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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1891
Page
3
Observers note doubts arise over an infernal photo as the brow appears unshaded and possibly open. The image's faded quality fuels questions about its origins and meaning.
The writer recalls supervising a large desk search at a country boarding school amid a suspected football fund theft. Anecdotes unfold from senior to younger desks with odd finds including a horse pistol, a lady’s glove, ants in a box, silk worms, and a tiny pendant tucked in a pill box, linked to a boy named Percy.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a grieving mother’s hair token and a boy who had recently become an orphan, reflecting on laughter and absence in the wake of loss.
The piece surveys fashion and culture with remarks on full dress details for men, praising white linen and pearl gloves, then moves to literary quips about Milton and Punch, and a farmers prank about potato bug remedies. It ends noting San Francisco men favor bright red neckties over subdued scarves.
A fragmentary column touches on a mix of topics. It notes a song written in 1855 by Benjamin Haardy from Westerville Ohio and describes a Polish countess Josephine J Jarocki in Washington as a destitute sensation. It also offers pineapple eating tips and a benign weather aside.
A column notes Julia Marlowe's social standing and comments on the number of widows in New York. It mentions Grace Thomas as Washington's sole woman real estate agent, quirky servant talk, and a trend of cockade debates for hats. It also cites a Chicago Times item about Mrs. Somerset and wealthy New Yorkers on a slumming trip.
The Ladies' Home Journal describes clothing shifts with thumb nail ribbons and red blue or yellow majolica seats. Elderly matrons wear lace and chiffon fibhus while silk dinner costumes feature fur borders. Reception trains show diagonal lace flounces and dogs acquire toilet cases with multiple compartments for grooming and care.
The report enumerates a series of disparate notes including an unidentified New York bomb thrower, schedule changes for Christmas, Mrs. Grover Cleveland’s health, Republican delegates to Minneapolis, James E. Moore’s arrest, potential end of talks on Cherukes strip, Enoch Morgan’s Sons subscription for the world’s fair, a grand jury finding on Beaver Star for criminal libel, B. E. Meredith’s congress win, deaths on the Polynesia voyage, Dr. Francis Donaldson’s Baltimore death, Treasury report figures, and several vintage recipes for Butter Frostine Nut Cake and Corn Soup.
The text asserts that consumption can be evidenced by strong, complete proof and suggests a medical discovery to aid treatment. It emphasizes the disease develops through the blood and calls for medical science to address coughs and related ailments with a blood based approach.
A persuasive write up extols Indianapolis as the ideal city to host the Democratic National Convention. It urges residents to work hard for the selection, touts Indiana and Ohio as key states, and promotes Reid's German Cough and Sidney Cure as a throat remedy for speakers before crowds.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and effective remedy for kidneys liver and bowels. It claims gentle yet prompt action, cleansing the system, dispelling colds headaches and fevers, and curing habitual constipation. Available in 50c and $1 bottles from leading druggists. Manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co. in San Francisco Louisville New York.
The 1891 Indiana General Assembly sections 7 and 5 declare it unlawful to connect or reconnect gas mains or service lines without a written permit, turn on or off stopcocks or valves, enlarge mixer orifice, or use gas for heating without mixers. Violators face a fine from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
The agency at 24% East Washington st Indianapolis announces services for bankers insurers merchants and the public. It offers confidential investigations of all criminal and civil cases with correspondents across the United States Canada and England and cites references for competency and integrity.
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