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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1901
Page
5
A collage of humorous snippets from early 20th century papers features a anxious man lamenting genealogy purchase poverty, a mispronounced Austrian phrase, a teacher quizzing Johnny on gratitude with a wry arm injury retort, and a neighbor fearing a dinner invitation after a Brooklyn house purchase.
The Gem garment co head Boonhalter notes at least 100 styles, with 1500 waists produced daily. Factories ship nationwide, including Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas, while white waists with tucks and crosswise bands lead sales.
A collection of maxims on constancy purpose wealth and integrity. Each line offers a moral reflection from Disraeli Leighton Junius Irving Sophocles Colton Colton Johnson Terence A T Stewart and Rousseau noting conscience judgment ignorance of self and hard work as keys to fortune and resilience.
A fragment from the Boston Globe describes a faded rose and a tear near a love song. It hints at bridal or funeral symbolism and a mournful mood as Hope's note changes to a minor lament.
The article describes blue and white dining room textiles including heavy linen cloths with lace inlays, Venetian lace center inserts, and plain edged hems. It notes asbestos mats with embroidered linen coverings to protect tables from heat and suggests bare tabletops for luncheon with doilies, and the option of a felt underlay.
A Philadelphia woman hired a cook who learned that the prior employer had dismissed her for refusing to scrub chickens before roasting. The cook explained farmers shave chickens to remove pin feathers with a razor, and she would not do the farmer’s work.
Ed ward B. Litzmann, 28, of 545 N Keystone Ave, fell from a ladder while hanging a crepe in front of Lieber's art gallery on Washington St. Both knee caps broken, treated by Dr. McGaughey and transported to his home by City ambulance. Likely cripple for life.
The most costly dinner service in the world sits at Windsor Castle. It is made of solid gold and valued at 4 million dollars. A few other priceless services exist, and a crimson drawing room houses a magnificent collection of china.
A fragment references Pan American and a Buffalo line with Akron route notes. The readable text suggests a transit or store listing item, but details are limited. The piece appears to outline connections or services involving Pan American elements and a Buffalo route to Akron.
Blanche Alexander a St Louis born actress in New York agreed to dine with a Broadway assailant to escape him. He kept the 6 oclock appointment but was escorted to the street after she introduced him to a friend who kicked him down the stairs.
Hats feature Leghorns for summer with gold buckles and tennis and golf ready looks. Designs include low crowned flaring fronts and dip brims with flowers, foliage, and soft satins. Ready-to-trim shapes use straw, mousseline, and fabrics, often with ribbons and floral rosettes.
A kitchen conveniences pitch urges investing in the Armstrong park land company share offering. It promotes a high stool or chair for cooks and maids, then touts a $200 share, $10 monthly payments, and potential profits as a safer alternative to 3 to 6 percent bank interest. It invites names by postal or telephone, citing Estherphone 604 and the 1 Ingalls block office.
The Portuguese queen establishes a School for Mothers to teach child care and home craft. The curriculum covers baby layette, low cost clothing, and child study, with prizes for best layette and the queen overseeing management to encourage attendance.
Mrs Nation caused a disturbance Friday by entering two saloons and a drug store in Kansas City Missouri and making temperance speeches. A policeman took her to the nearby station. No charges were filed. She then took a train to Topeka.
The report notes Mr. Carnegie matching his own record in establishing new libraries with a four all score yesterday in Indiana, marking a rare day for success in his library drive efforts.
An advertisement touts a new electro medical treatment promising cures for nose and throat issues, ringing in the ears, deafness, lung troubles, backache, menstrual pain, hysteria, skin diseases, and general fatigue. It claims no knife or pain, no business disruption, and payment only after cure.
Permanently located on the third floor in the Stevenson Building Indianapolis. Hours 9 a.m. to 6 30 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Working people may call Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Offices open until 9 p.m.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry dairy and animal products include turkeys hed hens 8c per lb young toms 7c young chickens 7c hens 7¼c cocks 4c ducks 7c geese 5c per lb full feathered. Cheese New York full creams 18c domestic Swiss 17c brick 14c imberger 13c Butter Choice roll 11?16c per lb poor No 2 8c Eggs 10 11 lb per dot Wool various grades hides tallow etc prices listed for green salted hides No 1 7c No 2 ? No 1 calf 9c No 2 calf ? Grease white 4c yellow 3¼c brown 2¾c Tallow No 1 4c No 2 3¼c
Wholesale selling prices for Candies Nuts Candles Corn Peaches and miscellaneous items listed with per unit weights and bulk amounts. Includes oysters beans peas lobsters berries salmon tomatoes and various coal coke and drug prices from multiple suppliers.
A dense catalog of daily city price quotes for groceries and goods. It lists Epsom salts, sugar, coffee, and various beans, flours, spices, and produce with unit prices, pack sizes, and ranges. Includes meats, lard, canned goods, fish, and fruits with market quotes. Names of brands and regional varieties appear throughout.
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