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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1906
Page
5
A carriage toilette features silvery gray silk gown with cream broadcloth bodice trimmed in red velvet. Jacqueminot red sprinkles dark gray folds. waistcoat shows similar design. Skirt is full and round. hat in red velvet with a large pearl buckle and white ostrich feathers completes the ensemble.
A quirky note describes Maclean Phero preparing a weekend rally in Teeland Iceland by a cottage. The author jokes about Iceland’s land and a strange raider vibe, imagining engine harnesses and a single hells array as part of the playful plan.
A quirky old note promises a wondrous shopping bag with vast space and clever design. It claims a bag cannot be bought for 314s and extols comfort and novelty, though the prose is muddled with garbled phrases and odd measurements.
In a Worcester Democrat note, the public senan indicates most women exceed a single exception noted among teachers in Fargetta county. The item reflects a local gender and employment observation from the era.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic cure for women’s ailments. It cites printed ingredient lists, endorsements from medical professionals, and offers a free booklet by mail from Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
A curious encounter unfolds as Dolly Blow, claiming to be Ted’s sister, visits Lieut Lionel Bellairs on a British ship near northern Spain. A playful chase by Dolly’s twin brother Billy leads to a covert plan and a night voyage with a red fleet in pursuit.
The judge admonishes the court martial as testimony claims the general slept while his troops fought. An officer urges swift court action and adjournment, hinting at punishment for dereliction.
Fragmentary note suggests Scribbin's new book is on store shelves after publication. Unreadable quotes imply confirmation of release and distribution by publishers. The text lacks clear dates or author details.
A clipped, fragmentary note reports Mrs Sage Inna began to leave behind her money as a rush ensues over trains to New York. The sparse text hints at urgency and relocation without detailing persons or dates.
A jumble of clipped phrases and misread lines surveys a day’s chatter from a small Missouri town. A former senator’s penitentiary remark, church sermons, Elopement rumors, robbery tales, and local property sales mingle with comic skits and rural dialect. Fred Handelln buys a village property for 1400 dollars. The piece hints at civic ambitions, social entertainments, and idle curiosities in a fragmented, piecemeal slice of local life.
A fragmentary reading blends rustic dialect verse about a stingy neighbor and Halloween mischief with a jittery local want ad page. It mentions Simon Kiser and a comical reckoning, then transitions to notices for a self supporting couple on a Carnegie farm, plus scattered ads for masks, a grocery, a transit fare list, and train tickets to major cities.
A review of two new novels highlights Chaffics TramMc by E Temple Thurston about Nanno an Irish tragic heroine born from a troubled past and forced marriage, and Latter Day Sinners by Alice Hat Roland. The first follows Nanno's suffering from infancy to widowhood and toil, the second unfolds a Richmond physician recounting a dying woman’s life story and selfwritten manuscript.
A newspaper notices two new books: The Battle of the Weak a tale of Quaker Jay Lucy Bertram and a shipwreck set on an English coast with tragedy and reunion. Willy Bounce by W W Donslow and Dudley A Graydon a children’s tale of Billy Bounce with magical adventures and friendly illustrations by S W Denslow.
A homestyle column gives a routine for preventing odors by boiling water with a weathered practice, plus a quick egg foam method using one grain of sugar and a Dover eggbeater. It also describes a simple chicken pancakes dish using leftover chicken and stock, baked between hot pancakes and cut in pre fashion.
A fragment paints a dance at Hotak's hall noting rough floor and slimy road conditions. An old nurse for children is mentioned alongside Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, advertised as a teething remedy priced at twenty five cents and claiming to soothe gums and ease diarrhea.
The Bundrs arranged with a trading pattern company to provide readers with new patterns for ten cents each. A different pattern is described daily. The Sun offers patterns postpaid upon sending ten cents, along with the number and desired end, and the reader's name and address to the Fashion Department.
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