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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1894
Page
3
A New York World excerpt mocks English colonial rhetoric with a satirical lyric about “We have cabbaveu Kabba Rega,” depicting Africans as heathens and praising brutal conquest. The piece cites victory songs and the claim of civilizing the heathen, contrasting it with violence and dispossession.
A notorious convict nicknamed Wicked Tom Smith arrives at the state prison amid his violent past and ten year sentence. An official narrative describes prison discipline, and an unusual treatment idea using kindness and a small display of comforts to soften his resistance, culminating in Tom’s pledge to cooperate and reform.
A Detroit Free Press note recounts a warden’s memory of a prisoner nicknamed Wicked Tom. The inmate received a bouquet of red roses for months, which softened a hardened heart and inspired a pledge by the warden. The story ends with the man leaving prison to start anew in life.
Antelope skins appear as novelty for waistcoats while tennis flannels sport silk lines and checks. Velvet roses and violets lead new ties in millinery, with pongee shirts and chambray shirts. French modiste charm emerges in daring pairings like white pique skirt with mousé velvet vest and chiffon, as jewelry reclaim space in fashion.
A collage of snippets from early 20th century papers includes quips about mothering, a Sunday school missionary box anecdote, recipe notes on garlic salad and shortcake, and stray items on oil production, strikes, and political figures. The pieces mix humor, household tips, and brief notices across varied locales.
Miss Crawford of Limestone Maine recounts months of monthly pains and how Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription with seven bottles and home treatment improved her condition. The tonic is described as a safe plant based nervine that regulates female functions, enriches blood, relieves aches, and promises a money back guarantee if not cured.
A collage of snappy quips and jokes from late press humor includes comments on Burmese girls education, Potter Palmer’s illness, a music hall singer’s marriage, and a party where guests left early. Bits feature domestic squabbles, a Daughters of the Revolution applicant born in Brazil, a shoe request joke, and a hotel gambler quip about chance.
Markets steady with long price lists for meats, lard, sausage, pickled and canned goods, dairy, produce, grains, feed, and dry goods. Entries cite firms like Hames, Morgan & Gray, and Empire, with detailed per hundredweight and per bushel prices for items such as pork, bacon, lard, beans, coffee, sugar, citrus, apples, tomatoes, and canned vegetables.
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