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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
5
A dainty frock is depicted with a silk yoke in rose color. A bolero like berthe girdle and sleeve caps are edged with narrow embroidered bands and deep garnet ribbon velvet. The yellow lace yoke contrasts with yellow and white lingerie under sleeves and a striped shirted body and skirt.
A brisk exchange notes Laster seeking entry into high society as Jones questions the effort. The talk shifts to Bones who allegedly quit business and now relies on his wife’s wealth, underscoring social maneuvering and cash status in New York circles.
Allen Raymond, ruined by poverty and a false charge, returns to London to find his past and a will that says the holder of a missing pearl gains the estate. He meets Ethel Beversly again, now believed to have married his brother, and with executor George Dix learns the pearl is Ethel. A letter forgives the thief, and $60,000 is revealed as the prize in love and fortune.
The text lists old fashioned recipes for Potato Cakes, Cheese Pie, and Lunch Cakes with steps and measurements in a rustic style. It describes washing and mashing potatoes then frying, a cheese pie with eggs sugar flour milk and vanilla, and a lunch cake batter with bread flour sugar butter milk vanilla eggs and jam fillings, all described in a coarse, domestic kitchen tone.
Special to The Sun from Winsted Connecticut describes 75 year old William Woodruff, a hermit who has kept a yearly vigil near his hut on Woodruff Hill. He tended hollyhocks, the favorite flower of the woman who jilted him, and the flowers now symbolize his unrequited devotion as he records the scene for passersby.
Special to The Sun from Wilmington Delaware reports Bishop Leighton Coleman of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware walked 210 miles in ten days. He journeyed through western Pennsylvania and Maryland, posing as a tramp on several occasions. He plans to use his experience in charity work and for lectures and pictures to aid relief efforts.
A survey of current titles including Newton Newkirk’s Recollections of Philip Alle noting its diary format and curious graduation detail. Emerson Gifford’s The Upper Hand unfolds a New England village tale of treachery and romance with a labor angle and moral reckonings.
The article discusses attitudes toward female emotion, noting that early Victorian women cried and shrieked while modern women supposedly show better restraint. It quotes Wadien Field claiming men dislike women who cannot cry, given that such occasions are infrequent and spaced apart.
A sister of Conan Noyle has authored a detective novel, noted as remaining within the same channel of curiosity as her brother's work. The public will be keen on learning more about this intriguing literary connection and its implications.
A veteran account recalls the battle above Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge where Confederate forces were driven back. It highlights a 20 year old lieutenant who seized the fallen flag and led a fearless ascent, earning a place among the army’s highest leaders as General MacArthur is described.
In a humorous tale of wealth and whimsy, Mr Bedford Buttington amuses himself by converting a barn into a dream home while his wife seeks luxury assets. The plan collapses as the barn becomes occupancy before the house is ready, sparking a tearful clash over comforts and a final, modest blessing.
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