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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1904
Page
5
A fashion column describes a gray crepe de chine gown with cream chiffon vest and violet accents suitable for luncheons dinners or theater wear. It pairs with a violet hat and rose color table décor for indoor entertaining and stresses inner beauty beyond outward appearance.
A fragment contemplates the saying pretty is what you do and questions how grown people still chase simple rules from childhood. The piece reflects on behavior, authenticity, and the gap between innocence and adult fussing.
A historic note on beauty tricks cites head held high as the top tip for attractiveness, warning that tilting downward creates a double chin and ruins neck and shoulder lines. Society women are highlighted, with emphasis on posture as a key, simple practice.
Mrs Lane, frugal and practical, follows economy rules learned at home and from her husband. When Mr Lane travels from Chicago he sends a brief message asking about his well being. She must respond quickly, keeping to the point and avoiding confusion to save money.
Next week's vaudeville bill features John J. Kelley in Senator McFee at the Grand, Kathyrn Osterman with G Roland Sergeant in Emmas Dilemma, plus the Nelson-Farnum acrobats, the Zaucigs black-face team, The Wax Dolly by the Camans, Forani and Nevaro, and William F Windom. The Empire features the London based acts and new bioscope views including The Battle on the Yalu.
Jack Rosenthal, son of Kathryn Osterman and John J. Rosenthal, is a bright playful child likely to follow in his parents’ stage footsteps. His mother starred last season in Like Miss Petticoats and at Park she returns in The Girl That Looks Like Me. The Black Patti Troubadours, a top musical company, come to the Park next Monday for a three day engagement. For nine years Sisseretta Jones, famed as the Part of the colored race, has led a troupe of excellent singers and performers.
A brief note urges bakers to use Crab Ber Baking Powder to raise dough for a show. The advertisement highlights a quick leavening effect and ties it to preparing batter and pastries for display or sale at the event.
Fred Irwin brings his Big Show to the Empire with a large company including seven Austrian girls in a unityre act and a mix of European specialties. The program roles include plantation songs, Bach and Italian opera numbers, plus a new play starring Selma Herman, Wedded, Unt No Wife, to close the week.
Dr Murty returns from the St Louis fair with a vivid account of Minder and a spectacular electric illusion aboard a submarine themed ride. He notes the voyage begins in a distant town and ends in Paris, with the air ship review as the centerpiece and familiar time marks visible before landing with a bump.
An inquiry into wholesale coal thefts near Atlas Engine Works was heard in juvenile court Friday. Henry Hillman, 12, was arrested to explain where several tons of coal from his mother's shed came from. Nellie Roberts and Goldie Fitzgerald, white children, were arraigned on coal theft charges in the same neighborhood. A separate item reports a horse ran away from Hugh McDonald’s Brookside Avenue home, colliding with a street car and causing cart and pole damage while the horse escaped unharmed.
W H Donley conducts fourth Veaper organ recital at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon at 30 o clock Miss Florence Atkins contralto assisted Almost full house last Sunday the mood praised last week she could not sing due to a severe cold
Senator Beveridge will launch a vigorous statewide speaking tour starting Sept 28 in Indianapolis. He will address mass meetings in Richmond Rashville and Columbus, with all night sessions expected in several cities, as he campaigns ahead of the September 3S election.
A dinner party remark likens Janaiese bravery to a captain of the past and urges bold action. A hush falls as a fluent retort rises, swords are imagined, and a refrain to fight like heroes echoes amid late hour chatter. Washington Trust.
In a terse exchange reported by Chicaza News, a youth rebukes a parent over reckless spending. The reply emphasizes silence, and the back and forth centers on discipline and financial control within the household.
Miles Cullis leads up a rocky path as Brooks faces bankruptcy from rubber losses and a looming sale. He plans to move to Kansas City for work, while a romance with Miss Cullis shades his heartbreak. She questions if honor matters more than finances, and he contemplates confessing a truth he never speaks.
A local report portrays county officials including Martin Hugg and John McGregor actively campaigning at the courthouse. It notes Judge Stubbs and Coroner Harry Tute Wiler keeping steady profiles, while others vie for roles as sheriff, state senator, and county commissioner, with campaign talk shaping daily court duties.
The country’s sympathy for Senator Hoar’s illness recalls a story from Harper’s Weekly. A group of friends asked about Judge Hoar, and he recounted how he stayed away, his elder brother grew worse, and his absence led to a heated but brief dispute before the brother improved.
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