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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1892
Page
3
Poem reflecting on enduring life lessons and the belief that every sorrow and action serves a greater cosmic purpose. The speaker asserts faith that wrongs are corrected, growth comes through suffering, and the soul progresses toward a final good, concluding with the refrain that whatever is is best.
A Washington Star excerpt presents Brudder Johnson and Uncle Rastus discussing Jim Jenkins’ death and a pastor’s sermon about possum and watermilling as a moral hazard. The dialogue explores race, providence, and seasonal eating as a metaphor for restraint and divine order, with explicit regional dialect and social tension.
The text suggests lemon juice in cold water each morning to ease stomach trouble. It also prescribes eating a raw onion during a sudden summer cold and as a preventive in early malaria, claiming regular onion intake keeps the body resistant to illness.
A brief recipe for quick flannel cakes uses flour butter salt and baking powder. Milk eggs are beaten separately then combined and cooked on a hot griddle for a quick batter and fluffy result.
A collage of opinion, quotes, and social judgments on women, dressmaking, and motherhood. The pieces praise a princess for teaching dressmaking, critique female curiosity, and urge noble education and nature as guiding influences for girls. It cites Ruskin on mothers and baptism of girls, and notes a parson’s alleged truthfulness.
A London street scene near Marble Arch shows a glass framework atop a grand house, housing a large coffin like box. The tale credits a late eccentric owner with his will to place remains in this glass tomb, while agents dispute the claim. The piece also offers quirky notes on London science and lore from the Globe-Democrat.
A jumble of 19th century items notes Boston will host the Knights templar in 795, liquor license orders for Illinois saloons, a printers union boycott of the New York Tribune, a Pittsburgh heiress elopement, a Denver editor duel challenge, a sensational Philadelphia autograph sale, and cholera rumors near Brunswick with 20 deaths and 50 cases reported in a week.
Schedule details show Round Trip rates at 69 cents for a Ground Frip from Indianapolis with weekday departures at 16 a.m. 10 56 a.m. and 7 p.m. returns from the park at 7 9 57 a.m. and 4 89 11 08 p.m. Sunday August 14 services list Indianapolis departures at 8 20 and 7 16 p.m. returning from the park at noon 04 midday 5 6 30 and 11 06 p.m. Big Four ticket offices listed for tickets and full information. Also includes Chicago via Big Four World’s Fair Route with limited pricing. The page features grocery and produce ads with extensive price listings and product categories.
Classified note announces old carriages offered for sale in Tuesta at eight dollars per week. Office location at 72 Ethio Street with telephone, 80.
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