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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1892
Page
3
An odd verse depicts a jealous husband who harms himself while trying to please a wife through chores and feats. He tears curtains, wrestles stoves, glues chairs, and ties his arm in knots as he kneels to the ground. The narrator notes his futile efforts and odd behavior as the town experiences his erratic actions.
A Japanese village tale follows Kikuchi a fisherman who mocks the gods. His kettle causes misfortune until his wife prays to the fox god Kitsune at Inari revealing a flame burning their home and a quest to recover the kettle. The fox demands reverence, the couple restore the kettle and Kikuchi reforms earning lasting happiness.
A collage of humorous snippets and anecdotes from various papers. It includes verse about a misplaced kiss, a note on the empress of Austria, kitchen wit about frying fat and bread, a story of Queen Margherita, advertising trivia, a French boy driving cats in harness, and a Missouri governor Claiborne Jackson marrying five sisters in one family.
A set of old sayings advises going to bed hungry for rest, valuing unspoken thoughts over spoken words, noting youth ignorance of happiness, and suggesting a man benefits from focusing on the future while forgetting the past.
Peter Kennedy dies in New York from a mosquito bite. Five baby farms found near Hartford Connecticut with about 400 babies boarded there within four years. Gold coin valued at about 20 600 000 dollars from the San Francisco sub treasury travels to Washington under guard of 50 armed men. At a New York banquet Charles Wood of Lansingburg read Grant letters and received 1500 loan repayment. Associated Press notes a tale of two eagles fighting over a child near Detroit ending with a man casting the other into a lake.
A Brooklyn Life cartoon notes Jacky Horner asks half day off claiming his grandmother is dead, the employer recalls a prior dead relative excuse. A mission teacher asks a girl why she was absent, she says she stayed home with children while her mother visited a friend who was hanged.
A historic recipe describes making blackberry jelly a day ahead by boiling strained juice, skimming, then dissolving half a pound of sugar per pint. An ounce of gelatine soaked in water is melted separately and stirred in before pouring into a mold as it begins to set. Served with cream, it gains richness. A strip of lemon rind may be stewed with the fruit for extra zest.
The Sylvin Remedy Co promotes Laxative Gum Drops to cure weak stomachs and indigestion. They claim gentle action, not a violent purge, improving by the second day. Boxes cost ten or twenty-five cents, with mail order available from Froria, Ill.
Mrs Anna Richel of 212 East Washington Street endorses Drs Stackhouse and Newlin after catarrh and related ailments. She reports lasting relief, restored appetite, better sleep, and regained weight within weeks of treatment. The ad lists medical services and city markets with varied provisions.
Fragmentary OCR lists rail connections and cities including Indianapolis Columbus Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Dayton Springfield Martinsville Vincennes Madison Louisville Richmond Columbus Logansport Chicago Pittsburgh Xenia and others. Missing context.
Fragmented timetable details trains serving St Louis Union Station with listed departure times including 8 10 am 11 50 am 12 30 pm and 11 09 pm and arrivals from St Louis at 3 20 am 4 60 am 3 60 pm 6 20 am 7 45 pm. Mentions destinations Ferre Heute KB T A Evansville Groengastla Farre Gauis Terra Heuis Graeucestie and performers.
The Big Four lists route 112.59 Indianapolis to Danver and back for 15.80 to Kansas City and back 11.50 to St Louis and back all valid Aug 2 to 7 with return freedom to Oct 11 Special sleepers depart Indianapolis Aug 6 to Denver with no change Sleeper rates seven dollars per berth fourteen per section Tickets and full details at Big Four agents No 1 East Washington Street 26 Jackson Place and Union Station
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