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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
5
A detailed description of a summer gown features a checked stock vest, cheap yellow green linen checks, a delicate bine radium foundation, and a gored circular skirt with folds reaching the ground. The surplice bodice uses pale blue tutete trimmed with embroidery, a creamy yoke, a blue belt with two large rosettes, and a belt-taba that falls below it.
Local leaders of Irish Sovietien will be guests at a Saturday concert honoring Irish societies. Director Patrick Conway will host at Fair Bank park with Irish selections and the fantasia Reminisences of the Bards of Ireland by Godfrey. Prominent Irish Americans including McNelis Deery Kelly Younr O Mahoney Sweeney Donnelly Fogarty Welen Hallivan and others were invited to attend.
Helen declines Mort’s hammock plan noting that Papa attached a patent device to log weight. The exchange highlights a humorous family tech joke about monitoring who sits in the hammock and when.
A fragment asserts Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription is a non alcoholic patent medicine for women ailments. It claims the product contains standard ingredients and contrasts it with alcohol based tonics, praising its safety and effectiveness for female weaknesses and delicate health, amid broader claims of medical endorsement.
A rambling vignette follows a quirky group aboard a cattle train in the northwest. Michael Angelo O’Toole bans canned meat for fear of germs while Imke McGlook debates race and food safety. Pietro Mascagni offers impractical meat prep ideas as Luke Melock and others chase a berth, ending with the cattle train’s arrival.
Christine LaBarrarque, blind since infancy, graduates from the University of California, admitted to practice law in California, and plans study in Italy to prepare for a concert career. At 27, she taught in San Francisco public schools, excels in four languages, and aspires to inspire others while loving law as much as music.
Prediction by Raphael the Astrologer for Saturday June 30 1904 urges action in buying seeking work and pursuing ambition. It notes fortune favoring if birthdays align and warns against quarrels. A child born that day is clever quick generally fortunate but should avoid new ventures and public company.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a person playing football while noting a misrendered name and unclear actions. The text mentions a "fing exam of mao" and "doce things by bamene" with no coherent context or identifiable events.
A narrative of a blind student who entered a blind institution, joined many classes, and graduated with distinction before entering UC. She mastered four languages, taught athletic games, studied at Mastings College of Law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law. She cultivated musical talent and aims for a concert career in Italy, aided by three readers at university. She faced opposition but persevered, excelling in mathematics after help from a junior mathematician.
The Ommpene Lawyers directory for 1917 has just been issued by William J. McCoy attorney at law. It marks the 16th year of this valued publication, presented as a card to hang on offices. The directory lists names and addresses of Marion county lawyers and also state, county and city officers, judiciary, and officials including justices of the peace.
A man tries to buy long black silk gloves for his sister in southern Maryland. He faces shop refusals, jokes about a glove famine, and delays as he travels between stores. His sister finally writes a chastening letter about effort, prompting the man to continue the hunt and reflect on his failure.
In New York on June 34, Laura Bunert of Memphis and widow Laura Bunette, 25, and jockey Robert Gilmore, 25, were connected to a $5,009 theft case at Sheepshead Bay. The pair, who planned marriage after meeting in St Louis, allegedly used race tips to extract $30,000 from her by Suburban day. Gilmore rode west, previously sharing mable information on races.
A printed Winona booklet for 1906 outlines the Winona Assembly calendar, highlighting summer programs and institutions. It covers the Summer School of Missions, Winona Summer Schools, Bible school, temperance training, and a Bible conference. The booklet notes issuing dates, the technical institute pupils’ printing work, and related organizations within the Winona movement.
Primacer will be held Friday from 4 to 6 pm for selecting delegates to the Republican legislative convention to be held Saturday at 1 pm in Tomilinnon hall. Eight candidates for representative and one for senator will be chosen. Nearly 20 aspirants seek seats. standout contest pits William Rosson against Linton A. Cox for senator with strong backing.
Tracy correspondence from Sequachee Tennessee reports Miss Lilie Lankford looking sad on Sunday and scared Miss Hatfield might beat her while Miss Gallia Matflela smiles, possibly after seeing Frank Nunley.
A June luncheon features light green and white decor with eight guests. Centerpieces include a cut glass bowl of maidenhair ferns and giant missionette, fern balls, and glass candle sconces. place cards show fern artwork. Menu items include a spinach puree with whipped cream, minced chicken baked with parsley, green sweet pepper salad, and a pistachio creme de menthe dessert. Hostess wears a lace trimmed green apron. Japanese-made finials will be souvenirs with guest quotes from Lowell and others.
A garbled collage notes rejections of offers by John D to a Juvenile Improvement group, hints at college or church takeovers, social quips about public works and Milton Post garbage service praise, plus scattered quotes about Bryan, Peabody, Holmes, and a kissing gag. The text appears as a miscellaneous newspaper fragment with multiple voices and fictional snippets.
Essay argues women should pursue ideal partners rather than settle for any husband. Cites Jerome and Byron, contends women deserve choice, a happy home matters more than ribbon shade, and hunting for the right man can reduce divorces. Encourages women to seek the man they want or remain unwed.
Wealthy Pittsburghers and their marriages show numerous unhappy unions and divorce battles. Notable names appear across society, including Thaw, Blaine, Phipps, McKee, Clark, Moorehead, and Harte, with dower suits, elopements, and ongoing divorce cases shaping headlines in the era.
The body of a man identified as a Maplewood resident, living there ten days under the name J. D. Dunn, was found hanging Thursday morning in Maplewood. Papers and the boarding house baggage suggest he may be Barnard Coakley of New York after heavy drinking.
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