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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
5
Special to The Sun reports London July 27 on a humorous controversy in the Netherlands. Citizens critique a portrait by Zimmerman showing Queen Wilhelmina’s back hair, objecting that the hairstyle appears sloppy and sets a poor example for young Dutch women.
A restless editor orders stop the press then races to publish the czar assassination story. The foreman and staff rush the run to beat the 2:50 train, with red tags, duplicate editions, and frantic mailing, as rival papers chase the biggest scoop.
A Notre Dame woman, Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame, Ind, offers a free home treatment for rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, backache, kidney pain, and neuralgia. She promises the remedy cures by removing uric acid, loosening stiff joints, purifying blood, and restoring energy, with testimonials and no climate change.
A decorative picture hat features rose colored chiffon with a fine white lace edge. Pink roses adorn the top and left side with an embroidered veil draped across the back to frame the face and fall over the shoulder.
A Chicago professor notes a bug that creates musical sounds. The insect’s unusual talents could prove useful, as dance music genre vibes appear in experimental demonstrations featuring the moth inspired performance.
A playful exchange at a social gathering features a wigmaker remarking that half the world does not know where the other half gets its hair. Louise's fiancé, a notable scientist, is praised for a peculiar display of affection by presenting her with beautiful bacilli in a test tube.
A note proposes titles for a new poetry collection. The writer muses about naming choices including Stolen Moments Lost Chords and Stray Fans and suggests a combined title Lost Strayed or Stolen as a possible option.
The son of a prominent Indianapolis physician obtained a diamond stud for $11 from a friend who pawned it. A jeweler later appraised it at about 15 cents for the stone, with the setting worth a half-dollar, yet offered a $19 loan with a $1 interest charge on the 15-cent stone.
The article describes color shifted fashions with two toned hats and ostrich plumes, notes that sheer summer frocks commonly wear two petticoats worn with the inner one turned to show lace embroidery. It highlights fagoting in neckwear and detailed collar and tie embellishments with lace edges and inserted bows.
A playful rustic vignette describes a Gobble-Turk rooster, its odd looks, noises, and antics. The narrator recalls attempts to observe the bird closely while Mother warns of curiosity, noting whiskers like a goat and a tail sprouting like a grandmother’s fan.
The Sun offers ten cent patterns from a top pattern company described daily. This pattern line is claimed to be the only ten cent pattern that allows for gems. Order by sending ten cents, pattern number and size plus name and address to The Fashion Department.
A historical inquiry examines how doctors and communities treated abdominal pain before modern appendectomy. It traces surgical ideas, remedies, and patient outcomes in a bygone era, highlighting limited techniques and the evolving understanding of internal illness.
Sybil asks if Gladys ended her engagement with the Doughty fellow. Grace replies she has not broken off the match since the ring has not yet been given.
A playful exchange features a king and jester debating why a hen crosses a road with weather based punchlines. The piece shifts to a light letter note about arranging a stay and a joke about corn growth. The text ends with fashion gossip about two venice stores and ruches.
Paris July 27 United Press reports Princess Jeanne Bonaparte daughter of Prince Roland will wed into the Greek royal line. The marriage would make Jeanne a $6,000,000-a-year portion for the favorite son of King George of Greece. Her mother is descended from M Blanc once Monte Carlo’s tables lessee, who built a vast fortune.
A housekeeper can prevent onion or fish odor complaints by soaking a knife used for peeling onions in cold water, then washing it thoroughly in hot water and soap. This method also applies to utensils used for fish to avoid smells at the next meal.
In Chicago on July 24 Mrs Mary Zorn, aged 70, rushed into a kitchen fire to save her grandsons Harry and Walter Zorn aged 14 and 10. She carried them to safety then tackled the burning stove to save the home, suffering severe burns but ensuring the boys were unharmed.
Dissolve starch in cold water then dip, wring, dip in hot water and roll to stiffen collars. Add one teaspoon epsom salts per starch bowl for extra stiffness and fire resistance. Collect candle odds and ends between a dusty collar, then clean the iron on a hot duster for smooth ironing.
Distilled water rates listed halff gallon bottles at five cents and five gallon demijohns at forty cents with new phone 2177 and old main 773. Park View Sanatorium advertises cancer, skin, uterine and rectal disease treatment by Dr. L. T. Leach with locations in New York and California. Celery Vesce mentioned for head ailment.
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