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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
7
A spinster counsel resolves a quarrel between Louise and Billy over trust during his month away. She advises that engagement means avoiding rivals, but mutual trust and restraint matter more. The pair acknowledge the guidance and reconciliation begins as they clasp hands.
Forecast warns an unfavorable day with trouble in business and domestic affairs. A child born on this day will have misfortune in work yet be kind and affectionate in disposition. Those in employ may lose their positions this year and should avoid offending superiors.
Tall Esen Morgan accuses Lehar of stealing the Merry Widow waltz from Mendelssohn’s St Paul oratorio. He likens Lehar’s defense to a valet’s protest after mixing water with wine, noting the master’s skeptical reaction and a digressive comparison from the Washington Star.
A Londoner at an American hotel asks a bellhop about the nickname Scales. The bellhop explains he is called Scales because he is tipped often, prompting the amused exchange about the unusual moniker.
While lecturing himself, Marius notices a plaster wall gap and climbs atop drawers to peer into the Jondrettes room. He resolves to glimpse their condition and state, driven by pity and curiosity.
Dorothy Dix argues tar and feathers for men who seduce or betray a wife. She claims ridicule, not bloodshed, deter infidelity and that public shaming would curb romantic villains, making Lothario figures laughable and unreliable. The piece endorses a societal shift toward sharp public scorn.
A bleak Paris garret becomes the stage for Marius and a lean, brutal fellow as a poor family, a sickly girl, and a stout woman inhabit a room crowded with rotting furniture, a domed skylight, and a haunting painting. The dialogue laments social inequality and hunger as a grim reality.
A sensational tonic claims to reshape a woman’s figure by applying a skin absorbed nervine stimulant. Instructions list glycerine rosewater cadomene and borax, urging morning and night use to nourish flesh and alter arms neck and bust, with an anecdote of a woman winning a wealthy husband.
A women's Short Skirt League is formed in London as members pledge dresses that do not sweep floors to keep dust and microbes away. Woman's Life notes a similar Five Inch League in America with each member promising at least five inches of clearance between skirt and floor.
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