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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1899
Page
6
The article portrays Helen Keller with her teacher Miss Sullivan at Radcliffe College. It describes how Keller uses finger-reading lips to understand speech and play games, including chess by touch, and even tells fortunes for fun.
Geo Preston, a youthful captain famed for his courage on the Indian frontier, is blinded by a fall but remains buoyant. He accepts a cousin Graham’s invitation to Scotland, hoping fresh surroundings will lift his spirits as he travels toward the Highlands. The journey rekindles hope despite loneliness in England and looming heat.
A blind man named George finds new life with a warm Highland family. Helen guides him through daily routines, dances, pony rides, and loch outings, his happiness returning as he regains confidence and shares music and rowing on peaceful evenings.
A brief feature profiles a California girl described as the youngest and greatest heiress, living since age 13 as motherless and until 15 an orphan. The piece notes her self reliance, limited world knowledge, and time at a Dobbs Ferry school with other young women.
In a Scottish loch tale Helen, a compassionate woman, helps George confront his perceived infirmity and they plan marriage. A storm breaks their joy. a flash reveals George sees again only to find Helen dead, ending their hopeful bond amid a larger, celebratory Johnson Band vignette in Atlanta.
The buyer learns of cashmeres meltons and Henriettas priced from $1 to $5 per yard. Crepes grenadines and satiny striped fabrics feature as evening wear options with wide brights and black tailoring. The piece highlights versatile black fabrics for summer attire and formal wear.
Tiny rosettes of panne vel vet decorate chiffon and lace ceilings and fronts of bodices for daytime toilet. The latest trimming from Dame Fashion headlines a novel ornament of the hour in current couture.
A brief note on the bolero’s evolving fashion, described as a small, delicate garment made of lace or chiffon. It is pictured as a wee zouave accessory that complements long princess lines and classic tea gowns, shrinking in presence yet remaining a refined addition to formal attire.
A mid-century recipe list describes butter scotch, cocoanut cakes, popcorn balls, and spiced chocolate. Instructions cover ingredient amounts, boiling times, cooling tests in cold water, and shaping into cakes or balls with notes on texture and flavor.
Miss May Carroll of New Haven Connecticut and Yale freshman Stephen Lawrence were jailed for 15 days after a public ice cream visit ended with a kiss. A nearby policeman led to the arrest and Judge Dow later ordered jail time for kissing and for being kissed before a bail release on appeal.
The guide advises wrapping the sliced roast in buttered paper and warming in a covered pan in a hot oven to heat without cooking. Reheat gravy over boiling water with tomato sauce horseradish or Worcestershire for variety. If gravy is gone make a quick sauce with butter flour and stock from meat scraps.
On December 10 1897 Rev S A Donahoe pastor of M FE Church South Pt Pleasant WV contracted a severe cold with violent coughing He relates after trying many so called specifics at home he bought Chamberlains Cough Remedy which acted like a charm He cheerfully recommends it to the public For sale by all druggists
Louise J. Strong writes in Christian Herald about a heavenly chorus of bells and radiant music. The imagery describes a living sea of sound and a triumphant refrain of rejoice as pilgrims hear distant echoes from realms above.
Mrs Nelson A Miles denies an interview quoted in Chicago reports. She argues she did not say Dewey would accept a presidential nomination and her husband would end the war by being sent to the Philippines. She states she only spoke casually with reporters and wrote down a denial.
A string of wry exchanges from Tin-Bits, Chicago News, and Brooklyn Life surveys: Mrs Tellington laments Mr Moon’s absentmindedness after he loses his pocketbook. he quips about not keeping expenses. A young wife questions her value post marriage as he dodges the query. Maude frets over being called an old maid while Clara dismisses the label. A quip about bills shadows an old romance as a man jokes a year won’t erase debt.
A vivid fashion note describes sequins on hats wings and boleros. It extols the sparkle on veils frills and decorative fronts while noting lingerie remains unsparkled. Butterflies and garments glow with sequined edges and shimmering fronts.
Mme Algeria de Reyna Barrios claims she is widow of Guatemala's late president and seeks a stage career in New York. She says a vast fortune, once she says worth 16 million, was seized by creditors after her husband was assassinated and credits took her estate. She notes McKinley interest and aid from an American representative in Guatemala.
An 19th century advertisement extols R. T. Felix Gouraud’s Oriental Dream as a universal skin beautifier that removes blemishes and diseases while being harmless. Dr L A Sayre endorses it as least harmful for ladies while Ferd T Hopkins sells the product from 37 Great Jones Street New York to the U S Canada and Europe.
Dr J S Jordan and staff, specialists of national reputation, treat pulmonary diseases and related troubles from across the United States. He claims cures with new rem edies, Lung Renovator, and electric devices, offering English and German directions and mail treatment from 36 W Washington St Indianapolis.
Timetables show P M times and train markers for routes including Pittsburg and East, Logansport and Chicago, and Columbus lines. Listings cover departures arrivals and service types with multiple connections, offices at station and at Washington Sts.
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