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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1893
Page
3
A farmer considers buying a patent remedy named Tiredine from Harper's Bazaar to spur his son Tom's energy for farming tasks. The speaker notes Tom’s strong stamina in some activities yet weakness in haying and fieldwork, musing that the medicine might affect him differently by boosting vigor for work and plowing.
Mary Colliper recalls Peleg M Bivins a lively stubborn neighbor who courtship culminates in a diamond ring gift and a first kiss after a quiet evening interrupted by affection. Her mother, fond of the pair, approves the romance amid small town gossip.
Instructions from Good Housekeeping on shoulder seams, stitching, interlining, and pressing to prevent stretch. Recommends silk thread for shirring, bias canvas interlining, and bones in front darts. Details hook and eye placement to keep fastenings flat and secure.
Edwin Ginn of Boston relates a St Bernard story showing the dog’s sympathy. The animal ignored pleas to join men and horses, then turned back when he heard the distressed child crying, choosing her happiness over his own desire to roam.
A collection of domestic hints includes cleaning and mending methods such as using chalk for jewelry, newspaper for polishing eyeglasses, tea for woodwork, tissue paper for torn books, spirits for gilt frames, and salt with alcohol for greasing garments. Also describes candle tricks and carpet stains with ox gall, followed by two summer drink recipes Currantade and Ginger drink with detailed steps, proportions, and aging.
A pair of brief jokes from Life and Sunshine reflect church and neighborly scenes. A boy muses on a pew suit and fighting while a girl recalls thinking of apple pie during a sermon, capturing whimsical humor with wholesome context.
A collection of aphorisms and proverbs on leisure for business people and the value of good breeding. Thoughts from Mrs Thrale and Zuni proverbs emphasize heart and life beyond appearance. Fielding commentary links courtesy to social ease and comfort in conversation.
In Boston a balcony at the Chelsea yacht club house gave way on Thursday night, killing four and injuring 15. The same paper notes cholera rising in Naples, pope advising Fridays fasting avoidance, and NY banks strict on currency shipments. Also reported are robberies by Katie Reynolds and Phillipine Cooney in NYC, Duggan’s grand jury claim of 150 men planning a cold storage warehouse raid and arson, widespread unemployment in New York, and a long list of market prices and items.
Passenger trains serving Indianapolis Union Station with numerous departures to cities including Chicago Lafayette Louisville Lawrenceburg Cincinnati Shelbyville Greensburg Cleveland Buffalo Albany New York Boston Anderson Muncie Elkhart Benton Harbor Marion Wabash St Louis and Dayton Columbus Ohio Times range from early morning to late evening with multiple daily trains for each destination and ticket offices in East Washington Street Massachusetts Avenue and Union Station.
A brief caution notes that the day and The Sun are linked in value, urging readers to keep their focus on The Sun for double money. The line emphasizes attention and potential reward without detail.
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