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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1894
Page
3
A speaker recalls a day spent with a baby who treats her as a model mother. The child’s simple games and affectionate moments culminate in a candid compliment that lingers beyond the rainy day. The scene, shared in memory, contrasts adult compliments with a child’s honest praise.
A Virginia farmhouse girl watches Civil War siege as gunboats shell the field near Malvern. Shelled by distant battle, she dies from a stray bullet amid gray lines and heavy artillery. The fragment cites J. W. W. in Detroit News as the source.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a pupil solving a Washington birthday and independence day riddle. The teacher asks for the difference between the days and Johnny answers four months and 12 days, offering a humorous take on American history.
A collage of quirky notes from small papers describes a false jaw factory in America, a proverb about minding one’s own business, fence free Chinese roads, a Gap’s tail as a wagon bearer, and an awning maker’s seasonal shade. It also mentions a Buffalo Courier lamb with two legs, hens speaking in “hen-talk” and a Hood's Sarsaparilla advertisement urging authenticity and avoiding substitutes.
Gossip warns borrowed trouble creates wrinkles while a cool dress emerges from a de cent challis. A silver wedding gift of 102 silver dollars marks Rev. and Mrs. Booth’s anniversary in La Harpe. Cake storage notes advise butter improves moistness, with two hours max for non butter cakes.
A tale recounts Dickens attending a Walter Scott themed party in evening dress claiming to be a universal character the gentle reader. Another vignette features a country minister bidding farewell to his congregation in a harsh sermon about dying and money, while a recipe for niggaz salad offers a fried butter milk flour mix with eggs and parsley baked with bread crumbs.
The report notes a tornado in Texas county Mo killing four, a blizzard in the Dakotas, and various political and social items including ex Governor Jarvis named senator, Ex President Harrison speaking to Cheyenne, and saloons opening after a South Carolina law ruling. It also mentions a defective cruiser New York and other scattered items.
An article argues digestion determines food value and promotes a pre-digested product called Paskola. It extols improved health, cites Mrs. Charles Bock of Detroit who recovered after using Paskola, and offers a pamphlet from the Pre-Digested Food Co. at 30 Reade St. N. Y.
Market notes show steady prices Friday April 20 for smoked meats lard and pickled goods. Vegetables fruits and canned goods feature varying regional varieties with specific prices and weights including potatoes cabbage apples strawberries and oranges.
The town board of Irvington invites sealed proposals for grading and cement paving the north sidewalk of Oak Avenue from Peaks Avenue to the east line of D. M. Maury property. Proposals due May 7 1894. Plans and specs on file with the town engineer W C Smith 74 Market Street.
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