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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1900
Page
5
In a dawn scene from Leslie's Weekly a soldier rides past a village window leaving behind a torn kerchief, then falls as bullets rain. A comrade covers his face with the found kerchief, while the soldier’s love dream remains unfulfilled.
Janet and Rexell face a false accusation and peril in a swampouting with Mrs. Ashford and Jack Andrews. A night struggle ends with a panther attack and a torn bond of trust, while Gertrude Allen and Andrews tease a rekindled romance, leaving Janet choosing forgiveness.
The piece notes a clear soft blue resembling Delt pottery without gloss and minimal greenish tints. It introduces new millinery and dress browns, highlighting a fawn color named bichette meaning little doe, a pale yellow castor mix with pinkish brown.
This recipe explains using raw or boiled corn for corn cakes and offers guidance on selecting old kernels. It provides amounts for eight large ears with eggs milk sugar butter flour baking powder salt and pepper and instructs on beating eggs and frying like griddle cakes. Canned corn may substitute fresh corn.
Mme Regnifo, widow of Gen Regnifo a Colombian leader and former minister to the U S, has a chalice made from his sword with her wedding ring welded inside and jewels that were his gifts. The piece will be given to a Catholic church in Washington D C, her former home.
A lyrical sequence traces love and aging from a young maiden crowned in flowers to a silvered matron by the hearth. A lover whispers I love you in youth, followed by winter winds and a gray sky as years pass. The piece moves from bridal radiance to quiet domestic endurance across time.
A playful essay extols women’s resourcefulness with common items. It cites use of a toothbrush handle for window fixes, medicine stirring, plant mold loosening, and driving tacks, and a hairpin for corks, holes, and more, ending with hair brush ingenuity for nails and sugar powder.
In a Washington Star observation, the public excuses blame on politicians across any event from weather to political upheaval. The verse notes a perennial habit of attributing causes to leaders whether crops flourish or fail, sunshine or storms, friendship tests or mob sentiments.
A collection of witty lines about gender relations and marriage from the New York Press. The quotes lampoon social expectations, love, conscience, and parenting with sharp humor.
Minnetta Taylor of Greencastle president of DePauw alumni collects $1 contributions from alumni to fund a portrait of the late Dr. John Clark Ridpath to hang in Meharry Hall at the college where he once taught history. Fulkes W. Taylor of Indianapolis, No.2 Challam, is also collecting.
The Kentucky governor’s fiancée Miss Jean Fuqua is described as a tall brunette. The couple plans to marry November 23 at the Presbyterian Church in Owensboro in what is billed as the season’s chief event. The union follows a lengthy courtship.
Vogue notes ribbons in soft shadowy pink mauve and crisp green, prized for lingerie. The basketwave is rare, loom controlled, and exclusive to one shop, with carefully followed details. Galloons joining lace hems are described as unusually pretty and distinct.
An Indianapolis reader report quotes C B Condo of Woodlawn Avenue praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney pain. Condo says the remedy relieved his dull ache and sharp pains after one box, and his father-in-law Graves also benefited after other remedies failed. The ad notes the price at 50 cents per box and lists Foster Milburn Co as sale agents.
A verse from the Atlanta Constitution extols a lover's love. The speaker imagines a world without clouds or thorns, where lips declare love and fame fades away. The song links longing, happiness, and starry hymns as fate shifts between smiles and storms.
White chiffon tucked with gold thread and laid over gold tissue tops the latest and prettiest fancies for vests collars and similar garments.
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