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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1907
Page
5
From Diana's Diary by F. W. Schaefer recounts a comic misadventure as the diarist answers a wanted ad for a caregiver to triplets. She journeys to the True home, meets a fellow applicant, senses trouble, and postpones her grand entry while pondering the mysterious True family.
In Gallagher's saloon Bill Hankins staggers in as Hawkins drinks and bragging shifts to a stunned silence. Hankins reads black headlines about a gasoline explosion and his daughter Bessie cremated, losing him with grief and rage. The crowd watches as he sobs and rejects more alcohol.
Mrs Helen Grenfell former state superintendent of schools warns from Denver on October 29 that half a million American children are illiterate and 2,000,000 are earning their living. She links illiteracy to women's political power and argues for reading and writing as a priority for women voters.
In a playful exchange they vow to keep love separate from wealth with the Count promising to love the Heiress beyond money. She questions whether love endures wealth and he insists he will not equate her value with money but will separate them in thought and deed.
A terse claim denies any sale of the Philippines by the United States and ridicules an accusation involving Josh Wise buying a gas brick from a bunco artist, asserting no sale occurred and mocking the insinuation.
In a tense scene, Sevier and Carlton subject missionary Laurie to electric torture to extract coordinates. Despite brutal shocks and binding, Laurie resists, finally pleading for mercy as he breaks down. Elliott watches, powerless, as the ordeal continues amid a room of conspirators and cigarette smoke.
In a tense scene a wounded captive is coerced to reveal an island location. Laurie lashes out with a bottle and a knife mortally wounds Sevier’s fellow conspirator Carlton and Elliott wrestles with guilt and fear of exposing Margaret. The group contemplates the future as the mission ends in death and uncertain justice.
A remarks filled mock critique targets Senator Knox with playful wordplay on philander and Circassian, praising his Pa. origins while noting indorsements may fail like vaccination. The oration hints at corporate tolerance and questions a presidential chase amid intermission humor.
New York October 30 A French American artist Philip Boileau wed his chosen American girl Miss Emily Gilbert at the Little Church Around the Corner after years seeking a model to fit his vision of the American girl. Gilbert inspired paintings such as Winter Girl The Antuan Girl Sunshine and The Sweetheart.
A vintage recipe collection describes Plum Conserve using seven pounds blue plums six pounds sugar two pounds seeded raisins two oranges and optional California fruit. Also details Pistachio Cornets from pastry and paper molds, Cold Potatoes Scalloped with butter eggs cheese and cracker crumbs, and Macaroni or Spaghetti Home Style with a milk butter cheese sauce baked to a brown top.
A stole cape features 40 inch pads with rounded corners and a collarless design. A white satin felt hat completes the outfit, accented by four long wings in black and white.
In Copenhagen on October 30 the queen orders a new plan allowing any young woman in Denmark to graduate from the queen's kitchen. The head cook will train pupils in domestic art and grant graduation certificates, opening doors for service girls who graduate in large numbers each year.
Rev. R. E. Moss of Franklin Indiana addressed Shortridge high school students on the subject A Trip to the Orient. An alumnus of Shortridge, Mr Arnold Spenser of the College of Musical Art, was present.
A poem fragment portrays an old farmer with gout and a child sharing bread and memories. The scene hints at rising bread prices and cereal costs as a tear appears on the farmer's face. The child asks if wine drank by the past bot caused the cry while they watch a car speed by, and the farmer nods along as play lightens the moment.
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