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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
5
Edward S. Wood of Harvard Medical School warns alum and alumina salts in baking powders should be banned due to digestive harm. He notes alum survives digestion and appears in the stomach, with common powders sold in ten, twenty-five, and cent-an-ounce sizes containing alum.
A fragmentary memoir recounts a late 19th century courtship and a long romantic letters affair with Mary Grey, her later engagement to another man, and the narrator's awakening as time and circumstance altered their bond, ending with reflections on propriety and social etiquette. The piece blends personal memory with advice on manners and polite conduct at social events.
A fragmented lament from a New York reader about not wearing hats or sunshades in summer. The speaker explains discomfort in hot weather, cites examples of others going hatless, and vows to treat herself with a future hat purchase while noting social pressures for head coverings.
A fragment from a London society note describes mothers, society women, and their children as they maintain style. It mentions fashionable frocks from top dressmakers, dentists, smart hairdressers, and expert hand work in grooming and manicure.
Net. Miss Elgar Sheets wandered along Edgewater riverbank when a swarm of bumblebees spooked her. The sudden attack drew a crowd as she suffered injuries to her neck and shoulders, though the incident was described as a close call.
Washington writer Gibbon Gardener cites census official John Shaw Bungs and Dr Billings to argue that a shrinking birth rate is not inherently bad. They attribute changes to deliberate family planning, rising desire for independence among women, urbanization, and the higher cost of living. They warn population growth may slow unless births rise or costs stabilize.
A dated tirade condemns men who woo and abandon wives, portraying them as strangers who exploit women’s desires for novelty. It argues women are harmed by flashy outsiders and urges caution, warning of dangerous “strange wife hunters” and the moral hazards of quick marriages.
Vrienkl courage is shown by Mime Colville a young woman in London who dances in a cage with four large lions This fearless performance features plaited white garments waving before the beasts as she moves and the lion tamer signals when to focus to avoid danger She also wrestles with one of the large predators in another act
An odd clipping discusses Whistler and adds verses praising or critiquing various national hand types. It mentions American, English, German, Spanish, and Irish hands with remarks on finger shape and complexion. The piece notes admiration and stereotype with fragmented lines and unclear context.
Frankin, new president of the British Medical Association, at Leicester, warned that medical specialization could narrow the profession. He said specialization was inevitable and mostly beneficial, though it might reduce the range of doctors available to the public.
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