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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
5
The Washington Star reflects on election talk and the desire for Thanksgiving peace. It imagines a season without partisan cheering, hoping for bands to play for simple dances and a tranquil gathering rather than spirited triumphs or defeats.
Will Merriwell, a cloth department manager, helps a distraught foreign woman with a mysterious baby basket. A dog emerges, a shaken crowd questions abduction, and the swaps end with Merriwell courting Iona Wray as the firm’s weekend charm. The tale closes with cheerful prospects and a reconciled chaperone named Bobby.
A string of snappy quips from Chicago Philadelphia and Chicago papers centers on hat wearers in front of audiences. A man complains his view is blocked by a hat priced at $.98 while a lecturer asks hats be removed.
A Philadelphia Record item offers guidance for women urging kindness toward men, self presentation, and social conduct. It counsels avoiding harsh scrutiny of women by men, staying modest, valuing male efforts, and developing neat housewifely skills while dropping irritating habits like sniffing giggling interrupting and nagging.
A reflective piece contrasts youth and maturity, arguing youth loves light and laughter while maturity relies on subtleties. It condemns invective and malice and urges teaching peers the value of a good laugh. It warns a childish old man is less woeful than an aged youth.
The guidance notes a hat should match the color of the skirt in winter walking wear since the outer wrap tends to be black. A toque that matches the skirt is seen as more fashionable than a black hat that matches only the jacket, illustrating proper walking dress style.
Poem extols a charitable woman who knits and sends garments and tracts to Africans and Indigenous peoples abroad while neglecting suffering of women at home in Darkest England. The verse lauds continued global effort and unpaid labor amid critique of ignored domestic needs.
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