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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1893
Page
4
A garbled, archaic sounding excerpt features names like Ane Wren D6 Tis Toma Shay Kendrick Bangs. The text reads as a partial dialogue or fragment lacking clear events or context.
In California's early mining days James Rippey built a postmaster’s long service in Los Guilicos and, after carpentry work, became rich drilling for gold. He bought hobnails at auction to create boot cobbling camps, earning thousands before joining Henry to prospect Nevada and Alpine counties. A flood and a tree rescue saved Rippey, uncovering gold dust and a 23 ounce gold quartz nugget. Prospecting yielded Fiat Iron placer, sold for 100000, share split with Healy. Rippey later gambled in San Francisco stock markets and lost.
A New York Herald piece recalls a war humorist bank president episode where an itinerant book agent cheekily exits after being invited to hell and then jokes about sealing the banker again. It ends with light quips on manners and social mores and a string of miscellany from food tips to harvest customs.
A chaotic roundup of city incidents includes Chinese residents in Frisco resisting registration, a wife fatally shooting her abusive husband Edward Frey Sims, and broader notes on local crime, politics, and wealth in Philadelphia and Dallas areas with multiple sharp anecdotes.
Imported plates describe a trend toward straight thick hair at the coat collar and a blasé, comic air among fashionable young men. An amusing extract from a lover’s letter warns that missing affection may lead to returning the note for future use.
The reading notes highlight Lizetta Reese and Viola Roseboro as Century contributors with resonant lines and stories. A Milwaukee Journal poke questions the value of women, while blurbs promote medical and consumer items and a chaotic market page with diverse produce and goods listings.
The article outlines timetable notes for the Chicago Division and connections to St Louis Cincinnati and New York. It describes pullman service Wagner Sleeper buffet and gate cars on various routes and lists departure and arrival times with multiple city points and offices in Indianapolis.
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