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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1899
Page
5
The Frivolity theater features Mims the first violin whose grim past fuels ambition to be a musician. A new singer Nonie captivates the audience and draws Mims into a rare moment of generosity as his jealousy meets the rising star.
In a crowded Frivolity performance, Mims confronts a dangerous admirer of Nonie. A stage fire breaks out as Nonie ignores rivals, and Mims dives into the blaze, shielding her with his coat and gifting her a new musical accompaniment for her return.
Frances and Mary Dipcomb of Defiance Ohio confessed mutual love just before a double wedding. With consent from their intended partners the couples agreed to swap partners, and the ceremony proceeded as planned.
A collection of brief maxims on happiness character friends truth incredulity time waste honesty reputation and motivation. Notable lines include Beecher Fuller South Lowell Theophrastus Bulwer Middleton W Mathews and Colton offering concise moral reflections.
The piece notes a dog collar style belt with nickel finish nameplate and padlock. Miss S G pays a quarter for initials on the nameplate. The belt with buttons is a novelty and serves no practical purpose, fastening with a buckle for wear with organdies.
Mrs Kate Brownlee Sherwood, president and founder of the Loyal Home Workers society with 20 000 members, also helped establish the Woman's Relief Corps.
A poetic lullaby recalling a parent singing to Timothy as stars rise and seas rage beyond the cradle. The speaker asks for safe sleep and protection from war, invoking mothers care and a golden star.
Helpful home instructions from the New York Journal on cleaning oil finished paint and wood with weak tea and a furniture polish of linseed oil turpentine and vinegar. It also covers gilt frame revival with egg white and potash, removing fly specks with egg white, cleaning plaster statues with starch, leather cover restoration with egg yolk, and ink stain removal using oxalic acid diluted in water.
Miss Octavia Bates of Detreait is among invited speakers for the London council of women with her paper Woman in law on June 27. A graduate of Ann Arbor University and its law school, she holds BA and LLB degrees and has learned four foreign languages.
A brief item describes applying rockfaced imitation stone to a SHUTE MM Talbot block, noting a design update for durability and appearance.
Poem fragment by S. E. Wiser printed in the Chicago Times Herald notes that life includes fair days and sorrow. It argues a clever person accepts disappointment and toil, since constant praise would dull true value. Death’s escape of prey is recalled as a paradox of fate.
A string of aphorisms on misfortune work, luck, appearances, work, and friendship. Humorous asides from a Chicago News quotation set frame a restless view of life, finance, loyalty, and gendered sentiments in compact, pithy lines.
The room features ivory white walls with violet sprays and a green lower half matching the matting. White enamel bed, white wood furniture, violet accented textiles, and lilac touches create a cohesive violet theme. Affordable wall papers, chintzes, and cotton hangings unlock artistic furnishing at little cost.
Mrs Chas W Harry of Newport Kentucky testifies that a tasteless odorless remedy mixed in tea or food can curb a man's drunkenness without his knowledge. Dr J W Haines offers free samples and full usage directions from Cincinnati Ohio with testimonials of restored health and happiness.
Practical guide for table decoration suggests clean linen, a small table centerpiece using a moss-filled basket with fine ferns. It notes meals taste about thirty percent better with a simple, dainty arrangement, especially when placed over a mirror.
A brief note describes boiling small onions and placing them on toast as a change from the usual serving method. The excerpt suggests this alteration will be well received and commonly accepted in kitchens seeking variety.
Grand Lodge BPO Elks of St. Louis announces June 20 23 1898 round trip fare seven dollars fifty from Indianapolis and other points. Indian Elks will ride a special train from Indianapolis 1145 AM June 20, return by June 3. Parlor car features on Pennsylvania Short Indianapolis Chicago service with new cars leaving Indianapolis 1130 AM and arriving Chicago 510 PM. Tickets on sale June 19 20 from Big Four offices and Union station.
The Union Pacific offers a greatly reduced round trip rate of one plus two dollars for the National Educational Association meeting in Los Angeles July 11 to 14 1899. Union Pacific service praised from Omaha to Kansas City with palace sleeping cars dining car meals and free reclining chairs. For tickets schedules and the illustrated Overland Route book contact A G Sherman General Agent Cincinnati or J H June Traveling Passenger Agent Indianapolis.
A brief feature in The Sun highlights complimentary items listed on the paper's seventh page. It notes sections of praise and snapshots of readers' goodwill without detailing individual names or events.
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