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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1892
Page
3
A shy, solitary man in a distant locale ponders why others live so far away. He travels to a city, meets residents, and realizes distance is not his neighbors fault but a broader mismatch. He resolves to be patient and learn.
An 1870s mountaintop coon hunt described by John Gilbert and companions ends with 28 coons from one tree aided by a holler and fires. Uncle Jake claims holler snakes housed the coons and explains the odd gathering as winter quarters. The tale concludes with playful bragging and a sly warning about overdoing the hunt.
Three New York women of society are highlighted for their lifestyle and activities. Mrs Theodore Havemeyer hosts grand dinners with large Cavers for 60 guests while Miss Grace Dodge organizes clubs of self supporting women to promote welfare. Tretty Green, said to be the richest woman in the United States, lives frugally in furnished rooms and handles daily tasks herself rather than hire help.
The Philadelphia Times reports a case where a closetist derides paying a thousand dollars to a so called architect to plan a house. He plans to mourn over timbers and a shorthand clerk, while neighbors advise. In a related note Old Jimson is dead and arsenic is mentioned as the killer in a whisky soaked death.
A garbled catalog-like text describes spring and summer hat styles with satin, lace, wide hat cords, and military feathers. It references Fanchon Tam O Shanter shapes, rosettes, and decorative devices while veering into unrelated, nonsensical lines about cures, maps, and a mocked court discharge, ending with an advertising note from the Anheuser Busch drawing.
The piece muses on aging and motherhood, contrasts Japanese and Western women, and notes the rise of women lawyers, interlaced with travel and fashion fragments. It references Newport News and a Charles II anecdote from Youth’s Companion.
A collage of brief notices reports a lumber trust in St Louis new hotel plans in St Louis and price changes New York M E conference bars women Stone to Mormon temple in Salt Lake City Liber in New York harbor to get a 100000 candle power electric light Frank Voacser acquitted after three trials in Champaign Three Williams children burned to death near St Louis Rochester NY boat race accident Clartbridge incident in Rochester NY and drowning escape A Baltimore tailor charged with poisoning a sweetheart accident claim in Chicago Civil service exam success for Southedge Port Huron bail in Michigan and New York robbery case against Dix Plyte Wall Street bankers tagged as victims and a gang escape at sea.
A recipe describes dissolving half a cake of ivory soap in two quarts boiling water, adding two teaspoons ammonia and one teaspoon turpentine. After cooling add two more quarts water, wash the flannels, rinse in warm water, and dry promptly to prevent moisture damage.
An 1900 era advertisement recounts letters from New York Chicago Brooklyn and Buffalo by Mrs Venderson Mr Wheatler and others. It argues cold symptoms can lead to pneumonia and endorses Shilet’s cure with a guarantee. The piece urges prompt self treatment and cites Dr Wish’s remedy as effective.
Advertisement promises private, discreet treatment for venereal diseases through mail correspondence. Claims twenty five years of specialty with rapid cures for syphilis and gonorrhea, no operation needed for varicocele. Warns against self abuse effects and urges permanent, secure results.
A dense OCR market page lists prices for meats pork and hams beef and lard and canned vegetables and fruits. It includes pork products and lard in tierces. various canned fruits vegetables and staples with per pound and per case prices. spices, coffees, teas, and baking goods. It also notes supplies of alcohol and farm feeds and seeds with unit prices and brands.
The text details unlawful acts regarding gas mains and service pipes including making connections or reconnections without written consent, altering mixers or orifices, and using gas without proper equipment. It sets penalties for violations, with fines from one to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
An advertisement promises a new system cured in ail ailments including irregularities. It claims unique remedies with a guarantee to cure and offers free consultations at Nos. 2, 2% and 4 Fair Block opposite Union Station.
The article reports Sarah Althea Hill’s violent behavior leading to confinement in a Stockton California asylum. It notes her failed bid to gain recognition by Senator Sharon as his wife and describes a dramatic fall from social grace.
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