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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1901
Page
5
In a reflective piece the speaker recalls reading tales of fortunes from futures trading and considers joining the frenzy. He sees others earning huge sums in an instant but notes the market crash and the uncertain gains. He resolves to keep farming, finding steady work and dependable profits in hay and work.
A short reflective verse by Frank L. Stanton expresses gratitude for faith, family, homes, harvests, and daily greetings. It invokes hope and rest under guidance of the Father, ending with a peaceful note at day’s end.
In Tattleton Mrs Barry visits Miss Mora Minturn’s cozy kitchen. The two argue over who will share a fragrant chili sauce, with Mrs Barry confusing names and Miss Minturn correcting her, then serving tea and tea cakes.
Marion Potter, once loved Mora Minturn twelve years ago, rides homeward after hearing her chili sauce aroma. Mora, now widow with an orphaned nephew, tends her garden while memories swirl. Mrs Barry suggests hiring Jane's Eliza for cooking, hinting Mora's cooking expertise may tempt Potter. He seeks Mora, drawn by lingering affection and familiar homeward scene.
In a Vick's Magazine fragment, a quirky supper scene ends with Dick and Aunt Mora reuniting lovers. Mr Potter contends with the chili sauce as he forgives past wrongs and leaves jars at the gate post, while Kate grows impatient at dawn.
A brief poetic rondeau praising pansies as symbols of thoughts and earthly joys. The speaker urges flowers to arise and reveal their tales to mirror a beloved and comfort through color meanings. The poem emphasizes devotion truth and frailty with floral imagery across purple ruby golden white lavender.
Miss Isabella Truxton of Norfolk Virginia will christen the torpedo boat destroyer Truxton, a ship named in honor of her ancestor Admiral Truxton, during a ceremonial launch event.
The New York Evening Sun describes lawn furniture as a popular summer feature. A typical setup includes a serving table, six three legged teacup stands, canvas chairs, a zinc lined ice chest, and wicker pieces with spike feet. Tables may have swinging leaves and can be extended or folded as wind screens.
A home style dessert combines rice with milk and cinnamon in a double boiler until tender. Eggs are stirred in for richness. Caramelized sugar coats a mold before packing with the rice and baking in hot water, served with caramel sauce.
Miss Christina Christy of Ashtabula Ohio, a 16 year old schoolgirl, swam across Conneaut lake a distance over a mile. She emerged fresh and strong, claimed she was born to swim and joked about feeding her to sustain a week of swimming. She also excels in bowling bicycling and academics.
A collage of light quips from various papers shows humor on Rome skulls jokes about St. Paul a German friend and a wrongheaded strong minded note. A Philadelphia editor scene jokes reference a Woman's rights club president and a divorce rumor adds local flavor.
A systematic look at over 40 000 ears in England and France finds ears keep growing throughout life. Ears help age estimation, hereditary shapes persist, and minor features like a cartilage lump near ages thirty nine and 40 mark a lasting ear tip remnant. Observers note asymmetry between the ears and interest from criminology on ear types. Saturday Evening Post.
A fashion note outlines a white dominated summer with no color in daytime wear. Women choose white frocks in varieties from silk to linen, with morning gowns tinted only by accessories in coral turquoise amber and other shades, while silver-haired ladies wear cream and pearl whites to preserve a sharp, colorless look.
The text notes that women on the shady side prefer flowering plants while sunny-side neighbors favor palms and ferns. It suggests planning verandas to fit light: shady verandas suit palms, ferns, vining plants, and j ar dinieres with trailing vines and edge boxes. On sunny verandas, any plants except palms and ferns may thrive.
A mother sits by a cradle rocking her baby with tears in her eyes. She imagines the boy’s future, praying for his successful life and fearing dishonor, as she gazes at his sleeping face and honors his fragile beginnings.
The article advises not to discard loose tough lettuce leaves. Trim away decay, rinse leaves individually, and store inner leaves in a wet napkin in a cold place. Tough outer leaves can be cooked like greens, or with celery leaves and stalks or spinach, then drained, chopped and seasoned with butter, salt and pepper.
A marble quip notes some people are always late and a great general who was ten minutes early. A secretary blamed his watch for tardiness, and Washington dismissed him with a joke about getting a new watch or secretary.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as strengthening and curative for digestion and nutrition. It claims no alcohol or narcotics, cites testimonials about scrofula and lung hemorrhage, and offers Common Sense Medical Adviser with mail order details from Buffalo New York.
A fashion note observes tulle bows worn under the chin with white silk blouses and open jackets. The delicate accessory offers a dainty, airy touch though its lifespan is brief, prompting frequent replacement to keep outfits fresh.
The article extols white bed sets as timeless and refined. It argues white linen with plain spreads best fits any color scheme, avoiding shams or ornate coverlets and promising lasting appeal for the housewife.
Instant relief advertised for various injuries and pains using Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil sold at any drug store.
Wholesale price list covers poultry such as turkey hens and ducks, various cheeses, butter, eggs, hides, tallow, candies, nuts, coffee, sugars, flour, beans, molasses, rice, coal, and a wide range of meats and seafood. Includes prices by grade and item for retailers and shippers, with extensive numbers for items like hams, bacon, lard, pickled pork, and sausage.
One dollar a yard pongee, one yard wide, offers rich texture and soft natural color with satin figures. Ideal for shirtwaist suits and lace trimmed costumes, beige remains a fashion favorite as pongee eyes a great vogue. Wood’s Sarsaparilla billed as a vitalizer helps with depleted blood.
Frank M. Lacey of the Commercial Photograph Gallery endorses the Cleveland Featherweight from Mueller & Westling, a bicycle store in City. Baldwin's music store advertises bargains on slightly used upright pianos this week.
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