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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
5
A new lawyer, idle after passing the bar, lands a pivotal client in a hospital hotel room. He draws a will for a dying man, uncovers a poisoning plot, exposes the villain Martin Brown, and secures the case, leading to marriage and sudden success.
In Camden, 15-year-old Gertrude McElhenie daughter of E Q McElhenie, manager at A A Baxter's stock farm, toiled during harvest offering to stack grain and prepare meals for harvest workers, addressing labor shortages and proving herself a capable helper.
The article urges women doing housework to enhance the kitchen with practical touches. It favors blue enamel ware blue fabrics and blue curtains. A rocking chair a couch away from heat and a small reading stand can ease labor and add charm to daily tasks.
The will allocates a large estate to the Countess von Waldersee and David Bradley Lee, while two elder sisters receive nothing. Mrs. Lee, who died at 94 in Stuttgart after moving there post husband’s death, had daughters who wed prominent figures including an ambassador to France and a British general. The text notes family dissension and omits the elder sisters’ names.
Miss Marjory Dean earns money as a landscape assistant to a New York architect and is the only professional of her kind in the United States. Her work builds grounds to match houses, creating features such as hills and scenic outlooks from windows, after studying European historic gardens.
A wreath of small green enameled leaves crowns the twitch lock pin. Watches with Waiteau cases feature tiny dials surrounded by pearls or diamonds and sparks. Hat pins in Egyptian designs with turquoise and enamel gleam. Feather boa clasps in gun metal and gilt Silver showcase pearls rhinestones and jewels. Classic jewel settings once universal and cheap are now absent from new clasps and buckles.
A Memphis family hired an old-time negress as cook and installed a gas range. The workman lit the oven jets, then forgot to relight them after explaining the stove. The cook ignored the gas and continued using the wood stove, leaving the gas jets burning and generating a large bill.
An Atchison woman urged a neighbor to charm her menfolk for a late dinner. The pretty girl talked to them, but the men quarreled before dinner and have not spoken to her since.
A collage of quoted lines from various papers includes remarks about Clara's husband a conductor on a limited express and dialogue about women proposing marriage. The excerpts show cross publication voices from Cleveland Chicago Boston and other outlets in a slangy exchange.
Mrs. Davis known as Mother Davis led the Ladies' aid society auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans. She organized the branch and was born in Pennsylvania. Married Mas. Davis in 1876, long residence at Mt. Washington near Pittsburg. She attended the Detroit meeting last week with a Civil War trunk her husband carried.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat note describes a woman and her cousin improvising a curtain hem. The woman threads a safety pin with cord to form a shirring string, then the cousin adds a patent whalebone with an eye to secure a second gathered edge.
A dainty summer dessert describes boiling sugar and water to a thread, preparing apples, and poaching them until clear. The hot syrup is reduced to a jelly, poured over the apples, and the dish chilled before serving.
The guide advises choosing not too light colors for rainy day costumes. Heather or cheviot fabrics work well with smoky grays, slate blues, tobacco browns, dark greens, or dark blues. Many color mixtures are described by feel when seen in fabric or samples.
A guest at a table declines multiple dishes in a disheartening manner. He rejects the cake as well, saying he never eats rich cake. The hostess urges him to try it, but he remains uninterested in consuming the offered fare.
A city resident extols Morrow's Kid-ne-oids as a nerve restorer and kidney cure. Describes relief from back pain, nervousness, and sleeplessness after two weeks use. Yellow tablets sold in wooden boxes for fifty cents. descriptive booklet available from John Morrow & Co. in Springfield.
A collection of brief sayings from Lessing Voltaire Justinian Bulwer Tempts Carlyle Aristophanes Bacon Hazlitt on thinking for oneself justice pride virtue and magnanimity. The selections contrast labor moral duty and personal character with observations on happiness and human fallibility.
Dewey celebration in New York and Pennsylvania lines offer greatly reduced fares with tickets sold for New York trips and return. Watch for later announcements and address inquiries to W. W. Richardson in Indianapolis. An Old Nurse for Children Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised for teething pain with wind colic relief and 25 cents per bottle. A Full Meal for 100 daily lunch from 10 am to 2 pm with Ladies' lunch on the second floor at Ormonde 16 W Pearl St.
Open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. St. Anthonys Sanatorium offers hot and cold baths any time with expert attendants for ladies and gentlemen. Boasts best mineral water in the state and cures for rheumatism and stomach kidney and liver ailments. End of W Washington St. car line Lauler Bros Proprietors.
Mr. Wilhite creates some of the finest photographs seen, with prices that reflect good workmanship. Pon der's Photo Studio at 229 Massachusetts Ave, first Square, is highlighted. Weckbands offered on shirts free at Progress Laundry, Tei, 1121.
Commutation tickets offered at $1.25 for $1.00 and $1,265 for 91.00. Includes Plaza restaurant at 38-40 Monument-placa with pricing notes.
One dollar round trip special train via Pennsylvania Lines departs Indianapolis at 7 30 a m Sunday September 17 and returns from Lake Maxinkuckee at 6 30 p m with both legs priced at one dollar.
Travel deal offered for Chattanooga on Sept 18 and 19 at 9.82 dollars round trip 89.82 total. Dedicated to Wilder's brigade and Indiana monuments with a through coach from Indianapolis at 7:10 p m Sept 18 via Louisville and L N R R to Nashville then N C S L A R scenic route. View battlefields en route. See agents or W W Richardson D P A.
A beneficiary letter extols the Union Trust Company executor of a large estate for prompt legacy payments and rapid settlement. The message contrasts trust company efficiency with private executors and notes the company offers very moderate charges for its services due to its large volume of business.
Local beer described as brewed at home with best hops and malt. Progress brand emphasizes pride in quality and promises home delivery from the bottling house at telephone 578.
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