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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1907
Page
5
In Greenfield Henry Warden a devoted lawyer bonds with his son through shared joys and sorrows. As the boy leaves for college the father confronts loss and sacrifice and bids farewell with a vow they will remain chums for life.
Tips include white sauce over scalloped dishes to avoid soggy crusts, egg whites on under crust for crispy fruit pies, butter in pancake batter, steam heat for hot water bottles, strawberry toast breakfast, mutton stew prepared a day ahead, and baking fruit cake in pasteboard corset-box liners to prevent dryness, with detailed box preparation and oven times.
Mrs. Edward G. Markhoff, 38, given weeks to live from tuberculosis spread to lungs, plans a white themed funeral. She has chosen hymns and priests, named pallbearers, and rehearses their parts to avoid mistakes at the ceremony. She envisions a white draped room, eight candles, and a solemn mass at St Peter and Paul church before burial. Her pallbearers attend weekly reunions and enjoy small parties.
A guidance piece suggests repurposing a solid silver cake dish as a potato peeling receptacle. Tie a pale mauve ribbon on the dish and store it in the kitchen for scraps rather than discarding it.
The doctor reached his conclusion after a series of experiments conducted in Detroit. The report describes a medical investigation into hair restoration using deep breathing techniques and notes observable results.
Special to The Sun. Detroit June 26. Dr. Delos L. Parker, former U S naval surgeon, claims breathing properly can prevent baldness and regrow hair. He cites experiments with expired breath in water, pigeons, dogs, and hens showing hair loss from the poison in breath and regrowth once breathing corrects the issue.
The superintendent proposes that graduating girls make their own commencement dresses from calico to showcase domestic science. He argues that even costly fabrics would serve as an advertisement for the department and let the public judge its practicality.
White linen dress trimmed with pale blue, featuring double boxed pleats at the hips and three broad skirt tucks. A blue appliqué decorates the blouse in the yoke and sleeve puffs, with narrow white insertions. A large blue enameled button fastens the white linen belt.
Americans celebrate in Paris for having the prettiest feet and superior shoe quality. Women note that American shoes surpass European makes in both craftsmanship and artistry, underscoring national pride in fashion.
In a light domestic scene Mrs Doveydove reveals Baby walked three steps, then fell. Mr Doveydove jokes about a nursery cinder track, while Mrs Doveydove gently scolds the idea of roughing Baby’s feet. Baby’s progress is celebrated with affection.
A humorous exchange unfolds at a farm house when a city man asks for “new mown hay” and the farmer retorts it lies in the “lowing kine.” The piece notes a young wife leaving her husband after 24 hours and earning $325 weekly, contrasting with typical allowances for wives and husbands.
Kansas reports quick detection and prompt measures to check the green bug, praising prohibition state vigilance. A grim parable tone follows with dismissive quips about pessimists and fortune tellers, ending with a joke about marrying a man with many children.
A playful quip about reporter questions and a bartender’s pun on mint juleps. The snippet ends with a light verse about love and ice cream and hints at witty dialogue on newspaper life.
Vignettes and quips mingle in a chatty列 column about social manners language mishearings and a sly joke on a five pound ice cake and a boastful parent with a playful jab at the Sweet Girl Graduate. The piece moves through curiosities of pronunciation philosophy humor and a roadside hobo moment.
The Sun offers readers ten cent makeup of latest Paris patterns. A new pattern is described daily and includes seam allowances. Send ten cents plus pattern number size name and address to The Sun Fashion Department to obtain by post.
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