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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
7
An opinion piece cites old norms saying grandmothers married at sixteen and were worn by thirty. It notes high infant mortality among their children and questions the social timing of marriage and childbearing for women.
Dorothy Dix argues against early marriage underscoring risks for girlhood, motherhood, and marital harmony. She notes advances in infant mortality with mature motherhood, changes in public opinion and fashion, and warns that teen brides often lose their husband’s love and endure lifelong regrets.
Novelty parasols feature raffia sticks, and summer corsets use eyelet embroidery. Gowns show chenille fringe on sashes, mesh ceilings appear in ceilings, and frocks use wheat embroidery on white linen. Pale gray mohair coats, satin cuffs, new linen belts with purses, and tall shoulder gloves appear. Expensive silk corsets, lead weights in coats, and decorative buckles replace knots. Black silk stockings pair with white kid slippers, or white lace stockings with black satin slippers. A broad-brimmed hat gains a large ribbon bow, and a cerise foulard frock with white dots is trimmed in cerise and white.
A prospective tenant inspects a flat and is told it is unavailable because she has children. She explains one child is twenty five and abroad, another in France, but the porter remains firm, citing orders against lettings to families with children.
The hay fever season nears and sufferers are advised to start a new preventative treatment. Buy one ounce of Tincture Cadamene Compound and take 10 drops on sugar or water four to six times daily until the season ends to reduce attacks.
If suffering with a weak stomach indigestion or dyspepsia have your druggist mix two ounces of syrup or ginger two ounces of essence of pepsin and one ounce compound essence cardiol Take one to two teaspoonsful after each meal.
A letter to the Indianapolis Sun details a neighbor whocasts a beloved cat into the cold, leaving it exposed while the girl is away. The piece urges humane action, Animal Sunday sermons, and stronger laws to curb cruelty, urging readers to educate children and society about kindness to animals.
Sir John Cotswold learns Cecil received a thousand pounds from Sir Isaac Jacobson to fund his career. He vows to clear the debt in one night, suspects hidden motives, and prepares to seek a new loan on his name from London Jews, insisting his honor requires repayment.
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