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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1906
Page
5
A golf course scene shows two boys, one with a dime and the other a quarter, illustrating how wealth shapes happiness. The dime boy buys small joys while the quarter gleams as a lure, provoking envy and conflict over money and status.
A humorous tale from England follows Tom Elwell as widder after widder closes in. He dodges rings and bolts, hides from suitors, and ends trapped by Mrs Potter who captures him in a barrel during a chaotic doorstep chase. The incident ends with the boy revealing Mrs Potter is his mother.
Ad promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach disorders and related blood problems. Claims glycerine and formula purity boost digestion and health. Cites doctors and institutions to support the remedy's effectiveness.
The piece highlights nun tucks as a fashionable ornament for skirts priced around 80 dollars. Mention is made of a mourning dress seen on the street featuring delicate material and a wide tuck, and noting bridesmaids in Delage attire at the Rocha Burden wedding in New York with simple chiffon.
The will of wealthy shoe manufacturer William Moy McClanahan leaves most of his fortune to his erratic daughter Miss Giles Gambler McClanahan. Probate in Norwalk will appoint a conservator, with doctors guarding her amid numerous local tales of her eccentric behavior and a guardian over her affairs.
A woman died at her Shelbyville residence after an apparent rusted nail incident as police investigated details of the case. No further injuries reported and officials are reviewing possible causes and witnesses.
A jumble of vintage filler and quotes mixes advertising chatter with social notes. The text mentions a press agent proposing a tease about a rumored engagement to Ethel Barrymore, plus reminiscences on June scenery and a discussion of meat eating by Uncle Seth, a meat bill debate, and a quip about old thir teen inmates now trustees.
A torn Victorian style piece offers humorous advice for American visitors in Europe. It lists tips on language, behavior with policemen and cabbies, and cultural misunderstandings, plus a parody glossary mapping English terms to awkward American equivalents.
The Kansan reports Coburn, who declined the United States senatorship from Kansas, asserts a firm caution about habits and self-discipline. He explains his decision to avoid drinking, smoking, chewing, and swearing as part of his stance.
A critical look at the claim that women are more gullible to patent medicine ads. Dr. Ray V. Pierce of Buffalo defends honesty in business, noting his laboratory, hospital, and physicians, and denies misrepresentation or sale of patient addresses. The piece asserts Pierce’s integrity and responsible advertising in the patent medicine industry.
June 1 New York special reports August Weber a Brooklyn resident once with $35,000 inheritance and $5,000 cash in a greasy paper returns to court after a drunken spree. Magistrate Furlong orders support for wife and child and Weber vows to reform, planning to open a bank account and resume his trade. Police assist family at 21 East Tenth Street tenement.
Special to The Bem reports Westport citizen Jobh Bodnir aged 25 was rendered totally blind by a mosquito bite in South Norwalk Connecticut. He is hospitalized at Norwalk hospital where medical professionals are treating him. After four days he can distinguish day from night and recovery is hoped. The bite occurred last Friday night on his right eye area and he awoke blind. He suffers no pain though the bite is acutely painful to him.
A formal proposal letter to a Hindu father requests the hand of his daughter. The prose is florid and archaic, claiming deep affection and urging acceptance to join their families, signed by a dubious suitor identified as Your quitue Bon-in-law Cateutta Plonesr.
An old advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for teething is red for children and soothes this, claiming it coffens the guna and fay paling wind colic and diarrhea remedies. The odd wording suggests a historical patent medicine pitch with multiple claimed cures.
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