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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1892
Page
3
A pastoral scene with shepherds Colin and Phyllis among blue gowns cowslips and lambs. Phyllis blushes as Colin arrives by the meadow gate, greeted by bleating sheep and a patter of hooves under dew. Maria B Wilkins in The Guardian?
A crew hears the confession of Tom Withers on the Albatross as he recounts his murder of his father in Vermont after a bedlam night. A storm rises, the ship is thrown about, and Withers dives overboard screaming that his murdered father calls him to come.
The piece surveys witty lines on love and dress from various papers noting Ireland’s political equality for men and women, a dainty image of a bonnet, a short hair stereotype, a mocked engagement window, and a practical old fashioned fashion tip about airing dresses in brown Holland bags with camphor to ward off dust.
The piece pairs a humorous exchange between children about mumps and chores with a brief list of cooking guidance. It notes fat with the fork and describes croquettes patties salads and pastry fillings. It also lists vegetables fish and cheeses suited to certain preparations.
The readable fragment presents a puzzling headline style note with scattered phrases NOW and TRY and a reference to THE Son and free iners leaving the rest unreadable. No clear event or proper names beyond NOW and THE Son appear.
President Harrison aged 59 mourned in a note of last Saturday. Fire at SARs house in Loonlake and Shiverck Co. claimed $100 damage. Sailboat capsized at Atlantic City with three drownings. Locomotive boiler explosion near Memphis killed engineer and fireman. Chicago unions decline hiring bands for Labor Day over cost. A&B train derailed in Baltimore killing two and injuring 20. West Superior strikers hunted down. two killed by mob after desertion. Lynching of Frank Torres in Santane California following Capt. McKelvie's murder. Lizzie Hicks of Richmond shoots daughter by mistake while searching for a prowler. Canadian tolls near St Marys Falls rise 20 cents per ton. London carriage halted by crank demanding Queen Victoria's resignation. Farmers on Prince Edward Island pray for rain. heavy downpours noted. Longfellow praised Mars in a sonnet. The red planet inspired earnest reflections in readers.
A household tip advises using a silver knife for peeling peaches and heating glass jars cautiously. The author recommends dampening a towel, folding it, and placing jars on it to gradually add hot fruit or jelly, claiming no jars have ever broken using this method.
Readers are urged to consult the second page for small notices and bargains in real estate. The Sharper eye is drawn to listings and advertisements as the section grows in popularity.
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