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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1892
Page
3
A veteran narrates a Civil War incident aboard a 20 pound gun near a small frame house, as 40 attackers press and a corporal climbs a tree. He recalls a sun glass, the cannon's flash, and the blast that devastates the house, earning stripes for the narrator.
A survey of autumn fabrics lists camel hair and English mohair blends, with furs including otter, fox, sealskin, and Russian sable. Bryn Mawr students are noted for chewing gum, discouraged by teachers. A recipe for cucumber pickle uses large cucumbers, sugar, spices, onions, and cider vinegar, simmered and tested with a straw, then stored airtight.
The piece describes using dark cherry or rose wood in rooms with olive greens or blues and Ivory white enamel for furniture accents. It mentions rose pillows from potpourri blends, rose leaves with spices, and decorative embroidery. It suggests blue denim curtains on sunny verandas, crimson bands, and bags of scarlet cotton for everyday porch storage.
A bustling scene unfolds as a clerk at No 400 lists odd requests from a customer and a street vendor sells corn. A high roller, after a dinner of spirits, quietly buys corn on the cob and slips into a doorway to munch like any passerby.
A mother receives a week of anxious letters from her son reporting a trek in the country. The note mentions a boat accident, a burial, a boss’s kick, a head injury, plans to burn an old barn, lost watch, and hopes to bring mud turtles and a tame woodchuck home, all in a tone that mixes danger with mischief.
A partial OCR read hints at a local feature story about allees near Tandon. The readable text describes small lanes on the west side and a promise of overlooked details awaiting closer inspection.
A varied New York snippet reports a preserve and jelly trust formation with 12 million capital, a sea lion tragedy near Queen Charlotte Islands drowning 18 Indians, a Minnesotan mother harming her children, a world’s fair souvenir half dollar deal, jail guard concerns in Jessup Georgia, a deadly forge fight between two workers, a postage stamp machine advance, a Boston Post child’s thunderstorm quip, and a quaker children’s exchange about swearing, all from the New York Recorder.
An advertisement for Laxative Gum Drops from Sylvan Remedy Co promises relief from indigestion and constipation. It urges persistent use over several nights and notes drops are safe, pressuring readers to buy through dealers or order by mail if unavailable locally.
Dr A Brobaker, physician and surgeon, promotes a French method cure for skin, blood, nervous and private diseases. Claims permanent cure with no embarrassing exams, offers free mailed “home treatment” details. Offices at Fair Block opposite Union Station, invites readers to second page Sun for notices.
The auction lists daily groceries and meats including smoked hams, bacon, lard, fresh pork, canned fruits, vegetables, seeds, oils, butter, and dairy. Prices cover Indiana meat, California fruit, and multiple packer brands with value notes and market steadiness across groceries and hay.
A fragment notes increasing interest in THE Sun's liner notices about aging and THERA products. It suggests better returns as readers adopt these notices, reflecting growing engagement with age related liner announcements.
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