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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
5
Hannah Proctor, blind inmate, clings to her son Jim's coat as a symbol of the past. Jim, a bank worker turned convict, is reported killed in a wreck just as letters promise reunion. The mother, ruined by poverty and betrayal, dies in grief after learning the final fate of her boy.
Daniel G. Reid once poor in Richmond Indiana as a boy now a steel trust millionaire sent a carved barn door from his boyhood to his New York home. He recalled happy days while the initials carved as a child remain clear on the door and it will occupy a place of prominence in his eastern residence.
A whimsical dialogue features the King's Jester and the king debating quirks and lawnmower humor. Mrs Tockalot jokes about Philpians raiding villagers while Iceland crowns a matron of 45 with seven children as Iceland’s most beautiful woman.
A Columbus meeting of Ohio county medical society secretaries included five women chosen for superior qualifications. The male attendees reportedly welcomed them pleasantly.
A burnt straw hat with a drooping brim features a black satin band in pale blue rings and a mass of sweeping osprey motifs in sky blue. The item is described as a low setting hat that reaches far at the back.
A collection of soda and punch recipes including Nutmeg Shake Egg Lemonade Cider Cup Raspberry Shrub Strawberry Glace July Punch Pineapple Punch. Each method details ingredients and steps such as shaking, chilling, straining, and serving with ice or garnishes.
The piece playful notes on fruit punch punning and a friend Crank under a car, while a beets diet, Boni’s changing fortunes, jumper dresses rising in popularity, and straw hats worn during warm weather. It hints at fashion trends and light social commentary.
The piece notes ongoing legal action by a theatrical trust led by Henrietta against lawless and extortionate ticket speculators. It emphasizes future prosecution to curb abuses in the ticket trade.
A. N. Oldgigh notes that the gold-headed cane once worn by leading men has largely vanished with fashion. Though some remain, the emblem is now rare and often kept hidden, tied to old customs and memories, especially at public picnics where the chosen recipient is labeled by the engraved gift.
In Cincinnati on July 24 Mrs. Frank D Warren saved her husband from an oncoming street car. The collision left her legs nearly severed while her husband, recovering from pneumonia, survived with help. Her only question before loss of consciousness was about Frank. The city hails her as a heroine.
A satirical piece rails against modern processed foods and insists the aging baking craft is degraded by factory production. Dr. Wiley warns of alum and additives in pies, while patriotism and heritage are invoked to mourn declining staples and a fading national identity.
The article notes magpie and katydid color schemes as all the rage this season. Black and white with green accents appear in outfits such as a striped batiste dress paired with a green and white hat for hot weather.
Newport hosts a walkers club led by Mrs. I Townsend Burden to promote slimness as fashion. The group includes Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, sister of Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Jr, as a member.
A spun glass fabric, recently noted as a dress material, comes in white green lilac pink and yellow. An Austrian inventor claims it is as bright and supple as silk and resists staining. Fanny Davenport once wore a dress of spun glass.
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