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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
5
In a silvery jungle night, Lieut Ellers betrays comrades for love with Marie of the islands. A hidden coup erupts as native and Tagal forces seize the traitor, only to reveal Marie and a band of laughing women who execute swift retribution and mock his downfall.
Margaret Laurie joins a rough sailing crew led by Henninger as they launch a Zanzibar treasure hunt aboard a native dhow. Elliott and Sullivan recount recent events while the reis and crew prepare for a perilous voyage with a battered diving outfit and improvised gear.
Elliott and Henninger discuss the dhow Omegah as it rounds the river mouth toward the north. The crew, armed and ready, plans watches in a hot deck while Margaret rests in a hammock awaiting the voyage's uncertain start.
Afnimed home recipes for steamed fruit pudding with molasses and lemon sauce. Also instructions for pickled peaches detailing fruit selection, sugar ratios, vinegar, spices, and a three day process including boiling, draining, and sealing jars.
A Victorian era note lists Miss Vanderbilt's trousseau valued at 67150 dollars, including 12 fur coats headed by a Russian sable at 1500, 13 coats, 12 balloons at 10000, 12 tailored suits at 2401, matching hats at 4000, 144 handkerchiefs from a French convent, and a wedding gown valued at 10000.
A brief note observes growing popularity of afternoon tea with English muffins rising in favor over the past year. Many households where the hostess is at home in the afternoon now serve tea.
A 30 glass jelly recipe using half bushel grapes and 10 pounds sugar costs $1.35 plus fuel. Process involves pressing juice through cheese cloth, boiling juice with sugar, and sheeting into heated glasses touched by sun to set. Optional tart version reduces sugar. pulp yields marmalade after straining and cooking.
Hotel keepers in Chicago complain women take up too much room and often telegraph ahead to secure a vacancy. Patrons note men could follow suit, though proprietors doubt women would frequent separate hotels like Martha Washington. Mendgebes and WN From Celis. LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine advertisement ends.
Special to The Sun. In New York on November 6 fashion circles embrace ear piercings and pendant earrings led by grandmothers designs revived by society. The Empress of Russia inspires the trend as Mrs Elinor Glyn draws attention with a $4000 pear shaped set topped by diamond bows worn at a Mrs John Jacob Astor dinner. The Four Hundred swiftly follows with Mrs Stuyvesant Fish Mrs Herman Oelrich Mrs Harry Lehr and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt among early adopters. The new pieces are lighter and longer while heirlooms are preferred, including Miss Vanderbilt’s Austrian crafted gold and pearl set from Count Szechenyi.
In a bygone American scene, few can play guitar now though many young ladies once pursued lessons to display cultured poise. Guitar music lent itself to sentimental songs and duets with a rosewood instrument and a young lady, as mandolins were not then part of church services.
A humorous scene centers on a breakfast table where maw and paw exchange stories and quips about arms, genealogy, and French descent. The dialogue features a jokey exchange about sleeves, a biscuit, and a punchline aimed at a wagging tongue, with rakish humor and a nod to ancestry.
Doveydove baby vanished causing alarms and reports of a goner scare. Mrs Doveydove remained hopeful while detectives searched the house. Mia Doveydove spotted a moving washtub in the laundry and found the baby beneath it, uttering a cheerful peep.
In this installment Diana recounts a tense clash with Everett True over care of her triplets Sal Pex and Mike. She defends shielding the infants from sun while True jeers, calls her a microcephalic goose, and ends with a cliffhanger as she retreats inside.
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