This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1893
Page
3
A rhythmic description of children's nighttime routine and dreams. Stars blink all night then nestle as daylight comes, while winter and summer scenes transition to the Dream-man. Children build and play, then snuggle under blankets to sleep and pray.
Walter follows a mentor's blunt plan to win Polly Winters using indifference. Three months apart reveal the emptiness of his wanderer life, while Polly's letters hint at loneliness. Walter returns, finding Polly’s recognizing look and a shifted dynamic as past schemes unravel.
A garbled excerpt parodies Oscar Wilde style noting women with a past and men as monsters. It includes tangled phrases about honesty, virtue, aging, and social judgment, hinting at satire on appearances and morality.
A collage of social quips on wealth, fashion, and beauty. Jokes about a laughing eye, flattery, shoe heels, and waistlines mix with tips about complexion and rosebush lore. Paris draped skirts and tunics replace overskirts with classic lines.
An eclectic Atlantic snapshot notes 1000 ships crossing yearly and a quirky line about a sexton billing a widow for a button hole. It weaves wry observations on fame, marriage suitors, cheerful outlooks after reverses, and a burglar’s tale of a house that was emptied after a long, futile wait.
A fragment provides simple instructions for cranberry sauce and homemade catsup. Cranberry sauce uses cranberries water and sugar cooked then molded. Catsup mixes cucumbers onions salt mustard seed pepper with vinegar and sets in a jar.
A five year old boy at a suburban Sunday school blurts a sexual quip to the minister eliciting laughter. Other short items mention a playful exchange with a child about George Washington, a Chicago wife killing followed by suicide, a New York anti Tammany move, a Mississippi mayoral assassination, a Lehigh Valley arbitration, and a revenue cutter’s voyage to Honolulu.
A dense rural market page lists prices for meats such as smoked meats, bacon, and sausage, with items like dried beef hams and clear sides priced per hundredweight. Fresh pork, dry salt meats, and lard show varied quotes, while produce includes sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, and apples. Alcohol, medicines, and assorted grocery items fill the rest, showing steady but unsettled pricing across many lines.
An advertisement promises cures for throat and larynx troubles including catarrh asthma and bronchitis as well as nervous and sexual disorders in men and women. It claims rapid cure of kidney bladder and urinary complaints and sexual weakness with no mercury and offers home delivery with medical instructions.
Dr Spinney and a private entrance on Miara street list office hours from 9 a m to 9 p m daily and 9 to 11 a m Sundays. Copyright issued August 39 1893 under sections 2 and 6 of an act approved March 9.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.