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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1899
Page
5
The famed Contesse de Chabrillan once dazzled Europe as Empress Eugenie’s rival beauty. Now poor and aged she seeks a pension, facing a government wary of a dormant claim older than the republic and a life shadowed by memory of Napoleon’s era.
A novelist Cecil Lawrence encounters Portman a Lancashire dyer who believes his rival fiction mirrors real events Portman reveals his late partner died in a dye vat and accuses the author of fiction inspired by true crime The encounter hints at the story’s tied fate between author and real life murderer.
A fragment notes Miss Grace posed for Victory while Constantine Tyler posed for Minerva's arm and shoulders. Mishee contributed a perfect arm and hand to Victory, indicating a collaborative display by multiple figures for themed groups.
Mrs. Mary P. Greeley recounts Admiral Dewey's courtship in Portsmouth New Hampshire with Dandy Dewey rising from Lieut. to Commander. He wooed Susie Goodwin while Rhind courted her rival, then married on Oct. 24 1867. Their son George Goodwin Dewey was born in 1872 and his mother died five days later.
A light verse depicts a patient admiring a nurse and hoping to win her favor. The speaker notes her gentle skill with remedies and a playful plan to appear ill to gain her attention. The tone blends affection with flirtatious mischief in a Victorian style.
Two singers, one regal and one gentle, are remembered in verse, with memory and longing after their era ends. The poem contrasts grandeur and humble artistry as fans' cheers fade to silence and tears. An advertorial pitch follows, claiming One Minute Cough Cure heals pneumonia era risk and citing a testimonial from Helen McHenry.
An ad listing services to cover old brick buildings with a rock-faced stone imitation by H. Saute at 34 Talbot Brook. Also ads for Progress Laundry offering neckbands on shirts, free, and commutation tickets at 1.25 for 1.00. Restaurant at 28 40 Monument Place.
A vintage collection of cake instructions describes Angel cake using egg whites, sugar, vanilla, flour, and cream of tartar with a Turk's head bake. It also details Nameless cake with brown sugar and sour milk, and a delicate sponge cake with careful preparation and folding of stiff egg whites.
Short fashions note brim forms for hats and the braiding of ostrich feathers. It mentions butterfly bon nets as clever bonnet styles and advises choosing a picture face to match. Quills are offered from 15 cents. black quills with turquoise centers of impeyan feathers are priced at 50 cents.
A Chicago Post snippet records a playful exchange between a man and woman. He muses on temper and beauty while she suspects he will stay out late and seek leniency from scolding.
A March 1897 Hawthorne Nevada item travels across the country collecting signatures. Miss Ly Waters Flawthorne sends the book to postal workers to sign and stamp it, with notes from Wyo and Neb reports of robberies and mail trouble. The book gathers signatures from Reno to Omaha as it wanders the West and East.
A classroom gag exchanges jokes about anatomy and manners. A boy quips the collar bone rests the collar, another avoids pie, and a parent debates learning to eat properly. The exchanges hinge on perceptions of wit and wisdom in school days.
Uncle Jayson debates new fashions and admits saving money while praising his daughter Lizzie for making a stylish golf skirt from an old horse blanket. The Chicago Record quotes a rural perspective on frugality and trends.
A brief ad recounts moral guidance on behavior and warns against gossip and rudeness. It promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia and lists two laundry businesses with contact numbers, framed as a blend of domestic advice and consumer ads.
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