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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1901
Page
5
Poem lines from the Boston Transcript expressing enduring love and memory. The speaker vows to remember beloved through life and death, with vivid imagery of love as life, surrounding home, heart, and tomb. Refrains emphasize not forgetting the beloved.
Mrs Candler, Marcy’s mother-in-law, agrees to visit despite illness and curiosity about others’ lives. The couple debate hosting her in a small apartment, hoping simple outings will ease her distress. Her reply proves moving as she consents to come, embracing a grim outlook on life.
In a sorrowful saga, Mrs. Candler longs for relief from grief after her husband's death. Fred and Marcy struggle to comfort her through quiet dinners, trips to the theater, and lectures until a chance overheard quarrel in a neighbor’s flat breaks her mood and sparks renewed hope.
In a Chicago Record snippet a sharp eyed widow, Mrs Candler, vows to find out about a rival man after overhearing gossip. She quietly observes the Browns, Duffields, Trams and Medfords, learning their secrets as she contemplates life in a city flat and the lure of ongoing drama.
The poem by John Boyle O Reilly extols Bohemia as the only land where true values shine and fame is earned by deeds and learning. It contrasts adopted, merit driven society with inherited titles and warns against social pretensions, praising honest fellowship and artistic merit.
The Paris actress Sarah Bernhardt possesses an astonishing wardrobe of 120 shoe pairs stored in two trunks. Each pair is catalogued and matched to outfits, with elaborate decorations including gold buckles and jeweled buttons. She favors sandals in private rooms and selects unique boots for roles like L Aiglon, featuring satin, embroidery, and flexible patent leather designs.
A diary entry lists daily dietary bans with a sardonic tone. The writer cites bread, sugar, butter, meat, milk, wine, and fish as harmful and vows to cut them off. It ends with a claim that vegetarianism is a great mistake due to climate.
A fashion note describes ready made girdle frames curved to fit the waist and easy to cover with bias silk or panne velvet. Attach with decorative brooches or buttons for a simple, stylish finish.
Miss Martha Afong, daughter of a Honolulu millionaire, arrives in Manila to marry Lieut Dougherty of the Thirty seventh Infantry. Their courtship lasted three days after a February departure from Hawaii. She will receive a $10,000 dowry, a family pattern shared by her ten sisters, six of whom have married well-known Americans.
Philadelphia resident Madame Neilson aims a solo Atlantic crossing in an open sailboat to Lisbon, accepting Capt Blackburn of Gloucester prize for the fastest singlehanded voyage. She is described as a versatile performer and spiritualist, with Indian heritage and a past in circuses and rifle shooting.
A poetic vignette in which a suitor decodes a woman's feigned indifference through gestures and flowers. He learns her true feelings after watching her choices at dances and a whispered denial confirms the outcome.
Indianapolis reader Mrs. W. M. Hunt testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved two years of kidney trouble and back pain after using a box bought at Henry J. Huder's drug store. She reports only a minor recurrence later, quickly helped by Doan's. For sale by all dealers priced 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A March Ledger Monthly piece instructs women to care for nails with four basic tools, warm soapy water, and careful trimming. It describes shaping, cuticle pushing, cleansing, polishing, and daily oil or vaseline to maintain dainty, attractive nails.
An advertisement touts B B B Bo tanic Blood Balm as a permanent cure for blood poison and related ailments. It claims relief from bone aches ulcers and skin issues after six to 18 bottles, with a free trial and testimonials like Mr. L. C. Coward of Aden Mississippi. The notice lists druggists and wholesale prices for various goods.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry and produce include turkey hens 8c per lb, young toms 10c, young chickens 7c, hens 7 to 14 1/2 c, cocks 46c, ducks 1c, geese 5c, cheese New York full creams 13c, domestic Swiss 17c, brick 13c, butter choice roll 15c, eggs 10c per dozen, wool values for various grades, hides and tallow rates, greases and tallow figures listed.
Parsnips and carrots priced by the bushel, beets and turnips per unit, cranberries at 2.1 dollars per bushel with other bundles. Hams and bacon offered in multiple cuts and brands, lard in tierces, pickled and sausage varieties, clams and lobsters with per-pound quotes, frog legs and shrimp sold by dozen or gallon.
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