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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1900

Page

5

Sleep That Lasted A Week Baffles Doctors In Virginia

Thrice within months Miss Mamie Burch of Petersburg Virginia fell asleep for days without narcotics and woke refreshed though without nourishment. Doctors called it natural sleep due to exhaustion and brain consumption, while relatives worried as she later relapsed with new symptoms.

Mamie Burch Petersburg Miss Burch Mamie Booth New York World

Elizabeth Chooses Between Two Lovers On Broadway

Elizabeth has long tied Jack Henderson to friend status like a big brother. She secretly fears how he might react to her bond with another man she loves since spring. she plans to test him by presenting her photograph to the new admirer, visiting his busy office on Broadway.

Jack Elizabeth Dave Arief Jack Henderson Broadway

Woman to Suit on All Men With Good Sense

Miss Mary Esther Trueblood runs a Boston housekeeping school teaching mistresses and maids the science of cooking and keeping house. She notes many fashionable girls attend. she claims a man is what he eats and the kitchen outweighs the university. The school was founded by Boston women’s educational and industrial efforts.

Mary Esther Trueblood Boston School of Housekeeping

Farmer Bryan in Biograph Portraits by Moving Picture Man

The Chicago Tribune describes Farmer Bryan in a series of biograph films. He appears in overalls with boots, harvesting melons hay and wheat, driving a self binder, hoeing, and inspecting dried apples. The moving pictures show him among farm scenes with energy and resolve.

Bryan William J. A

Linen gowns highlight summer fashion trends

Linen dresses dominate this season with artistic designs and varying styles. Amber yellow frocks feature nine gores with white silk stitching at seams and tucked centers. front breadth remains plain. Bodices are panelled and fitted, while backs bloused, paired with dark blue striped options and delicate tuck groups. Eton jackets are tucked, with white embroidery accents.

Eton

Midnight in the City by Clinton Scollard

A reflection on a sleepless metropolis at midnight. The poem contrasts feverish urban pleasure with shadowy, predatory figures in a dim street, warning of rapine and shame lurking as quiet dawn approaches.

Clinton Scollard

Neckwear Guidelines for the Summer Girl

The fashion guide advises wearing a plain shirt with a small bow necktie tied by the wearer. Ends form two small diamonds and the tie is barely long enough. Silk in black red white or bright blue is most stylish. Dressy shirts permit finely tucked lawn collars with a lace bow. Simple neckwear or elaborate collars and bows are preferred. turn-over collars are chic.

Being Happy and Spreading Joy in Quiet Moments

A reflective piece by Ripley D Saunders encourages choosing happiness to lift one’s own mood and gently brighten others. The verse frames joy as brave work that lightens burdens for those who struggle and invites a steady practice of a hopeful outlook.

Ripley D. Saunders

What One Woman Thinks About Hard Weather On Babies

A witty column notes hard weather tests mothers face and jokes about fortitude. It contrasts childhood smartness with youth’s impertinence and claims only a man who accepts not understanding women truly understands them. It ends with a quip about a caterpillar on the neck.

Ladies' Tan Oxfords Sale At Stersdorfer's Store

Attractive reduction on ladies and children's fine shoes in stock at Stersdorfer's new store on Washington Street near Pennsylvania Street. Small sizes available. regular prices range from two to two dollars fifty.

Stersdorfer New Washington-st Pennsylvania-st

Marian Longfellow O Donaghue Heads Women Delegation at NYC Press Club Meet

Mrs Marian Longfellow O Donaghue niece of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and president of the League of American Penwomen leads the women’s delegation at the international press clubs convention in New York. A prominent clubwoman she has published poems and stories and built a career independent of her uncle’s fame.

Marian Longfellow O’donaghue Longfellow League of American Penwomen International Press Clubs New York O’donaghue Gov. Bradstreet Anne William Pitt Preble Supreme Court of Maine Netherlands Boston Washington National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Mary Washington Elizabeth Wadsworth Portland Washington, D. C America Long

Sunday Church Services List

Christ Episcopal led by Rev A J Graham at 10 20 St Pauls Episcopal Rev Lewis Brown 10 45 Second Presbyterian Rev J A Milburn IL First Presbyterian Rev M L Haines Central Christian Rev Allan B Philpot 10 45 Roberts Park Methodist Rev C E Bacon 11 and 7 45 Tabernacle Presbyterian Rev J Cumming Smith 10 45 Meridian Street Methodist Rev W A Quayle 10 45 and 7 45 Central Ave Methodist Rev C C Lasby 10 45 Sunday school 2 20.

Christ Episcopal A. J. Graham St. Paul’s Episcopal Lewis Brown Second Presbyterian J. A. Milburn First Presbyterian M. L. Haines Central Christian Allan B. Philpott Roberts Park C. E. Bacon Tabernacle Presbyterian J. Cumming Smith Meridian-st

Pastel White Silk Lining In Wedding Gowns

New silks for lining gowns in transparent white materials feature pastel white, a luminous tone with opalescent tints in satin-faced taffeta. The silk is especially beautiful and frequently used for wedding gowns.

July and August Yokes for House Gowns Debuted

In July and August we revel in the un lined yoke for house gowns. A yoke may be of lace or mull, but if it defined it is often quite warm about the throat, although it may look as cool as possible.

Prove All Things and the Dean's Kidney Pills Claim

A newspaper snippet reports an English marquis betting on London Bridge while Indianapolis residents are urged to trust a testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills. It quotes Mrs. H. G. Beacham from South East Street praising the remedy after two years of kidney weakness, claims a box cured her, and notes Foster Milburn Co as US agents. Also mentions a local dentist, Dr Ellsworth Glenn, offering first class work at reasonable prices.

Ellsworth Glenn N. Delawarest

Smiles and Slips in Daily Gossip

A collage of lighthearted snippets from papers like the Troy Times Chicago Post and Washington Star features jokes about romance and propriety. A divorce-lawyer exchange highlights infidelity claims, with humor and regional dialect interwoven in brief curios.

TRUST COMPANIES OFFER SAFE, EXTENDED SERVICES

Trust, loan and safe deposit firms serve as financial trusts and agencies with perpetual existence and state oversight. They support banking functions without competing, aim to keep deposits safe while earning fair interest, and act as guardian, trustee, and executor across life stages. The Central Trust Company invites correspondence or interviews.

Trust and Agency Central Trust Company

Lease On Exchange Hotel at Union Stock Yards

Felt railroad and Stockyard company invites bids by July 31 1900 for a five year lease starting September 1 1900 of the Exchange hotel with bar refreshments 52 sleeping rooms and improvements including enlarged bar and lunch rooms office kitchen and new bath. Prospective bidders may inspect premises. Company may reject all bids water furnished and electric lighting at reasonable rates. References must accompany bid. S. BE. RAUH president.

Exchange Hotel Union Stock Yards Felt Railroad and Stockyard Company S. BE. Rauh

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