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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1907
Page
5
Diana attends a lecture by Gregory Gumboil praising a perfect society ruled by wise elites and communal labor. She joins Glamor Grange promising six dollars in expenses per weekend year and imagines Bohemian culture within a Gumboilian colony, with more to come.
Lachlan Trower invites Florence Brooks to lunch at Broadst hotel, prompting Florence’s father to intervene. He confronts Trower at the table, exposing the note to defend his daughter’s honor. The scene ends with Florence urged to sign a contract for her play in New York.
The article discusses public attention to patent medicines and alcohol free formulas. It notes Dr. Pierce of Buffalo publishing details of his products to counter critics. It highlights ingredients like Beal root, Stone root, Black cohosh and Bloodroot in his Medicine Discovery and defends non narcotic, non habit forming nature.
A woman who wore the pretty embroidered shirt waist of last year struggles with stiff collars and linen waists. She allows a license in the collar and uses a long clasp pin to ease edges, leaning toward lingerie effects.
Queen Alexandra unveils nine buttons each bearing a miniature portrait of her grandchildren. The buttons are mounted on vellum and encircled with amethysts, her preferred gem, designed to be worn with a velvet gown sharing the same hue.
The note observes few women credited with U S patents and cites a mysterious process for mounting fin lenses. It mentions a woman named Mads and notes about telecoms and forty other women pursuing inventions beyond domestic tasks.
A humorous monologue from a child imagining a strike by Maw. The speaker weighs who would care for kids, with lines about hair, shoes, meals, and comfort, concluding that a kiss from Paw wouldn’t replace Maw’s care. The piece contrasts parental roles and child dependency with playful regional voice.
Kansas City, May 1. Dr. St Elmo Sanders city physician leads a humane campaign to cure morphine fiends. Police are to arrest known addicts and the police judge imposes heavy workhouse fines. Victims are treated at the general hospital for about five weeks to break the habit and restore health.
Miss Margaret Berry founded an important southern school at Rome Georgia. She inherited a fortune from her father and used it to help country boys gain education they could not otherwise obtain. The institution remains a beacon for humble students seeking opportunity.
IS TRAINED MUSICIAN, Mrs. Taft, who will no doubt be very much in the public eye during the next two years, is, like Mrs. Roosevelt, a trained musician. She is also, like Mrs. Roosevelt, very domestic in her tastes, and her home is full of beautiful things which she has gathered on her travels, among them being some historic silver that she got in China.
In Tokyo a Japanese girl and an American girl swap outfits and note how each garment highlights cultural ideals. They clash over how to dress, laughing at the mismatches while exchanging quips about tight waists, loose obi, and comfort. Both conclude American dress can feel cold and restrictive.
Elephants in captivity may sleep only when they have full confidence in their keepers. They can stand for long periods, even up to a year, without resting if not assured of protection and care.
Special to The Sun Philadelphia May 1 arrangements are set to entertain grand lodge members at the B P O Elks convention July 15 week. An outing includes a Delaware river trip visiting Cramps shipyards and Island navy yard forts and other points of interest with luncheon at Washington Park. Embark at 10 am return 5 pm. Grand Lodge opening at Grand Opera House later with governor mayor and officials welcome. Bands will play in Independence Square at the same hour.
In Oldenburg Hungary Nyari a noble countess marries gypsy violinist Rudi Noyari after fleeing a planned Hungarian wedding. She recalls meeting in Munich, choosing love over wealth, and plans a world tour to showcase gypsy music with his family band. The pair express happiness and promise to travel, with a Budapest house in her name.
Mrs George Jay Gould will appear in two comedies with John Drew for the Lisa Dey nursery benefit. The performances will be in the Waldorf Astoria ballroom. This marks her first public stage appearance since leaving Daly's theater.
A Long Island woman advances a single color garden concept for homes this year. She plans displays where only one color is visible at a time, such as a field of white daisies contrasted by distant scarlet geraniums, avoiding any color mixing in the garden.
Mother Stewart, founder of the W C T U, marks her ninety first birthday. Former postmaster under Gen. Jackson she was the first woman to hold a federal office and to ask for police matrons. She started the temperance crusade in Springfield Ohio in 1873. She has authored four books, the latest at age eighty nine.
Mrs Jennie Kimball a five foot tall woman becomes a deputy sheriff and ends local dog fights near Nashua New Hampshire through diplomatic arrests.
The Sun offers seam allowing patterns from exclusive Paris designs catalogue with 1000 new spring styles. Post paid patterns by mail cost ten cents each or readers can obtain the latest ten cent patterns via the Fashion Department. Send number size and address for delivery.
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