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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
5
A narrator recalls his wife winning a booby prize in a club. They debate best use as she buys a hat and later shades and an atomizer, balancing thrift with vanity. Their playful tension centers on value, pride, and shared humor. The wife pursues practical joy over ornament while the husband wryly watches.
A playful snippet recalls a man amused by pleasures and a wife buying a silk waist with a fifth share of funds. He hints at cherishing prizes and laughs about spending on an umbrella later.
A wartime verse praises sweethearts and wives as sailors salute with crystal and liquid jewels. The poem hopes the loved ones ashore remain gentle and strong through storms at sea and homefront prayers.
A fragment quotes Pall Mall Gazette praise on realism and the power of words. Hodgdon Maine resident Joseph Stockforn reports a seventeen year sore and long standing piles healed using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The ad ends with a bicycle bargain plug and a Washington street reminder.
The article discusses cashmere and cashmere-like fabrics for girls dresses, noting they hang gracefully and suit certain complexions. It compares materials such as Henrietta and camel hair serges, describes colors in blue and rose, and lists prices from 37% cents to 75 cents per yard, with broadcloth beginning at 75 cents.
A brief feature notes practical dress details for children, highlighting yokes of plaid fabric as a finishing touch and recommending three piece skirts as a first choice for durable dresses. Mentions a new muff trend and lace yokes with decorative bodices in light fabrics.
A reflective portrait of a quiet girl who eschews fashion and chatter yet quietly forms the backbone of family life. She remains unheard yet holds influence through steady role fulfillment, marriage timing, and household responsibilities.
The article highlights vivid flannel waist colors for young girls and mature women. It notes all over tucked bodices are warmer than plain styles and mentions cherry red with black dots, cranberry crimsons, greens, automobile red, gray and hyacinth blues, and sky blue suitable for brunettes and blondes.
Ormonde at 16 W Pearl offers daily lunch service from 3 p.m. to an unspecified end, inviting ladies to partake in a meal event.
A string of light hearted children quotes reveals domestic humor from a country home. Flossie asks for better behavior for all adults, Bessie wonders about policemen and grass, and Willie apologizes for mischief blaming his stomach ache from too good a pie.
A large crowd formed around two fashionably dressed girls in an apparent dispute. A stranger arriving asked what it meant while a man explained it took time to learn the context of the confrontation.
The excerpt notes a girl’s six months in Europe and another learning golf during that time. It references Lifes magazine and a claim about Hood’s Sarsaparilla offering the best money can buy. The text blends fragmentary phrases and brand mentions with travel and sport learning.
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