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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1892
Page
3
A fragmentary verse fragment by Barry Pain contemplates weather and nature as mute witnesses to human emotion. The poem juxtaposes rain wind and trees with a ghostly birch and a dead young girl, asking what truth the elements reveal about sorrow and existence.
A morning ride from Manchester Kentucky ends in a humorous exchange with an elderly forester who admits ignorance of Willow Fork distances. He offers a rambling directions cue, concluding with the practical advice to "drive on till ye bring up" and to "follow the steeple." The tale captures local speech and frontier pragmatism.
The column surveys trends from patent leather shoes with red heels and bonnetless headwear to Russian color palettes for early autumn. It notes a Brockton woman who has lived under every U.S. president and reports on the Danish royal golden wedding gifts drawing nearly 100000 visitors, reflecting popular reverence for rulers.
A broadside of light items: President Harrison dodges Rotten Row humor while an omnibus rider fights a cravat cry over a hair ribbon. Judge Wakefield’s lazy son astonishes with ambition unmet, and George William Curtis quips on a stage rope mishap with the thread of his discourse provoking laughter.
An European style note observes mourning colors vary by country with pink for child coffins in Russia and white for children in Italy, while magenta appears in autumn millinery and dress ornamentation abroad. The piece connects Western fashion shifts with urban notes from London and Paris.
A historic recipe lists one egg, sugar, sweet milk, flour, butter, cream of tartar, soda and salt for raspberry pudding. Mix dry ingredients, then milk and egg, dissolve the soda, melt butter, combine and beat briefly, place raspberries in a dish, pour batter over, and steam for forty minutes.
News item notes the president will likely spend three days in Chicago during the dedication of the world’s fair. It also reports a Kendrick Idaho fire causing eighty thousand dollars in losses, and a dramatic Virginia jailbreak scare with armed citizens around the jail.
Long list of market items including meats lard canned fruits vegetables and staples with prices. Names include Morgan & Gray Central Packing Co and various regional produce listings. Read as a dense 19th century city markets ad noting numerous prices for produce dairy and meats.
Classified note offers a piano wagon and old carriages for sale in TreSen. An office contact at 7 E Obtvest and telephone number 80 is listed for inquiries.
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