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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
5
A vivid portrait of the 1907 June bride, detailing lavish bridal dress and accessories. The piece lists components from satin gowns and veils to gloves, hose, and pearls, noting prices from modest to extravagant and suggesting total costs could reach about 30,000 dollars.
A narrator recalls classmates and a boy named Claire Applebie known for feminine traits. After writing about his motherly Angelica and ambitions, the speaker plots revenge but learns Applebie becomes a stage actor of note, headlining a 40-player repertoire at the Grand Theater, altering the personal tale.
Official reports to the state department show English drinkers shifting to tea as beer and whisky decline. In six years beer consumption fell by about 2.5 million barrels annually, with 1906 at 3,504,000 barrels or 27.9 gallons per person. Spirits per capita drop from 1.1 to nine tenths of a gallon. Tea imports for home use in the first seven months of 1906 reached 155,767,710 pounds, up over 10,000,000 from 1905.
In Long Eaton England coroner L Rothera argues alcohol causes great evils and fatal accidents. Medical testimony backs the claim that alcohol is not food and non drinkers live longer. Temperance adherents show reduced illness and greater vitality compared with drinkers.
Senator William Warner of Missouri handles a large daily mail load, often 100 to 200 letters. His high volume stems from being Missouri’s first Republican senator in over 30 years and his roles as former Grand Army of the Republic commander in chief and current board member of National Homes.
A Notre Dame woman offers a free home treatment claimed to cure rheumatism muscle and joint pains sciatica lumbago backache neuralgia and more. She asserts it clears uric acid from the blood loosens stiff joints purifies the blood and brightens the eyes, with proof available by mail.
F W Schaefer presents a light domestic skit focusing on the Doveydove family quarrel over infant feeding. Mrs Doveydove insists on broad nourishment while Lemuel resists changing the baby’s diet, ending with a laugh as the mother jokes about a hardier infant.
A first hot day outfit features a blue linen blouse and skirt joined by embroidered breadths. Irish lace inset on the bolero matches the dyed blue lace, with a chip picture hat trimmed by white ostrich feathers and white scarf rosettes on the brim.
In a sharp dialogue the exchange questions the value of opening Senate sessions with prayer. One side calls it meaningful, the other points to the observed restraint of lawmakers. The remark underscores ongoing tensions over religious ritual in government proceedings.
The Woman's Home Companion outlines practical steps for wealthy women to improve social conditions. Advice includes boycotting harmful fashions, cleaning and beautifying public spaces, supporting humane labor practices, funding model tenements and clean milk, avoiding oppressive investments, and paying taxes to reduce charity needs.
A French countess who recently arrived in New York outfits her dog to resemble her own attire. The scene sparks a familiar joke about the link between a dog’s breath and its owner’s fashion sense.
The Sun offers ten cent dress patterns from a leading company. Each day a different pattern is described and the pattern is available postpaid by sending ten cents, plus the size, number, and the name and address to The Fashion Department of The Sun.
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