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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1927
Page
3
Readers debate whether a wife should reveal past conduct before marriage. Letters from men and women argue confessions belong before the ceremony, or that honesty after vows is enough. Some recall 1904婚 marriages ending quickly after knot tying, while others defend starting from the altar clean.
A letter column explores honesty about past relationships in marriage. Respondents advise confession or discretion, urging fair play, trust, and 50 50 standards while weighing the impact on future happiness. The exchanges reflect midcentury debates on marital openness and personal discretion.
An advertisement touts Midol as a natural relief for menstrual pain with rapid action in five to seven minutes. It emphasizes targeted effect on menstrual organs, avoiding harsh drugs, and notes availability in a small aluminum box for 50 cents in drug stores.
Ralph Cluny, 68, is slain before his planned wedding to Cherry Lane. Cherry disappears after leaving a note, elopes with Chris Wiley, and a web of suspects and alibis unfolds. Faith, Bob, and attorney Churchill pursue clues as newspapers and a coroner debate motive while a beggar and a mysterious letter surface in the case.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for tiredness and a clogged bowel. It promises improved digestion, a clearer complexion, and renewed energy with a vegetable-olive formula sold in 60 and 80 cent sizes.
A city beat cop tells Faith that the sickly elderly beggar Phil may have once known Callahan the traffic cop on Main and Columbus. Faith hopes to locate Phil to help him as she digs deeper into the mystery surrounding the crippled man.
The 66 year old soprano Ernestine Schumann Heink denies smoking and says she signed an endorsement for cigarettes for an old friend without reading it. The uproar from WCTU supporters and younger readers highlights shifting views on virtue and publicity.
A meditation on maritime ethics praising seafaring captains who would perish with their ships. The essay recalls Folk legends and a Cape Cod freighter disaster where a captain mourned not dying with his vessel, asserting duty above life in a vast, indifferent ocean.
Menu items include canned cherries cereal thin cream bacon eggs toast milk coffee tomato bouillon mock oyster salad health sandwiches Sadie's pudding and dessert notes. The bouillon serves as hot dish and appetite whetter while pudding is nourishing and easy to digest. A jelly pudding recipe uses gelatine milk eggs sugar chestnuts pineapple and salt.
An old advertisement touts cascara candy laxative as a pleasant regulator for digestion. It claims daily use is unnecessary, that cascarret cleanses the bowels through natural contractions, and highlights its appeal for children and adults seeking a sweeter, healthier feeling with occasional use.
A compact recipe fragment instructs boiling peeling and chopping apples then cooking briefly with vigor. It adds beaten egg whites folded in and the mix set in a mold chilled, served with whipped cream.
Make a smart table cover from faded shawl and color old hangings with Diamond Dyes. The ad promises easy at home dyeing using Diamond colors, offering a free Color Cyclopedia and samples, with postpaid Color Craft booklet from Diamond Dyes, Burlington VT.
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