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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
5
A humorous exchange unfolds as a bride and groom select meat with the butcher. The bride frets over choices while the groom tries to reassure her, noting lambs and numerous options. The scene captures light domestic banter and wedding day awkwardness.
The Sun collaborates with a top pattern firm to provide daily ten cent reads featuring patterns. Each day a new design is described, with the only ten cent pattern that includes seam allowances. Orders are postpaid by sending ten cents, size, and name and address to The Sun Fashion Department.
A comic scene with Bride and Groom seeking a dinner solution at a butcher. The pair bumbles through grocery planning arguing about what to buy, how to cook it, and who will carry the meat, while the confident Groom overrules the Bride and they leave with two quarts of Hamburg.
Youthful fashion centers on linen collars paired with mannisa or allken blouses. Designs range from double linen turnovers with eyelet embroidery to sheer linen pieces embroidered in rose pink. Soft ruchings fade, scarves and ties in moss green and Danish blue accent the neck decorations with pins to fasten ends.
A vintage recipe excerpt detailing eggs in tomato cups with per person one egg and one tomato, tarragon garnish, and baking in a moderate oven. Includes Cream Salad Dressing with mustard, sugar, salt, eggs, cream, and vinegar, plus Escalloped Tomatoes with cracker crumbs, layers of tomato and crumbs, milk, and bake until browned.
Mrs Margaret Deland the Boston author lectures to spread the gospel of flowers urging women to cultivate blossoms. She has an annual jonquil sale at home and plans a lecture tour to Denver. Her talks, titled The Newer Ideals of Women, address women's clubs and organizations.
Aunt Folly's Corner notes current fashion blends for bridesmaids. Nut brown and silver are popular combinations, while Vesuvius yellow replaces sulphur in trends, though it appears close to flame hues. The tint is described as a near flame color.
A collage of humorous lines touches on public figures and social quirks. Notable quips reference Dowie, Harriman, Zelaya, and Minister Merry while mixing in family humor about a son in high school and a man named Smith. Jokes about fashionably outfitted women and automobile accessories close the piece with light satire.
Dialogue on obscure words from presidents and diplomats shows playful jargon like whangdoodle pazazza and peripatetic volcano. The Black Dress article details empire gowns with velvet and lace, plus tips on fashionable chiffon vel garments and theater dining wear. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad urges cleansing to assist nature and build up the system.
Charles H. Toliver’s cigar shaped airship, 225 feet long with 40 foot diameter, six propellers and four gasoline engines, is prepared for its first voyage. The 7,100 pound craft uses 5,800 yards of pongee and 18,000 feet of aluminum, with conning towers, telephones, and internal compartments. Built over seven years, it weighs 123 780 pounds lifting power and will sail this week from Pleasanton, California.
An advertisement claims Pazo ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days. It guarantees relief and offers a money refund if symptoms persist beyond the period, with a 50 cent price.
Mrs M Summers of Rox W Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bed wetting that claims to cure children and adults. No money required. instructions included and sent by mail to mothers.
Buttons recovered. Room 8 at the Odd Fellows' Building on Penn and Washington reported as the site of dress plaiting work with related tools and materials found.
Half gallon bottles sell for five cents and five gallon demijohns for forty cents. Customers can reach us by the new phone number 2177 or the old main line 778.
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