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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
5
A Denver Post letter by Winifred Black recounts scenes from Galveston after the storm. She describes wounded children, a baby found among driftwood, families lost to the flood, and a brave dog guarding a shoe, as survivors are aided and hospitals stand in the wreckage.
Mark Hayter plans his public portrait as Dorothea Marrable mourns his loss. Denis Ackland confronts Dorothea with a painting titled Helen of Troy, triggering a confrontation as Ackland confesses that Dorothea's image haunted his brush and nearly destroys the scene.
In a church scene the bride Dorothea awaits a missing groom as gossip swirls. Denis Ackland dies at his easel beside a half finished Helen of Troy while a letter from Mark Hayter explains a wounded return and lost arm.
Mid September advice urges quick simple exercises to fight lassitude and bodily defects. Readers are advised to breathe deeply, perform gentle morning routines, plus arm swinging and leg pendulums, using common objects like a flatiron for resistance.
A collage of quips from Philadelphia Press Chicago Record and Detroit Free Press mocks labor-saving machines stage triumphs and romantic misconceptions. Jokes touch on women in labor phonographs authors and stage fright with light dismissive tone and period voice.
A short poem extols loyal hearts brave spirits and pure souls. It urges giving the best one has to the world, promising that love, faith, and good deeds return as a reflection of character. The verse emphasizes reciprocity and inner strength.
Peel the apples leaving stems on. Place in a deep saucepan with one clove in each fruit, add a lemon slice on top, and barely cover with water. Sweeten lightly, cook slowly until soft but not mushy, then chill thoroughly. Serve with whipped cream.
Plume accents on low broad hats substitute ostrich plumes and rim many soft turbans. Feathers from cocks and iridescent breast plumage are widely used with a conspicuously long buckle as a defining autumn millinery feature.
The text lists a detailed set of proportions for an ideal woman, specifying exact heights and body measurements. It covers overall height of five feet five inches, weight 125 pounds, arm and leg lengths, torso ratios, and circumferences including waist bust and limbs.
The Atlanta Constitution recounts a Georgia boy’s composition joking about China as heathens who worship wooden gods. He writes of his missionary father facing the Boxers, losing fingers and a humbook, then returning home with a quip that home missions take the cake.
Indianapolis man John Detrick describes onset of backache and kidney weakness leading him to try Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports gradual relief after completing a full box and claims complete cure of back pain and kidney weakness. His testimonial promotes sale through Foster Milburn Co as U.S. sole agents.
In the home advice covers cleaning grain boards woolen goods and pies. It suggests tea and potatoes for cleansing, brushing fruit crusts with egg wash, rendering paper transparent with oil and alcohol, and makes a furniture polish from shellac varnish linseed oil and spirits. Also notes camphor prevents tarnish on silver and a flour starch additive to whitewash. Ends with a simple barometer recipe using camphor saltpeter and nitrates in alcohol.
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