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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1893
Page
4
A fragmentary haunted poem fragment presents a speaker listening in a shadowed chamber. It evokes moaning whispers, weary calls above a tempest, and a lullaby like breeze as moonlight glistens. Arthur L. Salon references and moody, desolate imagery fill the scene.
A sun tanned Scotsman J A R Milne stops at the Palace hotel in lower California naming a wish for good sheets and pillows. He recounts five years of travel in the peninsula, a language shift, and wild adventures from skinning a wildcat to fleeing a bandit Indian who shadowed him for miles. He plans to return to Mexico after a brief Scotland visit and reflects on outdoor life and trusted companions.
California millionaire Huntington still runs his Pacific coast hardware business. M Siegfried Wagner, 20, to conduct his father’s works at Bayreuth. David Dudley Field summers in Stockbridge Berkshire hills driving a tall carriage. Despite 90 years, he appears about 60 and energetic.
A humorous exchange from a Chicago Inter Ocean cartoon features Tommy explaining he did not cry because no one would listen, followed by a geography gag about earth’s division as Tommy blurts that everyone wants it all.
A Quincy style miscellany notes Greek and Roman doors opening outward and a Lyons woven silk prayer book completed after three years. A Boston dispatch reports a globe trotter praising a fair in Chicago. Connecticut farmers struggle to find workers despite high wages as men prefer to tramp for food and shelter. Similar shortages arise in Minnesota crops harvests.
A New York World excerpt condemns vulgar women for their cosmetics and noisy dress, calling them unrespectable regardless of class. It claims such women attract attention, discuss private matters publicly, and corrupt good manners, presenting them as a disturbing social menace.
To quiet creaking hinges rub with soap or oil using a feather and any oil. Mix white of an egg, sugar, lemon, and water for eye lemonade. Clean iron saucepans with hot water and soda, scour, rinse, and dry. To deter moths lay alum powder around the carpet edges. Sprinkle dry salt over the carpet during the season. Make a drink with ice cherry sugar and lemon peel, and sip through a straw.
Reports from Hull Naples and Palermo recount cholera deaths and new cases while Naples social unrest erupts in mobs. Banks across the country anticipate resuming activity as warnings of bank failures ease. A series of violent incidents and legal actions are noted, including a university graduate struck down in Ohio, a woman’s murder case in Philadelphia, and political leaders sailing offshore amid rumor mill chatter.
A reflection on buying medicine like clothing with a satisfaction guarantee. Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a guaranteed blood purifier that will benefit or cure every case or your money back. It claims year round systemic build up and is pitched as superior to ordinary spring medicines for bilious, run-down, or dyspeptic conditions.
Judge Winters is on a short vacation for Weet Baden. John 8. Brown, accused of stealing a razor, was acquitted by Judge Cox Friday. Plum sales offer two quarts for 20 cents. Sheriff Emmett travels to Chicago pursuing Whit Starr to transport him to Michigan City.
The market page lists steady conditions with varied prices for meats and provisions. Indiana corned ham and bacon rates are shown with multiple brands, while dried beef, sausage, lard, pork cuts, and canned goods are priced with numerous regional and brand references. Raw produce and dairy items appear with per bushel or per pound figures, including onions, potatoes, apples, and citrus-like entries.
John W. Rademaker, an employee in the Bee Line freight department, recounts severe catarrh symptoms and near consumption. After failing remedies and doctors, he sought Stackhouse Medical Institute care and reports marked improvement under Dr. Stackhouse and Dr. Atlan, with plans to continue recovery.
Stackhouse Medical Institute lists Dr A Staol House and Dr John Gill Allan as specialists in chronic diseases. The office hours are 8 to 12 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Sundays 10 to 12 a.m. at No 2036 Winsis Street, Corner Vermont, Indianapolis, Ind.
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