secure pins replacing stickpins. It notes a decline in giddy handkerchiefs predicted for the season.
A reflective verse describes a rain soaked country road at dusk with gray skies and sad, quiet imagery. The speaker notes damp walls of green, fading summer, and a robin signaling a cold, unsettled sky as rain continues to fall.
Currant sauce improves daily and suits a breakfast table. Rub currants through a sieve to remove seeds then boil the pulp with the juice. Use half a pound of sugar per pound of fruit and add a grating of nutmeg for flavor.
A Chicago Record remark notes Miss Simpson appearing slender and delicate while observers discuss her figure, suggesting she must have notable strength to cinch her waist.
John Parkison of 814 Maple Street, employed at Parry Carriage Company, reports severe back pains and kidney weakness. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Henry J. Huder's drug store, his pain and weakness eased, inspiring him to purchase a second box. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y Bose agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute.
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