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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1891
Page
3
A whimsical verse by Browne Perriman in Yankee Blades critiques wishful thinking and the slow, flawed world. The speaker imagines ideal conditions where preachers deacons lawyers and drinkers align with perfect order, yet pragmatic life resumes as workers toil and plans falter.
In the sixties a Kansas dugout home shelters eastern settler Wentworth and wife. When Indians attack, Mrs Wentworth fires both barrels, fending off assailants as her Newfoundland dog maims some attackers. Wild Bill and 20 ranchmen rush to aid, saving the pair. Wentworth later sells out and returns east while Wild Bill earns fame in Kansas.
A gossiping note on fashionable excesses describes a poverty party in the east where guests attend in tatters to mock deprivation. Detroit hosts featured stark decor, bare furniture, and simple floor seating with a plain meal, while guests traded symbolic weights for common kitchen measures.
Report notes a 1000 pound gold bar will be sent to the world fair from Nevada. It cites eviction data showing 5420 New York families ousted over winter for rent nonpayment. Also mentions Barrett estate at £110000 in policies, costly drama funding of $28000 on cauelon, and factory girl wages under $2.50 weekly amid urban life pressures.
A miscellany of pithy snippets includes notes on sardine boxes on the Russian frontier and ner vous rumblings about nihilists. It mentions a Cincinnati youth silent for six weeks, and a remark on circus earnings with many nonretirements. Also includes quips about red lemonade and a pair of exchange with a Boston spring chicken about lying and laying.
An advert claims Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy can cure chronic catarrh and offers 500 reward for an uncured case. It lists symptoms such as nasal obstruction discharge throat irritation and loss of smell or taste, warning that untreated catarrh can lead to consumption and death. The product costs 50 cents and is sold by druggists.
The News reports upcoming painter strikes in St Louis set for Wednesday, while the president's Italy trip faces potential derailment due to international tensions. Public debt for May rises by 2.5 million. Regional strikes and violence across the country raise fears of further unrest.
A fragment from a 19th/early 20th century column recalling fashion and social notes. It mentions four Holy York theaters closing on Good Friday and digresses through anecdotes about fashion, child rearing, and a Detroit attorney’s sea voyage. It ends with medical ad snippets for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
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