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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1905
Page
5
A reflective piece on how some women use fashion and dress to dramatize themselves. It argues that changing outfits fuels youth and social performance, while a poor wardrobe can age a wife who cannot afford new clothes. The author notes the ritual of handshakes shifts with clothes and occasions, contrasting private and public personas.
A mother in a quiet nursery recalls a lost infant on a night shadowed by Manchuria news. Twenty years pass as sorrow deepens, the cradle gone, a blue shoe found by a puppy revives her grief and reveals the child she lost. The father priest and doctor witness a heartbreaking awakening.
Fashion gossip notes summers will feature Pongee, taffeta silk, and muslin gowns. Popular colors include pink gray inlet and green with chantilly lace often paired with grenadine. Jaco, can, organdy, and canvas fabrics appear in morning wear and lighter evening gowns with stitched bands and medallion trims.
The narrative follows Guy Duvales as a dodgy investment tied to Duke of Rowchester is exposed. A leading article accuses the duke of wartime philanthropy masking a financially ruinous venture. Meanwhile, Mrs Smithy Teasbhy confronts Guy about his past and possible connections to a local murder, hinting at a entangling web of debts, relatives, and schemes that threaten his autonomy and future.
Fragmentary text describes sickly children at a children s home and references Meriden and a medical context. The garbled lines mention wards, wards, and various names, but details are illegible. No clear event or outcome can be established from the readable parts.
Milada Corny born in Chicago to Bohemian parents rises as a child prodigy. From age four she showed piano talent, playing tunes she heard, while balancing nerves and stage fright. Her love for father, piano, dolls, and concerts marks her early career as a budding entertainer.
A tale of a wife bound by a vow of total silence on her wedding day. Any word or gesture marks her as an object of scrutiny, risking social ruin as neighbors listen and report every slight. Her husband attempts to provoke but must guard against breaking the silence. The constraint governs even in private rooms.
A guide to practical house gowns worn in the day and night. Cotton voile offers washable comfort. sleeves may be short or wrist length. A ribbon knot, belt, or collar can refresh the look and keep it up to date.
A fragmented 19th century home care guide describes thorough disinfection during illness. Steps include sealing rooms with sulfur fumes, airing, washing walls, and removing wallpaper. It recommends cleaning waste pipes, using copper sulfate emulsion, vinegar cleaners, borax mixtures, and thorough scrubbing of cupboards and drawers. It also notes pest control methods for ants, cockroaches, rats, and mice, using alum solutions, borax, peppermint sprigs, and chalk barriers.
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