Royal Powder Baking Powder Ad in New York
Royal Baking Powder Co based at 100 William Street New York runs an advertisement for its baking powder.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1901
Page
5
Royal Baking Powder Co based at 100 William Street New York runs an advertisement for its baking powder.
Candy season returns strong in Indianapolis with daily confections sales topping hundreds of pounds. Medium priced sweets drive most revenue with chocolates at 25 to 40 cents per item and 20 cent chocolate creams popular among buyers. Ice cream drinks and a new tomato bouillon at a New York shop add flavor to the soda counter.
Miss Hilda Thomas brings a rotating wardrobe to the Grand this week with a red taffeta gown overlaid in gold spangled lace and two other lace dresses saved for Saturday performances. She favors The Lone Star skit and is backed by Lou Hall who delivers a humorous song. Thomas recently arrived from Denver after extending her vaudeville run, and Indianapolis is touted as her home while Fort Wayne and local Fort Wayne crowds have responded warmly to her act.
Chief Newman of the salvage corps recalls a dramatic Shiel flats fire incident. A woman stayed in a smoky room to save her canary, returned to find the door, and escaped only after rescuers pried the door open.
A fire roars near Clifton West Virginia as Yaqui raiders plunder the Lemesa ranch in Sonora Mexico. Caleb Powers trial in Georgetown Kentucky nears conclusion with judge and jury in Frankfort. Alfred E Harvey abducts Edith Bell in Detroit and flees with $1000 amid hostility. British tobacco leaders rebuff boycotting American goods in London.
W B Streeter state agent of the State board of charities details five days field work in Indiana seeking suitable homes for dependent children. Excerpts describe reunions, transfers, and caretaking decisions, including cases of the 12 year old Bessie and seven year old Mary, with evaluations of homes, families, and prospects for permanent placement.
Arthur Halsgrove clashes with his wife Adela over social obligations at a club. After a night of quiet tension and misread signals he returns home to find Adela has left, spurring him to vow to repair his failings and win her back.
An elderly St Paul postman, C W Allen, 88, long plagued by muscular rheumatism, reports relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the pills with curing his pain after three boxes and endorses the medicine as a blood and nerve remedy for rheumatism and related ailments.
The scene shows Adela and Arthur Halsgrove at the table with a telegram from Lucy about a child's convulsions. Adela returns with the baby improving, and a tense moment ends with reassurance. The couple remain affectionate, illustrating a strengthened bond after worry.
New Rochelle resident Mrs. E C Hinsdale claims absent treatment by Christian science cured her ill Angora cat Pittysing and restored others. She described calling a New York healer, who advised treating fear to aid the animal. She says cats cannot speak yet sense the soul spark through transmitted belief and care.
A duck enthusiast trades 30 to 50 cent ducks for ten cent tin ducks at a hardware store. Flora Evans of Shawmut, Mass seeks a pen pal via a grape basket note. A carnival week incident has a man alerting police to a burglar showing rings for sale. A dog on College Ave is teased as a resident by passersby and families.
W. G. Bettermann questions newspaper carnivals. Street railway workers discuss union talks with outsiders. Col. I. N. Walker critiques indiscriminate monument passes. Harry Royse jokes about Billy Moore as a bald-headed friend. Ex mayor Denny aids reporters. Ww. C. Hall C. M. Lemon and F. T. McWhirter are Indianapolis businessmen active in Sunday school work.
In Superior Court Room 2 on Wednesday attorney Frank Fitzgerald joked with Sam Shank about a blank form. Shank replied that it is “at the end of the case,” prompting Fitzgerald to remark that “lots of things come at the end of the case.”
A damaged OCR segment shows scattered dialogue about colored workers, a railroad scene, and leadership move pressing questions. Names and details are unreadable, but tension around employment and attitudes appears.
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