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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1899
Page
5
Mrs W J Bryan addressing graduates at her alma mater Jacksonville Sr argues the proper study of womankind is woman She links female independence to fewer unhappy marriages and says women will marry for a home and a congenial partner rather than for a mere dwelling The speech emphasizes lasting happiness through mutual respect and shared values
Mr. Phineas Marvell, a practical bachelor and longtime boarder, orders Mrs. Hyde to quit after discovering she has taken in her widowed niece Patty and her twin babies. He refuses to endure the disruption and demands she advertise and move out, despite her pleas.
A widow Mrs Hyde faces a difficult split as Mr. Phineas Marvell leaves after ten years. Patty Smith, a cheerful young widow with twins, offers to take charge as a substitute, and when Marvell falls ill with smallpox, Patty volunteers to care for the boarder, despite Aunt Hyde’s fears.
Patty Smith helps nurse Phineas Marvell back to health and returns home to reveal plans to marry him. The old bachelor, wary at first, hints at a future wife and praises Patty’s care as they plan a shared life. The scene closes with Patty’s hopeful vow.
Mrs Tarcinda Pratt aged 103 was buried in Chicago on Friday. Daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran she cherished recounting colonial era stories heard from her father.
A London Speaker verse extols the child heart as springlike and hopeful. It likens the heart to a flower and a bird, filled with wonder music and the promise of summer, urging bright expectations for youthful joy.
Rosa Bonheur, famed painter of animal life, created masterpieces like The Horse Fair. Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the work for $58,500 and donated it to the Metropolitan Museum. Bonheur set up a stable model room near her studio and kept a sheep and goat fold nearby. In 1870, during the German invasion, Frederick William protected her date from harm by strict orders.
A matron asks about the twins and Mrs Tryde calls them dear. Mr Marvell shows proud belief in Patty and the twins. Mrs Hyde notes Patty’s evolution from disliking children to happiness with her spouse and their lively brood.
Fried apples are prepared by peeling quartering and browning in butter with a touch of sour and sugar. Meek duck uses pork tenderloins filled with turkey dressing rolled tied salted and baked with frequent basting. Tart shells are cut from paste with rings baked and filled with jelly then topped with meringues for tea.
A fragmentary verse meditation contrasts love and beauty with gentleness of hearts and visions, noting roses blown by winds and angels looking upon a heavenly throne in a third century context.
In June Home Companion Sallie Joy White explains dropped eggs a New England term for poached eggs. She details boiling water salt and vinegar in a pan, dropping eggs in muffin rings, cooking until whites set, then serving on buttered toast.
A brown teapot with a gold monogram becomes a popular fashionable gift as tea brewers claim it must be used in that style of teapot. The item appears in social fashion chatter as a revived old-fashioned symbol of hospitality.
An elderly woman declines affection for her step-mother saying she is not related by blood but merely married her father. The quip highlights the clash between truth and dignity in a humorous anecdote.
The notice promotes Mai Leer beer from the American Brewing Company. It claims strict purity brewed from malt and hops only and announces availability on tap in leading saloons and bottled by J Metzger Co with telephone contact 407.
An ad notes upright pianos available with ten cents down and monthly payments at St Wulschner's 128-130 N Pennsylvania St. It also lists collars and cuffs at 14 cents and Progress laundry services. Reader asked to view seventh page.
A Kansas City Independent note humorously recalls a woman who read constantly, devouring books in many languages and storing notes in a packed home. She presents to a culture club with a rushed, self deprecating paper, admitting she hurried her study.
A collection of humorous dialogue snippets shows a magistrate and prisoner arguing over a dog theft and liver, a laborer dismissed from work, a boastful oddity about Washington's army crossing Delaware, and a boy asking about war spoils. The jokes showcase punchy one liners and playful dialect.
Silverware should not be allotted to drain but washed in hot suds and dried immediately. Use a sponge as the best dish cloth for silver and dated ware. Canton flannel cloths dry silver. A silver polish recipe uses one quart rain water two ounces ammonia and three ounces precipitated chalk kept in a corked bottle. A small brush cleans raised designs.
Before sweeping a dusty room, the method suggests wetting newspapers then tearing them into bits and scattering them on the floor. The papers trap dust as they settle, keeping furniture cleaner, then are gathered and disposed of.
Briggs boasts of a completed piano recital while his daughter ceases her harsh practice. Tompkins expresses fervent relief as the moment of finality arrives.
A playful note extols a sailor as the neatest style in a simple hat, praising maritime fashion and sturdy wit.
A staged testimonial from William Banks of 51 Foundry Street extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney pain. Banks says years of kidney issues improved quickly after using the product bought at Henry J. Huder's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo markets the pills as the sole U S agents with the remember the name Dean's slogan.
Millions of dollars have been lost through poor estate settlement by individuals. The Union Trust Company offers to act as executor or trustee with permanent financial responsibility, separate trust funds, and clear terms for administration costs.
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