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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1893
Page
3
A poetic fragment where the speaker recalls wishing for power and fame but realizes the world remains unaware. The narrator describes pride crumbling as a fairy grants the wish, leaving the soul filled with dismay and the speaker retreating to a wall.
Soldiers at Fort Ellis faced a deadly bridge task as a pine log served as a makeshift crossing 128 feet above a dark chasm. The lieutenant led, faltered, and with a 60 foot rope and a long pole, the crew pulled him to safety after the log split and snapped, leaving him pale but alive.
Brief survey notes how love affects women’s sensibilities, mentions women’s companies in English towns, nurses at Homerton Hospital holding fire drills, and social customs in Borneo suitors. Included are quips by Mrs Globe Trotter and a Paris green joke, plus fashion details on India linen handkerchiefs with hemstitched edges and monograms.
A worried lady sought a cure for a thick sallow complexion from an eminent doctor. He urged thorough washing with soap. After adopting a nightly routine of soap, rinsing, drying, and glycerine for roughness, she discovered her skin improved.
A compact selection of witty maxims and quips from diverse sources. It pairs Seneca style counsel, humorous lines on self praise and music, a note on sleep and appearance, a quip about hypochondria, and a political jab about leadership values, preserving the original tone and varied origins.
Home crafted article of perfumed almond soap uses two ounces each sweet and bitter almonds, three ounces lard, and one ounce almond oil with a fragrance added. For winter sweet peas, plant seeds in a window box in late August, four inches deep, and support with wire netting to yield pink and white blossoms.
The New skirts from Paria diverge from early Victorian lines, tapering outward at the hem and hugging the hips, with side-front buttons. Eton jackets suit only women with slim waists, being less fitting for tall figures. The large sleeve trend is fading while simple coat shapes and Garibaldi silhouettes may dominate next.
Visitors and relatives gather to inspect Mrs Xs six week old baby. Remarks praise his features as cousins joke about hair and resemblance prompting a lighthearted exchange. The tiny child draws attention with comments on eyes mouth and hair, reflecting a family gathering tone.
Small sugar coated granules touted as mild natural laxatives for children and adults. Claims relieve constipation indigestion bilious attacks and headaches while promising lasting results and guaranteed satisfaction with money back. Uses glass vials for freshness and contrasts with ordinary pills.
A collage of brief notices reports several incidents including a dis claimed illness in Cleveland and Dan Lamont denying organ disease, a man in St Louis shooting his wife then killing himself, fears for the liner Sarnia lost at sea, the Dorcas steamer wreck with 17 dead, a wedding near Jamestown with diphtheria among guests, Polish unrest in Milwaukee, locomotive firemen finances and funds, boomers near Kansas border facing sickness and death, a St Louis secretary disappearing with $30000, and an anarchist incident in New York where police cleared a hall after clashes.
On Aug 24 markets showed no changes with a dense list of provisions. Indiana smoked meats, hams, sugar cured, and bacon various cuts priced per pound or per hundredweight, alongside dried beef hams, sausage, pickled meats, lard, fresh pork loins, and dry salt meats. Also included are fruits, vegetables, canned goods, seeds, and farm staples with numerous brand names and quantities.
On September 1 1498 at 7 p m a hearing will be held in Irvington Indiana before the committee on streets and alleys of the town trustees to consider the final estimate for grading and graveling Universe avenue as submitted by the town civil engineer. All interested persons may attend and object. B M Blount president J F Barnhill town clerk.
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