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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1893
Page
3
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes garment colors and fabrics with references to Chicago red silk and velvet, shoulder-puffs, raffles, and updated style descriptions. It mentions Christine Nilsson and various food items in a casual, antiquated tone.
In a club breakfast scene a troubled husband confesses marital turmoil while Edgar Vane presses a rebound love on Mabel. A socialite wife rejects him but later pledges reform and charity, claiming a kingly duty and forgiveness for past folly. The story blends romance with public-spirited reform as a moral of home life.
Santos Mamari, chief of the Beliviaa Indians, arrives in New York en route to the world fair. He stands 7 feet 10 inches in bare feet, with straight black hair and a colorful blanket. Gladstone wears red socks and struggles to keep his old clothes, while his tie seems to seize control and wrap around his neck.
An OCR fragment quotes a satirical or poetic piece with lines on thoughts, wine, air, friendship, and health. It resembles a newspaper reading note or verse fragment labeled as from the Kansas City Journal, though several words are garbled.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women and mothers. It claims to build strength, regulate oral functions, aid nutrition, and relieve chronic female complaints with a money back guarantee if not cured. The ad appeals to health, vitality, and family wellbeing.
An early 20th century advertisement urges spring medicine to boost blood, liver, stomach and nerves. It promotes Peruna as a universal cure for chronic catarrh and grippe aftereffects, claiming it strengthens appetite and sleep, with mail order from The President Dund Company in Columbus, Ohio.
The 1891 Indiana General Assembly act makes it unlawful to connect or reconnect gas mains or service pipes without a written permit from the affected utility. It prohibits turning on valves or altering mixers and mandates permits for use of gas and for upgrades. Violators face fines from five to one hundred dollars per offense.
Various brief items report events on Friday including Krupp’s 12L gun loading in Baltimore, a panorama building collapse near the world’s fair, Chief Arthur opposing boycotts in Ann Arbor, a $850,000 fire loss at Glenmore Distilling Owensboro plant, Judge Jackson ruling on streetcar strikes in Wheeling, Mrs. Olmstead addressing women’s secret societies near Wooster, and fashion notes on cut glass dining sets and hosiery trends.
Saturday markets offer peppers, potatoes, cranberries, strawberries and citrus with per unit and per case pricing. fruit and vegetables from local growers listed alongside meats and dried goods, reflecting a bustling midweek sale at city markets with varied items and prices.
Fragmentary timetable lists Chicago division arrivals and departures with notes on Benton Harbor, Cincinnati, and Neosho connections. Mentions trains to and from Indianapolis and St Louis area routes, plus miscellaneous schedule times and regional locations.
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