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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
4
In a playful piece from the New York Mail and Express, the author jokes about estimating a woman’s age by calculating her birth year. The text riffs on how age appears to shift with marriage status and hints at social pressures, ending with a light warning about precision.
Miss Rosalind Adelaide Richmond of New York, a D A R member, has composed a march titled Yankee pluck and dedicated it to Admiral Dewey. She arranged four heavy silk bags embossed with the piece and sent to the Manila Bay hero. Richmond is distantly related to the Dewey family, Vermont’s largest, through multiple intermarriages. She enjoys music and has written extensively for friends.
Catherine More, a plain young cousin, chooses self sacrifice to adopt an orphan boy left by Uncle George. Millicent resists, but Catherine funds a home, decorates a room, and meets William, a wealthy young man who declares his intent to support and marry her. The story ends with Catherine’s romance and acceptance of duty.
A fragmented notice listing a full dinner for 150 at Plaza Cafe located at 38 and 40 Monument Place. Other garbled text mentions burdock, blood tonics, neckbands on shirts, and a stray January reference.
A collection of maxims and proverbs are attributed to George Herbert or compiled by him. Notable lines include It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle and Whose house is glass must not throw stones at another. The August Woman's Home Companion sources reference.
Central Park mornings show children and women exercising harnessed pet turtles. Miss Helen Redmond owns three famous turtles named Dewey Sampson and Schley. Turtles are caged in silk lined baskets and trained. Dewey prays, Schley bows, Sampson resists vaudeville acts.
A Chicago News poem praising oldtimers at baseball, urging the hot-blooded youths to watch the aged players learn and swing. It contrasts stout, nervous, uncertain figures with lean, unsure strides. The piece closes with spectators and the aging fan who would play enduring through the game.
A collage of flirtatious and pointed lines from newspapers shows coy confidences and sharp retorts. Characters question marriage, love, and appearance while observers note subtleties in social behavior across witty exchanges and comic misunderstandings.
The article highlights Persian figured fabrics with flowing ends and pastel crepes for summer gowns. It notes leather belts as passé, favors crush ribbon fashion, describes wash skirts with front gore and broad hems, delicate lace pieces, mull tuckings, and fine batiste embroideries offered at very low prices for dainty summer gown trimming.
Quotations note the idea that the dead are true friends, and that men should decide to fall from grace before moving. It also critiques sabbath observance and asserts gendered views on God belief and house cleaning with a sunbonnet.
Advice urges keeping children occupied to prevent mischief. Parents should provide productive employment and nurture good habits. Emphasize finishing what is begun and praise neatness and effort to cultivate proper tastes and behavior.
Special trains will depart Union station at 7:00 a.m. Sunday July 30, 1899. Return service leaves Decatur at 6:30 p.m. Fare is one dollar via I. D. & W. Ry.
The Wabash Railroad announces a single fare for round trips from Indianapolis to the west southwest and northwest regions. For rate and full details, contact George D. Mexico at 42 Jackson Place, Indianapolis, Ind.
The wife of a prominent New York financier had a narrow escape while swimming at a fashionable resort. A life belt failed to keep her head above water as a large breaker toppled her, leaving her unconscious twice before Swimming-master Roger pulled her ashore. Doctors treated her at home.
The wife of mechanical engineer Stevens of Baldwin locomotive works Philadelphia broke the Siberia crossing record by 11 days, traveling 6500 miles from St. Petersburg to Viodostock in 42 days. She met 70 Baldwin locomotives at Viodostock and used trains peasant carts rafts horses and tarantass across the journey.
Tales claim Oom Paul Kruger used Johannesburg barmaids as a political secret service source. Report says they uncovered enlistment of new cape police and weekly gun shipments from England along with English plots to influence Orange Free State affairs.
Princess Jutta, set to wed Prince Danilo heir to the Montenegrin throne, has changed her faith to the Greek Orthodox church and adopted a Russian name after converting from Lutheranism. The conversion occurred last Sunday ahead of the wedding next Thursday.
A column discusses the word dainty as the costliest compliment for a woman, linking it to unencroached leisure, abundant money, pristine materials, and flawless presentation. It argues few can merit it, noting it suits fortunes’ favorites and spans ages from child to woman.
W T Thompson of Townsend Broadwater County Montana says using ten bottles of Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and several Pleasant Pellets last spring cured his indigestion and helped him gain weight from 125 to nearly 160 pounds enabling daily farm work. He credits the medicines with his recovery and notes doctors offered little help.
Bargain bicycles advertised at 332 EH Washington Street by Jos C Pfleger. The notice lists affordable wheels and directs customers to visit the shop for deals and inventory details.
A full meal for 10c is offered as a daily business lunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a Ladies' lunch on the second floor at Ormonde located at 16 West Pearl Street.
A brief item reminding readers of the Union Co operative Laundry, inviting use of its services and noting the phone contact 1269 for inquiries or drop offs.
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