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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
4
A historical reflection contrasts ancient Halloween origins with modern revelry. It laments pranks and rowdyism, notes cabbage and pumpkin divinations, and questions the drift from sacred superstitions to heedless mischief. It critiques youth and calls for restraint.
The Sun urges calm as Indiana courts handle the Consumers Gas Trust Company matter and dismiss fears of a wrecking plot. It backs law and charter protection, cites Mr Marott’s suit, and urges confidence that the law will safeguard rights and property while Dowle’s Gotham money is discussed and Louisville post office business rises.
The Girl of Society reports Anna Louise Beck returning from the east and various acquaintances returning from Mexico New York and California. It notes the marriage of Lima Leta Patton and William H Wade at 11 Broadway and mentions Mary Baumann hosting a card party with prizes won by Amelia Achultz and Edyth Bolman, with numerous guests listed.
In Harrisburg UK on October 9 a dispute at a church led to a stabbing of W. E. Rhine at Long Branch after an incident at a grayer Merling. Rhine reportedly stepped on the offender’s toe prompting the flare up and the assailant fled. The two were described as about one year of use.
A garbled mix of verse snippets, domestic scenes, and brief notices. A woman named Gretchen Guen shops and chats about a summer kitchen while Yakob Aller hurries through a crowded market. A poem cadence about rail layoffs and a late train ride plays with local life. A Kentucky attorney, Wm. H. Julian, dies in a house fire burn area.
A translated article on men’s and women’s clothing care. It argues men need constant coat care, with house coats saving wear. Advice includes brushing, hanging coats, and improvised hangers like rolled newspaper for maintaining smartness and prolonging office coats.
A vintage guide describes old fashioned Welsh lambswool for Halloween cider and roasting apples, plus two doughnut recipes. It covers spicing, serving decoration, and a raised doughnut method with yeast, butter, and cinnamon, detailing frying heat and draining for best texture.
A tiny white gem resembling a pearl is described as a baby's first tooth kept for preservation. The tooth is carefully watched and sent to a jeweler who polishes it and mounts it in gold. Some pieces are plain while others incorporate diamonds and other gems.
The article notes that the custom of shaking hands is reviving and praises it as a beautiful practice to be cultivated, remarking on the notable differences observed in handshakes.
A discussion divides handshakes into three types the cordial clergy and elam shakes noting their social meanings. The piece then surveys fashion trends cape gloves with flare long and small hats urging meticulous grooming and the return of large hats for the stylish look.
Dorm Meate who created a sensation by eloping several weeks last winter is believed to have begun another attempt Seath Read is an execute of the enale very severe sometimes but Been Be cured Doan's Ointment quick and permanent in its result At any drug store six cents.
Kast Iron Shoes offers men box calf sod patents at 41.88 and boys Kast Iron at 91.9. BTOUTE FACTORY BHOR STORE at 21823 Mars ave, Stand Up for the Enterprising Business Houses of Indianapolis. They offer bargains daily in THD BUN. Watch for them.
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