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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1893
Page
3
A jaded bachelor finds his future wife through a misdelivered parcel of women’s boots. After discovering Fanny Ellis is the pale widow in the shoe shop, he reveals his plan to wed her, recalling the haunting footwear and the hotel mix up that changed his life.
A quirky roundup notes new terms like loose chewing for whiskers, a wicker summer house replaces a hammock, Vatican riches spark speculation, and odd medical oddities such as a dog post mortem revealing no liver and a three foot live snake near the heart. Miscellaneous hints of profit from small inventions are cited from the New York Times.
A U.S. buyer reports a large Cuba harvest keeping amber prices high. Florida’s cigar industry has grown, ranking fourth in the nation with a last year output of 156,579,627 cigars. Kinikinik plants are vanishing. Florida law now restricts brand names to Key West, with heavy fines for violators.
The Rochester Express cites Eugene Field joking about writing a sentimental life of Horace, noting Field’s playful claim to know little of him and to invent details. The piece mocks Field’s boisterous style and ends with sympathy for Horace.
Conversation captures a child named Bobby and a question about loving the new baby. Bobby replies with a playful line about the baby never being still. In a later exchange he recalls freeing a canary, then releasing a cat to chase it, prompting a grandmotherly comment about a protective Towser nearby.
After finishing ice cream you leave several quarts of water in the freezer. The instructions urge tasting the water and claim ocean brine is not saltier. It then suggests pouring the liquid into a stone or earthen vessel for use in your next bath.
Reports say Pittsburg iron and steel mills restart while money brokers in New York show little activity. In Kentucky Chas Morrow killed Fleming McNeal near Hopkinsville. A deer escaped from the president’s park during a fishing trip. Spain retracts a gold duty order after protests. The Union Pacific steamer Annie Faron exploded on the Snake River near Almoa Washington killing seven. Kansas industrial school matron and staff removed for inhuman treatment. Little Rock banks issue certified checks and cap daily withdrawals at twenty dollars. In Carlisle Kentucky a man named John Howard died after a fall from his horse while drunk. Mrs Samuel Smith mourns as her husband kills her. neighbor Will Carey is killed by Smith.
A well dressed man tells a bar crowd he supports the flower mission for criminals. He recalls a past life as a second story burglar who spent time upriver and credits a pansy for inspiring reform. He now proclaims himself the boss bunco steerer of New York City.
Markets steady with wide listings of provisions from smoked meats to lards and canned fruits. Entries name Indiana and California price quotes for hams sausages lard bacon and dried goods, plus vegetables fruits and dairy items with quantities and pack sizes.
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