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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1891
Page
3
An aging aunt recounts her youth and a tragic engagement that ended with Arthur’s death after a jealous breakup. She warns Bessie Lovell against reckless social folly and the pain of mistaken jealousy, urging caution in love and vanity.
Roses are the popular flower for June weddings and ivory eating inspiration shaped as bridal attire. Rose colored wedding gowns trend for this month's brides, reflecting a soft, nostalgic style in local wedding reporting.
A collage of quips and curios from early 1900s papers notes fashion trends like cream or dust colored houses, odd speaking habits, and a hair style called the Elizabethian coiffure. It mentions an Oakland man paying a dollar weekly to converse, long oysters found in Indian seas, a Welsh sewing machine, a home remedy to prevent car sickness, and socialite fortunes. It also tracks stage stars rumored to wed, and Theodore Tilton composing new poems while living in Paris.
A suburban teacher asked pupils to write an abstract about a shoe in any length. One boy idle until the last minutes produced a stark entry about being a worn out shoe and coffin, prompting the next day’s astonished reaction. The note leads to musings on truth before marriage and aging perspectives shared by Youth's Companion and Atchison Globe excerpts.
An array of brief ad like lines lists aphorisms, notices and shop notices. It mentions Dr. Brown an address at Circle Street Iron Hall building, and shops Carl Mollers Frank H Smith McKinney Medical Institute and Woods stables. It advertises window shades wallpaper livery flowers and a marble slab for sale along with room rental and help wanted notes.
Fire at Concordia opera-house near Baltimore destroys the building on Wednesday with losses around 30000 dollars. Other notes include a united exhibit plan for Alabama Georgia and Tennessee at the world’s fair and multiple early 20th century industry items.
The City of Indianapolis Public Works Dept announces street improvements on Coburn street in two sections with brick paving on a concrete foundation, wing streets, and stone curbing. Details in plans on file. board to meet June 19 for final action. contracts for electric lighting bids also invited with June 19 deadline.
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