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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary verse recalls gazing on four queens and imagined wealth and brighter scenes. The speaker laments regret that royal beauties were overshadowed by a dreaded five hearts sequence. The text is incomplete and poetic in nature with repeated lines and garbled phrases.
Two young shipkeepers Ned Fehly and Fred Canfield camp on shore as the 80-ton schooner Plow Boy lies wrecked on Lake Brier shore. Captain Jackson orders efforts to refloat the vessel while a brutal September gale rages, forcing the crew to adapt aboard the shanty-like cabin and battle battering surf to free the grounded craft.
Ned and Fred battled a gale at sea clinging to bulwarks and hauling slack as the Plow Boy rode heavy seas. After a night of pumping and strain the schooner left the shore and reached Erie harbor with Captain Jackson aboard for the voyage to Buffalo.
On Christopher Street ferryboats bootblacks paused their work as a rosy cheeked toddler waved and said “Shine” while carried by his father. Passengers and bootblacks shared a smile in a brief moment amid a bustling Hoboken trip. The piece also notes Washington Square’s autumn charm and Fifth Avenue’s dusk glow. A kitchen column offers tomato soup and chicken croquettes recipes with step by step directions.
A Buffalo Courier item quotes a school exchange with playful mishearing about home industries. A pupil notes that at his house they mostly saw wood and carry in coal, while a father questions a mamma’s activity and a teacher prompts a definition of home industries.
Georgia lower house votes for issuance of wild cat currency. Kansas City grocers union secretary Geo Scott flees to Mexico amid unsettled finances. Union Pacific receiver salary denied by court. Turner Hall Philadelphia burns killing Mrs. Benningshoff and daughter. Mrs. Pomeroy loses bid to inherit late Hulett fortune. Journeymen barbers propose a home for retirees and shop closures. Miner Riley Hughes explosion in Owensboro destroys his house and harms his family.
Markets firm with brisk activity across fruits vegetables and produce. Large assortments include hams bacon and cured meats, pork and poultry items, dried fruits, nuts and spices, dairy goods and canned vegetables. Prices for staples such as potatoes, apples, grapes, and flour jostled as buyers negotiated.
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