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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1901
Page
5
A humorous verse from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch mocks a club of self proclaimed business women. It contrasts their polished official conduct with a luncheon gathering where praise for food mocks their business image. The poem decries the disconnect between public persona and private appetite.
In a Chicago Record item a man arrives at seven thirty and persists through the night. The woman, uneasy and yawning, hopes he will leave by eleven but he stays until near morning. Her hints fail as his urbane chatter wears on.
In the boarding house a lively mood prevails as residents enjoy a free run of the bathtub. Boarders supply their own soap and towels, while the provider of reasonable digestion remains a first class attraction.
A boarding house tale features a married, free-spirited woman defying rules with private whisky and sharp breakfast quips. An unattached Major Bang, boasting global exploits and dubious honors, frequents the Brown Jug club, stirring scandal and wild adventures.
A wild jaunt at a New York boarding house ends when a supposed major, chased by torpedoes hidden on the stairs, bolts from the scene after a night of music, chimes, and scandal. The illicit visitor fled with a terrified lover, leaving the lady in hysterics and two doctors tending her.
The article profiles Mrs. Hugh Fraser, sister of Marion Crawford, and her new Devonshire Thames valley novel A little gray sheep. It notes Bertha Runkle as a young American author of The helmet of Navarre, and Mary Goards a polyglot interpreter, plus the formation of an American women’s club in London led by Mrs. Rudyard Kipling and Mrs. Hodgson Burnett with access to Prince’s teas.
A humorous reflection features lines on bachelors and married life. The piece cites age and childlikeness as fit for prayer and jokes about wives shopping and streetcar fare. The tone mirrors a New York Press quotation and satire.
In a dialogue drawn from humor writing, the exchange features a man confessing love to Carrie and a playful jab about courting lessons. a photo caption about Miss Withers shows a fading photograph as Binks, 19, appears unsure. The tone mixes wit and social satire from period humor magazines.
The title has long been given to Washington girls, usually daughters of naval officers. Currently Miss Eleanor Terry, daughter of Rear Admiral Terry, holds the Belle of the Navy honor and stood out at the inaugural ball.
The writer urges readers to obtain a fine English ivy this spring for bay windows parlor or screening. He prefers a single strong specimen to many common window garden plants and laments ivy being crowded out by newer varieties.
The New York Sun notes large Leghorn hats with high crowns and roses around the top. A soft ribbon sits at the brim front and is brought to the back to tie in a bow, creating a drooping, decorative effect for summer wear.
Gray suede slippers to be worn with gray silk hose gilt slippers and black satin slippers embroidered with gold are shown as evening wear novelties. Chiffon roses and poppies with silver centers dominate ball gown trimmings. Chiffon must match the costume color. Vampire ribbons in varying tints accompany gold or silver laurel wreaths.
A collection of practical tips covers cleaning stains with a raw potato and lamp oil for sinks. It notes vinegar and water soaking for beef heart, rugs as floor coverings, blue in water for glass brilliancy, eggs as nourishment, smouldering orange peel to kill odor, frogs legs production in Missouri, oil cloth as wallpaper substitute, and wrapping newspapers around ice to slow melting.
A compact box designed for purses and pockets offers Cas earets Candy Cathartic. The ad notes it prevents illness and is available at all druggists in 10c and 25c sizes.
Prices for turkeys hens and cocks, chickens, ducks and geese per pound, plus cheese varieties New York full creams and Swiss with prices. Wool values categorized by medium unwashed tub washed and merino, then hides and tallow with price bands for green salted hides and grease grades.
A successful palm rearer advises using milk and water instead of pure water to wash palm leaves and prevent brown spots. She mentions occasional cold coffee watering for rooting.
Advice on garment care and mending from an old guide covers pressing with newspaper folded between folds to reduce creases, proper glove stitching with cotton, stockings mending with silk floss or woolen yarn, and techniques for drawing threads. It also includes a simple tomato tomato sauce preparation and flour butter creaming method.
The piece notes deep round lace collars and embroidered batiste collars will be sought for summer gowns. It mentions boleros cut low with circular collars and Louis XIII style collars as timely accessories. Dr Balls Cough Syrup praised as effective for bronchitis hoarseness and lung ailments.
A dense catalogue of prices across candies, nuts, fruits, vegetables, meats, coal, drugs, coffee, sugars, and miscellaneous commodities. Items include Baner twist sticks 84c per lb, Sun brand shelled nuts 54 5 4c, peaches California standard 2.10 2.40, oysters 1.05 1.10, coffee Java 28 32c, sugars various grades 4.02 6.24c, coal and coke prices, and assorted groceries with numerous per unit costs.
A dense ad lists prices for onions apples bananas and citrus, with meats such as hams bacon lard and sausage. It also markets fish oysters and clams, plus catalogued goods from trunk and telescope sections and maps. Many prices are given per bushel, barrel, or box, reflecting a comprehensive early 20th century grocery flyer.
The Armstrong Park Addition is pitched as the city’s finest property with lots at $200 each payable $10 monthly. Over 300 Indianapolis residents bought shares in 90 days, offering potential double money on sale or a building site. Contact Armstrong Park Lend Co room 1 Ingalls' block or call 604.
Advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming it soothes teething pain softens gums cures wind colic and diarrhoea priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Ss. W. Cor. Delaware and Chiosta accepts patients from morning until five in the afternoon for all kinds of dental work. The fees are to cover the costs only.
From February 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 special low rate colonist tickets to California via Southern Pacific Ogden and Sunset routes. Chicago $30. St Louis Memphis New Orleans $27.50. Omaha Kansas City and others $26. For details contact W G Neimyer Chicago or W H Connor Cincinnati at the Southern Pacific offices and The Sun temporary office 109 E Ohio.
William Nelson, recently from New Albany where he faced a false pension affidavit charge, went to the works Monday to settle the fines and costs. He was brought to Indianapolis after a preliminary hearing, jailed briefly, then released on bond by the United States Court on December 14 and began taking cases at the police court.
The advertisement offers framed photographs and photo effects at a very low price. Ponder's Photo Studio and Art Store is located at 2x Massachusetts Avenue.
The notice specifies Denison house block at 109 E Ohko Street. It instructs sending liners there and requests a postal code or telephone number, both new and old.
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