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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1904
Page
5
The article compares the 1792 Directoire dress with modern fall styles, noting similarities in silhouette. It describes the old Directoire gown with silk skirt, double breasted hat, jabot, large hat, and feathery or bow ornaments, and contrasts with the current dark green cloth versions plus wide belts and hats.
Household hints advise a clean fire-brick iron stand to retain heat and avoid air flow from ordinary stands, while bricks act as heat retainers. Silver ornaments should be wrapped in tissue. tarnish can be wiped with damp tissue. Also cleaning gold jewelry with a damp tissue. News notes a Portland musician W. H. Boyer reporting his dog Brown Boy committed suicide by gas exposure after being left in the kitchen.
The article notes the importance of sensations in fashion by the robe de nuit. It describes the sleep robe as a continuous thrill for readers, with lines about its dainty ruling and resting look. The skirt is divided, claimed to be more comfortable and healthier.
Fragmented report notes British Columbia Indians near hop fields and hotel guests, canoe traffic on Fraser River, and a salmon Osherles with a tennis outfit. For Sale column hints at selling items, ten words free.
In a bustling New York scene four years into a booming market, Timothy Willard a robust Wall Street promoter stands in De Fere Harry Co office watching stock quotes. He plans to unload 200 shares of steel pipe quietly while Henry Hastings manages a Chicago grain network and keeps steady wires open to Chicago.
Fragmented report discusses women desiring roles in education and the push for school reorganization under various social and political pressures. Mentions of public instruction plans, Mexican influence, and gender roles in domestic service emerge amid broader coverage of labor and education reform.
The state mineralogist reports California produced in value 16,471 dollars from gold. The total mineral output including oil reached 57,759,002 dollars. Oil output stood at 7,313 dollars.
In Washington, Sept 22 a social stir grows as Miss Cheng the daughter of the Chinese minister Sir Chentung Tsang-Cheng enters high society life. Described as an up to date Chinese girl aged roughly 15 to 35 she shops in stores and mingles with American social circles wearing oriental dress and diamonds. She will be a drawing card at forthcoming social events alongside Miss Alice Roosevelt and the Countess Casino as hosts plan winter entertainments.
Count Katsura, Japan’s premier, discusses the so called yellow peril and defends Japan’s war aims. He argues the conflict seeks empire security and permanent peace in the east, warning Australia’s role disturbs regional stability and must be restrained. He urges calm to show fears are unfounded.
Greenshore welcomes Clay Eller while Ed Rainey and J Louis visit, and numerous residents return to towns from Hartford to Martinsville. Entries mention trips to Cambridge City, Washington, Lafayette, Terre Haute, and Kokomo with many relatives hosting guests, attending events, or pursuing studies at Indiana medical college and Ohio Wesleyan University.
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