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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1906
Page
5
The Daily Story describes John Allen watching the Wastebrook district as smokestacks loom. A past love interest, Raymond, and a desire for Phyllis drive schemes involving contracts and a new pig iron process that could reshape fortunes. Raymond seeks a salvageable deal through Allen while a looming bankruptcy tests loyalties.
The November Reader opens with Merideth Nicholson’s new novel The Port of Stissing 3fen and notes dramatic interest. Arthur Keller illustrates and J L. Keller contributes multiple pieces. The issue features The South American Situation by Arthur Hale and a cover by FE M Ashe with Riley’s Our Hired Girl frontispiece.
Article describes a disabled paper boy Joe Kiser who sells papers at a corner near officials and New York Avenue. He is bright but crippled from childhood with twisted ankles, using crutches, and walks poorly. The piece appeals for philanthropic support to fund expert treatment and surgery to straighten his ankles and improve his mobility.
In Carmi area a Gypsy camp was confronted over a 1000 dollar theft claim. Police with a search warrant found 1500 dollars in an old wagon tongue and another 1500 in timber bolted beneath a wagon. In total 4000 dollars in gold and river currency and a 5000 dollar Chicago draft were recovered. 1000 dollars remain missing. The Mitchell tribe faced alarm and fled toward Naw Warmony escorted by a deputy, planning to cross the Ohio into Kentucky.
Prediction warns travel and visits for Sunday with a birthday fortune rise for some, while workers must be cautious. A child born that day appears quick and fairly fortunate though others face unsettled outcomes and potential legal or domestic troubles in the year ahead.
The Woodruff club plans a musical at the clubhouse on Saturday night with Miss Wallick and Miss Lockwood as soloists and Miss Louise Grieve as accompanist. Open to nonmembers for 6 cents at Wallace's drug store or the club. Program includes works by Svendsen, Beach, Schubert, and others with student performers in a period tone.
Illustrated sewing pattern advertisement details a waist No 1565 and skirt No 1565 with multiple fabric options, trims, and sizes. It notes tailored variations, decorative braids, and lace options, plus yardage requirements for various waist sizes and fabrics. Pattern Ny 1665 is offered in sizes to fit bust measures from 32 to 48 inches.
In Red Wing Minnesota on October 27, Lindrell a retired farmer faced a compulsory education fine of 160 plus eight days in jail for his 14 year old daughter Kather not attending school. He chose jail but after about four hours his daughter urged him to pay the fine and she would attend school, leading to their departure from the jail.
A chaotic jumble of remarks and snippets from various voices. It includes misread excerpts about Shaw, jokes about actors, and sidelined reports from Waukomis and Boonville plus a note on a Milwaukee scientist and coal. The tone is satirical and blurb-like with invented dialogue and dialect.
Mrs M Semumers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free course to mothers to address enuresis in children. She claims spanking fails to cure bedwetting and provides step by step treatment with full instructions without any cost.
The Run Day teams with a reading pattern firm to supply readers with fast patterns at ten cents each. A new pattern will be subscribed daily and this ten cent pattern uniquely includes seam allowances. Patrons may order by mail with the pattern number size and their name and address to The Fashion Department of The Sum.
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