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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
5
In Brandon a wealthy uncle recounts his attraction to Kitty Clarke an 18 year old girl while her aunt the Widow Price watches with wary interest. The narrator recalls flirtations with Kitty and notes her aunt’s sharp rebuke when he proposes revealing a startling generational gap.
In a Cleveland tale, the widowed aunt realizes Dick and Kitty, lovers, are destined for marriage. An intense scene unfolds as family misperceptions clash with affection, ending with the widow becoming Mrs Filkins and Dick and Kitty living nearby happily together.
Mrs. Mary Stotsenberg widow of Col James Stotsenberg recalls the Philippine campaign and her role as an army nurse. She says she met the peril with courage born from life at an army post and a soldier's training. The widow emphasizes military family resolve and pride in the colonel's sacrifice.
An assortment of clipped quips shows social chatter about law and manners. A woman speaks of feeling the law’s reach as a “strong arm” while a bemused suitor and others debate civility, neighbors, and shifting male compliments.
Miss Dorothy Dot in a red chair sews a baby dress from cloth and discovers the project becomes a bonnet for her doll. The playful craft scene shows her threading the needle and guiding the snowy lawn fabric into gathers and textures.
At Bruton Parish Church Williamsburg Virginia the tomb of Mrs Ann Timson Jones consort of Rev Scervant Jones is noted with the epitaphs praising her virtues. The piece recalls the couple and a later marriage of Mr Jones to a wealthy widow who proved demanding.
A method describes selecting several fruits such as pineapple orange Malaga grapes strawberries and a peach. Fruits are peeled deseeded chopped into small pieces then mixed. Sweetened water is added to create a frappe like mass with smooth consistency.
A collage of quips and brainteasers mentions authors Hawthorne Lamb Hogg and Bacon, jokes about a confidential friend, schooling, and a joke on congressmen. It also pairs wordplay with fashion and coffee humor and finishes with a note about bombazines and grenadines in soldiers uniforms.
A lyric from the Atlanta Constitution contrasts city life with rural scenes. It envisions an oak tree with a singing bird, Crest Gardens, violets like a sweetheart’s eyes, and tranquil dell shade away from constant bustle.
A collection of aphoristic musings contrasts health, daily habits, and human behavior with sharp, sometimes humorous observations. It notes how health neglect slow harms, bicycles and joy, skepticism about milk, slippery money, and the folly of haste.
A fragment from Frank L. Stanton praises green fields and nature. It evokes meadow imagery, singing hills and birds, ending with a wish to rest beneath summer rains and the music the speaker loves.
Goethe in love carved a heart and scrolled inscription on a tree then was punished by a forester. Rost Bonheur was a headstrong child who quieted with scissors and paper silhouettes. Balzac letters reveal poverty in 1839 as he faced bread, light, and paper shortages during his centenary month.
The piece argues for flower screens using geraniums and mignonette in window boxes to deter flies. It notes screens and dark rooms dim air and sunshine, especially around nurseries, but promotes plant screens as a pleasant alternative to plain barriers.
A young girl named Beth encounters a skimmer and exclaims in wonder at the moth-eaten dipper, capturing a quaint moment from Youth's Companion.
A 19th century advertorial urges women to seek Dr. Jerre’s Favorite Prescription for vigor and complexion. It claims improved organs, clearer skin, and brighter eyes, noting no narcotics and confidential letters to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, N Y. A testimonial from Mrs Barham is cited.
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