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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1906
Page
5
A historical note warns buyers to avoid alum and alum phosphate baking powders due to labeling laws requiring full ingredient disclosure. It promotes Royal Bakin Powder as a pure cream of tartar baking powder and the best option available.
A narrator recalls a perilous night aboard a steam engine as a deranged superior forces heat, endangers over 100 lives, and provokes a desperate rescue. The engineer recovers, but the superior is confined to an eastern state insane asylum, with no recognition of visitors since.
A visiting wrap described as elephant gray with wable trim features a three quarter length bodice with a short waisted girdle. Heavily embroidered dull gray bands create the effect while a sable collar and fur edging accent the garment. A sable fur muff accompanies the ensemble.
Raphael the Astrologer gives forecasts for Sunday and Monday November 11 1904 12, 186. It notes a birthday chequered with heavy tosses and caution, family grief, and cautious earnings for a child born that day while a later prediction questions the day’s fortune and the child’s fate depends on birth hour.
The article discusses tea made with milk as a favored drink, noting its nourishing qualities and its role as both beverage and food. It describes preparation in a teapot, the need to strain milk to remove scum, and mentions that some find the taste sickly while mixing milk with water can improve the result.
A special from Loganport Indiana reports Benja min Schoenfeld of Chicago, once in partnership with Coroner J N Neff in a Walton sanitarium, held on a run charge of forging a 90 check and cashing it through local merchants. Another 12 check is pending in a related case.
Fashion notes highlight princess gowns as a dominant trend with slender graceful silhouettes. Materials favor light weight chevrons serges and chiffon effects in golden brown tones, reds and browns. A showcased gown features chiffon over a cream waist, laced sleeves, and a brown velvet hat with shaded plumes.
Nome dispatch reports United States government reindeer program expanding in Alaska. The project aims to give natives independence and self support, replacing sled dogs with reindeer for draft, meat, hide, and possible milk. Reindeer spread rapidly across Alaska, valued for strength, speed, and cold adaptation.
A diarist narrates a flirtatious scene with Pittsburg financier Mr. Bitkins, recounting inside stories about didoes in Smoky City high life and expressions of amusement at humorous tales. The entry ends with a question on how marriage might be received by society.
A household satire follows Mrs Jennings of New York as she attends cooking school and suffers a strained marriage and a nightmarish dinner. The piece argues a wife’s cooking failings threaten family wellbeing and future generations with indigestion.
Special to The Saw Oregon authorities pursue a double crime theory around Carey M. Snyder who vanished October 5 1905 amid a Forest Grove bank robbery. His widow held in Oregon after identification of his remains, is confined to the state under threat of arrest if she leaves, as detectives probe whether Snyder and two accomplices robbed the bank and murdered him to deny his one third share.
Indianapolis justice of the peace Smock and Justice Nickerson plan retirement on November 10, ending a marriage parlor era that yielded fees up to ten dollars per ceremony. Smock kept meticulous case records and generated about $4,080 from marriages in eight years, while his office charged $2,000 salary plus private funds for rent and clerical costs. The piece notes replacements and the impact on local legal ceremony practices.
The Sun promotes ten cent dress patterns with postpaid delivery. Details describe an Empire waist gown with lace jacket in pale pink mescaline, along with fabric yardages and sizing. It mentionsPattern offers, pricing, and contact through The Fashion Department of The Sun, plus railway route info for Chicago Great Western via major midwestern cities.
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