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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1892
Page
3
A fragmentary verse excerpt attributed to Irene Putnam appears in Lippincott’s Magazine describing sleep, dream visions, and gentle night imagery. The lines invoke bees, dreams, gypsy fortune telling, and moonlit imagery, ending with wishes for joy and slumber.
A southern general recalls private fears and public courage at Gettysburg and the Wilderness. He tells how a once-cowardly Mississippi planter faced battle after pleading to dodge combat, then perished, and how Bragg praised a Georgian soldier who faced danger at Buena Vista, earning immortal fame.
A fragment notes a soldier rushing forward to seize colors, then calling men to follow, and cites a New York Times passage claiming the same man was promoted for battlefield bravery. The text preserves a dated war reporting tone and implies a commendation embedded in a turn-of-era account.
A New Jerseyman touts pine needle tobacco as hay fever relief. A physician notes the body may hold about a million pores spanning roughly 30 miles if laid in a line. The Tribune compares Anglo American games, bread loaves vary by nation, and New York plans a vast Cortland dam storing 44 billion gallons for 50 years. Paris hosts a Columbus caravel replica with a basin shore and native figures. A pantomime reenacts Columbus landing.
A whimsical poem about a cow with a bell and a dream of elves ice cream. In a Harper's Young People vignette a girl notes a perfume laden dress after a caller leaves. Johnnie frantically asks his mother for his hat and struggles to remember where he placed it.
A Pittsburgh linked gentleman, unusually large in stature, sought an 11 o’clock arrival by train. In a 75 mile stretch with no train, he begged officials to stop for him. After a quick follow up asking to stop for a large party, the express halted and he boarded. The conductor laughed at the misread request.
A revival of chinchilla fur is announced with skirts nearly touching the ground. The fashion, called raze terre, features very large muffs, fur boas, and cheap fur bordered hoods as winter harbingers. Fall materials promise greater richness than many seasons past.
A wallpaper trust is formed in New York with capital of 20,000,000. Other items note the Teutonic’s 528 mile day record, Paris and New York exchanges on America’s discovery anniversary, and local accidents and civic notes including the Bayne works blast, Mars observations, and public works paving plans.
Read the second page for small notices in Tar Son’s Real Estate and Sun columns. Free liners advertise Wanted rooms For rent rooms Wanted Situation Wanted Teale and female help.
City markets on Thursday August 4 offer an extensive catalog of smoked meats, pickled and fresh meats, lard, canned fruits, vegetables, and groceries. Prices span hams, bacon, beef, pork, oysters, cheese, butter, tea, coffee, and dried goods with regional and brand names. Notable entries include California apricots, Sag River salmon, standard apples, and Johnson products.
A Sylvan Remedy Co advertisement touts Laxative Gum Drops as mild safe relief for headaches morning unrefreshment bad taste and stomach discomfort. Four to six drops recommended. second day effect emphasized. boxes priced ten and twenty five cents. mail order available.
A compact list of small public notices appears on the community page. Details are partial but indicate pending actions, deadlines, and official postings for residents and local organizations.
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