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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
5
Poetic note from Sports Afield about summer joys in fields and woods. The speaker imagines fishing, sketching, and wandering with nature as choir, envisaging a peaceful day with Mother Nature, birds, winds, and rivers. The piece ends with hopeful temper and anticipation of seasonal harmony.
In a moonlit voyage a couple drift toward the south shore as a storm crawls in. The woman speaks of a peaceful undersea world while the man dismisses daydreams, then the sky darkens and lightning and thunder approach. The canoe surges forward with tension rising between them.
A dramatic canoe voyage ends with the craft torn and both occupants sinking. Don preserves the paddle, drags his companion to shore, and they survive a fierce storm. Mrs. Elizabeth Davies recalls living under five English monarchs after arriving in New Castle, Pa, aged 86, recalling eras from George III to Edward VII.
The article urges thrift through reupholstering old furniture in rich green corduroy with box pleats and brass nails, warns against cheap parlor sets, favors denim and Madras for curtains, and predicts walnut furniture and netted window screens as spring trends while encouraging personal expression at home.
A young woman trims a loose crocheted white shawl to be redone. She unraveled it and rewove Sis Shetland floss into skeins, washed and rinsed each until clean, then dried and crocheted a shawl more attractive than the original. She takes unusual pleasure in the new shawl.
A quoted line notes that intoxication brings out a man’s worst traits, implying that liquor reveals character. The remark frames drinking as exposing inner behavior rather than changing it. The source presents the idea in a concise, proverbial tone without additional context.
A poem from British Weekly urges opening the door to the soul and heart. It contrasts external beauty and inner virtue, calling for sunlit minds and pure thoughts to banish sin. Sympathy for others sweetens the heart, inviting angels to enter unnoticed.
The fragment offers aphorisms on excuses in love, patience for religious figures, the value of laughter and tears, the usefulness of hatred, and a critique of necessity as a fairy tale driver, attributed to Lippincott.
A playful verse lists endless household chores and repair tasks. A wife jokes about endless fixes from hanging pictures to mending chairs and installing cornices. The speaker quips that the list would make a man wish to stay single, if only briefly.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution portrays a commencement scene where a speaker delivers in Greek and Latin while the audience reacts with applause. The poem-like text expresses desire to hear her speak clearly in English and to hear her confess love.
Bits from Detroit Journal and Boston Transcript reveal family banter and social wit. A fatherly scolding, a playful jab at music snobbery, and sharp dating talk expose humor and values of the era. The characters Tomm y Hester Bertha and Fred Saunders populate lighthearted exchanges.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer lauds Delight Sweetser Prentiss an Indiana Marion native and author of One Way Round World. Biographical sketch highlights her Geneva Switzerland schooling, French fluency, and marriage to Cleveland businessman Francis F. Prentiss. The couple, now abroad, previously resided at The Lennox in Cleveland and near Marion at her home.
An advertorial claim promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for blood poisoning cancer and related skin and joint ailments. It asserts the remedy purifies blood, heals sores, and offers trial treatment with free medical advice. Dr. Gillam and other locations are named for distribution.
Reflections of a Bachelor satirizes neighbors and daily domestic life. It jokes about frogs singing, housekeeping mishaps, and shifting attitudes in married life. The piece ends noting how women expect instinct to reveal a husband’s lies and the changing view of bachelors over time.
The quart ice cream freezers once sold as toys have grown in popularity across homes and sick rooms. They suit boarders studios and bachelor households, with caterers and dealers noting steady sales for small families. A quart serves about five people and the compact freezers fit neatly in ice boxes. An adaptable recipe range creates many frozen desserts with minimal quantity.
A compact sampler presents aphorisms from various authors. Notes on weariness, complaint, habit, honesty, and diplomacy pair with reflections from Young M Henry Montaigne Emmons Cecil Colton and Colton. The fragment highlights varied maxims about character and discourse.
A prominent Boston society woman quips that she never reads newspapers or labor grievances. The remark references the humble carpenter’s life from ancient times, prompting readers to consider whether she has engaged with that famed narrative.
Indianapolis residents report back pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Testimonial from Herbert Mertz of 1511 English Ave describes initial backache, kidney weakness, and improvement after obtaining the remedy from Henry J. Huder's drug store. Foster-Marburn Co. Buffalo listed as sole US agents at 50 cents. Doan's brand recommended.
A wonderfully old lady, the duchess of Cleveland and mother to Lord Rosebery, has returned from travels she enjoyed as much as sixty years ago. She delights friends with traveler’s talk and remains popular both abroad and at home, especially on steamers where she knits and chats cheerfully with all.
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