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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1900
Page
6
In a Buffalo Times drama scene, a young officer agrees to marry Gertrude before boarding a Manila-bound train. He vows to return, she whispers yes, and he salutes from the last car as the crowd fades, magnolia pressed to his chest.
A poem-portrait urges Mandy to respect the solid citizen as the country faces peril and the government’s fate rests on his vote. The speaker declares pride in tilling soil and warns against domestic distractions while emphasizing national stakes and Washington Star as the source.
In a warm Sacramento depot crowd, Gertrude Scriver watches a troop train depart. A former sweetheart, Gerald, confronts her by a garden hedge. They recall a vanished romance and a deceased Jack as the magnolia they both treasured becomes a silent witness to a renewed, unresolved bond.
New York friends are asked to help Cissy Fitzgerald once a popular stage beauty now in London without work or health support. She acted in Paris after a three year Europe return but London audiences barely knew her. Her career peaked in New York with Daly's show in 1895 and in music halls, while her poverty and illness prompted fresh appeals.
The Kitz Bowling Alleys have been handsomely refitted on the second floor by E. Kitz and Co. The property is listed at 127 EB Court Street with the firm as proprietors.
Dr B F Bye formerly at 227 N Tlinois st has relocated his downtown office to 403 N Tlinoisst at the northeast corner of Vermont Both telephones No 1925 remain listed for contact local readers are informed of the change
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow s Seething Syrup for teething children It claims to soothe the child soften gums relieve pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
The Vandalia Line offers a 97.50 round trip to St. Louis with a $7. au fare. Tickets on sale September 30 to October 5, with return by October 7 for the St. Louis fair. For details contact ticket agents or write W. W. Richardson D. P. A.
Lake Erie and Western A. BR. offers a $1 excursion from Indianapolis to Kokomo Peru Rochester Plymouth Walkerton Laporte and Michigan City Sunday October 7 1900. Departure 6:30 a.m. from Indianapolis and return from Michigan City 6:00 p.m. with stops at all listed points.
The notice advertises a special through train via I D W and T St L W to St Louis at 7 15 p m Oct 7 and 8 12 a m Oct 8 with a 2 50 price for round trip tickets from Union Station and 25 West Washington Street. Tickets good for return on Oct 6 1900 11 10 p m.
Two special fast trains depart Sunday October 7 from Cincinnati. First at 6:30 a m without local stops, second at 7:15 a m stopping at Rushville Connersville and Hampton. Return train leaves Cincinnati at 6:30 p.m. and proceeds as listed.
A city dwelling emphasis on bathing outlines cold water immersion as a health aid. It details steps for hot or cold baths, ammonia testing, massage with vaseline, and a brief nap, noting ice packs for heat exhaustion and cautions for heart disease or the elderly. It argues cold baths bolster health, warns against breathless entry, and dismisses sham cold shock fears.
A miscellany of quick notes covering diverse topics including Norways death rate from consumption, U S camphor consumption, Cape Town street railways employing 300, all cars made in America, spiders and venom, Irish gold discoveries, visitors to Dumfriesshire birthplaces, land quality and timber, the German emperor’s wardrobe, Chinese doctors fees, Russian oil well depths, saltwater obstacles, and Richmond Virginia papers backing a canine curfew law to quiet nighttime dog noise.
A string of brief, sharp exchanges from newspapers recounting domestic tensions. A wife jokes about summer tan fading while a husband denies wearing a shirt as a remark turns into a humorous confrontation. A plate is hurled in a separate quip about temper, followed by the wife's mock remorse.
The New York Tribune notes fall costumes emphasize gold braid, especially on belts or stock collars, with Ficus featuring dressy wear in mousseline de soie lace and chiffon. Cordea silk neck bars stay popular for comfort, woven with white silk borders or tassels, while chiffon ceilings in plain and dotted styles suit morning wear and velvet chouneille nets key for dressy use. Red dominates entire outfits, generally trimmed in black braid with white accents, including postilion red and rouge shades.
A collage of cartoonish quips from newspapers in which boys joke about school mischief and parental restraint. The Philadelphia Press recalls a light beating quip about teachers, while Willie Slimson and Mrs. Blimson are cited in tidy, humorous vignettes from The Smart Set.
Winifred Patton writes in the Spectator about a longing wind that dredges up lost lands and unfulfilled longing. The speaker laments a harsh life and desires freedom from the beloved homeland, feeling the wind echo a time of joy and sorrow.
The Millinery Trade Review notes silk bullion and chenille cords in two to four inch braids for finishing hats. Imported models use edge binding on bell crowns, while wider braids bind brims and dress velvet welts. Gold and silver laces appear but are not yet widely used.
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