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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
5
A vintage description outlines a worsted suit in oyster white with French blue bands, a yellow Malta lace waistcoat, and a sweeping circular skirt with multiple gore. Accessories include a rough white straw hat with a copper buckle and blue velvet, plus curling blue plumes to finish the look.
Prof Metchnikoff in Paris reports a microbe causes gray hair by invading hair roots. He claims millions of microbes brown the pigment, turning hair gray. A simple cure: apply a hot curling iron to kill the bacteria, heat backlash defeats the effect.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs A teasing Mrs B about swimming while a widow from Kentucky watches and stays on the beach. The scene hints at seaside gossip and public curiosity during a casual shoreline moment.
An advertorial notice touts a medicine “Favorite” made from native roots. It claims cures for various illnesses, emphasizes lack of alcohol, and warns against harmful tonics. The article targets households, urging purchase for health and wellness.
Bimpoon suspects a joke but Banks reveals a plan to cash in on Fragrant Fancy Tobacco’s corner move. Banks teams with Sal to push a sale, selling the corner store to Bank's own cognitive plan as they guide Bimpoon to a tobacco store deal ending with a twist in the city.
Miss Martha Rule, Walnut Hills High School graduate, argues women should pursue chosen careers, not depend solely on homes. She urges independence where feasible, yet hopes women remain womanly and home-living, balancing personal growth with family life.
Cynthia Grey portrays Seattle as a bustling frontier hub eagerly chasing wealth from gold and Alaska. In Beattie style narrative, crowds surge, fortunes hinge on gold finds, and residents race through streets and public life, all under a citywide mood of urgency and optimism.
A fragment describes christening boxes used instead of simple birth cards. Boxes measure about five inches, wrapped in white satin, with the newborn's initials in the upper left and a forget me not in the lower right. They hold pink and white candy wrapped in a tiny napkin.
Travelers find relief in air pillows during long trips or when headaches arise. The cushions are described as decorative towers with patterns and gingham designs, enhancing portable comfort.
At the National Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in St Paul delegates toured a model flat aimed at proving a simple life costs 400 yearly with 100 monthly income. The exhibit argues 25 to 50 cents per person daily suffices, detailing room costs and savings toward a future home.
A long, satirical letter from John Beefhass discusses formaldahyde supply and a scheme to bypass the formaldehyde trust. It mentions a poker game, odd experiments, and plans to pressure the trust, with humorous recollections of preserving meat and disguising bone.
Special to the Sem BT Louie Missouri reports Bam Denis a Black man who recently arrived from a small town in Georgia attempted to mail a letter in a fire alarm box at Twentyfives and Walnutots and set off a false alarm. Officers Gotony and Dunn arrested him. He faces police court for turning in a fire alarm though witnesses say it was not intentional.
Washington June 6 The death of Prof Langley ends government experimentation with flying machines. For two years no progress as the Motomac was tried, the Bunsard dismantled and stored, Langley’s efforts continued at his expense. The Langley aerodrome remains government property though born of Secretary of the Smithsonian and Langley’s work. What to do with the Langley machine puzzles the department. One view is sale or gift to the Aero Club of America.
A cryptic inquirer blames a surplus of pretty girls for falling marriage rates. The piece satirizes beauty culture and argues beauty doctors and hair restorers should exit the market as modern matrimony falters.
Special to the Bam reports a blast at the New York and Boston Dyeing Company building at Tenth Avenue and Fifty Fifth Street. One woman died and fourteen people were injured, taken to hospital. Nine of the injured were Bremen workers.
Special to The Sem Monrovia California June 5 Mrs Albert Dabney Storrs was discharged countering at the preliminary hearing on the charge of murdering her husband Rowland Atorra.
Lexington dispatch reports James Pearsall a jockey and son of Gabe Pearsall will be hanged on a set date in Missouri for murder of Lord F Seymour Barrington. The elder Pearsall, once a servant of Jim McCann, aided in the doomed man’s life through years of labor.
Special report from Joliet Indiana describes Ninety delegates from the Taughters of Liberty meeting to form Mato Counselior Atra. Lizzie Pontius of Hammond Ind presided. The group is founded on patriotic lines with a plank favoring immigration restriction.
Robert B. Roosevelt, aged uncle of the president, is reported in very feeble health at his Lotus Lake county retreat near Basville, as telegrams describe his condition and seek medical care. He is a prominent elder statesman associated with the Roosevelt family and longtime public figure.
Special to The Ses Norheis City Tr June Rev R A Davis aged 92 preached at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Aumley. He served as pastor of the Omaha Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 52 years and was presented $52 in fold on his birthday by the congregation.
Mrs. W. Fisher of near Parana, Oklahoma, died in a peculiar roping accident when she tangled in a lariat trying to catch a calf. The rope tripped her and a picket pin struck her mouth, knocking out teeth and ramming the pin through her mouth.
Special to The Jam Iowa Falls Jan Juves Thomas Walsh won the Republic nomination for sheriff, then learned twins were born. The political win and the twin boys sparked a double celebration as Walsh faced the momentous news with jubilation.
The piece argues advertising in life and medicine sparks debate since opinions differ on its morality. It cites doctors and patent remedies, noting some pay for ads while others do not, and stresses truthfulness as essential to enduring business despite short term gains from misrepresentation. It cites Lincoln's wisdom and a libel case against Pierces remedies as evidence.
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