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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1893
Page
4
A faded quotation from the Atlanta Constitution reflects a couple recalling youth and marriage. The speaker notes that though time has passed and memories fade, their love deepens with each year spent together. The piece echoes nostalgic sentiment about enduring affection and reaffirms devotion.
Thompson, a stockman at the Happy Jack ranch, faced a deadly rodeo when a rabid, mad Spanish mustang broke from a corral and pursued him. A nearby cowboy from the Reginald Black ranch rode to help, shooting the horse to save Thompson from a crash across the Platte country. The beast had drifted loose from Broken Bow stock and posed a danger to cattle.
A Philadelphia Times report describes a dangerous biting predator that broke into a sheep drive, killed twenty to thirty sheep, and bit many more, forcing widespread slaughter to prevent further loss.
The piece notes straw-ride parties at Asbury Park and dull social scenes in West Pitton near Philadelphia. It describes Garfield Beach near Salt Lake City with clear shallow water and bathers who float in water hammocks, while detailing poses and the awkward half seated position of women.
A detailed guide from the Louis Globe Democrat explains proper streetcar boarding and alighting. It covers approaching from the right, signaling the gripman, transferring items to the left arm, grasping the hand-rail, stepping aboard with the left foot, and exiting with the right foot while facing forward. It warns against getting off backward.
A method to straighten ribbons uses a nine inch square box with an oblong bottom hole. Slip a flatiron handle through, place the box inverted, insert the iron, cover with a wet cloth, and stretch the ribbon tightly over the cloth. Steam and heat remove creases without glazing. Hold the ribbon with the wrong side down.
An English woman near Oxford keeps a large lake for daily practice and hosts a weeklong series of competitions. The queen regent of Spain, noted as an excellent swimmer, swims at San Sebastian with two accompanying boatmen watching for safety.
A witty exchange unfolds as a man apologizes for coming home late and claims a playful triumph in having "eleven dollars." A proud, skeptical fiancée resists marriage, while the suitor boasts about his future prospects and a ready-made “assortment” of choices.
A descriptive portrait notes a gentlewoman who smiles without laughing and speaks without questioning. It highlights her goodness, restfulness, kindness, and quiet, womanly demeanor as she voices a restrained, respectful presence in an audience.
An advertisement urges Haigh Living to prevent liver trouble by using Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. It promotes one pellet for correction or a cathartic three pellets, claiming small, easy to take and natural action. The copy guarantees satisfaction or money back and lists constipation indigestion bilious attacks and various liver stomach and bowel disorders as prevented relieved or cured.
The worst cases of Chronic Catarrh in the Head yield to Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Its makers offer a $500 reward for any incurable case.
Sunday reports show a second cholera death at quarantine and a forecast of heavy rain within a 100 mile radius of Chicago. Other notes include French elections yielding republican gains and widespread wartime enlistment increases amidst economic hardship.
Markets firm with wide price lists for meats produce and canned goods. Prices show smoked hams, bacon, lard and pickled meats, Southern fruits and vegetables, dairy and canned fruit specials, with noted quantities and per unit costs across Indiana California Morgan & Gray Empire and Moore brands.
Trains depart Indianapolis Union Station to multiple destinations with numerous daily departures. Key routes include Kankakee Chicago Lafayette Louisville Lawrenceburg Cincinnati Shelbyville Cleveland Buffalo Albany Boston Anderson Muncie Elkhart Benton Harbor Marion Wabash St Louis Greencastle Terre Haute Mattoon Benton Pekin Peoria Crawfordsville Danville Champaign with varied morning, midday, and evening times.
A brief claim that Tae Sun dominates street sales among Indianapolis dailies and ranks second in the state, circulating in 200 towns with strong distribution. The notice promotes Tue Son and provides a building address at 79 E. Ohio Street and a telephone number 880.
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