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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1904
Page
5
The advertisement touts Royal Baking Powder as a home baking aid for housewives. It promises fresher, cleaner, tastier baked goods at home such as cakes muffins biscuits and puddings, and compares favorably to ready-made bakery items.
A fragmented home economy piece extols a kitchen slate as a memory aid for daily tasks and gifts, then shifts to fashion, praising velvet in various colors and uses. It links practical domestic tools to broader style trends, noting velvet’s suitability for home wear, street use, and social events.
The article offers a simple method to transform small lace pieces into cornered medallion inserts for baby dress yokes and dress ends. It explains shaping, basting, cutting under the face, and finishing corners, noting a neat edge and net effect. It also mentions a Directoire style moleskin velvet costume with lavender vest and enamel buttons.
Henry Clay, nicknamed the mill boy of the slashes, was one of seven children born to a poor widow. He studied in spare moments without a teacher and grew into a leading self-made man of America, later famed as a great orator and statesman.
Mrs. T. Roberts of Clinton Louisiana requests a trial bottle of Drake's Palmetto Quality Medicine at no expense. She claims the bottle cured her ailment and endorses the product. The letter describes the medicine as a wonder cure and urges sending the trial offer.
The Sponge Animal Aviatoth argued sponges are animals, challenging mid eighteenth century plant labeling by naturalists. Rome once claimed sponges were condensed sea foam. Later, sponges were classified as animals, though a very simple form, often considered below plants in complexity.
Meredith Nicholson's Zelda Cameron, published by Bobbs Merrill, is set in Indiana as Mariana with real life figures and clubs named fictitiously. Zelda returns from five years abroad to confront her miserly father and protect her late mother's fortune while navigating wealth, love, and moral reform. The tale features Rodney Merriam and Morria Leighton with a cast including Jack Balcomb, and ends with Zelda's challenge to her father's corruption and a message about victory over self.
An old Louisvillle Times clip recounts John D Rockefeller Jr on a southern tour noting a wooden meeting house and a loud prayer by a particularly booming minister. A girl whispers relief as the noise drowns meaning while a campfire club hears Arctic explorer Andrew Stone describe trackless treks and highball country imagery.
Dr Richard H Brown of a university outlined breathing and hygiene tips to prevent coughs and colds. Advice covers air quality, room temperature, clothing, sponge baths, and moderation in eating. The page also highlights H W Seward's East Coast Air Company sea shell collection from Wentworth Beach Florida, noting hundreds of unique specimens suitable for a Florida exhibit.
A rough summary notes that in ancient Scandinavia a man often abducted the fiancée of another on the way to the wedding, sometimes forcing away the maiden who appeared to have little or no choice in the matter.
Porter Arthur spectacle described by correspondent Hector Filter who alone entered Port Arthur. Pullen to narrate in Park theater Sunday night with illustrations. Nina David saga in Carmel Carnegie Hall bid, declined 1500 offer, Grey says she will not sing before autumn debut.
A vivid, though garbled, preview notes America's top soprano performer will visit Grand for a modest program on VilEa with a roster including Ol Me Young and siblings Ameritas stars, a trio named La tinis, and a novelty act Claudtes and Corbin. The piece hints at a concluding set of floral visuals on the blascope.
Next week the Grand presents Marguerita Sylva America's leading prima donna seen in vaudeville and recent hits. She will be joined by Dunbar and the duo Bruno and Tresell with a strong cast, opening a short local engagement before Sylva departs Dec 10 for an overseas tour.
Old Favorite Noward Hall brings a melodrama They Wally Paradise to Park Theater. The cast includes James Norval Garret Campbell J Lerasse Nolen Ray Josie Morris Sullivan Josip Marrows and others in a tale of romance mistaken identity and courtroom intrigue set to a realistic country life backdrop.
The listing highlights English's Candida presented by Arnold Daly, a grand vaudeville with Marguerita Sylva, and features Park shows including Her First False Step and The Wolf's Paradise. Empire and New Unique venues showcase refined vaudeville and beauty acts, with Al Reeves headlining the Empire.
A burlesque tale centers on a hidden marriage and a neglected wife fleeing with her child to John Homan’s home. A farmer's son grabs the child and tosses it to a cage of Hans as the crowd rescues the youngster. a fourth of July sequence features a brass band and rural speeches. The piece credits Mr. Kall and a supporting troupe including Marlon Leonard, Lanrel Pierson, Hy, Bo AL Lacks, Paul Bernett, and others.
The Empire hosts a traveling burlesque and vaudeville program led by Al Reevs hly beauty chow with Louisa Aubuyr, Andy Williams company, and a slate of acts including Cherry and Bates, Devine and Wooley, Thatcher and Williams, and the Newell sisters. The curtain-raiser is OShennessys troubles, opening Monday afternoon with a large chorus.
At 41 E Washington New Unique theater plans a second week with two nightly performances. Manager Varbua has engaged Little Marjorie Hope and Pete Brunatto for next week with Alsia Dune added. Performances run Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday with matinees and two shows nightly.
A natural soap tree yields a pure saponin free of alke rne properties. Extracted from a fruit resembling a horse chestnut, it can be obtained with water or alcohol. The tree grows in India China and Japan as well as Algeria.
Fragmentary notes describe tiny flagellata as small forms inhabiting water. Authorities are divided on classifying them as animals or plants, noting their green color and vegetable-like appearance.
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