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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1899
Page
3
Miss Hery, a Democrat, was elected on the straight ticket by a 2818 plurality after learning to ride during Colorado’s bicycle craze. Her opponent, also a woman, had a sizable following, and Hery’s victory ties into the era’s political and social currents.
Ruth Greyson, a spoiled heiress, braces for a Thanksgiving visit where she must marry Sydney Owen, her lifelong betrothed. Both families deliberate the arranged union that has spanned generations, while Ruth longs to avoid the match and return to city life after Paris.
The story of Mrs. Charles L. Collins widow of Capt. Collins, of the Twenty-third infantry, who followed her husband’s fate to war and died on the voyage from Manila. She fell ill aboard the Tartar, detained at Hong Kong, and endured a long, failing journey to San Francisco with medical care scarce and personal mementoes stolen along the way.
Ruth visits Grandma Greyson for Thanksgiving at Greytown. The hired man wins trust and saves Ruth when a sleigh crash endangers them. Sydney Owen, revealed as Sydney, recovers from the fall. Ruth and Sydney face the family compact and a hopeful future together.
Fragmentary text presents a cryptic prompt with unclear actors and actions. The readable bits imply a contemplation or question about naming or designation but lack concrete events, places, dates, or organizations to anchor a factual summary.
A fashion column surveys historical millinery and fabric terms. It defines toques, nets with spangles, panne, antique silks, and mochas gloves. It explains culottes and appliques, hat garniture terms like couteau, and notes fur trends such as chinchilla and rotted topcoat textures.
An Atlanta Constitution poem about the blues and the human need for comfort. The speaker notes how weather and news fail to lift mood, while a loved one’s smile provides welcome light and a path to happiness despite sadness.
Adeline, Countess Schimmelmann, famed royal missionary aboard her yacht Duen, rests in New York after toiling to aid the poor across Chicago Detroit and the Great Lakes Erie Canal. Her health falters from strenuous travel yet she remains devoted to relief work, recalling 18 years aiding 50 000 souls.
A local item notes cleaners handling new tea gowns and gloves with care. It mentions gloves priced at ten cents, returns after multiple cleanings, and dyeing options for a quarter though not fully reliable. It laments apprentice skill and highlights care for lace, leaves, and petals in fabric cleaning.
The piece quotes Roy Farrell Greene praising gratitude through the seasons and daily blessings. It extols contentment, a nation’s independence, and living day by day with thanks before harvest and weathered hardships. It reflects a preacherly rural sentiment about faith and daily cheer.
The article notes that silk waists suit many women better than wash fabrics, especially for street wear without a jacket. It highlights a gray cheviot suit paired with heliotrope taffeta, detailing yoke design, gathering, belt, and Ascot tie. It also mentions heliotrope moire accessories and a deep purple variation with decorative tucks.
A fruit cake method notes soaking dried apples overnight with water then simmering with golden syrup. It mixes butter and sugar, adds soda in buttermilk, cinnamon and cloves, then folds in flour and apple mix before baking one hour in a moderate oven.
Edward Buck writes in the Ladies' Home Journal that American housewives dread formal dinners. He argues guests prefer ordinary meals and being part of the family, while hosts focus on tableware and service, making the guest feel like mere company instead of welcome.
Mrs. Margaret Nixon of 120 Benton Street testifies to kidney relief after using two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Henry J. Huder's drug store. She reports stronger back, reduced weakness, and vanished pains. The ad notes universal sales and urges remembering the Doan's name.
The Sun announces a Christmas promotion promising a genuine gold watch to every boy or girl who secures 50 subscribers by December 24. Rules require registration at The Sun office, four month subscriptions, and verification of bona fide names, with staged cash rewards for reaching lower sub counts.
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