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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
5
Miss Emma Siboni, 22, a Milwaukee based miniature painter, has received a commission to paint a portrait of the Dowager Empress of Russia. Daughter of Danish pianist Erich Siboni, she came to the United States at age four and trained mainly in Chicago earning recognition in portrait work.
Maj. Winchester Dana Osgood, famed college athlete, dies in Cuba while leading artillery in the insurgent war. His relentless pursuit of athletic glory and love for Caroline Davis shaped a drastic life, from Wilbraham to Cornell and Penn, ending in a soldier’s grave as Matsugata returns to Japan and Caroline marries another.
A Boston girl specializing in bric a brac repairs has patched about 500000 dollars worth of fragile ware. She handles rare vases and artifacts from old world fields for a museum, meticulously sorting fragments and fitting them with an egg albumen cement mixed with vaporated whey that withstands heat and moisture.
A humorous Atlanta Constitution piece recounts a suitor's bluster as Mollie accepts a marriage proposal amid playful boasts. The narrator, eager to wed, shadows Bill who arrives to woo Mollie, while the groom-to-be eyes the competition and professes confidence in his own chances.
A box plaited yoke provides an effective arrangement for a polka dot flannel waist. The style emphasizes a neat silhouette while showcasing the fabric pattern.
A verse by Rudyard Kipling expresses gratitude for divine guidance in craft and a plea to resist human aid, seeking to see no common on earth and to help those in need through grace. It reflects themes of responsibility, perfection through God, and humility before the creator.
Fragmentary recipe fragment lists ingredients for pickled walnuts including walnuts meats one ounce allspice pepper Jong pepper ginger black toasted seed and a cold preparation note. Unclear measurements and terms hinder full reconstruction.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain formerly Miss Endicott of Boston christened the British battleship Venerable at Chatham England. She is the daughter of the secretary of war in the Cleveland cabinet.
The article warns against using soap with vinegar and advises diluting aromatic waters. It provides recipes for skin toners including mixtures of vinegar brandy rose water bergamot lemon juice borax sugar and rose essence with instructions to mix strain bottle and age before use.
A vintage list advises against using fire for boiling, recommends borax for ringworms, praises cheap meat, warns against pork for the ill and promotes veal or lamb as soup. It favors pure grape juice for health, suggests frying pan heat practice, tests with water, and describes tinware cleaning with whiting, drying, ripping, and polishing with leather.
Mrs Ruth Shaffner Ethier serves as president of the first American women’s club in Ponce Porto Rico. The club was organized about two months ago by progressive daughters of Uncle Sam living in Ponce.
Bits from old papers describe a canvasser joking with a Master of the House who claims no children and only a cat, a bored student at a party paper, and a boy at the zoo miscalling a stag with horned inches and a dead apple tree atop its head, all in a light newspaper tone.
The Siamese king celebrated his marriage anniversary with a gold thimble worth 65 000 dollars. The jewel is shaped like a partially opened lotus blossom and bears interlaced initials of sovereign and wife in amethysts rubies emeralds or topazes. The rim records the marriage date in both Siamese and European calendars. The queen designed the piece and a Parisian jeweler crafted it.
Step by step directions describe making white chain stitches and double chains to form the sock body. White yarn is joined with colored wool at rows near the toe, followed by single chain rows to widen the toe, sew the sole, shape the toe, gather heal stitches, finish with a shell stitch row, and complete with cord and tassels. The piece specifies skillful handling of loops and stitches to assemble a finished knitted stocking.
Shred salt cod and rinse. Simmer in cream or milk. Thicken with flour and milk, temper with hot fish, then stir in beaten egg yolk. Return to stewpan and heat gently. Finish with pepper, salt, and small butter pieces.
The article urges women to abandon belts and finish skirts with a cord or narrow fold at the waist to create a long continuous line from armhole to hip. It recommends stout women study and apply this fashion law for a smoother silhouette.
Crouch Bros and America's greatest entertainers headline a show at Beatty's roof garden on Saturday November 4 end of Shel by-st. Includes star performers and a nightly entertainment lineup.
The Wabash Railroad will start a weekly tourist sleeping car service between St. Louis and Los Angeles leaving St. Louis every Wednesday at 9 p.m. The first car departs St. Louis on November 1. For full details contact G. D. Maxfield D P A at 42 Jackson Place Indianapolis Ind.
Guimp trims in black or white satin hold immense vogue with lavish use. White preferred where possible, colors like biscuit, mouse gray, castor, and browns matched with narrow white guimp. White is chosen on delicate fabrics and house gowns. bold colors use extensive black quimp for contrast.
A pretty home made bonnet for a baby using white cloth in three pieces for crown brim and revers. Requires three-eighths yard of 48 inch wide cloth plus three yards of three inch satin ribbon. Crown stiffened with muslin and lined in white silk. Revers lined with muslin faced with cloth. Frill of satin rib bon conceals seam. Strings of ribbon. Revers smooth and firm lined with canvas. Embroidery options include baby ribbon or braided metallic.
A promotional notice touts Kid-ne-aids and Liverlax as fast acting remedies for nervousness sleeplessness and back pain. It cites Mrs M H Henderson of Indianapolis praising Kid-ne-oids and notes price fifty cents per box and Liverlax twenty five cents. The products are sold by druggists and Sloan Drug Co and manufactured by John Morrow & Co Springfield Ohio.
An advertisement touts R. T. Gouraud's Oriental Dream as a harmless beauty purifier claimed to remove tan freckles moth patches and skin blemishes. It notes a 61 year test and cites Dr. L A Sayre endorsing it as least harmful. Sold by druggists and dealers across the U S Canada and Europe.
The advertisement promotes The Celebrated Old Mammoth Cave Bourbon of Rye from AUG COLDEWEY & CO. of Louisville Kentucky established 1849 claiming to be the oldest house in Kentucky. A HaROLD SUMMIDT is listed as manager for a Indianapolis branch at No 132 South Delaware Street.
P M time shown in black face figures for routes from Union Railway Station. Daily Sleeper Parlor Car Chair Car Dining Car except Sundays. Listings include Pittsburg and East Logansport and Chicago Knightstown and Richmond Philadelphia and NY etc. Express services and various connections to Columbus Indianapolis Madison and St Louis routes appear with times and notes.
Train offices listed at station and corner Ni nois and Washington Sts show departures and arrivals for routes to Logansport Chicago Columbus Ind Louisville Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington ColInd Mad T Richmond Columbus O Piqua Columbus Rich Columbus Ind Louis N Vernon Madison Martinsville Vincennes Dayton Meni with various fare amounts and times.
Detailed timetable fragment listing departures and arrivals for multiple rail lines including Cleveland line, Peoria line, Springfield and Columbus line, and Monon Railway connections. It shows various accommodations and express services to cities like New York, Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Toledo with fare and schedule fragments.
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