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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1892
Page
3
Fragmentary verses describe a birdlike scene with scattered phrases about singing, folding hands, and a faint greeting. Unclear events or identities are present, with no clear dates or places. The text reads like a poetry snippet or stray notes rather than a reporting story.
A gambler Daniel Sturdivant is challenged by a stranger who claims to be the best card player in the south. After a tense high stakes contest, the stranger reveals himself and shoots Sturdivant after branding him as the man who ruined his wife, then vanishes at the Mississippi river landing.
The fragment pool features quick quips from a New York Sun humor column. Jests about married sisters happiness and summer vacations appear alongside playful comments from children Grace May and Tom my, reflecting period newspaper humor and social trivialities.
Short items note Kansas operates a rattlesnake farm false teeth for horses and California uses peach stones for fuel. London introduces electric delivery wagons while Venice residents lament salt unaffordability. Proposes ten special trains between New York and Chicago during expo dedication with elaborate decor and music. about 5000 expected travelers.
An advertisement touts a remedy by Ron Pierce claiming to cure diverse diseases from indigestion to skin ailments. It asserts a common cause, promises sure relief or money back, and notes no rival cures can match its guaranteed effectiveness.
Catarrh cure advertised at 8 cents with nasal injector free. Guaranteed relief for coughs and colds by H.C. Shake of West Indianapolis and a list of Indianapolis area dealers including Traab, A Gould & Bro, North Indianapolis, 7. B Olivar & Co., Jonasson & Schaller, Srightwood.
The Port Norris New Jersey pastor Stuart is acquitted amid a local morals case. The verdict ends a trial that drew community attention and controversy over conduct and church leadership.
A fragmented assortment highlights a spoof poem about flexible choices in romance and identity alongside miscellaneous social notes. It mentions aging limits for letters to minors, regional sayings in Chiliha, a curious insect-beef game using fly paper, and a light moralizing tone on behavior.
A number of U.S. officials and senators die suddenly or peacefully in various locations. Secretary Windom dies while speaking at a banquet. Secretary Folger dies without warning after a long effort. Minster Pendleton dies on a railway train. Hannibal Hamlin and Salmon P. Chase pass away in social or work settings. Chandler found dead at Grand Pacific. Cameron shows signs of paralysis. Sumner dies suddenly while active. Beck collapses at Potomac depot. Corwin expires during a reception with Chase Wade Schenck and Sherman.
The excerpt lists odd figures: 10,000 steamships in use, 30,000 cash girls in New York amid a strange percentage range, a 5,000 bee hive yielding 50 pounds of honey yearly, land enough for every citizen to have a 160 acre farm, and 5,600 actors who never vote due to travel on election day.
Sec two and five of the 1891 Indiana act declare unlawful any connection or reconnection to gas mains or service pipes without a permit. It forbids turning on off interfering with valves or adjusting mixers or orifices and using gas for heating without mixers. Violators face fines from five to one hundred dollars per offense.
A Chicago Globe column warns that warm spring days tempt people to shed protective clothing and overexert the body, risking congestion and illness. It touts Warner's Safe Cure as a recommended remedy, citing Dr Albert W Hendricks endorsements and claims of kidney and liver benefits.
The page documents extensive price quotes for meats canned goods produce and groceries. It lists smoked meats lard pickled meats canned vegetables and fruits soups syrups and sugars with varied prices per pound can dozen or barrel. It also shows grains seeds and livestock prices including hens spring chickens and ducks.
Dr. F. M. Abbett of Indianapolis claims twenty years of practice treating self abuse and related ailments. He offers cures for syphilis gonorrhea gleet stricture and varicocele with special remedies at his office or by express. Include a stamped envelope for reply.
Sealed proposals must be received by May 6 1902 at 10 am by the Indiana State Board of Agriculture for oil materials and erection of buildings on the new Indiana State Fair grounds northeast of Thirties street and Monon railways in Indianapolis. Plans may be seen at multiple offices and architect J F Alexander & Sons. Bid security fifty or seventy five percent in bond or certified check required. The Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. J M Boees president and S B Bagley secretary. Lafayette architects J F Alexander & Cons.
The Board of School Commissioners of Indianapolis invites sealed proposals by May 6 1892 for multiple school buildings including a four room addition and several cottages. Each bid must include a 10 percent certified check. Bids to be on provided blanks and plans available after May 24 1612.
Dr A M Brubaker and team claim to treat skin blood nervous and private diseases with a new French method. They promise permanent cure of cataracts and offer home treatment by mail. Consultations at FAIR BLOCK near Union Station.
An old health notice explains how throat infections spread by airborne germs and how a cold can precede illnesses like diphtheria measles and scarlet fever. It recommends Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure with prices listed and a sales request if local druggists won’t order it.
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