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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1899
Page
5
Mrs. Mary Grinnell-Mears of Albany is re-elected head of the New York state assembly of mothers. She praises home education, gentle childrearing, and family meals as the core of a happy home life that shapes good children and responsible adults.
A Civil War era tale follows a wounded Yankee drummer who hides with enslaved helpers on the Clayton plantation. Gladys Clayton and Walter Lines reconnect at a Virginia store as business interests reopen in the South. The drummer survives and discovers a new companion in the south.
A fragment from Home Magazine hints at a broader promise that the structure will be thoroughly reconstructed in due season. The noted wording suggests planned renewal and a future transformation of the home, though specifics remain unclear.
A nostalgic poem fragment from the Atlanta Constitution praising endurance and hopeful weathering of sorrow. It evokes birds singing, bells ringing, ships returning home, and a bright tomorrow through simple faith. The voice links daily life to enduring optimism.
Mrs George Law widow of a New York billionaire arrives in New York after Parisian triumphs. She occupies a lavish suite rarely used and wields millions at age 25.
Tips include avoiding very hot irons on flannels and woolens, ironing calicoes and similar fabrics on their wrong side, boiling clothes lines before use, ironing table linen while damp with a hot heavy iron, ironing embroideries on a smooth surface over thick flannel, whitening linen with refined borax, soaking fade-prone fabrics in salt water to set color, and avoiding red-hot irons for best heat retention.
Open a can of salmon drain the fish and lay over lettuce leaves. Remove bone and skin from salmon then top with two to three tablespoons of lemon juice. Cover with mayonnaise dressing and serve. A coconut cream for cake filling combines milk coconut sugar butter and cornstarch then thins with milk and eggs to spread between cake layers.
Miss Rachel Griscom of Reading Pennsylvania celebrated her ninety first birthday this week. She began teaching at age seventeen, making her one of the state's longest serving educators.
The article outlines practical steps for hanging and grouping pictures with balance and precision. It covers wire types gilt versus silvered copper for heavy works, ideal nail or screw eye placement, measuring essentials, and methods to adjust perceived room height by framing placement. It also notes wall finish consistency and frieze depth as factors in optimal display.
A fanciful description outlines two night attire cases used as room decor. The first is a square satin book with a painted cover and red lace trimming containing a hidden, aromatic pillow and storage for a headrest. The second item is an antique grenadine portiere with pockets for robe, gown, and slippers, showcased as decor and utility.
Lady Sarah Wilson accompanies her husband in the Transvaal conflict acting as a correspondent for a London newspaper. She rode about 200 miles from Mafeking in South Africa to gather firsthand reports.
A recipe roundup from What to Eat explains making fondant from egg white and water, flavoring with vanilla or lemon, and adding sugar to form a nonstick dough. It teaches date hearts, nut paste, fruit balls with figs or raisins, almond snows, chocolate creams, and tricks for hardening overnight.
The piece describes a new women's collar trend requiring a high back and a low front to cradle the chin. It highlights turreted pointed shapes, double high points behind the ears, lace box pleats, and soft fronts with minimal stiffness while whalebone supports the back.
A string of humorous quotes from various newspapers includes comparisons of prize fighting to bull and cock fights, quips on love stories never written, a ground floor stock remark, a sharp line about a daughter’s hand, and a brassy suitor being met with a blunt reply from an old moneyed father.
The Merion Pennsylvania girl is described as America's youngest engineeress. She operates a small engine at her father's creamery and handles corn fodder cutting and wheat threshing. She repairs breakdowns and knows steam as well as any engineer.
A collection of maxims from Cicero George Eliot Fielding Pythagoras and others. The sayings cover honesty affection advice caution happiness adversity and prudence highlighting that profit lies in virtue and intelligent response to misfortune.
Philadelphia girl violinist Jara Gerovitch, nine, draws attention in musical circles for her astonishing cello playing and command of classical concertos with precision and finish.
The speaker recalls a wallet that has funded farm mortgage and daily needs. Fatherly caution follows as he unwraps the wallet and tells the boys to avoid waste and beer, urging restraint and thrift while noting the wallet’s long service. The mood is nostalgic and admonitory.
A poetic scene on a broad plain with a giant in the foreground and water fringed by reeds. Bats circle above, Kildees cry, wind sighs through weeds, a distant star over blue peaks, an oak on sand, a hare runs, a wandering ewe bleats, and a crane descends to pools as night gathers. New York Mail and Express.
A fashion note urges abandoning plain leather pockets for suede purses with jewel buttons as the season's frill. Purses come in gray suede with amethyst buttons and light brown with topaz buttons, made to match gowns. White gloves fall from favor to pale tinted pique gloves with four white pearl buttons, deemed proper form.
The article claims Queen Victoria, despite belief, receives little war news due to her age and failing sight. Telegraphs from the War Office are filtered and sugar coated, with only concerns for her grandson and court members reaching her. News of battlefield turmoil and deadlocks remains unknown to the sovereign.
An old favorite denim flooring reappears in a flower patterned style, praised for variety and beauty. The fabric is now common yet refreshed, with matched wallpaperlike prints and the bonus of double faced wear forgiving. It offers an affordable way to brighten modest homes.
Stanton L Wilhite displays miniature photographs at Pouder's photo studio located at 229 Massachusetts Ave. The collection features many new styles and advanced framing options.
Daily lunch served from 7m at Ormonde located at 16 West Pearl Street. Ladies lunch offered in second for, with a full meal affordable for a hundred patrons.
A Louisville Times quip recalls a man proud of his wife though not a beauty, as friends joke about appearances and misinterpret a compliment. The line about the wife sparks a sharp retort, ending with a grim, comic note on social tact.
Adolph L. Millett of Manchester New Hampshire reports his wife’s shoulder pain lasting nine years improved after using Chamberlains Pain Balm a single bottle. The ad states the product is for sale by all druggists and invites others to try it.
E E Webb of 824 Wrightst describes kidney pain and backache that worsened at night. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills from Henry J Huder's drug store, he reports complete pain relief. Sold for 50 cents per box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Dean's.
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids by the November 7 deadline for the construction of 74 miles of free gravel roads. Bids may cover the entire system or individual sections, with performance bonds and forms provided by the auditor. The board may reject any or all bids and will consider maximum completion times in evaluating bids.
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