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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1891
Page
3
The narrator, a steadied yet critical observer, recalls Reverend Sanctimonious Ike a quiet man who charmed and assisted the sick with earnest prayers. A group tracked Ike after a 1880s strike, discovering loot beneath a jack oak as the court convened. Captain Jack Crasford, "The Poet Scout," is cited.
A merchant, visiting Ireland after rebellion, travels with his Irish valet Tim Gilligan to Connaught. Nighttime plotters in a mountain inn threaten their safety as the Englishman contemplates murder plots and escape, while Tim masks the danger with humor despite the perilous journey and host’s ironic banter.
A host defends a night line incident as lively storm weather. a large pike is praised as fine white fish. Then a recurring set of juvenile anecdotes shows girls learning faster than boys and a boy named Tom skeptical of his new baby sister as he questions back buttons and growing up.
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece outlines varied lives from Congressman Baker’s farming daughter to Jay Gould’s celebrated cigar taste. It spotlights Thomas Tuttle and wife’s 71st Thanksgiving in Stratham New Hampshire, Alice Longfellow’s photo work along Massachusetts coast, and Washington Connor as Gould’s sharp, disciplined lieutenant aged about 87 with daily generosity and long hours.
A home detergent method uses half a bar of laundry soap dissolved in boiling water to form a thick paste with borax and ammonia. After soaking blankets and woolens in tepid boraxed water, wring, rinse, wring again, air dry in sun, then iron for a soft, like new finish.
A Chicago Times excerpt tells how a Lie escaped a fenced enclosure and sped away while the owner laments his failure to secure it. He sends Truth to chase the Lie, but the Lie has a head start of an hour and the Truth remains far behind after the first day, with no catch in sight.
A health-boosting appeal urges care against consumption and offers a free book. It promotes Scott’s Emulsion of cod liver oil from Scott & Bowne, chemists, with druggists nationwide selling the product for one dollar.
A wind storm did extensive damage in Portland Oregon Tuesday. Reports touch many places with fires, arrests, and notable deaths including ex governor Stearns in New York and a jail fire in Mississippi.
Sec 2 prohibits any person from making or reconnecting with gas mains or service pipes without written authorization from the gas company. It bars turning on or off valves or enlarging mixer orifices or using gas for heating without mixers. Violations carry fines from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
A newspaper notice promotes Tak Sun's free wanted help columns for job seekers. Ten words over three days cost nothing and may connect readers to work, promising readers that life blends poetry and prose while urging phone contact at 880 or writing to the Sun office.
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