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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1899
Page
5
A betrothed couple quarrels over a shared house design from a book, each relying on an architect. They split after Tipton Marchion and Madge Dardney reach an impasse, with the groom selling their home and the bride visiting later to confront the unfinished dream.
The article describes a Christmas day house-warming at No 353 B Street where Nece & Bros. failed to complete a sale as the owners decided to occupy the house themselves. The scene includes a tender moment where a person named Tip is consoled and tears are shed, washing away prior quarrels.
A nostalgic verse recalls a wedding vow to Dottie and her wish for a bright cook stove like her father used to buy. The speaker reflects on Dorothy's sly replies about cooking lessons and desires for hats and fabric, hinting at family memory and affection.
A humorous contemplation on love and marriage noting that Love remains indifferent to mockery. It quips that a man who pursues marriage may fear losing a partner, and that adult questions can be more embarrassing than a child’s inquiries.
A fragmentary poem depicts a woman pinning a rose onto a man's coat causing unseen rivalries. The scene implies a secret pledge hidden in his breast and a deceitful suitor whose true reasons remain unclear.
Women at a church society luncheon previewed dainty lunch boxes. White wrapped boxes with apple blossom ribbons hid sandwiches, water cress, and a slice of home made cake with ice filling. Desserts included orange sections and marrons glacés, served with hot mocha by the reception committee.
The London Times quotes Lord Selisbury critiquing modern dress trends. He argues the ugliest attire worn by Englishmen endures for 59 years and claims the female cycle skirt or knickerbockers reveal a displacing of beauty, suggesting an artistic Inferno if Dante wrote on fashion.
A dull lamp was reborn with three coats of enamel on the porcelain vase and a black finish on the metal stand. A crepe paper shade completes the look, using English enamel paints praised for a glassy surface. Ideal for drawing rooms and summer homes. Grand Hotel Cafe promotes best meals in the city.
A wartime notice describes canned fruits packed in large boxes for soldiers. It notes grain scarcity globally and highlights charitable food aid efforts for deployed troops.
The San Francisco Call lauds Red Cross nurse Mrs May Boysen native of California for fearless care of wounded under fire at Malabon. She aided soldiers while bullets flew and even fired at insurgent trenches with volunteers cheering. Her son William joined as assistant surgeon with the Pennsylvania regiment, both serving simultaneously.
The white cottage home of Gen. Funston’s parents sits on a Kansas prairie farm. The parlor displays numerous animal skins, trophies from Funston’s hunting expeditions.
A lyrical meditation by John Boyle OReilly explores a man’s life from birth to adulthood. It traces his craving for forbidden experiences, his gradual cynicism, and his shift from boldness to skepticism as he ages.
Hetty Green, famed richest woman, hires a stenographer named Theodora Mallaby. The piece describes Mallaby and her appearance as she serves Green in her business affairs.
A club woman asserts she is not on the fence about a meeting and her husband grins. The ad promotes Dean's Ointment for itching piles, claiming quick, permanent relief at 50 cents per jar from any drug store.
H. L. SHUTE of 24 Talbot block offers collars and cuffs with progress laundry. A man refused surgery. his druggist sold him internal and external Guaranteed File Care with a druggist refund if it fails. Cincinnati to Bo train stops at Edberty Ford at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May ab.
Ripe currant pie mixes mashed currants sugar water flour and egg yolks in a rich crust then meringue topping browns in oven. Currant shortcake uses biscuit dough baked in two layers with mashed currants sugar and a light currant meringue. Currants should be crushed with granulated sugar two hours before use.
The mock exchange ridicules a $50,000 dinner in honor of Dewey. Weather quips predict rainless decoration day. A Chicago Times-Herald line hails hoped for respectable inheritances and a cutter dogged faith in a daughter from a distinguished family. A testimonial from Julia Filbridge touts Burdock Blood Bitters.
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