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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1906
Page
5
Recipes describe white bread making with butter and sugar, plus a roll recipe. Instructions cover mixing, kneading, rising, shaping into loaves, and baking times. The text includes specific measures and steps for dough preparation and oven temperatures.
In Springfield on May 12, a hawk swooped on Mrs. W J Houghton of Wachogue Far Ludlow, tearing her skirts with strong talons after a ten minute battle. The hawk stretched 4 feet 8 inches from tip to tip before her husband intervened.
The most intimate member of Princess Ena's circle and guest of her mother is Princess Beatrice of Battenberg who may be the next royal bride. She is lively and a great favorite with King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
Herbert Robinson pursues Bertha Green despite widow Mrs. Green's misgivings. A past affair involving Miss Davidson drives a rift and disappearance. After legal intrigue and a journey abroad, Robinson learns Bertha is alive in New York, and records reveal Bertha and Herbert will wed, affirming love over family enmity.
An 19th century advisory article encourages girls and women to seek relief from menstrual and related ailments through Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription. It promotes regularity, health tone, and claims cures for headaches backaches nervousness and other female diseases. The piece emphasizes maternal care and urges correspondence with Dr. Pierce for medical guidance.
A jumble of overheard quips and local scraps covers social chatter, a park incident, a jail warden’s fraud claim against Cassie Chadwick’s bankers, a haystack fire near Gowrie, and a Syracuse university chancellor’s critique of the Standard Oil affair with Hearst referenced amid scattered notes from town life.
American observer notes neglect in southern China for U.S. cotton goods as Britain expands trade in Hong Kong. Northern China shows rising American action. Chinese consumers unaware of American lines. Trade dominance outlook framed by officials and merchants amid growing imports and shifting empire dynamics.
In Pittsfield Mass May apt Homer W Hedge president of the Aero City of America plans to demonstrate balloon based military work. Expert photographers and engineers will be taken to document photographs and drawings while experiments are conducted dropping harmless bombs. Balloons bought from Count de la Vaulx will be used for simultaneous experiments.
The census shows under 4,006 people settled on irrigation tracts with 122 businesses, two banks, three newspapers and a school. Towns Heyburn Scherrer and Rupert, along the Snake River in Idaho, will be auctioned soon under 1906 act. Minidoka project claims 130,000 acres. many lots already tied to settlers before water flow.
Miss Mary Brogham of New Hampshire and Patsy Sehoweld of New Haven delayed their nuptials as the San Francisco earthquake disrupted plans. Sehoweld, who had arrived to tell his fiancée he would marry soon, fled the disaster after his Sohold home burned. she planned to return to her job while waiting to wed.
A fragmented note mentions expedited shipping and a belt railroad around Indianapolis with unclear terms turplahing. The readable content hints at transport infrastructure but lacks concrete actions or dates to confirm.
Special to the fun section reports in Louisville Kentucky on May 12 that Polly Ann Jackson, a %-pound woman at a city rink, was asked by the manager to stop attempting to skate. Her laughter turned into a hysterical spell culminating in her death.
The latest dog collars feature amethyst-like decorations in added fittings and appeal as attractive yet affordable. Women grown tired of novelty jewelry now seek artistic dog collars as stylish wearables for their pets.
A dramatic excerpt from a Tolstoy influenced story set during a 1830 Polish insurrection. Migoursky a Polish landowner plans a daring ruse with Albina to vanish, feign his death, and flee via Volga to escape Siberian captivity. The couple hatches a coffin box disguise to hide Migoursky and move toward freedom, aided by Rosa otovsky and Ludviga amid prison plots and state scrutiny.
Mrs Steir clings to a two room suite at 148 Hester Street while Rabinowicz tears down the house for a row of brick tenements. The landlord seeks eviction by force, but she waits for her husband, defying police and wreckers as her lone, forlorn vigil continues.
In Pittsburg on May 12 the Pennsylvania railroad announced it will abolish the train announcer. A phonograph system will handle all calls and changes in running time and schedules, operated remotely by an electric switch from the train repatcher's office, saving the company thousands annually.
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