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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1893
Page
3
The readable passages evoke a stained memory of a winter night with images of wind sky flowers birds and fading light. It reflects a reflective tone about time grief and the looping rhythm of a family scene and harvest imagery.
A New York Sun account describes a steamship wreck where engines failed, passengers and crew faced certain death, and a single muffled cry rose above the storm as the vessel sank. Passengers watched others endure fear with quiet grim resolve, while the captain and crew prepared for the end.
Harry Conner in Well and Strong toured Cimnatown aspires to be an Episcopalian minister. Mrs Siddons and a group including Lillian Barr Eleanor Beaba Harriet Avery Carrie Boleyn Rita Selby played Tony and won husbands in the production. One actress eloped.
A fragment suggests keeping kettles uncovered to color and tenderize spinech, then presents a dubious composite recipe for cleaning gloves using ether, chloroform, alcohol, and deodgnunatha in water. The text mixes culinary advice with hazardous chemical instructions and odd terms.
Fashion notes describe daisies as fashionable potted plants and Queen Victoria having carpets of prince consort designs. Dispatches from fortress Meare hint at lively girls, while a ltte dish shaped radish centerpiece sells for 0.10. An engagement dinner for 24 bachelor friends showcases miniature ladies as convivia keepsakes. Hair decor extends to velvet bow hats with metal trim and jewels. An old guide touts myrrh bounties for freshness and lavender water for hair. Easter gift exchanges gain popularity with costly souvenirs and even sudden cash gifts in Harlem.
A miscellany of oddities and advice runs through a late article. It lampoons a Tallahassee streetcar system with a mule driven, one car operation and a crook’s “sitting stick” theft tool. It also offers sleeping tips from a New England housekeeper, urging ventilation and cool heads, while dismissing feather beds as outdated.
The item catalogs a flood of unrest and events from early 1900s America. Strikes loom as Santa Fe railroaders and Buffalo plasterers demand pay, while building stalls. Amid entertainment turmoil the Black Crook ballet seeks higher pay in Chicago. Tragic reports include suicides in St Louis and a stage collapse in Chicago. Amid fashion and social curiosities a variety of odd incidents and observations populate the page, from royal notes to gender norms and a new newspaper by Black women in the South.
The report lists markets with stable provisions and vegetables, noting upcoming fairs and a wide range of items. It mentions pork, ham, bacon, lard, butter, eggs, cheeses, canned goods, spices, baking supplies, coffee, vegetables, fruits, and livestock with various per-unit prices and weights across multiple vendors.
A dubious advertisement promises cures for syphilis gonorrhea and other venereal diseases through special remedies. It touts early decline and nationwide availability via office visit or express delivery from Dr. Blum Rhee at 116 Virginia Ave Indianapolis with mail-order stamps for prompt reply.
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