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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1899
Page
5
Miss Mamie Foster in Cleveland has launched a chain-letter drive to aid street car strikers. The appeal requests each recipient to donate 25 cents to the fund and name four other potential contributors.
A rogue narrator recalls a vivid sequence of cons led by a glamorous deceiver. In fast talk, she lures men with flirtation and riches while weaving a web of bankrupt pretenses from London to Washington. The tale ends with her downfall in a Tombs jail cell after a judge’s curt remark.
A host and caller debate a French term bordereau linked to Dreyfus in a humorous misinterpretation while other quips reference Alaska boundary tensions and playful classroom dialogue. The clippings include jests about navy strength and a putty comparison in love.
The piece advises wearing colors from black to white with all colors in between. Heliotropes and violets appear in new shades, gray is popular as aristocratic, and soft light grays dominate. Dressy looks pair an all black hat with a gray gown or an all white hat with a gray dress accented by a white bird of paradise trimming.
A Chicago Times Herald excerpt describes women in wet conditions as they waded through a three inch water patch on a sidewalk. The piece condemns a male figure who sprayed water, prompting harsh talk and curses from bystanders about sin and punishment.
The article outlines making melon salads using cantaloupes and watermelon with careful preparation. It advises selecting small, sound fruits, chilling, cutting into shapes, seeding free pieces, and dusting with sugar. It suggests flavoring with small amounts of Curacao or Chartreuse or substitutes like fruit juices, almond extract, or orange flower water, and recommends chilling to enhance assimilation.
A church army tea saloon debuts in Atlantic City amid liquor saloon style decor. The brief notes report diverse curiosities from history and industry, including the empress of China’s silk weaving, Japanese bronze work by a woman, and Calicia Austria’s vast salt deposit.
A Philadelphia Times extract explains preparing nourishing beef tea. Mince 1.5 pounds gravy beef with fat removed, simmer in an earthenware jar set in a near boiling water bath for three hours, then strain. Press solids to extract all liquid, discard only light brown sediment, and optionally mix in Valentine's meat juice when the brew is lukewarm for a patient.
A classic bake begins with half a pound of sifted flour rubbed with four ounces of butter and four ounces of castor sugar. Add a quarter ounce of caraway seeds, half the lemon rind, two whisked eggs, and enough milk to soften. Stir and heat five minutes with a wooden spoon, then mix in a teaspoonful baking powder. Bake in a prepared tin in a moderate oven until done.
Mrs. H. J. Cusack is credited with creating corn husk bonnets for Queen Victoria, Mrs. McKinley, Helen Gould, and Gov. Stanley’s wife. McKinley’s bonnet is a natural corn husk evening piece with braided frame and Marechal Neil rose trim. Queen Victoria’s is Marie Stuart style in royal purple braid with cream husk flowers. Miss Gould’s hat follows a Paris pattern with a high crown, rolling brim, and violet and tea rose trim. All bonnets were made entirely from corn husks.
A short verse from S E Kiser published in the Chicago Times Herald extols a gardener's care. It compares weeds and fading flowers to the world as a garden blessed by divine love.
Mrs. Anna Yeamans, star of Broadhurst's Why Smith Left Home, faces trouble with New York cooks union as they threaten a boycott and demand changes to her role in the farce where she leads the cook ladies' union. Yeamans defends the part as charming and wishes it kept.
Indianapolis reader presents a testimonial from I Lemmons, a real estate dealer at 824 Bradshaw St. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief of long standing kidney weakness and back pain. He claims two gravel stones passed after one box and urges others to publish his statement. Doan's sold 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. is sale agent. Remember the name Doan's.
The season brings fringed overskirts and plaid skirts paired with shirt waists, with polonaise potential per magazines. Tailor made suits remain popular for a trim figure, while china silk evening hoods gain vogue. A thick waist needs a stylish shirt waist and adjustable collars offer diverse neckwear options, with narrow silk or bead belts completing the look.
Mrs Elizabeth Kimball of Massachusetts becomes president of the Daughters of Veterans at the Philadelphia convention held last week.
Vandalia line offers a $2.25 round trip for the event with sales on Sept 11 to 15 and a return by Sept 16. Six daily trains foot it to the fair grounds. Train 21 from Indianapolis at 12 35 pm stops at the grounds. trains 8 and 2 from Terre Haute at 1 47 pm and 5 15 pm stop for passengers at the grounds.
Vandalia line will sell tickets at one fare for round trip for the Friends Yearly Meeting in Plainfield Indiana. Travel window runs from September 13 to 21 inclusive with return limit September 22.
Instruction directs travelers in Indianapolis to reduce baggage delivery time by giving railroad checks to the Frank Bird Transfer Co.'s agent at the main exit of Union Station.
Reunion of Wilder's Brigade in Chickamauga Tennessee runs September 19 to 21. Big Four and Q and C route special train leaves Terre Haute 4 26 p m and Indianapolis 6 20 p m Monday September 18, through to Chattanooga arriving next morning. Roundtrip fares Terre Haute and Indianapolis to Chattanooga 9 82 tickets valid September 18 19 and return until 25. Rates from all points. Inquiries to Big Four agents at 1 HE Washington Street Massachusetts Ave or Union Station H M Bronson AGP A.
A Sunday trip titled Big Four Route offers a fifty mile steamboat ride on the Ohio with excursions to Lawrenceburg Aurora and Way Points. One dollar round trip to Shelbyville Greensburg Batesville Sunmans Lawrenceburg Aurora and intermediate stations. Special trains depart Union Station at 7 30 a m and return from Aurora at 7 20 p m. Tickets at Big Four office No 1 E Washington St and Union Station. H M Bronson A G P A.
Two special fast trains operate Sunday September 17 via Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton. First train leaves at 6:30 a m with no local stops. Second departs 7:15 a m stopping at Rushville, Connersville, Liberty, Oxford and Hamilton. Return from Cincinnati at 6:25 p m.
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