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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1907
Page
5
In Aguacate Elliott, lonely and homesick, shields Don Felipe from a knife-wielding peon during a cockfight clash. The act earns the planter’s respect, and Elliott remains in Puerto Rico where Pepita becomes his wife.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical for women and digestive ills, claiming frank ingredient disclosure, absence of alcohol, glyceric plant extracts, and confidential consultation from Buffalo. It promotes cures for constipation and other chronic ailments with statements of honesty and accessibility.
At the National Society of Colonial Dames meeting in Jamestown the memorial church built with bricks from two old Hampton houses was presented to the Virginia Historical Society. Thomas Nelson Page delivered the principal address.
Carl Snyder in Everybody s Magazine notes no passenger fatalities on 2779 American railways last fiscal year. Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha stands out for carrying 145 000 000 passengers annually with 17 008 miles of track and ten years with zero passenger deaths.
A compilation of kitchen instructions includes a biscuit dough method from flour butter and milk, a sweet pickle with green tomatoes onions peppers and raisins, a two sugar syrup for corn, a meat batter fried bites, French chops with mushroom sauce, corn candy with molasses and baking soda, and general guidance on quick oven baking and seasoning.
A collage of quips and gossip items from a 19th or early 20th century page. Deserters from a British naval exhibit are noted alongside moves by a South Dakota heir to New York. Snippets reference W. E. Corey, Shakespeare as insanity expert, Tom Platt, John W. Gates, King Otto, a one rail locomotive idea, and a figure named Mabelle Gilman tied to a $5 million cost claim.
A china blue tub dress features scalloped linen edges and white handwork. Syrian lace insertions accent the trim fitted blouse with a plastron waist secured by covered moulds. Scalloped plastron edges echo the paneled skirt design and overall morning wear elegance.
F Gilbreath Ingersoll argues that true romance comes from decisive, steadfast men who act, not from flashy gestures. A genuine suitor wins a woman by strength and resolve, not stage tricks, leaving no loopholes for doubt, while old maids exist because few men are truly worthy of a lasting yes.
A detailed note on evening weddings with no hats for brides and attendants. Tulip color schemes, white gloves for the couple, yellow crepe de chine gowns for maids, and red and yellow tulips for bouquets. Post-ceremony meals vary by start time, with a morning breakfast at the bride’s home and a two-course reception menu.
The text notes cattle avoid damaging a lark nest while grazing, forming a green surround. A lark avoids perching near her nest, alighting far away and moving covertly to return home. Nesting centers in cornfields with multiple nests hidden within, requiring patience to locate.
A bride was sued in London over refreshments for her wedding feast. The readable list includes four and one half gallons of beer one quart Scotch one pint Trish one bottle gin one quart porter one pint sherry one bottle claret and assorted sodas and lemonades.
Ad notice for Puro Distilled Water offering half gallon bottles at six cents and five gallon demijohns at varying prices. Includes contact details with a new phone number 2177 and address lines Alderman Main 778. Also asks about cabinets priced at 32 per dozen and contains garbled text indicating street names and misread words.
A historical note describes wedding reception menus with a canopy connection. It recommends a first course of fruit salad, galmon or chopped tongue sandwiches, olives and salted almonds, oyster patties or veal croquettes. For the second course it suggests ice cream or ices, wedding cake, small cakes, bon bons and coffee. Punch can be added with more elaborate refreshments.
The Thomas Jefferson Association proposes a July 4 grand reunion of descendants of the Declaration signers at the Jamestown exposition in Norfolk. Plans include a Jefferson descendant reading the declaration, addresses by notable Americans, and a 500-voice chorus. Military and naval participation is likely. organizers seek descendants and contact W S McKean in Washington DC.
The article lists Frances S. Klock, Clara Cressingham, Carrie C. Holly, Evangeline Heartz, Martha Conine, Olive Butler, Dr. Mary Barry, Harriet Wright, Frances S. Lee, and Alice M. Ruble as recent Colorado general assembly representatives. It notes strong resistance to women running and explains many are deterred from candidacy.
Julia Ward Howe, aged 88, gave four speeches for woman suffrage last week. She addressed 90 boys and girls in Newton, calling the event the highlight of her life. She reads Greek daily, in the original, and is now studying Aristotle to extend her work in old age. The Greeks, she says, enable her to do as much as she does.
The Sun offers readers seam allowing Paris designs with a catalogue of 1,000 spring and summer styles. Order by mail for ten cents per pattern postpaid, with each day describing a new pattern. Include pattern number size and your name and address to The Sun Fashion Department.
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