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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1892
Page
3
A fragmented verse piece, its narrator describes a huckster in a creaking cart singing the song of the shad. The garbled text evokes a bustling Boston scene with odd exclamations and metallic imagery as crowds listen from the street.
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt, travelers recall riding the Big Sandy River and meeting a ferrywoman known as the Big Sandy Rose. Her story links the river’s moods to her husband John Wesley Rose, nicknamed Big Sandy, revealing local humor and a life tied to ferrying and the river.
A 50 year old woman shows extreme chest constriction from tight lacing. The remarkable flattening, rib and cartilage displacement, reduced chest circumference, liver shift, and lowered intestines illustrate serious internal changes. The report warns against absurd fashion.
A fragment recounts a Chicago minstrel hall joke on Uri Balcom and recalls old ballad humor. It then shifts to fashion trends seen: Easter dresses, jackets, colors, and accessories, plus a Detroit Free Press note on US diamond buyers. Yale Record excerpt ends with the match girl aria and a burlesque pivot.
Reported tremors hit central New York while the Mississippi River threat looms. In Boston Jas Hayes killed by live wire. inspector Byrne named New York police chief. Postmaster G M Fritts of Trout Lake disappears with 10000. Wolves prey on stock along Cesene River in South Dakota. Tornadoes damage homes in Caddo Indian Territory. A Boston congressional inquiry into sweating proceeds. Sydney Smith of Omaha vanishes. A note of 5000 dollars forged. Slayings and mob actions amid unrest across multiple states. religious and political figures face charges. reports of disappearances and chaotic events fill the day.
A sensational excerpt describes a medieval style love letter written in blood by Arthur Freeford, dated November 2, 181, asserting deep affection and urging partners to respond in blood. The piece includes a note on a kiss and an example from a bride’s letter, plus anecdotal commentary on social manners.
A minister endorses the Stackhouse Medical Institute in Indianapolis for chronic catarrh and throat diseases. He reports long prior failed treatments, then relief from Drs Stackhouse and Newlin with improved voice and reduced nasal discharge. The ad notes low charges, home visits by mail and offices at 208 North Illinois Street, with cautions about catarrh progression and health.
Experts acknowledge persistent differences in medical opinion while agreeing on cod liver oil, especially Scott's Emulsion, as beneficial for consumption and scrofula and other conditions involving fat loss. A book on the subject is available free.
The Indiana State Board of Agriculture calls for sealed proposals by 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 1892, to move and reerect on the Voas farm the buildings of Buckeye Binder and Mower Co. and allies now on the Old State Fair Grounds. Proposals must state moving charges, two coats of paint on new work, and one coat on old. The Board may reject oral bids. H. Peed, General Superintendent.
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