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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1899
Page
5
A homely appeal surrounds the doughnut name as New Albany residents recall Mrs. Charles Grout and her famed doughnut recipe. The instructions include milk, sugar, eggs, butter, baking powder, a pinch of soda, nutmeg, and flour for a soft dough, fried in hot lard until golden brown.
An old soldier runs a print stand on Wall Street near Money and Scrip, called Fort Poverty. The corporal, famed for discipline and a mock battlefield life, faces eviction from his corner stand after the bank firm demands removal. A petition and chance encounter with a younger partner prompt an awkward standoff and a memory of Civil War fighting.
The old soldier recounts how Tom Johnson lost a leg in battle and how Capt Porter of the 6th New York was saved during a night assault on enemy breastworks. The corporal, noting the tale, adds a petitioned claim and a large money deposit ends the siege of Fort Poverty.
A Derby Connecticut teacher allegedly punished pupil Johnnie Tripp by placing cayenne pepper in his mouth after a whispered remark, causing the boy to become seriously ill.
A short verse celebrates May day with apple blossom imagery. It highlights present beauty over future crop prospects, noting pink and white blossoms and the uncertain fate of growth. The tone is light and reflective on seasonal bloom.
The passage describes hat trim ideas using wheat, cairn barley, and gramn tones for smartening hats. It suggests wild tea poppies and scarlet velvet or core flowere and bluet velvet as fitting trims. It features a Tuscan straw sailor hat with two bunches of ripe wheat, whiteChina crape, white poppies, and pink hat styling with carnations and green leaves.
Content means having given up hoping. The more queens Solomon drew the worse hands he held. A woman can love so many different ways it is no wonder she is doubtful as to which is the man. If women were worse and men better it still would be a toss-up as to which were the bigger fool to get married. Force of habit makes a woman think she still loves her husband when she doesn't, the same reason makes a man think he doesn't when he does.
A Boston Transcript excerpt counsels resilience after loss and broken vows. It contrasts fading autumn with returning summers and urges the troubled heart to persevere, noting that joy often follows sorrow and ambitions may still be realized.
A Chicago Times Herald note cites a biographical work on Susan B Anthony recounting her first breakfast in bed at age 63. It quotes her diary entry about continental rolls butter coffee sent to her room and wonders what her mother would say about the habit.
Beat four eggs lightly then mix half a tablespoon mustard half teaspoon salt tablespoon sugar. Stir in four tablespoons melted butter half cup vinegar then fold in egg whites stiffly beaten and one cup sweet milk. Set over boiling water till thick and creamy, cool in cold water and store airtight in a cool place.
Brief item noting a merchants lunch venue at 25a Union Station with dining options. Also mentions collars and cuffs at a progress laundry, indicating nearby services or errands. No further details provided.
A jumble of lighthearted vignettes from period newspapers features a chance meeting with a familiar shirt waist, humorous exchanges about a sister, and a dry remark on waterproof bluefish scales. Other snippets recall women across the street admiring bonnets, and a man puzzled by nightly outings.
The New York Herald describes Queen Victoria’s walking canes as a vast, priceless collection. Subjects and relatives sent canes for every function and anniversary, though she has used only one historic piece once gifted from King Charles II. The room holds solid gold and jewel encrusted sticks, some carved with exquisite art and ivory handles with rubies.
A Plaza Cafe advertisement markets a full dinner for 15 cents at 38 and 40 Monument Place and a lunch daily from 10 am to 2 pm with a ladies’ lunch on the second floor at Ormonde 1c W Pearl St.
A compact collection of quotes on honesty, friendship, love, self-reliance, and health. Notable lines include There is no legacy so rich as honesty and Health lies in labor with emphasis on virtue, resilience, and disciplined effort.
Manila hats are the swell choice for midsummer morning wear. They come in white and colored varieties, trimmed with dotted white gauze and quills for a stylish, airy look.
Ollie Means of 614 Warren Avenue Indianapolis says his boy grew paler and thinner, then began using Hoca's Sarsaparilla. He reports a better color and improved general health following the tonic.
Collars and cuffs advertised with laundry service by Progress laundry and Dr W B Craig veterinary surgeon at Wood's stable with telephone 1097. An illustrated travel booklet from Chicago & North Western Railway promotes the National Educational Association annual meeting in Los Angeles July 11 to 14, 1889, urging readers to request the booklet free for routes train times rates and other information. postage 2 cents, A H Waggener, 6 Jackson Place Indianapolis Ind.
Train service from Cincinnati Sunday May 28 offers two trains at 6:50 a.m. stopping at Rushville Connersville Liberty Oxford and Hamilton, and a 7:15 a.m. train with no stops. The day also features a baseball game Cincinnati versus Baltimore with a 6:25 p.m. return arrival.
New upright pianos offered at Wulschner's 128 130 North Pennsylvania Street with 10 dollars down and five dollars monthly payments.
The Sun's Hnera It column offers a misc list of bar related items for sale. Read the advertisement to find tools, equipment, glassware, and other bar accessories offered by local sellers. Includes prices and contact lines for potential buyers.
Readable notes indicate bedroom suites offered at special prices with listed figures of £16.50, $18, and $20 in the source. The compact item suggests promotional pricing across currency formats without additional context or dates.
An advertising mention touts R T Gourand Oriental Cream or Magical Beautifier as a tan remover and skin smoother. Dr L A Sayre, cited as endorsing Rand's Cream as least harmful, notes usage by fashionable ladies. For sale by druggists and fancy goods dealers across the U S Canada and Europe. Ferguson Hopkins, proprietor, Jones Street New York. Also a prompt asking about selling the Sun's popular liners debt.
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