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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
8
Beatrice Fairfax urges girls to avoid alcohol citing harm to beauty and character. She warns that drinking ages, harms complexion and eyes, and can ruin family life, recommending firm refusals and advising against marrying men who drink or seek reform.
Winifred Black praises Thomas Kalends a bootblack from Alton who, after excelling in ancient and modern Greek, is appointed critic of Shurtleff College Greek. He teaches pronunciation half a day weekly while learning English, proving real merit counts over pretension. The piece extols recognizing brains and condemns vanity and pretense in society.
A narrator recalls a plan to have a dressmaker sew outfits at home. Ma argues about savings versus disorder while Pa threatens dramatic action. The dressmaker Missus Sarah Shakedown and her hungry children arrive, sharing stories of a late, stern, and thrifty husband and reflecting on domestic tensions.
Readable fragments indicate potted carnations suitable for transplanting in yards or window boxes. Varieties named include Lawson Enchantress and Baby Beautiful with blooms expected in days. Additional items mention bathroom fixtures and a standard lawn shed quart package at low prices.
Paris reporters note Sarah Bernhardt’s Eleonore in The Courtesan of Corinth featured a London-made wig crafted by a master with no equal in the trade. He traveled to Paris to adjust it, earning 1,600 marks, an expense deemed worthwhile as the wig helped Bernhardt look 30 though she is older, pleasing both actress and audience.
Reading warns Thursday May 7 to buy and push business while seeking favors in the morning. Gossip suggests a prosperous year ahead through friends and favorable attention for young women. A child born that day is described as very fortunate, quick, clever, and original.
May Wed Baron Society notes interest in the reported engagement of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr to Baron Otto O Carro ll de Hoenning the Austro Hungarian consul general in New York. Friends say she wishes to live in Hungary near her daughter Gladys betrothed to Count Lazio Szeche nyi. The baron aided the meeting between Count Szechenyi and Miss Gladys.
A young man and a pink dressed young woman argue about jealousy at a social call. She denies jealousy while admitting the scene with Gladys Jones and Howard, claiming she is not jealous and blaming his earlier attention on others. He insists his jealousy flares over his suspicions of her interest in Howard.
A guidance piece urges progress toward self development by tackling nearby duties. It frames steady daily tasks as the most reliable path to inner growth and moral refinement.
A discussion of the "new thought" philosophy and its impact on marriage and family. The piece condemns leaders who abandon spouses for spiritual growth, arguing true ascent requires steadfast love and duty. It condemns those who cast off loved ones in the name of higher development as cowards and hypocrites.
Witty observations on marriage and male vanity. A bachelor cites the illusions of love, heroism, and understanding, noting men fear commitment while women seek love and respect. The piece contrasts male and female views of matrimony and hints at the social game of romance.
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