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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
5
A cooler evening coat in black maire with black lace over light silk gowns. The coat features a loose back, long sharp fronts over heavy embroidery, and a repeating sharp outline on the revers. Embroidery accents sleeves and cuffs with short putts and a silk flounce finishing, fastened by a jeweled buckle.
Practical methods for cleaning white kid gloves include using cream of tamar rubbed in to restore brightness and flannel with benzine for light cleansing. Other options are gasoline immersion with careful drying, Faber's earth for suede, and a brush to work in the powdery mixture of earth and alum.
The New York Press notes that excessive summer tanning dulls health and beauty. It observes that many women seek to avoid tan while recognizing a few who embrace a lighter, natural look. Professors nationwide are developing methods to remove tans, suggesting a return to sensible skin care.
Do not dry umbrellas with the handle up. Stand the umbrella on its handle to let water drip from the frame and dry evenly. Wetting the top can cause moisture to linger under the ring and rot the lining. Silk umbrellas are especially harmed by leaving them open to dry as the fabric stretches and splits.
Britons reportedly mastered glass making before the Roman invasion, though their work appears limited to small vessels and beads. The note highlights early craft from a civilization with primitive yet notable glasswork achievements.
In Amador county California mother Mary Head defends daughter Emma LeDoux, facing a gallows date October 19. She mortgaged her home and farm to fund the appeal, worked to haul debris, and sent food and letters with quiet resolve as tears and heartache shadow her daily labor and court anxieties.
Diana notes a cool Tuesday at Pine Cottage with Sir Chauncey Scadsley arriving in tweed and a new six dollar bag. A flurry of girls crowd to meet him as he passes by on the piazza. The narrator, a rich heiress, treats him with reserve while the Bart grows attentive and gossip swirls around high society summer life.
A tale of two lovers named Nona and Dick who quarrel over a proposed marriage. Pride drives them apart as they drift toward distant continents, only to cross paths briefly in a familiar town where glances rekindle their restrained affection. Both hesitate, fearing heartbreak.
A list of practical kerosene applications for cleaning and stain removal across household tasks. From preventing sticking in boiled starch to removing ink blood and paint stains, rust on metal, grease on cookware, and refreshing wooden floors and windows.
James R. Putnam found a brass button in his Rutland garden that appeared Revolutionary era. Cleaning revealed a Massachusetts artillery design with two cannons and a flag. The button is not a relic from the Revolution.
Shoppers reported items in shops including spinach and straw hats with prices noted. The piece mentions twenty cent small measures and five cent six packs, novelty copper items, doughnuts, hot cakes, and peanuts with decorative shells on principal streets.
A fragmented set of home canning directions describes drying peaches on trays then packing jars with fruit and nuts, plus sliced peppers to be blanched and cooled. It mentions Hamburg steak and gravy components, with steps to thicken and serve with a roast pepper dish.
An 19th century style sale and patent medicine advertisement lists tallor made pants in sizes at low price and warnings about old whisky. It promotes Mrs Winslow's Teething Comfort and Caloric Products for infants. The fragment mentions a boothina strap and a remedy for diarrhoea with a twenty cent price.
Scribbled humor pieces show dialect wordplay and vaudeville style gags about baseball fans and family life. Rollo asks why the Cubs extra is called and a parent replies succinctly, while other skits feature a phrenologist and comic ceiling imagery.
A Lamia physician claims heavy necklaces cause infirmities by pressuring nerves at the skull base. He argues jewelry wearers suffer from health issues, while women without jewels are spared these problems.
A dress description outlines a 15 year old girl’s plaid dull green and soft wood toned school costume. Broadcloth skirts and a loose coat feature shoulder arrangement and soutache braid in green with waist shaping by slashes. A front tucked panel and braid details complete the design.
In Beanington County Vermont farmers report costly rabbit depredations as the Belgian hare fad, once deemed profitable, proves unprofitable. One Dorset farmer loses 1090 head of cabbage and warns against penny farmers who freed their hares.
The swift lying swallow is described as the speediest bird on the wing. Its motion is a precise swoop for catching insects, moving rapidly in multiple directions with eye cannot follow pace. The piece marvels at its refined nervous system and a supposed mechanism for swift flight.
A historical health ad promotes natural remedies for poor health from worn stomachs to weak blood. It touts roots like Goldenseal, Queen’s root, and Black Cherrybark, claiming they cleanse and invigorate the stomach liver and blood. It extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic aiding vitality and nerve function.
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