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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1900
Page
5
The upshot recalls Mrs Akin as founder of the Labor World for Duluth and Superior workers and a cousin of actor Nat C Goodwin. A court scene features a caption about a bird and a king while comic quips from magazines like Detroit Journal Tit-Bits and Brooklyn Life echo marital banter.
Pall Mall Gazette recalls the old Border Road where a rustic shanty tavern named Rest a While sits beside roses and a weathered sign. Children hear music and watch bullocks and timber wagons travel the track while station folk share yarns under dim tavern lights and stars.
The poem explains how to determine Easter using the lunar cycle. It instructs that Easter occurs on the Sunday after a full moon following March 21, noting if the full moon falls on a Sunday Easter is the following Sunday.
Two blind lovers in a secluded asylum share a life of quiet happiness in a garden. They believe an upcoming appearance by a famed oculist might grant them sight. Their dialogue reveals hope and uncertainty about a possible transformation the next day.
In a tale of a lovers eye operation a blind Paul and Anna secretly defy the doctor’s 14 day ban to see each other. Paul’s first sight after the procedure reveals a hideous face, plunging him into despair until a reassuring whisper explains it was Anna finding him.
A dialogue from a Chicago Times Herald piece features Paul and Anna discussing darkness and failure after an operation. Paul removes a bandage, leaving everything dark, while Anna sighs that they must remain blind, and Paul replies with a cheerful heart as he embraces his blind friend.
La Fronde, Paris first daily by women, founded by Mme Marguerite Durand. It covers home and foreign politics, literature, drama, finance, and sport from a female perspective. It advocates welfare for working women and hosts a department for the unemployed. The paper is radical in politics and promotes peace and amity, opposing insults to Queen Victoria.
Miss Josie A Wanous of Minneapolis has been elected vice president of the American Pharmaceutical Association as the most noted woman pharmacist in the United States.
Singe and brown chicken pieces in butter then simmer with flour stock onion bay leaf carrot salt and pepper for an hour. Finish by whisking egg yolk with cream into the sauce and pouring over the chicken, garnished with parsley.
A speaker cautions that blues and pinks mislead, noting turquoise blue offers many shades making selection difficult. The text argues green tones look unbecoming, particularly on fair people who tend to favor them with zeal.
An old ad style note claims stomach health governs skin oiliness and urges fruit vegetables lean meats and simple foods for clear skin. It touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as especially suitable for children and describes the product as a universal remedy for diseases and soothing influences.
The Edinburgh university senate will award Doctor of Laws to Miss Eleanor A Ormerod in April. A renowned entomologist, she has spent nearly 25 years studying crop pests and wrote Injurious insects and methods of prevention. A longtime member of the Entomological Society of London, her work earned praise from Britain and abroad.
The article surveys belt styles including pulley belts with rings at each end and ribbons threaded through the rings. It notes materials such as leather, ribbon, and suede and contrasts belt shapes from rounded backs to pointed fronts. It mentions a $1.65 undressed kid option and accessories like serpent and dragon buckles, while noting fashion shifts away from floral motifs.
The article praises caolion as the season’s top dress cloth in various weights and patterns from major stores. Prices range from $2 to $12 per pattern with crepes and pastel plaids highlighted, including a gray crepe at $22 a yard, and pink, tan, and lavender color options for skirts.
The excerpt surveys gender stereotypes and social roles with lines asserting happiness over greatness and preferring quiet strengths. It notes a weather man in the clouds, contrasts workingwomen with workingmen, and mocks self-promotion while warning servants and jewels are costly.
Summer silks appear essential for a refined wardrobe with wide variety in design and texture. Taffeta silks are widely used while India silks with satin finish charm for tucked and platted skirts. Figures in India silk can be used with minimal trimming, offering hard wear with simple styling.
Break cold cooked fish into flakes and mix with two thirds as much cold cooked rice. Season with parsley salt and pepper. Bind with egg white to form cakes. Dip in beaten egg then bread crumbs and fry until golden. Drain well before serving. A useful breakfast dish.
Satin should be sponged rather than scrubbed with the grain. Delicate or white satin may clean with a weak borax solution. Dry bread crumbs can brighten worn satin. For grease spots use gasoline with extreme care to prevent explosions. Also mentions Smath Butternut and Mish saga Early Risers as unrelated.
Mrs Jewell, the first woman volunteer nurse in the Jameson Raid hospital at Krugersdorp, tended 33 wounded Englishmen and four Boers amid imminent Boer Uitlander conflict in 1885 Johannesburg. She later returned to America and wrote a South Africa based novel with real life scenes and London society figures.
Mrs. French wife of the gallant Gen. French has become highly popular in England as news of the hero’s exploits stirs national admiration. She and her three children received an extraordinary ovation at an entertainment where they stayed with the audience cheering Gen. French and Mrs. French and singing patriotic songs such as Soldiers of the Queen and Tommy Atkins.
JohaL Pretty Georgeanna Ward, 16, detained in Camden N J while fleeing alleged harsh treatment by her parents in Tom's River N J, impressed Camden officials with beauty and manners. Two officials offered to adopt her but the parents refused. She is an accomplished musician and a local favorite. The parents had her placed in a Good Shepherd convent.
A Sunday feature records five pastors from First Baptist Madison Avenue Methodist Central Christian Meridianist and other churches offering stark critiques of modern life. They discuss restlessness, family balance, women workers, justice versus privilege, Temmany corruption, opium and liquor trades, and government influence in civic affairs.
A calendar of society events includes Easter ball by the Ladies' Society of the Mannerchor on April 1. Mr and Mrs C H Peck host a card party for Mrs E M Jones of Portland. M C B club hosts at 44 Walcott st. College Baptist church ladies host a tea at 2328 Ash st. Miss Edna Joyce and James Canada marry Wednesday. Miss Katherine Gordon Breed and Harrison B Williams announce engagement. Breed to Europe in May. Gertrude Talbott and Fred J Denny wed Saturday at 1816 N Pennsylvania St. Plus health note praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from Rev W E Sitter of New York.
Fall meal for 100 featured as our daily business lunch served from 10 a m to 2 p m with a ladies lunch on the second floor at Ormonde located at 16 West Pearl Street.
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