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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1906
Page
5
The color of the walking costume chiffon Panama is dove gray and unaffected by travel. The circular skirt is tucked and the pony coat is fitted. revers turn back, faced with gray calcium Wikt. Edges are embroidered in gray braid. Small pique waist touches white. fastened with dull silver buttons. A close fitting roseda toque is worn over the head.
In Cambridge Massachusetts May a 18 year old boy George DeWolf killed himself after attempting to murder his girlfriend Misa Thoroughgood 17. At the funeral at 21 Hamilton Street Cambridge the girl who had pleaded to see him broke down in tears and was not allowed to remain after a brief display of distress. The boy had sought to shoot his sweetheart then took his own life. The mother allowed a last look before the service but the girl could not stay.
A brief survey notes the legislative bodies in various nations: United States Congress, France’s assembly, Germany’s Reichstag, Netherlands States General, Spain’s Cortes, Greece’s House, and Denmark’s Landsting. It contrasts terms used for their lawmaking authority.
The advertisement touts a medicine called Favorite Prescription claiming safety for family use and suitability for women. It asserts the product uses native roots, contains no harmful impurities, is alcohol-light, and endorsed by doctors as an effective cure for female ailments. It also highlights glycerine’s beneficial role and cites testimonials from medical writers praising its ingredients.
Samuel Jones, trapped by circumlocutionary dice and a craps game, loses money to Mose Washington but wins back enough to charm Rachel. Old man Thompson recalls the arc as Jones vows reform yet plans to forgive the gambling. A window visit hints at a mock elopement.
In Bloomington Illinois a jury ruled James Z Crumbaugh was unduly influenced by Spiritualist beliefs when leaving 280000 to found a LeRoy church. The late oil man and banker described his deceased son Bright Eyes as a guiding spirit appearing in seances. If upheld the ruling shifts over 150000 from Crumbaughs wife to the church, with efforts to invalidate her will as well.
Ben Wester writes in June about Dowle, calling him a faker yet praising a hypnotist's leadership. The piece condemns his financial responsibility and imagines extreme fates, contrasting an aging, irascible Dowle with a imagined Mexican ranch sunlit oblivion.
The passage claims you can judge character by how a person shakes hands and the way their thumb, fingers, and eyelids move. It asserts indicators of trustworthiness or deceit based on thumb pressure, finger use, and eye shape, style, and eyelid behavior as revealing signs.
A serialized letter arguing that parents owe payment for birth and medical services. It recalls a physician unpaid at birth and laments unpaid babies and the burden on doctors. The tone warns against treating childbirth as a free service and urges accountability.
A prize of 330000 francs is offered by the French Academy of Science for a method enabling communication between genes. The reward amount in dollars is shown as 20000. The announcement targets a breakthrough in genetic signaling and molecular biology.
A satirical sketch features the Chaser of Last Persons evaluating Van Dyke Beard in a comic scene. Beard claims love and marriage woes while recounting financial misfortunes and a missing cook. The piece lampoons wealth, restraint, and vanity through quirky dialogue and a closing punch about Rockefeller and Bryan.
The article notes an unladen bee flies about 49 miles per hour while a returning bee is slower at AZ miles per hour. It also reports the salary of a life insurance company head surpasses the salaries of presidents at the four leading U S universities, highlighting big pay disparities.
Chicago women may gamble in stocks and bonds as a new brokerage for women opens in the Railway Exchange building. Led by Mabel Eaton Farnum, recently divorced, the Brande & Eaton firm aims to teach women the mysteries of stocks, margins, puts, and calls with the aim of offering a leisurely yet potentially risky engagement in finance.
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a melodramatic scene mentioning a Mrs Oldington, a Father Gapan, and a buried man. The text is garbled and unclear about a definitive event or individuals' actions, offering only a suggestive, non-coherent snippet.
City Statistician Jiugo Gros- NF reports 68 957 arrests in the past year with 20 500 married and 45 167 single. Arrests rose from 1904 to 1905, with women victims falling from 9 214 to 9 472. Total intoxication arrests reached 45.7. Deaths numbered 3 22, down from 19h. Reduced contagious diseases among children is linked to public baths and playgrounds.
A royal roster lists fifteen ladies in personal attendance upon Queen Alexandra. The first is mistress of the robe, followed by the bedchamber ladies and maidens of honor under the queen’s service.
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