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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1890
Page
3
Three travelers with four staff each move along the strand while chanting a slowed march to Lazyland. The verses describe a still, quiet place where no one hurries, no bells ring, and appearances are unimportant. A sense of calm and isolation dominates the scene as one hurried man would be despised.
Dr Grebe narrates a fantastical California tale where he aids a diminutive golden king by repairing a broken joint with gold rivets. The king offers riches, including the famed Golden Nancy, and instructs him to tell Jerlamen of a deeper gold load. Grebe becomes wealthy, while his tale ends with unsure truth and a curious wife.
A pastor closes the hymn and invites parsons in the congregation to unite with the church. He asks new members to sabacriba to doctrines, live up to them, and attend services. He notes members contribute little and jokes about traveling to the good world economically with church company. He ends with a plea to sing to the tune of Dennis.
A compilation of household remedies for skin, throat, hair, and facial care including lemon for stains and borax mixtures. It also contains stray dialogue between street characters, notes about temperance, and a fragment from GRAINS OF GOLD with aphorisms and fashion mentions, concluding with an advertisement line for a Buffalo Shoe House in Washington.
A杂 mix of social curiosities and humorous notes from the era. References to funeral customs among the Sioux, cucumber fad, embroidered handkerchiefs, and a louder than life tete-a-tete. Britons in rail cars drink publicly, bombs feared on trains, Venus and Adonis imagery in a Sidney newspaper, and a lighthearted wedding tale ending with watermelons and Hood's Sarsaparilla.
A letter from Hoopeaston Illinois dated August 4 1890 credits remedies used on a sick child with restoring health. The sender offers to have their name used to spread the good news and mentions the Gun Wa Chinese Hard Remedy Co. as the provider.
In Indianapolis Indiana a father credits Guo Wa Chinese Merb Ramady Co. remedies with curing his daughter's severe catarrhal sore throat quinsy after about a month of treatment. Within six hours a noticeable improvement appeared with renewed appetite and easier swallowing within two days. He offers to answer questions about the case.
Snippet shows train times and daily service notes. Times listed include 7:30 am 11:10 am 6:10 pm 11:35 pm with additional early morning and daytime runs. Indicates daily operation and limited weekday or Bianday specifics.
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