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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1899
Page
5
An unnamed narrator chronicles a nephew Albert and a glove mystery invading domestic life. Through a series of pocket switches searches and evasions the glove shifts between pockets corners and rooms as Albert grows curious about dress and femininity while the narrator hints at a hidden romance without stating it directly.
A brief vignette notes the man leaving his flat in a new straw hat as sunshine gives way to rain, a small moment captured in a New York Herald line.
A brief community notice urges patrons to remember the Union Co operative Laundry, providing the contact phone 1269 for services and inquiries.
A poem-like piece describes a maiden gathering crimson berries by a brook with a kneeling youth. Their baskets topple and fingers meet, sparking a tender tale of love. They share a kiss and plan a homeward return with joy and abundance in the scene.
A humorous clashing of language features misused endings and odd word forms as Quixotic phrases appear in Harlem Life and Tit-Bits style gags. Names like Miss Springlove and Miss Chalmers surface as charming poetess and painteress while Uncle Solomon and Judge exchange wry remarks about taste and sentiment. An eccentric patent hair restorer testimonial ends with a pun about a hair mattress.
A curio on monotony and style compares masqued wood to asparagus and debates economical versus extravagant glove wear. It notes love’s keen sight, warns against discovering lies, and reflects on childlike honesty and household chaos as described in a Philadelphia Times tone.
The article praises dainty summer garments for infant girls, highlighting rose or sky blue pique coats with white embroidery collars. It describes organdie summer hats with garden hat style brims, decorative crown coverings, lace edging, and chin strings designed for comfort over tight rubber headbands.
A reflective poem where Brown envies Jones and Jones envies Brown as both seek success. They pursue status and material comfort, each dreaming of being ahead. The piece ponders whether rivalry shapes their burdens and future legacies. S. EE. Kiser notes from Chicago Herald.
An older physician argues that diet shapes a child’s disposition, citing rice eating children as gentle and meat eaters as quarrelsome. He warns pork and pie are pernicious as original sin, noting wholesome food fosters a wholesome temperament.
The article notes women riders have shifted away from the high ugly bicycle shoe, preferring better comfort and aesthetics. It promotes Dean's Ointment as the sole remedy for itchiness, available at drug stores for 50 cents.
Red letter travel dates listed for June 19 to July in St. Louis and June 4 to July 7 in Los Angeles with July 3 to 6 events in Detroit noted.
Milliners describe a new method to mount bluish gray crepe white or brown quilts on sailor hats without sewing through the crown. Bands are pinned then stitched along marks, stretched over the crown, and quills inserted through two small holes in the left side of the hat band. Quills point toward the brim for a simple summer hat trim. Mothers turn to Dr. Fowlers Extract of Wild Strawberry for bowel complaints.
During late June and early July the Missouri Pacific railway offers round trip tourist tickets from St Louis to Colorado points with return by October 31 at one fare plus 2 dollars. For full details contact G. A. A. Deane Traveling Passenger Agent Missouri Pacific Railway 23 McCreary Indianapolis.
Two special fast trains depart Union station at 7 15 a m for Cincinnati return 6 25 p m. Base ball matchups Cincinnati versus Cleveland and Louisville listed for a double admission.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims the remedy soothes, softens gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and treats diarrhoea. Price listed as twenty five cents per bottle.
Commencing Sunday June 4 passengers can leave Indianapolis on the Vandalia line for the Vandalia route with Progress laundry service.
White goods department offers Saturday bargains in Indian apolis with assorted fabrics. Dindims and satin plaids priced at 4c per yard, striped and Marseilles fabrics at 5c, silks including Austrian prints and tan brown China silks at 25c, and 20 pieces of pink and black linings at 4c per yard. Short lengths of various white fabrics also listed.
A fragmented ad lists barber coats of white drill with four buttons and straw hats for men and boys. It mentions rough jumbo and pineapple braids, with hats priced around two dollars and fifty cents.
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