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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1890
Page
3
A disguised widow pleads for charity from Henry Wilmot who dismisses her plight. She reveals herself to a wealthier friend, resumes her disguise, and exposes Wilmot as heartless when she reappears as June. The tale ends with Wilmot learning his supposed fiancée rejects him.
Mrs Agnes Booth Schoaffel mourns her mother Mrs Land who died at Manchester by the Sea after a long illness. Bessie Bonehill’s London romance ends with her husband Louis Abraham dead at 33, years of devotion and struggle with alcohol. Florence and Jefferson plan a lucrative tour with a $300 weekly raise, while past disputes linger about fair terms.
The article surveys spring fashion with Russia leather gloves, silk lace stockings as a luxury, and new dress ideas. It notes eccentric styles and strict rules, including embroidered handkerchiefs with monograms, charity pouches on the cuff, and color shifts like pale green and robin’s egg blue. It also mentions stationery etiquette and letter signing norms.
Thomas Towndrow of the New York Tribune turns eight today and began reporting for Horace Greeley in 1811. Russell A. Alger, arriving in Detroit postwar penniless, now owns 200 square miles of Michigan pine land worth $20 million. Herbert Gladstone, England’s rising reform favorite, a modest dresser and tea statesman, helps manage his father’s correspondence ahead of women’s suffrage events.
Dainty preserved violets command high prices among women, but a Chicago News piece warns they are highly indigestible. Cooking steps describe boiling sugar, dipping large double varieties, draining, drying in a warm oven, and preserving flowers with their stems removed. The article notes their delicate appearance contrasts with poor digestibility versus common dishes.
A miscellany reports California potatoes touted as superior, oatmeal digestion tips, and a fashionable breakfast with eggs, toast, butter, and coffee. It notes fresh oranges, cucumber oil paste sauces for fish, Penobscot salmon quality, and abundant early strawberries. Market remarks mention scarce game and a New York canning industry expanding. Also cited: Manitoba & Northwest railway land sale, biblical verse trivia, and patent remedies for illnesses.
Passenger trains will run after Sunday May 11 1890 leaving Union Station on South Illinois Street. Central Standard Time governs departure and arrival times with trains scheduled to and from Union Station.
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