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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
5
Catherine Merrill pushes an ad to rent a room, faces nosy neighbors, and greets old friend Bob Standish who becomes a potential suitor. A mother worries about appearances as Catherine reveals they will keep the rooms empty to avoid trouble, yet insists the ad paid off in the end.
A mother notices her baby cries from irritation caused by lace on the dress. She replaces the lace with briar stitching around the neck and avoids starch to comfort the child.
Mary R. Macarthur reports that British women workers foresee a bright future through unionization. About 140,000 women are unionists with rapid growth, spanning cigarette makers, weavers, tailors, lace makers, stenographers, and factory workers. The federation unites most unions, offers legal aid, and has influenced wage advances and arbitration in Dundee and Edinburgh cases, with sick funds and factory reforms under review.
The state schools for the blind and deaf opened Wednesday with expected attendance near last year. Changes include three study periods in industrial departments. Adolph Schellschmidt replaces his sister Bertha on leave to study abroad and will teach in music. Literary department heads include A. E. Evans and Mabel Hauk among others. Vocational instruction covers broom making, sewing, piano tuning, and woodwork. Physical direction remains with Dr. Walter S. Kelley. A further appropriation is needed before the new deaf and dumb institution is finished, delaying pupil admission for two years.
Clubwomen denounce slow pace of investigation on working women and children. Public pressure helped congress allocate 150000 for the probe, but friction between the civil service commission and the bureau of labor delays start by another year. Reports will take four years, and legislation may take many more years.
Electric light may improve complexion by avoiding powders with lead or bismuth. The gas can cause a chemical change that turns skin makeup from white to black, creating dark specks on the face for users of certain powders.
Ezra Meeker, iconic Oregon Trail traveler, to promote a permanent Oregon Trail highway. He crossed the continent in 18 months from Puyallup with Bruce and Mrs Marden guiding a prairie schooner drawn by oxen. Meeker plans to seek support from President and Congress after Oyster Bay trip.
A quirky contest item invites readers to decipher a eight word sentence and win ten dollars. The notice mocks legal obedience and trust passages on the witness stand and ends with the authors offering to solve it themselves to save the prize.
A brief historical note presents John Gay in 1720 urging readers to weigh likelihood and avoid suspecting falsehood. The line emphasizes caution in judging tales and the role of probability in discernment.
A humorous exchange compares gold soup to a worn love affair. One says cold soup can be warmed, but cold love cannot. The quip highlights practicality versus emotional thaw.
In a playful dialogue beneath the stars a couple shares astronomy banter. He calls Sirius the dog star and she asks if he is Sirius as he makes a romantic move. The moment blends romance with celestial imagery and light humor.
A nostalgic look at the jersey, its origin debated from Jersey Isle to New Jersey. Once worn by women of all ages, it resembled light balbriggand wear, buttoned front and tight, revealing subtle curves and recalling pink glimpses under the shirtwaist.
A column notes that luxurious night robes and lace trimmed robes lie unused in chests as plain wool or silk pajamas rise in popularity. The piece laments the nightgown becoming as obsolete as the nightcap, with raw silk and colored silks favored.
New York report notes American prima donna Mary Garden suggests everyone wear stockingless sandals daily. An acquaintance counters the idea would be difficult in winter, but Garden stands by her remark.
There is great difficulty obtaining young women to meet the demand for trained nurses. The profession suffers from stigma as many nurses perform personal service tasks, prompting concerns over the future as women increasingly refuse domestic work.
The Sun offers daily Paris fashion hints with a ten cent pattern description each day. Send ten cents plus pattern number size and your name and address to the Fashion Department for postpaid delivery.
A new society formed in Washington named the National Council Daughters of America aims to protect American interests. It pledges to shield them from invasion assist employment support business uphold public schools and prevent sectarian interference. Several men are listed among the incorporators.
Harrisburg Sept 26 The State League of Republican Clubs adopted resolutions urging Pennsylvania’s national convention delegates to vote for Senator P C Knox for the presidential nomination.
A dialogue recalls coal price shifts, noting TV’s purchase of bituminous coal at half price last summer, followed by a fall where anthracite cost doubled, highlighting the sting of rising energy costs and the blunt reaction to pricing.
Mrs. Frank E. Galbraith formerly Lillian Wylie of Chicago killed herself at the Galbraith home in Paris by shooting through the head. Despondency over a crippled leg that would not heal from a broken bone was given as the cause.
A fashion note describes a silk shirt with a brown linen collar and cuffs. The collar design features adjustable cuffs that are pointed and taper wider in back than front, with white linen alternatives for the cuffs but brown linen favored for effect.
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