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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1903
Page
5
A September note notes about one month remains for outing season with September and October favored for annual vacations. Suggestions include a Norfolk coat, knickerbocker breeches, long hose in heather mix, a sturdy yet light outfit, and a Scotch cap or tam for country tramping.
The text describes footwear with low heels and broad soles, favors Rusels over Black feathers, and recommends a cotton stock for the neck. It outlines Norfolk coats with broad pleats and a stout home spun fabric, notes customer preference for box cloth extensions at the knee, and advocates simple Ram Nash style over elaborate ends.
In Lansing Michigan on September 19 the Eyton county fair plans a tombstone prize for the woman with the most children. The winning orces will be carved with a marble inscription and the event will be held at Charlotte on September 22.
The article describes prize contests at a fair including a hammering event to drive spikes, a baby prize for unusual hair, and a beard contest with a horn brush as a prize. It notes President Roosevelt’s attention to the event and mentions a granite works setting and a woman’s hammering competition.
Beverley forms close bond with M. Roussillon and the French camp in Vincennes. A dramatic river rescue saves Father Beret and Beverley from drowning, boosting Beverley’s standing and drawing him closer to Alice while he observes her charm and intelligence amid frontier life.
Division superintendent Day recalls his past at Grayson as the station reopens with a reopening plan. The woman in black, once his memory, appears with her maid as Day contemplates his career and a potential return to the old haunt. Callaghan faces a month’s pay cut while Maguire notes the changed tone of the veteran supervisor.
Dawson City Alaska reports the Klondike era waning as experts predict the Eldorado may last only a year or two more. Despite vast purported yields, water shortages and frozen ground hinder winter mining while large capital and technical scale drive most gains.
A new electric whip was tested at the Chicago stockyards on Friday. Horsemen said it outwitted a bulky horse that workers had been unable to drive for a year. The test marked a notable breakthrough in animal handling devices.
Test rides drew over 2,000 spectators as John J. Elleworth praised the machine built by J A Giles. The device uses copper plates on each side of a Norse roller connected to a small battery and pressure to operate the horse in motion. The rural Georgia mail corner inventor is credited with the whip.
A local union committee of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters investigated the estate of Wm. E. Leppert and found his family destitute after his death when a Vandalla freight train crashed into his cab near Hastings. The union plans a special fund, with members offering their shares for funeral expenses at Mount Jackson last Sunday.
Advertising copy from Mines Mercantile Co claims Miles anti pain pills cure neuralgia toothache and other headaches. It asserts no opiates and promises fast relief with a money back guarantee from a Hart Indiana seller.
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