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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1892
Page
4
A fragmentary poem by Jean Angelow contemplates memory and loss during hard times. The speaker recalls cherished possessions and unmet promises, yet still clings to hope that happier days lie ahead, despite the ache of what is gone. The verses reflect wistful resilience in the face of scarcity.
In a Rogers Park style visit the narrator recalls a friend's family crisis over a school caning. Bobby, seven, has been publicly reprimanded by his master, leaving his parents torn between kindness and discipline. Bobby hides, then reappears triumphantly at the stable, declaring he will be Robinson now and the youngest ever caned, while peers debate his fate.
The passage surveys women in business and fashion with brisk vignettes. It notes Irene’s marriage question, a Chicago reporter quibbing about pregnancy timing, and fashion notes on lace cloaks, a white duck suit, and a brown sailor hat with green blue ribbon. It also references Russian female tea and cigarette habits linked to crime and a hair care gift of a Chinese comb set.
The article paints August afternoons growing dim with yellowing leaves and browns. It notes fields once tall with grasses now cut, maples bearing crimson, and wild sunflowers and wildflowers color the meadows. Dandelions rise, tansy and wormwood brighten roadscapes, and sumac adds vivid reds.
A Harlem girl with four older brothers asks her mother what she wants for her sixth birthday. She suggests going to Coney Island for sand pies and ice cream, then to say damn it before bed without getting spanked.
Fire at Waggonner & Co stores damages property valued at about 100000 dollars. Ex president of Brazil Deodora Da Fonseca dies in Rio Janeiro. Bay Queen excursion steamer missing after leaving New Haven for Coney Island with 95 aboard. Various local incidents include a 14 year old marriage in Marshall Illinois and a Peoria woman who drowned in a cistern after assault. Random moral quotes and home care tips follow.
A recipe describes mixing quarter pound ground salmonds with pulverized sugar and six egg whites. Whisk whites thoroughly, drop teaspoonfuls on wafer paper, shape into rounds, top each with a blanched almond, and bake twenty five minutes in a slow oven.
Mrs. Lizzie Zink of 208 Fayette Street narrates three years of catarrh misery including emaciation headaches and a perpetual cough. She credits Stackhouse and Newlin for a cure with improved appetite sleep eyesight and relief from a continuous cold.
Market opens quiet on Wednesday with prices near standstill. Commission merchants report brisk fruit trade at fair prices while DRUGS and oils hold steady. pork products vary from smoked hams to lard in tierces with ranges up to 14 cents per pound for certain cured items.
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