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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1899
Page
5
Miss Almeda Adams known as the blind singer of Cleveland has been blind since two months old. Her affliction deepened her musical devotion, and she pursued musical education. Local Cleveland musicians held a benefit to aid her study in the eastern centers. she possesses a fine soprano voice.
Miss Patty Lockland pretends to confront a ghostly visitor at Shore cottage while her nieces seek quiet health retreat. Milo Renney’s son confesses the haunting plot to keep the house from being let, revealing a staged haunting to deter rentals.
A rustic family plans to attend the Punkholm County Cattle Show and Fair with quilts, an afghan, a big hog, and a Leghorn rooster. They anticipate prizes, bets on Country Belle, Roxy F, and a tattooed man, a tattooed draw, a tater race, and various side shows with peanuts and rhubarb lemonade. Joe Lincoln of Puck offers the poem in praise of rural fair traditions.
Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs. David B. Henderson join the campaign to unseat Polygamist Roberts of Utah. Sage opposes admitting a confessed polygamist to Congress and says he should be barred from making laws. Henderson also supports the Roberts challenge.
In the New York News account, Nancy visits every three weeks while a smugglers’ ring operated secretly. Aunt Patty and Miss Lockland confront the ghost as Milo Renney helps resolve the haunting. The cottage’s mysteries end when the ghost vanishes and the smugglers quit.
Mrs. Caleb F. Fox defeated Miss Beatrix Hoyt in Philadelphia last week to win the title golf queen of America. Hoyt had held the crown for three years and was highly regarded among golfers.
A globe trotter jokes that on long voyages one can drink freely without others believing seasickness. A Boston boy ridicules slang by referencing Daniel Quilp from Old Curiosity Shop. A Punch quip notes a hunter’s remark about a stag and eye choice.
The piece advises evaluating coat weight and comfort before purchase. It contrasts the three quarter paletot for driving with a trim jacket for walking, noting fatigue from heavy garments and suggesting testing ready-made models to avoid headaches or tired shoulders. It also recommends owning both styles for occasions and daily use.
The piece describes a changing skirt silhouette with a closer fit in the swapper sport and a lower flare. It notes a longer straight line from waist to flare creating an illusion of height, while the text ends with a brief cold related line about consumption.
Color sergeant Richard G. Holmes, six feet six, tops the U S Army among returning Colorado volunteers. Lafayette college football captain Carel Hendrick Kruger, nephew of the Transvaal president, has Edinburgh surgical training. Alfred Beit, under 50, is named the world’s richest man as a diamond magnate. Paderewski buys a Geneva lake summer home. the pianist shaves his hair when at the country estate. James S Carruthers emerges as New York’s new negro poet, clergyman, and athlete of notable energy.
A Chicago Record poem recalls a First Day afternoon at Franklin Square. In soft gray gown a Quaker girl steps from a faded portrait into the firelight. Susannah Larrabee speaks of sparrows and divine love amid tranquil streets, silent benediction, and universal peace.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to nourish the body and renew vigor in older men. It cites a Kentucky man, David Duggins, who reports weight gain and improved sleep after three bottles, and warns against substitutes. It notes no alcohol or narcotics in the product and offers medical advice brochures free with stamps.
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