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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1899
Page
5
Linda Lowery pursues a bored, manipulative afternoon with a man who indulges her vanity and pretends interest. The scene unfolds through their idle tea time, palm reading, and social posing as Linda tests the man’s attention and intellect.
A refined woman and a self assured man exchange veiled barbs as she relents to his presence. She urges restraint and playfully schemes to seduce while he resists, fearing harm to her from his own flirtatious nature. She rages at his calm, fantasizing rebellion and moral ease.
Fragmentary note describes a candidate for sheriff and a flirtation with Miss Chrissie, daughter of a wealthy man. It mentions a European trip during the summer and Chrissie’s lack of interest in foreigners. The piece references a meeting with Ms. Sell but lacks clear context or dates.
The scene unfolds with a messenger presenting a limp bouquet of orchids after an incident on Broadway. Linda confronts a secretly engaged suitor who sent the flowers, refuses to let the burden fall on the messenger, and returns the flowers with her card. A casual remark on autumn brings Manila culture and a quip from a senator in a stitched newspaper montage.
Five-year-old Dorothy sits with a book of child verse while her three-year-old brother listens. She explains she makes up the pieces herself and they are as poemy as they can be.
A dated recipe describes pickling ripe plums in a spiced syrup with vineg ar, sugar, cinnamon, mace, and cloves. Instructions include pricking plums, packing jars, and boiling syrup to thicken, then packing and re-syruping. It also covers plum dumplings with flour, baking powder, butter, and plums, steamed in hot water and served with sauce. Canned plums using sour or green gage varieties are detailed with sugar and syrup preparations.
A witty column surveys modern manners and quirks. It hints at the pursuit of status through dress and grooming, comments on marriage and independence, and notes quirks such as athletic feats and vanity. The piece contrasts quick judgments with hidden flaws and jokes about personal habits and reputations.
A verse snippet titled One Life contrasts four Susans across ages from a young debutante Susy to Susanne a spinster, noting stages of life. It imagines Susy at eighteen with blue eyes and gold hair, Sue at twenty eight returning from abroad with a maid and poodle, Susanne aging to spinster, and Aunt Susan weaving stockings for nieces, all from the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Miss Clara Ross wed C Herbert Miller at her parents home in New Brunswick. Thirty friends chartered a furniture wagon loaded with firecrackers and accompanied the couple to the railroad depot. Rockets and red fire lit the procession, surprising the groom and bride who had not been warned of the custom.
Mothers of children with croup or severe cold are advised to use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate and can be safely given to babies as to adults. The remedy has gained wide use for treating colds and croup, earning favorable notices.
An elderly millionaire praises a birthday gift to his wife a chain described as solid yet revealed as gold filled. She notes its $15 price and ten year guarantee, joking her longevity makes higher price unnecessary. The tale ends with her cautious justification of economy.
Early autumn fashion favors a two piece suit with a short front jacket and skirt suited for walking and outdoor wear. The jacket may feature bands or hemstitched edges, broad revers, and a velvet faced collar. Princess dresses linger as afternoon wear only.
Miss Sadie Joseph, described as a beauty of the finest oriental type, was chosen queen of Wichita's fall festival amid a large Jewish population. The election occurred during the height of Dreyfus agitation, and the choice was reported as unanimous.
Miss E. M. Barker, a British nurse in India with colonial forces fighting the Afridis, received the Royal Red Cross by Queen Victoria's order at Murree Punjab. General Power Palmer presided as Punjab HQ staff witnessed the ceremony. Barker, the sole woman at Maijabund Fort, worked nights under fire to aid wounded men and had previously earned a life-saving medal for rescuing a patient from a burning hospital.
AR Asertion of Bargains at The Star Store presents weekly deals including 50 bales of cotton batting, 1 200 yards of extra quality comforts, 100 squares of heavy floor oil cloths, and large cotton filled comforts. Limited yardage on prints, curtains, and blankets. extra discounts on manufacturer seconds and samples.
Miss Marian Wildman daughter of Judge S A Wildman of Norwalk won the $250 Century Magazine prize for best poem by a woman college graduate. She graduated from the Woman's College in Cleveland in 1833.
A Boston Transcript poem celebrates an Indian Summer as gray skies give way to blue, bees awaken, sunlit tunes fill noon, and June-like warmth lingers. It imagines morning glories and buttercups, a late oriole, and a wild rose, while time remains undefeated.
An old advertisement urges readers who wasted money on ineffective medicines to try Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming it never fails to improve ailments. It promotes Hood's Pills as a cure for sick headaches and indigestion, portraying the remedy as a trusted solution.
Passenger notes that returning to Indianapolis allowed several hours for baggage delivery by handing railroad checks to the Frank Bird Transfer Co.s agent at the main exit of Union Station.
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