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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1907
Page
5
A French maker showcases an Easter street costume featuring a long straight skirt style, a short waisted jaunty coat on empire lines, with plain fabric collar and cuffs. Underarm decorative bra folds add a touch of ornament to the ensemble.
Matilda Jones narrates a comic misfortune around Uncle Thomas's will. A rushed trip to attend the funeral ends with mistaken identity at a doctor’s office, delaying the journey and sealing a 50 000 inheritance for a distant kin. Two months later she marries Billy Winter, who turns out to be that tenth of kin.
The Eclectic Medical Review cites Dr John Fyfe praising Unicorn root Helonias Dioica as a principal ingredient in Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is extolled as a tonic energizer for nerve strength and female reproductive health, with listed uses including back pain with leucorrhea, weak conditions of female organs, mental depression, menorrhagia, amenorrhea, and general constitutional weakness.
The Washington Times notes seals wax rising in production due to moves by the United States and France away from locks and keys and growing fashion. A thriving seal ring trade accompanies this, with colors chosen to match letter purpose from white for weddings to violet for sympathy and brown for rejection.
Willis Upson a Waterbury pioneer founder is honored with a chocolate and molasses candy epitaph. His gravestone, found as a mixing slab in the Palace Sweets plant, reads that he died August 7 1858 aged 68 and sought freedom from bondage. Police investigated but the stone had vanished from the cemetery 25 years earlier.
The Y M C A Center in New York City claims to be the greatest Y M C A center in the world with over 46 organizations and 20 000 members. It lists 400 secretaries and employees and 2 800 members who are officeholders and committeemen. Its largest building on Twenty third Street reportedly cost 9 1 000 000 and houses 3 600 members.
The Washington Star notes home made violet perfumes offer a cheaper, better scent than imitations. It lists recipes using violet pomade, cassia, civet, orris and other ingredients, plus tips on clean bottles, aging, and storage in dark, glass containers with tight stoppers.
Admiral Rojestvensky furnished many quarts of champagne to the Japanese squadron visiting Honolulu. The Russian fleet’s captured champagne was opened and shared at official entertainments and social gatherings, reflecting a lavish hospitality once the ships reached Hawaii. Local society drank freely from the Russian stock, amid surprise at the excess of champagne served during Admiral Tomioka's visit.
A long-ago scene on a seaside walk yields the curious origin of dyeing cloth. A dog fishing among rocks bites a shellfish whose fluid stains the man’s lips, sparking investigation and the birth of cloth dyes. The tale links a romantic couple, a seaside country, and a serendipitous discovery that shaped fashion.
The New York Press notes society women adopt gold and silver lace girdles replacing plain belts. A young woman, whose mother once entertained in society, started the craze by repurposing her mother’s old ball gowns. Untarnishable lace serves as a premium touch for spring finery.
London records show about 70 000 annual deaths with 2 460 from accidents while 7 550 inquests are held yearly at a cost around 150 000 dollars, reflecting the heavy burden on coroners and the death rate in the metropolis.
Silk dominates spring fashion with graceful princess gowns and jumper suits. Fou lards return as a vogue feature with bordered patterns, pin dots, and black dot borders. Midge silk weaves offer rajah and taffeta looks with high luster in sage green and tobacco brown. A brown mirage silk jumper suit with velvet trim demonstrates the season's gleaming silhouettes.
A fragment from a humorous column features inquirers asking about various fortunes and responses from diverse figures. The jokes touch on rising business, improving prospects, and odd anecdotes including a parolee, an undertaker, and a divorce suit involving Mame Wood against Tom Platt.
A whimsical dialogue between a father and son at a zoo explores the simian world. They debate whether a tail marks savagery or social status, noting mimicry, mischief, and the absence of cigarette smoking as notable traits. The scene shifts to the armadillo after poking fun at the primates.
A 19th century commentary notes 3500 patents by women and says many are refinements of ancient ideas. It cites Egyptian safety pins and a Pompeii find linking a celluloid fastener to a first century inventor. It mentions tweezers in Bronze Age Bruria cities and suggests archaeology could inspire modern patent strategists.
A young society matron, seeking something different for a dinner, buys century old Dresden china flowers from an antiques dealer. Her ostentatious taste and practicality clash as friends warn of dusting risks, yet she remains delighted and undeterred.
A French Vogue writer notes a shift in hat styling from exaggerated voluminous hair and extreme curls to a refined look. Elegant women now favor lightly bouffant hair, discreet pins, and a near flat hat, with modest adornments like soft toques, feathers, or a bloom.
A collection of old fashioned kitchen instructions covers fillings for white cake, lemon cream pie with meringue, broiled and creamed sweetbreads, two cake recipes, boiled rice, molasses taffy, and a potpourri spice blend. The notes detail ingredient amounts, steps, and cooking times, reflecting period cooking methods and flavors.
A scheme to cut infant mortality in Lochee Dundee is under way inspired by Huddersfield’s successful plan. Each birth notification receives a promissory note promising £1 when the child turns 12 months old. An active committee of social workers backs the effort.
An old promotional fragment touts Laxative Bromo Quinine claiming to remove the cause and urges readers to call for the full name and look for the pinnature of company marks at Grove street.
The Sun announces daily ten cent patterns described as the sole ten cent pattern with varied sizes and design numbers. Readers are instructed to send ten cents the size desired and their name to the Fashion Department for pattern requests.
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