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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
3
The Sun protests the police court action that confined Hortense Abromet on flimsy evidence after a family on Illinois street found damaged furniture from fires beneath it. A neighbor’s threat and muddy slides are held as grounds, with bond deemed prohibitive and unjust.
A sharp critique targets Councilman Wynne's push ordinance as the limit of flapdoodle law. The piece mocks requiring consent for almost any sidewalk action and imagines absurd constraints from crowding to street access. It labels the proposed measure as insane and proposes civic ridicule rather than approval.
The piece urges Judge Grubbs of Morgan county for the joint Senate nomination as Republicans clash. it argues Charles B Clarke should be county prosecutor, claiming he is a stronger lawyer and not a ring puppet, urging voters to back Clarke.
A fragmented editorial tone mocks Kentucky Democrats for a smallpox quarantine against Indiana and questions political motives. The piece rails at gambler raids by Capt. Hyland, accuses leaders of appointing funeral minded candidates, and hints at broader corruption and rotten trust in ward politics.
A compact, period tone collection of brief items and quips from several Indiana papers. Mentions the state geologist Blatchley saying Indiana sits outside earthquake and volcano belts, remarks on a coal strike likely raising coal and wood prices, and notes social gossip about Miss Holman of Indianapolis finally marrying.
A collection of sharp quips from newspapers criticizing tariffs, political bosses, and international aid. TheDetroit Free Press notes blunt political jabs while Detroit Evening News cites flour exports dipping as Europe’s demand wanes. The Grand Rapids Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer add satirical takes on Cuban pardons and European charity.
The rose dominates current trimming designs with lace and heavy silk embroidery. Novel trims mix lace pieces in diamond motifs linked by silk cherries, using white to deep ecru and black and white combos. Distinct motifs bought by the yard can be detached for individual decorations, enabling varied schemes. Embroidery in crewel and tinsel decorates cloth and silk bands for gowns.
The piece notes the rising popularity of the French knot in embroidery and its versatile variations. It describes collars and bands on silk gowns, citing a smart black nun's veiling gown with white pique embroidery and another gown with black taffeta bands and white knots as exemplary trims.
The shirtwaist gown becomes common and available ready made in season fabrics like blue and white foulard. Dressmakers craft them in ceilings pongees white India silks checked taffeta and other fabrics. The Gibson two pleats front style dominates for novelty and flat pleasing lines, though it worsens for stout figures and flatters the slender poorly.
A satirical piece recalls Supposin' poems and a banker named David Scarum. The narrator recounts Scarum showing a coronation invitation, triggering a published correction. The town editorial condemns Scarum for a “contemptible action” that forfeits community respect.
An exchange during a trial features a count insulting a rival as a coward and scoundrel while the defendant boasts of knocking the man down with a club. The friend and prosecutor note the contradictions as the jury watches the confrontation unfold.
The piece notes silver alcohol lamps shaped like street lamps with colored glass bowls, Meissen majolica from England, blue and white Delft coffee pots, frosted glass dishes with metal frames, quaint china dishes with pears, and imported deep cream porcelain baking dishes with Greek key borders, all highlighting revived antique styles.
The luncheon table for spring and summer must be cool light and inviting. Small glass dishes hold water cress at the corners to nibble instead of radishes. A bright salad uses tomatoes stuffed with white celery and apples, sweet mayonnaise, and a crust beneath a tomato lid. The fruit salad, served in a scooped pineapple, uses seasonable fruits with maraschino and remains chilled for a pleasing novelty.
Soak and blanch sweetbreads then fry until brown. Arrange in a circle with peas in the center. Puree ripe strawberries with sugar, fold into hot milk thickened with arrowroot, chill to set, and top with whipped cream or stiff egg whites. Garnish with berries and colored cream. Prepare parsley onion butter sauce with wine reduced, add white sauce and lemon juice.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch poem about Lisette under May stars and a wedding night lost to memory. It contrasts a sylph maiden and a failed plighting with a critic’s blunt chestnut tree scene where voices cry but victims go unheard.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from papers such as the Boston Transcript and Washington Star. The snippets feature wordplay on illness and history, workplace farewells, seaside imagery, and rustic dialect, reflecting lighthearted tone and regional flavor.
A collection of practical household hints on pineapple preparation eggs freshness and bread testing. It covers trimming pineapple edges removing eyes slicing first and cooling dough tests and kitchen tricks for glass polishing with tissue paper cleaning eggs by water test and salt to curb odors. It also notes fish scaling by brief boiling dipping and pastry lard cutting through flour rather than rubbing.
Amusements report the final play at the Park, Nick o the woods, drawing good attendance for its half week. The program also notes added poetess Evaleen Stein for a benefit event at English's on Saturday night to aid the Harrison monument fund featuring Riley and Wallace among others with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
A newly invented two part brush makes cleaning bottles and glasses in the sick room and nursery easier. Its design helps reach shapes that were hard to scrub, improving hygiene in medical and caregiving spaces.
A vintage classified style claim promises a universal remedy for catarrh. The text extols constitutional treatment and blood action, asserting Hall's Catarrh Cure can reach the disease at its source and restore health. It emphasizes the product’s curative powers and appeals to readers seeking a lasting remedy.
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