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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1891
Page
3
A brief poem fragment by Ernest W. Shurtleff speaks of a child’s smile bridging this world and the next. The speaker senses angels passing by and heaven opening as sunlight and hope rise like dawn.
In a German vineyard tale a beauty Laura spurns local suitors for Sergt Karl Heitman. Laura dies after carbolic acid is misused by Elsa, the servant, who swapped medicines. The druggist Wilhelm Basel shoots himself after the crime is revealed. Karl enlists again, Elsa returns to service, and the doctor confirms Laura as murdered.
The piece notes boots returning to style and their practical use to keep trousers from bagging. It profiles Te Chauncey Depew's poised, accurate interviewing style, and critiques McKinley and Harrison for their distinctive strolling habits. It closes with a moral on endurance and focus amid changing occupations.
A column on domestic life and appearance. It compares memory for faces to fashion choices and etiquette for women. A Booton comic verse about engagement follows, ending with a note on a woman's desire for masculine attributes and the appeal of being the better half.
A collection of holiday quips and rural humor on gifts rules, manners, and superstitions. It includes jokes about Santa, buying presents, and etiquette, plus a weathered remedy section on sore throats and milk drinks with home gargles and simple cures.
The page lists night creams using lanoline and vaseline, a yellow wax calve preparation with Venice turpentine, a freckle wash with alcohol and rose water, and a zinc oxide wash. It notes the British army as 7 000 men feet high and Americans consuming 200 million pickle bottles annually, then an exaggerated barmaid work claim and rotten apples in Maine.
An editorial note contrasts old signs of disease authority with modern science and explains how germ theory combats consumption. It mentions a free booklet on careful living and Scott’s Emulsion of cod liver oil as preventive aids, with distribution by Scott & Bowne in New York and sold by druggists nationwide.
The advert touts Benson's as a scientific preparation that gives quick relief and claims endorsement by over 5,000 reputable physicians and druggists. The copy warns against porous plasters and promotes Benson's as a trusted remedy.
Reports show Gov Campell improving while national leaders debate messages. South Carolina passes a prohibition bill 40 to 34. Flower leads Fassett in New York by 47 937 votes. Proctor is no longer secretary. Leppey sentenced to electrocution for wife murder. Reed nominated for speaker by Republicans. Various cases include a $15 000 shortfall, census bill, electric plow ambitions, Armour and Taylor facing $10 000 creditors, and arson charges in Illinois. A Dubuque archdiocese is planned with Hennessy to lead. Wanamaker touts cheap rural mail delivery. Depew hints Blaine or Harrison for nomination.
Sec 2 of an 1891 Indiana act prohibits connecting or reconnecting with gas mains and interfering with valves or mixers without written permission. Sec 5 imposes fines from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction for violations.
A twenty five years' specialty offers correspondence treatment for syphilis now claimed destroyed. Gonorrhea and gleet cured in days with no operation. Varicocele and stricture treated without surgery. Sequelae of sexual abuse including pimples, despondency, impotence, and unhealthy emissions cured permanently. Medicines sent discreetly from Indianapolis based M Assett.
The notice outlines departure and arrival times for a service labeled Union route. It specifies the schedule details and point of origin with emphasis on the connection to Union.
Schedule details show trains leaving and arriving at Indianapolis Union Station for routes to St Louis Terre Haute Greencastle and Terre Haute connections with KH and T. Averages list morning and evening departures with several through services and sleeper cars.
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