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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
5
A Confederate deserter Joseph Wilson faces execution in Richmond in 1864. His sister Nellie Wilson devises a ruse to swap clothes and take his place, while a guard guards the real fate. The plan nearly succeeds before an intervention changes the outcome.
At the wedding feast of William Steubenaugh and Cordelia Stone a guest swallowed a piece of the bride's cake containing the thimble and another drank the liquid, but the ring remained hidden until Charlen Heppler, 12, half-brother of the bridegroom, confessed he had swallowed it. A physician advised likely no harm.
A readable fragment describes high kicking as valuable exercise for women, emphasizing focus on aligning the body and raising the leg and foot straight. It instructs on grip, arm and leg extension, aiming to lift the foot higher with each kick and to stretch further. The text repeats emphasis on both legs and hints at technique corrections.
Fragmented OCR captures a mix of quips about Julius Caesar in Springfield and remarks on Rockefeller yachting, Yerkes Mizner’s Chicago trip, and a Senate inquiry on freight routes. The garbled text shuffles through names and jokes without a clear single event.
In a fragmentary exchange locals blame rising leather costs on meat eaters while others discuss urban progress. A mother pleads for help as a child drinks a hazardous liquid, provoking a rush for antidotes. A landlord hires a former firefighter for a building job, noting fears of strikes and price pressures.
A gas company publishes practical hints for efficient gas use in cooking and lighting. Tips cover proper burner adjustment, oven heat management, venting, using oven heat for baking, keeping burners clean, and ensuring timely gas appliance servicing to save fuel and improve performance.
A New York Mail essay argues modern women neglect quiet self-communing and rest. It promotes vigorous work, cheerful resilience, and physical culture to maintain health and beauty, claiming active lives keep hair bright, skin fresh, and eyes lively without excessive cosmetics.
Carrie Merriam, widow of Thomas Merriam, accuses Prof Edwards and family of drumming her into a trance and guiding her to a bank to withdraw 4000 dollars. Police seek arrest as Edwards trio vanished from a fashionable residence after the incident. Merriam withholds what she sought, saying she was told to trust the clairvoyant.
A diary entry from a Lady Bug's Diary March 7-8 describes staying at home and fixing the diary. It mentions a break in where a new caterpillar rug was stolen, with a promise of a full account in a local Bugle newspaper.
A appetizing recipe describes serving red beans in the center of a dish with a surrounding ring of rice. The rice is peppered with poperiku to enhance flavor and color, adding a bright contrast to this vegetable based meal.
Endorsed by several medical teachers as a remedy for chronic stomach catarrh and allied bronchial throat and lung diseases. The Golden Medical Discovery lists ingredients like Black Cherrybark Golden Local root and Queen's root and claims safety with glycerine base and no poison. A booklet of medical authorities and extracts is offered free with purchase.
The New Mexico schoolmarms may lose salaries if the Littlefield anti gambling measure passes. Schools are funded by gambling license fees, already paid, which would be refunded. The board of education petitions the territorial delegate to exercise power to defeat the Dill or delay its effect before 1907.
In Utica Zion church affairs, Mrs. W alleges mistreatment at several locations while Sel Hesse and others corroborate. Mr. Von Buren denies charges and refuses examination, leading to expulsion from a York district church committee. The decision to expel does not affect his standing with Zion church or other Lutheran synods locally.
A bold denunciation of oppressive fashion and restrictive wear, arguing that modern women reject waist cinches and hoop skirts, seeking freedom to move and express themselves. The speaker celebrates women’s strength, resilience, and refusal to return to past constraining attire.
A charming ankle length frock for teenage girls features mousseling and rose brown velvet, with four wire tucks on the mullet, a yoke of pale blue and pink embroidery, a broad scalloped velvet ribbon trim, and double velvet-edged sleeves completing a dainty youthful gown.
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