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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1900
Page
5
A fashion note describes lisle and silk hosiery for winter wear. It highlights bayadere patterns with royal blue and white stripes, white openwork, embroidered polka dot insteps, and all over stamped dots in white on deep blue. The piece notes lisle and silk remain stylish despite cold.
A couple on their honeymoon travels from Seattle to New York using scalper tickets. The husband must impersonate Sam Swackhammer and his wife Bridget Murphy to avoid ticket forfeiture. Misvoiced signatures, conductor checks, and social chaos ensue as they drift toward honesty and renewed affection aboard a Pullman journey.
A satirical quip essay from the New York Press on gender and marriage. It jokes that flattering a woman yields truth from her, while scaring a man does. It suggests wives overestimate their appeal and notes men may not notice paint on themselves.
Queen Stella of the Gonzales gypsy tribe visits New York promising to bring her people to live in the Catskills. She speaks of ancestral Egypt and Spain and mentions a pink pearl necklace once given by Mary queen of Scots to a fortune teller ruler of her tribe.
In Maine the campaign features a striking element with Edith May Miller of Camden speaking for Mr. Bryan. The Bates College student cites love for her father Judge J. K. Miller a Knox county Democratic candidate and devotion to democracy and Bryan as motivations.
The Chicago News quotes a string of aphorisms on social rank and ambition. It contrasts engagement symbols, liquor, trade wit, and class ladders to critique pretension and pursuit of status.
Palma Schrader once a promising young actress from California was injured in a bicycle accident on June 23 and now sells papers on the streets with a crutch. She supported her mother for years and was booked for next season with a traveling company after appearances in Hoyt's productions and with George Lederer at the New York Casino.
A column offers quick kitchen and home tips. It suggests sewing two inches of webbing under a rug to prevent curling, ammonia for tire stains on white fabrics, washing soda for warts, and bread box care in heat. It also covers first aid for burns with soda and sun airing bread boxes.
A lyrical meditation on September skies and autumn harvest. The poem contrasts waning summer with autumn bounty, praising earth’s rewards and the revived vigor of the season. It mentions labor, incense-like gratitude, and a festive mood as September arrives.
A collage of dated quotes from Chicago Post Chicago Record Tit Bits and Judge reflects on anger confession dramatic lines and a suburban exchange about a short term cook. The pieces show social banter and media tone of late 19th to early 20th century narrations.
The article extols inhaling vapors for croup and chest pain and rubbing until reddened, then wrapping with a flannel moistened with spirits. It claims instant relief for burns, blister soreness, and says it aids healing. Additional uses include cleansing leather, cleaning fabrics, moth and mice deterrence, whitening linens, preventing starch sticking, floor polishing, and furniture care with a two to one sweet oil to turpentine mix.
Poetic reminiscence contrasts faded past affection with present life. The speaker recalls a former love and dreamy landscapes then notes life arrives with real roses, ending on a wistful, hopeful tone.
Mrs Sidney B Oakes of Whitmell Virginia reports long illness with paralysis loss of appetite constipation and nervous disturbances. After three months of other doctors and seven bottles of Favorite Prescription plus Golden Meds Discovery and Pleasant Pellets she now does wash cooking and housework without spasms and urges others to use the medicines.
Indianapolis market report lists smoked meats bacon hams shoulders and sausage with varying prices. fresh pork joints tenderloins and lard also shown. Fruits Nuts Groceries and canned goods priced by brand and weight with regional suppliers and market terms.
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