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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1900
Page
5
A poem fragment portrays a house with pillars and a Dutch lineage, where the speaker describes a woman as a dream and a vision. The father figure is Brown and depicted as green blue or lacking romance, while old books and sages color the setting, ending with the notion that the tale would trouble the father if she left.
In a faded drawing room scene two old friends, a girl and a man, discuss a shared plot for a story amid autumn light. She plans to use his idea while confronting unspoken past sadness and longing as tea and memories float through the room.
A woman resisted romantic offers and questioned whether to hurt others or reveal her feelings. Her memory of past loves, the moment of realization, and a soft finale reveal a preference for the familiar tale over new romance. The scene ends with a whispered acknowledgment of the old story.
Mrs. Howard Gould, wife of a Macauley-Patton advance agent, has a remarkable record marrying twice and widowed once before age 20. Born Edith Woodling in Scranton, she married James W. Garvey Jr in New York while he fought tuberculosis, then became a widow at 18 after a brief residence in Silver City, Mexico. The sensational marriages echo Wilkes-Barre cases and draw local attention.
A Chicago Tribune quote shows a con man warning a farmer that a box will contain not cash but a sawdust substitute due to a price hike. The tale pokes fun at trusts and gullibility as the farmer reacts with quiet suspicion.
A historic recipe outlines making a rich chocolate candy with grated chocolate Porto Rico molasses milk sugar and butter. Cook until smooth then flavor with vanilla pour into pans set and cut into squares. Also coconut cones mix grated coconut sugar whipped egg white form cones bake until firm.
A dated moral lecture urges men to seek sisterly guidance and avoid insulting a woman's intelligence. It warns against flattery such as commenting on youth, calling such remarks banally old fashioned and unproductive.
Peel and core ten to twelve apples cook with water sugar lemon rind cinnamon and butter. Line a buttered mold with dipped bread fill with alternating layers of apples vanilla essence and jam finishing with apples then bake 45 to 60 minutes until crisp and golden.
The New York Evening Post notes a Japanese beanpot nine inches across with a fireproof body and white flower decoration that elevates the Boston baked bean image. American gray ware pots with blue Dutch designs also appear and reduce the need for napkins, pleasing the aesthetic sense.
A cookbook note states one pint of material per batch and no more than two quarts total. For 200 croquettes, keep batches to one quart each so seasoning remains consistent. Celery seed nutmeg onion juice pepper enhance chicken croquettes while Worcester sauce suits beef croquettes. Avoid lumpiness.
Ribbons return as table decor with two pink satin lines and silver marguerite vases placed along a lunch setup. Another table features a moss green moire bow at one side started from under a vase. A separate note mentions John Seward of Greenfield, a printer, who refused fare on the Greenfield Indianapolis electric line and abused the conductor when challenged.
In Tunis Texas Miss Savannah Walston saved her family from two invading alligators that entered the home to snack on a dog and threaten a baby sister. She awoke, fired a rifle, and killed both reptiles. The town named her queen of the local hunting club and mascot of the Tunis military company, with a victory ball held in her honor.
A Denver Evening Post poem laments changing tastes as apple sass is praised in earlier days and mocked in modern times by women making fruit pies. The verse contrasts rustic tradition with contemporary foil by decrying fake fruit flavor and celebrating the old craft.
Nathaniel Morris and George C. Webster hold a franchise from the county commissioners to build an electric line along the National road west to the county line. They plan to start a line for Plainfield by March 1 and later extend it to Greencastle.
Instructions on caring for silk veils velvet ribbons and kid gloves. Steam velvets air gloves and stretch fabrics before wearing. Put on gloves slowly check seams and shape. Pin collar turn-over to waist for easier washing and reduced wear.
The excerpt contrasts making actors and birth of actresses with lines on error and work. It notes that tact and memory are valued traits in women and men, and that writing and dressing a part require knowledge and genius respectively. It warns against unsafe behavior and states talent, insight, and genius as core for acting and dressing a role.
The ninth annual ball of the German ladies society will be held Wednesday night at the German house as a leading winter event for charity. Mrs Anna C Reaume, recently ill at St Vincent's, has returned home. Miss Louisa Berger and Harry H Russe announce their engagement. St Josephs parish girls host a card and dance at Y M S hall Tuesday. Propylacum card party Monday aids the Girls Industrial school.
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