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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1892
Page
3
A rugged speaker recalls a stingy wealthy man whose cold words contrasted with gold given in charity. Later a starving stranger shows true kindness, provoking reflection that wealth is less precious than empathetic acts. The verse by Charles McKay extols compassion over riches.
A Sunday school tale shows Little Miss Miffin choosing to help a starving papers boy with a silver dime saved by charity. Miss Gardner urges discernment in giving, preferring practical aid like food and clothing over cash. The scene contrasts youthful kindness with adult prudence and ends with the girl walking home after her generous gesture.
The article advises callers to keep remarks impersonal to avoid spreading gossip about a household. It notes fashion shifts toward longer fuller skirts, possible bustle cushions, and the potential return of hoop skirts within 18 months. A Worth evening dress in amethyst velvet features a jeweled passementerie cincture and a V shaped bodice.
Quotes from the New Orleans Picayune Philadelphia Ledger and Philadelphia Record touch on theater hats fashion and winter dress. A Parsimmonville postmistress quips about neighborhood happenings while Ida Lewis keeps Lime Rock light alive in Newport. Martha White of Copolis Washington is praised for saving three sailors in January surf.
Instructions describe treating earache with warm water irrigation and glycerine drops, plus stain removal methods for fruit ink blood and rust using common chemicals. A New York Times note reports on a dove whist class for 16 young women meeting weekly, practicing the game with penalties and planned social events, ending with a plug for Hico's Sarsaparilla.
A Kaiser designed two warships with a model completed. Mrs Maybrick lies gravely ill in Wormwood prison near London. A man and his son were robbed and murdered near Atlanta. Franz Wyger killed his son in Chicago. Florian Waldeck, a cashier, captured in British Columbia. Prof John Strong Newberry of New Haven died. William Smith murdered Sherrod Hatcher near Horse Cave. M V Shereil resisted arrest near Tuscaloosa and was shot dead. Two bunco men swindled Jacob Crowell near Greencastle. Edward Blackwool killed Lee Jago in Jacksonport. Miss Mary Comlay of Niles was murdered. Christian Conrad arrested in Pittsburgh for embezzlement. Daniel McLaughlin jumped from Brooklyn bridge. saved by police. Chicago Rock Island trains ran normally during strike. James McGrath killed by hired man in Dornington. August Kerr captured in Liverpool for embezzlement. Two black men and a white man hanged at Williamsburg. one to die.
A fragment describes Lye salad with boiled potatoes hard boiled eggs and lettuce dressed with mayonnaise onion and cayenne. It also details a New England mince pie recipe with currants zul t an a Malaga's raisins citron chopped beef suet bran dy and sherry, pie crust assembly and baking times.
Fragments advertise coal in stock at five cents per unit with limited days Friday and Saturday. Includes garbled contact along with odd street and town references.
Patti boasts pride in her needlework and tarning on a cold day as Lady Jeune mocks London politics. Bridget McNamara dies in Springfield at 102 after a life of hearing, sight, and walking prowess. Mrs Buffalo Bill, a popular northern mother, resides at Scout’s Rest near North Platte with vast prairie lands, stables, and thousands of fine bred horses and cattle.
Dec 9 market notes Hueller trade strong with good demand. Provisions and meats show varied prices with smoked hams and bacon higher, fresh and dried goods fluctuating. Groceries steady while sugars higher. drugs paints and oil firm. multiple items listed with Indiana, California origins and per unit costs in cents.
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