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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1899
Page
5
A Philadelphia North American verse recalls a private's view of military hierarchy from private to brigadier general. It notes furlough hopes denied by higher officers, the insistence on marching to fight, and the emphasis on the private’s essential role amid ranks and staff.
A gray haired narrator recalls a 1268 boarding house euchre night when a spiritual warning whispered to her that one of three men at the table would be a murderer. Years later Leonard Carroll and his brother’s actions reveal the warning’s eerie relevance, linking fate and foresight in a chilling double tragedy.
Angelina Buzzi, a small girl with bruises and injuries from clerking fatherly abuse, testifies in New York court about repeated beatings. The father defends his actions calling her a devil child, but the court rejects his explanation.
Mrs Russell Sage enjoys needlework and sews for amusement. Cornelius Vanderbilt the elder loves music with family or a pianist nightly. The ex Empress Eugenie wills souvenirs to French survivors born on the same day as her son. John Vestey founded Methodism and was a temperance advocate who preached vegetarianism and subsisted on potatoes for years.
A recipe note describes fig tarts with rich pastry and a fig filling simmered in water with cloves and cinnamon. Dried figs finish in a lemon glazed syrup after removing spices. Also included are quick waffles using sweet milk butter flour eggs and baking powder for a fast batter.
In Tit-Bits a timid joke writer laments his hair and money, likening it to a fool and his cash. His wife questions the gag while he imagines submitting the piece to editors downtown, describing the thin absurdity of a woman asking for money.
Instructions detail soaking, steaming for five hours or boiling four and a half hours, rind removal, and finishing with cracker crumbs for a ham served hot or cold. Also includes tips for broiling cold ham and making deviled slices with cayenne and mustard. Ends with notes on fashion adornment trends for summer shirts and lace trimming.
A dense sale listing features Turkish red calicoes damasks linens tablecloths and towels, ladies hats and corsets gents socks gloves and shirts with prices mostly under one dollar. It notes limits per customer and multiple garment types including kids hats and boys suits with itemized pricing and discounts.
Local store advertises children's three piece vestee suits in sizes 3 to 8 with sailor collars, boys' double breasted suits 8 to 15, and men’s wool and silk finish underwear and shirts. Highlights include $2 suits for kids, $5 to $6.48 men’s wool and ali wool lines, and hats, ties, and handkerchiefs at deep discounts.
Queen Victoria admires a beautiful peasant child Angeline Gastand and orders a royal portrait, which now hangs in the palace.
Advert reads that thirty years of a woman's life are spent in bodily pain from period problems and female disorders. It claims Favorite Prescription regulates periods, heals inflamed organs, and cures female weakness without narcotics or alcohol. Testimony from Mrs M F Long cites dramatic health gains after using the remedies and letters of confidential advice.
Describes small night dress sachets made of silk satin or brocade with one trimmed side, a wide ribbon, and real lace. A white satin example features a hand painted sleeping figure with angels, pale blue lining, white rose scent, silver cord edging, and a silver brocade ribbon.
Amethyst, opal, turquoise, pearl, jade and hyacinth decorate buckles worn at the neck and on sashes. Buckles appear in Roman and Florentine gold finishes. Sash buckles are very pretty and sometimes serve as a belt ribbon slider to keep the ribbon spread full width.
A fashion note describes a red chaille dress adorned with tiny black coin spots. It features a plain gathered bodice and a long overskirt that drapes to a point at the skirt front. A black velvet belt and black picture hat with red accents complete the ensemble.
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