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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
5
A fragmented poem speaks of a loved one who remains distant and unmoved. The speaker describes longing and heartbreak, noting the beloved’s cold indifference and a lingering sigh that haunts the core of the speaker’s heart. The Spectar
Angela Vernon, a beautiful New York debutante, faces mounting debts from her costly lifestyle. Horace McCallum, a rich suitor, offers two thousand dollars but forces a coercive kiss as repayment. She accepts funds to cover debts and schemes to repay him by selling Milwaukee stock amid Wall Street buzz.
Angela learns Horace McCallum died in debt and that his letter frees her from obligation. She destroys the note, finds relief, while the true sorrow rests on Alex Denison who loves a woman deemed unworthy. The Chicago American reports this dramatic resolution.
A 19th century style cake guide details an economical chocolate cake with sugar butter sour milk eggs and soda, plus a sponge cake using six eggs and vanilla or lemon. Directions cover mixing, folding, baking, and optional brandy to keep moisture, touting lightness and digestibility for those with dyspepsia.
A string of short, humorous quips from children and a parent child scene. A teacher questions one yard versus two yards and a pupil replies with a fence. A boy jokes about steam calliope and husband coming home late. A toddler rocks a cradle, a child hopes angels share more kids, and a girl dreams of a pony and cart.
Ecru and pale blue dominate summer street fashion with ecru batiste and self colored linens in evidence. Pale blue dimity lawn or linen appears, with dainty outfits of ecru lawn accented by pale blue silk ribbons, a pretty pairing and each color admired separately.
A Virginia woman shares her cure after following Dr. Pierce's advice for female diseases. She urges others to write for free medical counsel from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York and notes the availability of his 1008 page Medical Adviser.
A compact pondering list outlines diverse motives for marriage spanning ambition kindness anger disdain folly wager honor interest youth ugliness machiavellian strategy necessity love quarrel gratitude wisdom testament social norms old age zeal and more in a reflective sequence. The piece suggests marriage driven by varied, sometimes conflicting, human impulses across life.
A set of aphorisms stressing inner guidance and virtue. It urges regulating before disorder, seeking truth, benevolence in injury, and unity of reason across religions. It values trusted friends, piety, and developing higher nature to know heaven and die well.
The text reflects a witty Boston Transcript stance on parsimony and virtue. It argues service declines with excess restraint, notes the prodigal finds friends while the just man meets enemies, and warns that sociability without love or love without sociability is dubious. It calls generosity the prince of virtues as social necessity drives virtue.
The quoted lines praise charm as a unique blend surpassing grace wit and beauty. Harry Thurston Peck notes charm grips senses and soul, while a pink tone described as pale cherry on gray silk tresses remains vivid, likened to cherry juice diluted with water.
The Penny Magazine pledges three months of free accident coverage for readers using public transport or travel by common carriers. It seeks 200,000 new subscribers in three months and describes a $1,000 death benefit plus $5 weekly for five weeks in case of injury with a penny subscription and twenty-five cents.
A New York Commercial Advertiser writer urges light breakfasts during heated terms, suggesting tomato omelets with fresh tomatoes and coffee without milk. Prepare six eggs beaten separately, cook in butter, add tomatoes, fold, and serve. The piece ends with an ad for Burdock Blood Bitters promising pure blood and a healthy complexion.
Immediate policy issue offer promising three month accident coverage and a year of The Penny Magazine delivered to subscribers for two cents. It claims liberal commissions to both men and women who recruit subscribers, with the magazine and policy provided free to subscribers and agents paid for securing names. The call to action urges writing with references and notes an hour a day commitment.
A local sale at The Progress promises men’s and women’s pants at reduced prices with $4.00 trousers discounted to $2.95 tomorrow, inviting shoppers to visit the store for bargain attire.
Train trip leaves Indianapolis at 6 30 a m Sunday August 5 1900 for Michigan City Laporte Plymouth Rochester Peru and Kokomo with stops along the route including local towns this one day excursion promises a scenic outing for riders seeking a day away from the city.
A special Pennsylvania Lines train will depart Indianapolis at 7 30 a m and return from the lake at 6 50 p m Spend Sunday at Maxinkuckee Assembly with speeches by Sam tel M Jones and Gov Cumback The excursion offers fishing bathing boating and low round trip fares and lists Atlantic City Cape May and other New Jersey Delaware and Maryland stops For details contact W W Richardson ticket agents or by mail
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