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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
5
Florence Van Sant spots a burglar rifling a safe in her uncle McWilliams Van Sant’s office. After misjudging the intruder as she tries to call police, she holds him at gunpoint, learns the truth, and discovers the whole scene was a joke. The pair later joke over dinner while the secretary is introduced.
A Brest court martial exposed a narcotics problem in the French navy. Six ordinary seamen faced multiple robbery charges, with all defendants addicted to opium or other drugs or both, robbing to satisfy their craving and daily intoxication.
Special to The Sun from Chicago Illinois. The advertisement calls for Mrs. Koga Realos to find a husband who weighs 200 pounds. The quirky notice appears in the June edition.
Boston June 20 Dr G Stanley Hall Clark University Worcester reports a census of lovers to learn what attributes attract the opposite sex. Eyes and hair top the list followed by stature brows complexion and other features with voice laugh carriage and gaze noted as factors.
Chicago women's trades unions schedule three conventions in Chicago New York and Boston on July 14 to craft a national union strategy. The Indiana Woman's Label League recently decided that all worn garments must bear the union label, signaling growing organized effort.
A bridesmaid dress described in white linen with Trish embroidery and Valenciennes insertion. The accompanying hat is white horse hair with a white braid beret crown, lace veil, and two large roses. A close-fitting linen coat features large Irish embroidery roses and Valenciennes trimming.
Special to The Sun reports Edna May the American actress married Oscar Lewisohn in Windsor register office. The couple then traveled to a vine-clad villa prepared by the groom and were photographed together on the villa porch framed by ivy and flowers.
The author outlines the ideal wife as loving her husband and home, managing finances, and attending to children. She should support her husband’s work, be modest and retiring, but also a true partner who can share judgments about home welfare yet not be overtalkative. The core rule remains she must love her husband.
An invention named webs for swimmers creates glove like devices with cloth joining the little finger to the thumb. The aim is to mimic a duck’s webbed feet, aiding progress through water and increasing speed while reducing fatigue compared with bare hands.
William Fox a New York businessman received 25 000 honey bees in a wire cage from Adams Express shipped by a Philadelphia firm. He placed a hive on a platform outside his apartment window and plans to forage in back yards and distant fields for honey. Neighbors fear bees may enter wrong rooms with their honey and stings.
A discussion on demolishing the Bank of England building, currently one story tall and eight acres in size, to replace it with a seven story structure on part of the site and to sell the remaining land. Estimated land value is $32,500,000.
In a fashion note a nostalgic line praises white lisle stockings once worn by grandmothers, foreseeing their vogue this summer. A street remark wryly notes a man who seems busy yet does little, joking that he works overtime at it.
A brief mused reflection on traits that lift mood and quirks of style. The speaker notes that certain apparel choices reveal broader habits, such as pairing high-water trousers with low-cut shoes, hinting at personal balance and mood.
The group argues that if car overcrowding continues at the current pace the conductor cannot reach riders to collect fares, warning of impaired transit operations and fare collection.
A playful exchange notes a lady who phoned and asked for the listener. The caller asks if it was his wife, but the caller cannot confirm and remarks the voice was pleasant. The listener states it was not his wife.
A rush hour car scene shows a witty exchange as a man asks to be dropped at his street during the ride. The conductor teases about his name being on the ticket while the motorman receives signaling bells amid a wary passenger. The fragment hints at a broader weekly column setup in a newspaper.
A matron in a speckled kimono asks if nail biting is the issue with children. The mother, with undone hair, replies that the greater problem is preventing the children from biting one another.
A fragmentary verse describes the Turk resting in a guarded tent dreaming of the day Greece would bow to his power at the Dardanelles. The lines hint at a future display of strength using peacetime peanute imagery and shells as a symbol of conquest.
Dr Porter’s claim extols a universal remedy for chronic sores and pains. The advertisement asserts quick relief from lingering inflammation and aches in one day, touting its superior efficacy over all known remedies.
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