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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
8
A Spinster Lady counsels Tom on proposing to Elsie while he confesses two faults he fears in her. She smokes and drinks cocktails, but the adviser urges frank discussion about his feelings and the risks, arguing a talk can persuade her to quit both habits for love and appearance.
The text forecasts travel, removal, and fraught dealings with women until noon and a generally unfavorable year. It warns that those employed will lose work, and a child born on this day will be very unfortunate and unsettled, with a female child facing misfortune in marriage.
A Washington Star quote shows Uncle Eben praising self control yet doubting a man who keeps smiling after smashing his thumb with a hammer, signaling possible deceit and hidden motives.
A Muskoka Region travel promotion invites families to request a Grand Trunk Railway Muskoka Folder featuring a map and views. It urges proceeding with a summer family trip, describes Muskoka as a near ideal resort close to major U.S. cities, and provides contact details for G. W. Vaux in Chicago for a free publication.
A clergyman criticizes home baked bread snobbery while recalling a lunch at a disordered home. The mistress deflects with trivial chatter, serves soggy bread and half-cooked meals, and fears her husband’s anger over buying bakery bread. The piece links poor meals to wife desertion and abuse cases, questioning blame.
A satirical piece on modern courtship and double standards. It mocks bachelors who dodge responsibility, mothers guiding children, and showgirls’ lifestyle, while noting a woman's irritation at being treated as a mere object and the burden on married women to fulfill many roles.
Marius overhears a plan to steal the Lark with a trap set by Thenardier and his wife. A false address is exposed, and the prisoner cuts his bonds with a hidden sou saw. The brigands confront the bound man as he tampers with torture tools and a masked accomplice awaits a brutal verdict.
HROASSON and CO offers a range of tailored suits including women’s styles in black navy green and brown broadcloth with satin lining and decorative buttons. Menswear features mannish black broadcloth suits 36 inches long satin lined with braid and velvet details plus striped novelties in gray with satin lining and silk piping.
The advertisement lists girls dresses and coats with prices from $1.25 to $8.00, including school dresses in dark Percales, Scotch Plaids, and novelty blends. Coats feature bearskin, Polar cloth, and silk-like lines with velvet collars, ages 1 to 4, and tailored all-wool options.
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