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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1903
Page
4
The Indianapolis Sun recalls its series exposing crowded, unsanitary school conditions and the push for more funding. It notes a new law allowing higher levies but finds 300000 insufficient to complete needed improvements, delaying many essential repairs.
A front page invective targets Chairman Fanning of the democratic city committee accusing him of concealing election officer names to fix city primaries. The piece links Fanning with the Taggart machine, denounces secrecy as machine policy, and argues the rottenness will drive decent Democrats away. It also reports Ora Coppenhaver to hang for murder and comments on international and political picks including Beveridge.
A fashion column describes spring neckwear and gloves, shoulder lines, and jackets. It notes white gloves as universal, lace jackets, and trimmed tailor gowns, with emphasis on plaited and accordion skirts and decorative bracelets enhancing outfits.
A Brooklyn man reports five months of facial eczema that worsened until Cuticura Soap,ointment, and Resolvent radically improved his condition after one night of treatment. He claims remarkable relief, regaining clear skin in a month, and notes continued well being as of 1903. The letter touts Cuticura as a universal skin cure with claims of purity, safety, and economy, listing products and prices.
Mr and Mrs Richard Harding Davis have arrived in London en route to Batkana. They will meet the Duchess of Sutherland during a short stay, with Ethel Blythe Barrymore as guest. The party includes Harvey of the Harper company and other noted passengers.
A fragmented poem fragment centers on a bereaved woman after a funeral. It depicts a mournful house among trees, dim lamp light, rustling leaves, and distant footsteps. The Jenkins sisters play a solemn organ as the speaker notes two years of sorrow and the hope of honest care amid hardship.
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