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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1890
Page
3
Poetic fragment portrays a distressed rustic maid sprinting along a dewy lane her cheeks flushed with pain as a breeze toys with her. She answers the question of sorrow by declaring she is rushing to get the boss doctor because their cow has lost her end.
In a quiet parlor the elder reveals how Alice Ames drew him west to battle and wanderings after a harsh clash with his temper. He shows Bob a locket and recalls Alice and Henry Wentworth, the funeral, and a life of longing before returning home to face a hopeful future.
A New York Herald correspondent reports on the seaside scene at Long Branch and Narragansett Pier. Guests are thinning, baggage piles grow, and trains carry few arrivals toward Saratoga or the Catskills while prominent figures like ex Senator Tom Murphy and Ardel Raymond stroll on holiday. Raymond, nearing 100, grew up with Knickerbocker pastimes and has long commanded crowds along New York drives, still driving behind a ten thousand dollar team at Fitler’s cottage.
A brief scene unfolds as a young man proclaims happiness and fate to Kithelinda while a distracting clack echoes from papa, a lawyer who enjoys photography. A later remark from a lady notes a revived appetite after trying Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A schedule outlines an Indianapolis departure at 7:45 am for the Order of Cincinnatus Exhibition in Cincinnati with round trips from August 23 to 28. Tickets cover both special and regular trains, returning through August 25, with multiple daily departures and inclusive return validity. The notice promotes shoe bargains and local merchants, urging quick action in Rochester and Buffalo area postings.
The piece notes fad badges, crabbing among girls on the Hudson, and debates over widows using given or married names. It mentions London’s bal blaue fashion with white dress, powdered hair, diamonds and pearls, and white attire for guests and hosts. A viewer condemns the colorless decor of fashionable entertainment.
Mrs. R. Bryant of Griswoldsville, Ga, reports rapid sleep after taking Simmons Liver Regulator. The ad claims the remedy addresses restlessness by regulating the bowels, improving digestion, and quieting nerves to end sleeplessness.
An excursion to St Joseph Missouri by the Vandalia Line for the National Encampment of the Sons of Veterans offers round trip tickets for August 24 24 and 26 with return through September 1 in one rate. See Geo Rec ticket agent Vandalia Line Washington and Wilineissts or D R Donough Union Station for tickets and information.
An old Detroit style notice from July 10, 1619 promotes Gun Wa Chinese Herb Remedies for bleeding piles after fourteen years of suffering. It claims daily improvement, offers free consultation, and invites distant customers to correspond, with parlors at 26 West Washington Indianapolis.
Indianapolis officials invite sealed proposals on September 16 for multiple street and sidewalk improvements. Projects include Archer Street guttering and brick paving, Merrill Street grading and curbing, and several other sidewalk upgrades with brick paving, grading standards, and limestone curb work to city specifications. Proposals require compliance with city ordinances and engineer approval.
The contract details push brick sidewalks and stone curbs on multiple streets including Market, Dickson Place, Blackford, Cincinnati, Hanna, Michigan, and Davidson streets. Specifications require smooth hard burned brick on eight inches of sand with edgewise placement, bowldered gutters, stone curbing, and double walk stones, all to the City Civil Engineer's satisfaction. Also notes bids for iron and stone bridges over Pleasant Run and Talbots avenue with a bid process governed by the Common Council and Board of Aldermen.
The Sun promotes two offers for boys and girls in Indianapolis and country agents. Offer No 1 rewards individuals who recruit 12 yearly subscribers at 3 dollars each or equivalent multiple plans with a free safety bicycle, open until October 1. Offer No 2 awards a bicycle to the agent with the largest list growth by October 1, with subscriptions paid monthly and collected by the agent after deduction of commission.
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