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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
5
The column laments waning patriotism and urges intense citizenship while praising steady leadership such as Fire Chief Coots. It defends a private business matter as not the paper’s concern, and questions site choices for a pesthouse while urging swift action and prudent security measures.
Local bill includes Rossow midgets defending their name, Russell brothers as warm hosts, and a big week with the Hehman show. A desperate plan to boost acts leads to a new melodrama A Desperate Chance about the Biddle brothers. Train wreck attempt near Hannibal also reported.
An editor urges thrift by giving away old clothes and accessories rather than letting them languish. Many people need warm garments, and neighbors, pastors, or skilled women can repurpose or rehouse cast-off hats, coats, shoes, and woolens to ease cold hardships and promote economy.
A vintage catalog page showcases a tan and purple plaid flannel school frock for a child six with a purple yoke and border. A wine red velvet cloak for a girl features white satin trim on lapel and collar and decorative can adornments.
The page illustrates several belt designs for waists including a black taffeta belt with a pointed cross strap and jewel buckle, a marrow girdle of taffeta, a Hungarian embroidery belt with feather trim, and a white silk belt with gun metal buckle and leather trim.
The article lists a full day’s menu including breakfast items such as Ostmeal and Cream and Pan-broiled Chops with Bathed Potatoes, toast and coffee, lunch of Creamed Cooiah, sliced tomatoes, brown bread and cookies, and dinner featuring Corn Snap, Veal Cutlets, Pash Potitoca, hot slaw, apple flo, cheese. It also provides cooking instructions for pan broiling, corn soup preparation, hot slaw, bread crumb use, and tips for washing ribbons and laces including cleaning with white vinegar, butter, flour, and even a gasoline method for delicate fabrics.
A fragmentary dialog recalls social teasing and country manners. A city girl astonishes others with remarks on a college football play and a rustic riverbank scene shows laughter and miscommunication amid playful banter.
A garbled note contends with phrasing about dates and horses while a quoted exchange centers on a restless figure. Edward Singer appears as a credited name amid a puzzle of misread words and stray punctuation.
A Massachusetts court rules a man has no greater right to drink at home than in public. The quips touch on social norms, family roles, and the era's view of propriety, noting the shift from private vice to public scrutiny.
Advertisers in Indianapolis offer a range of services and products through The Sun, with business firms urging readers to consider the advertisements for profitable opportunities and potential earnings.
New York November 12 Mrs Jas Abeel of 290 Central Park West says her husband posed as I Ogden Goeler and wooed Eleanor Andersen a telegraph operator who believed him to be the young millionaire whose sister became the duchess of Rexturghe Abeel has disappeared but friends promise to produce him
A collection of incidents shows men mistaken for famous figures like McKinley and Hanna, and a Indianapolis man once mistaken for Senator Beveridge. One case stands out as Sherman T. Davis, a transfer man, being misidentified as criminal Rufus Cantrell in police court, denying the ordeal.
Sun man testifies that he is not Rufus Cantrell, insisting his looks provoke mistaken identity in public. He recalls public whispers as witnesses in a minor case crane toward Mr. Davis, noting Cantrell is deceased and unlikely to disturb graves again.
A short Sun newspaper ad promotes savings for readers in Indianapolis with emphasis on cost cuts and value offers. The message centers on affordability and grabbing deals through the advertised section.
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