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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1892
Page
3
A fragment from a poem describing evening hush and a parent inviting a child to sleep. The verse paints sunset clouds fading, birds settling, and stars arising like lambs as dreams drift through the quiet night.
Jeff, a cobbler with a modest family, fixes a bad trade by selling a near-new harness at an inflated price. He profits and feels hollow, returning the money after seeing the harm to Solomon Warner and his own wife and children. He repents, resumes his simple life, and rejects money earned by wrongdoing.
A Camden New Jersey girl attempts suicide by suspenders. A Boston writer compares heaven and Hades populations. A Bath Maine mother with 17 children adopts to save an infant. A Passamaquoddy island is ruled by a one man king with many wives. English ivy longevity and growth dazzle, never dying, thriving on old walls and screens as a landscape feature.
A patchwork of quips and anecdotes from old papers delves into childhood yearnings, nursery humor, and drink etiquette. It includes verses about wishing to be a kid again, a punny Sunday school question, a Hartford beard anecdote, and lemonade serving tips with rum note.
The National Oil Mills at Paris Texas burned causing about 250 thousand dollars in losses. William Rees, aged 104, the country’s oldest iron worker, died at Pittsburgh. Denver crowds Knights Templar as placeholders thy city. Kalamazoo Michigan suffered about 50 thousand dollars in hail damage with balls as large as croquet. A Chicago man faced an attempted house destruction by a woman with powder, but she was scared away. Blackberry shortcake recipe included with detailed steps.
A street car conductor recalls past service while a pessimistic couple banters about money and weather. The exchange highlights skeptical humor as coins, rain, and fate collide in a tense moment.
Storm serge is the season's favorite material with changeable silks trimmed in velvet as a standby Black satin current with trimming and colored embroidery returning as a prettier vogue, bringing lively texture and color into dress trends.
July 26 round trip from Indianapolis to Chicago and Denver area excursions listed. Tickets from Big Four offices include grounds admission. Departures at 6:30 a m and 7 40 a m with returning trains at 9 09 and 9 57 a m and 4 58 p m 11 06 p m. Also Sunday trains from Indianapolis at 3 20 a m 2 00 and 2 16 p m return to park at 12 02 noon 5 00 and 11 06 p m. Denver trip via Vandalia line quoted at 19 50.
Readable sales list shows smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausage and lard with varied regional prices. Canned fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, sugar and coffee, dairy items and eggs listed. Also includes grains, oats, hay, and live poultry prices amid a broad rural commerce snapshot.
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