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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
16
An Indianapolis style feature extols beauty through healthy living. It cites sun exposure, outdoor activity, and balanced meals as keys, with notes on sleep, air, and simple, age‑gentle routines. It praises tomatoes and apples for complexion, blends soothing baths with light massage, and urges five meals nightly to sustain vitality.
J Clyde Power notes Indianapolis had no parks in 1888 and recalls early efforts by George Merritt to plant trees and beautify Military Park. The Sun newspaper recalls Garfield Park and Riverside Park era with minimal spending before a park movement. By now Indianapolis owns about 1300 acres of park property.
A Indianapolis minister recalls boyhood mischief when a circus came to town and a plan to raid a foundry scrap pile to fund a view nearly led to punishment. A moral moment followed as the youth faced a brutal warning and a lifetime lesson about consequences. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised.
Locose Leaf Price Book covers alzes and fat opening. B. Burford, Indianapolis, Ind. Good second-hand upright pianos 125 dollars at Baldwin's. We charge 10 cents for a shave at Phoenix Barbershop, 158 Market St. Post binders transfer binders, order blank holders. WM. Burford up-to-date paper hangers outfits dry and paste brushes seam rollers shears trimmers. We will save you money Massachusetts Ave Indianapolis Paint and Color Company continuous.
The piece notes a shift toward pointed shoes with little change in summer models. Flat lasts remain the smart sole across patent leather calf or tan, extension thick, while colonial shoes debut in high low and slip on forms. Low colonial with Spanish heel dominates for comfort and style, buckles on ramp, patent leather remains key for dress.
A funeral service was held Saturday at the late home of novelist Paul Leicester Ford for himself and his brother Malcolm Ford. Bishop Burgess conducted the religious service before interment in the Irvington on the Hudson family plot amid a morbid crowd discussing the tragedy.
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