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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1891
Page
3
Vick's Magazine for August offers a comforting verse about hope through flowers and a bit of heavenly blue. It notes that the world would be dreary without flowers and hope, urging readers to remember beauty in dark times.
A coastal drama unfolds as Alice and Granny contend with Jesse's drinking, Joslyn's treachery, and a looming danger from the sea. Hearing Jesse's boat in, Alice vows to intervene, while Granny prays and Uncle Ben Nickerson tends the light to guide boats home.
A fragment from a Newport era piece recounts Alice lighting the lantern just as sunset fades, averting Uncle Ben’s censure and helping Jesse pledge, with a warm family scene in a seaside home. Interwoven are brief notes on Edith Sessions Tupper, Liverpool workers, and social curiosities from The Sun era.
A roundup reports C Hackett of Dayton collapsing from heat. A cloudburst near Ashland Wisconsin caused major damage with two boys drowning. Milwaukee youths drowned when their boat capsized. A Boston yacht party saw six drownings after a capsize. Earthquakes and tidal waves described from Yuma to Annapolis. Suicides noted in several cities. Heat waves ranged 80 to 110 degrees nationwide. Several violent incidents and accidents are listed with multiple casualties and disturbing outcomes.
An old promotional notice announces the Big Four will operate the last Niagara Falls excursion on Tuesday August 18. It advertises display ads and contact options at East Washington Street livery stables with rooms and liners offered by THE Sun program, featuring John Wanamaker’s endorsement of newspaper space ads and a plan to distribute liners widely.
Indianapolis notices outline multiple improvement resolutions for 1891 including brick paving on alleys near Pennsylvania street and Stevens street, two failed bids, and plans for Trinidad Asphalt Sheet Pavement. The Board of Public Works sets August 17 and August 24 meetings to finalize actions, with details on grading, curbing, and sewer works.
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