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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1902
Page
4
A columnist extols a radiant Cy Clark style smile as a cure for social ills and urges happiness through cheer. The piece contrasts smiling with violence and recalls Indianapolis smallpox pest-house debates, criticizing mayoral delays and predicting a harsher winter if no pest-house site is secured.
A column argues John Mitchell should stay as United Mine Workers president and continue strong leadership under Gompers at the AFL. It defends Fairbanks’ nomination talk for president, cites coal supply issues, and criticizes local crime and police, urging Indianapolis to strengthen its police force.
A collage of brief clippings and quips reporting political opinions, electoral quips, and cultural asides. References include Pennypacker Roosevelt Peary voting machines and a humorous abroad poem about a Paris gown, with several brief editorials and local jests.
A survey blends pruning lore with a primer on Chinese type settings, noting how prunes are grown, harvested, and dried in California. It also describes the labor of Chinese compositors, a Parisian incident at Tussaud’s, and a German Knights of the Red Eagle parade costume in a curio-filled reported slice.
Charles R Williams held a Monday luncheon for Col Webb C Hayes of I re mont Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Nellie Graham to Alfred Hyser on Thursday evening Nov 27 Mr and Mrs William R Foley who wed in Louisville last week have moved to Indianapolis Mrs Ida Gray Scott rescheduled her song recital to next week due to illness Mr and Mrs Reagan entertained their card club Monday and Mrs Reagan her afternoon club Tuesday Louis B Strieffing now at the Lorraine will host a supper and party Tuesday night St Josephs training school club plans a Nov 25 card party in the school hall proceeds benefit the school orphans
A ft CORNER column highlights popular crepe de chine waist fabrics at 98 cents a yard and panne crepe for gowns. Robe style skirts and ready waist structures simplify sewing while trims grow ornate. White and black millinery blends fashion with prep as merchants offer fall leftovers for Christmas gifts and small craft pieces. Watercress care and turkey chestnut dressing are advised. Creative reuse ideas include silk pieces, drawn work, and baby crib covers from scraps and ribbons.
The gown shows that material matters little when an artist creates a striking design. Cream lace yoke, diamond pink panne velvet, Brussels net with velvet dots, brussels net sleeves, black velvet ribbon accents, and a flounced skirt with baby ribbon trim in pink green and red adorn a simple challis silhouette. The piece highlights lavish trimming on an inexpensive wool base.
The fragment discusses adding bicarbonate of soda to boil salmon for a red color and roasting fowl in a hot oven before slow cooking. It also mentions using milk instead of water for gravies and hints at pancake and fritter ingredients, but the text is incomplete and left unfinished.
Snappy exchanges spark amusement from clerkship pay to horse trade hustles and romance plots. A doctor claims a constitutional cure for catarrh, promising $100 if it fails, while jokes involve Willie and Lilian in playful street banter and fashion comments.
Mrs Frances Stafford of 243 East 14th Street New York City joins hundreds of thousands endorsing Lydia E Pinkham s Vegetable Compound and other medicines. The article notes early skepticism faded as cures accumulated and respected physicians take heed of the women s clearly positive experiences.
George W. Spahr, a longtime lawyer, is slowly improving. Merchants association coliseum sub committee forms to study financing. Building inspector Bartel leads a smoke producer group to inspect Englewood sewage plant per Mayor Bookwalter. Indiana trustees meet Nov 19 20 at the state house. Pearson Mendenhall speaks on poor management. Thanksgiving donations set for Nov 26 with volunteers stationed at hotels and elsewhere.
The guide explains seasonality for beef mutton veal lamb and pork. It notes fresh red color signs of quality and warns against dented slippery or greenish meat. It describes fat content tenderness and the link between muscle usage and juiciness, starching value across cuts and preparations.
Fragmentary verse about a singer named Bessie and a crowd remarking on her silence. The piece references Newt and Hamlette characters and a note sent behind the scenes, with social visits and a wash bill remark.
A rugged railroad engineer admits to buying an automobile, joking about killing many people since starting on the railroad. The exchange reveals a dark humor as Joy reflects on successes shared with a jealous friend.
A returning college son reports the old bull growing fiercer at the farm. He recounts crossing the field when the bull charged, and his attempted tackle felt as light as a bird. The confrontation underscores the animal’s dangerous instability.
Harry Beales a barber of 121 N Pennsylvania St. survived being pinned between two streetcars in front of the Denson hotel on Pennsylvania Street. As onlookers feared death, the horse sprang free and dragged the trapped driver to safety, narrowly saving him from a fatal crush.
The Merchants' Association of Indianapolis offers a refund of the trip fare within forty miles for purchases of 25 dollars or more from member stores. A 1 percent extra rebate applies to purchases over 25 dollars. Interurban passengers receive full fare, with receipts shown at the rebate book.
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