Views for Summer and Winter Dreams in Verse
A reader lampoons seasonal longing with a frozen lake and snow filled scenes. The verse contrasts cool imagery with heat and jokes about pleasant winter vistas for summer months.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1893
Page
3
A reader lampoons seasonal longing with a frozen lake and snow filled scenes. The verse contrasts cool imagery with heat and jokes about pleasant winter vistas for summer months.
In Versailles Kentucky Col Watkins recalls a night of wild fun with the fire company engine crew. After hosting a drunken salute at a saloon the group races the pumping engine down a hill to extinguish a mill fire, the mill’s collapse ending their escapade and triggering a grand jury investigation.
The report notes very young greens as a prominent fall and winter tint, with brown tones as a strong rival. Navy loses appeal due to recent fashion, while silver sapphire, peacock and cadet blues dominate. Paris dress models feature silver-blue bengaline and brocade, with gold and silver trims. Yellow and primrose hues brighten millinery and evening wear, with rare violet tones and vivid mahogany and jade accents noted.
A terse note states deaths by own action occur every three minutes and cites 242 life saving stations in the states. It lists 418 US tree species and mentions Princess Christiana as an exact expert maker, then describes the Prince of Wales with relatives including 1 Babee Jaw, 16 uncles, 67 cousins and 57 nephews and nieces.
A collage of aphorisms and quotes on love distance adversity and human nature attributed to Mirabeau Street Leighton Junvater and Chesterfield highlighting themes of absence fortune inheritance and prudent conduct.
The column surveys fashion trends with white lingerie replacing color and lace flounces on gowns. It highlights a Luxurious Savoy banquet hosted by Mrs. Ayer with 70 guests including the Duc d’Orleans and the Sultan of Johore. A Cape May bathing suit features light blue serge and white linen, with a bold V neck and display of flair.
A quiet six year old asks if God knows every thought and action. The mother assures that God knows all. The exchange continues with a child recalling a past incident and a boy named Dixie who damaged a boot with a hatchet and provokes his father’s anger with a sharp remark.
Five or six story dresses appear with flounces while Turkish toweling covers furniture. Watermelon parties amuse, shirt studs with devil heads on gold chains dazzle. A Paris fashion causes trouble as hosts label guest serviettes with blue ribbons, mistaken for gifts.
The tip instructs to remove tangled threads and hairs from a broom immediately. Dip the broom in a water and ammonia solution, rinse in clear water, shake dry, and sun dry to finish cleaning.
The Chicago Tribune notes a method to delay rosebud opening. Place stems in cool water, sprinkle buds with the same, then store in a dark cool room such as a cellar. The opening proceeds very slowly for several days.
Reports from the era describe cricket plagues on farms south of Decatur Illinois, while in other regions a series of violent deaths occur. Peter Rowan heads the Flathead agency in Helena and is reported dead. Dr. H G Walling dies in Louisville. Silas Wilson, a lead colored man, found hanging near Leavenworth Kansas. A string of crimes includes a lynching near Greenwood South Dakota and a fatal shooting near Palo Pinto Texas. A man, Ed Nalles, shot two people then killed himself near Palo Pinto. A posse surrounds Lou Myers after a swamp pursuit near Oakland North Louisiana, with prior assaults on Mrs Will and a niece ending in a hanging after discovery and revival. Stocks rise on Wall Street and in London as banks resume operations under the certificate of deposit plan.
Markets show steady levels on Tuesday August 22 with detailed regional meat cuts and commodities listed. Indiana smoked meats, sugar cured hams, bacon, lard, sausage, dried beef hams and pickled goods appear alongside fresh pork, poultry, cheeses, butter and canned fruits and vegetables from multiple suppliers and regional names.
A brief item notes Tom Son continues publishing ten word free ads in sections called Wanted Rooms and Wanted Situations. It lists categories like Wanted Rooms Wor Rent Rooms and Wanted Male or Female Help, indicating ongoing free listings.
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