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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1899
Page
5
Gen Fred Funston wo n his wife with bold daring during the Philippines campaign. A young Californian G ained a betrothal after meeting troops at the Presidio. She joined him aboard a transport dressed as a bugler, was ordered ashore in Honolulu, but later sailed to Manila where she has lived since.
A tale unfolds of Asunga the island magistrate pursuing Moo the missionary's cow for petty larceny after a banana and yam theft. Moo’s arrest, tethering, and half thatch damage stir a curious courtroom in Asunga's house as Tala argues Balaam’s miracle and Jim reveals his ventriloquist past amid laughter.
The article traces Susanne Barnett, a three year old mixed heritage girl, from her father's death in the Sparhecher war through infancy with her mother, to Miss Alice Robertson’s adoption efforts. Robertson, later guiding the child to Henry Kendall College, helps her become a poised young woman who later seeks an allotment of land, with the old school site now Dawes commission offices.
In a rural scene, Moo the cow is accused by Asunga of eating bananas and yams from Blind Tom. Moo confesses to the act, citing master Tala's lack of grass, and the village verdict declares a miracle and fines: Moo 20 baskets of taro, Tala pays for her hunger.
A Buffalo News summary notes extravagant spending by New York society women. It cites Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont and Mrs. Theodore Havemeyer as spending up to 100000 yearly on trifles, with others like Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. George Gould maintaining lavish habits. Helen Gould and Mrs. Russell Sage are highlighted for large charitable giving, while many women live with modest personal budgets.
A mother listens with a red face as a child laments the world and his own mischief. He muses on being sent abroad to quiet noisy life, while claiming boys are blamed for everything and mothers are odd when their sons are born.
A detailed method for making strawberry Charlotte with gelatine berries and cream. Ingredients include one ounce gelatine, cold water, one quart strawberries, powdered sugar, cream, and lady finger sponges. Steps cover soaking, dissolving, sieving berries, whipping cream, lining mold, assembling, chilling, and serving ideas.
Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke protested at the Sorests celebration against the fashionable habit of writing out dates in letters. She commented on February events and noted receiving a note from somebody. The fragment hints at a social satire on dating formats and manners.
Letters from Kansas City Star Chattanooga News and Washington Post praise Mary Anderson Navarro upon her return to America aboard the Majestic. A warm welcome and scenes mark her homecoming amid fond public regard.
A health advice note contrasts natural signals of disease with the lack of law enforcement, praising Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets as a cure for stomach and digestion ailments. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. T. M. Palmer of Kaufman County Texas about prior dyspepsia and bowel issues and improvement after stopping doctors and patent medicines.
The speaker laments Letitia rising in fame, leaving the narrator in the pit. He recalls their shared past, questions her choices, and watches the crowd applaud while he hides heartbreak and curses the distance between art and love. The verse weighs fame against a forbidden heart.
A trio of light exchanges shows social dining moments and misheard requests. Mrs Hard-Do offers cream to Miss Sweetooth while Bridget replenishes her plate, a lemon ade straw confusion amuses a table, and Nellie explains a kiss with Yohn Johnson, prompting paternal inquiry.
Progress laundry advertises high class collar and cuff treatment. Jones the Tailor at 149 S. Mince Street offers handsome spring suits made to order from best materials with perfect fit and prices from $15.00.
Big Four offers quickest route from Indianapolis to Denver and Pacific coast via Peoria division leaving 7 28 a m daily except Sundays. Arrives Denver at 6 20 next morning with only one car change at Union depot Peoria.
H. L. SHUTE, 24 Talbot block offers stone facing for brick structures. This local advert highlights durable rock-faced imitation to modernize exteriors.
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