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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1893
Page
3
Rfleeted verse from the Atlanta Journal in dialect narrates a lullaby scene. A speaker sings to a child about night sounds, moonlight, and quiet domestic imagery as banjo quiets and a ghost outside looms. The piece centers on sleep and rural night life reflections.
A man who always wished for wealth and recognition wanders from dream to dream until he loses real friends and finds no comfort in distant riches. He seeks a fabled wishing well, falls sick among strangers, and learns that true abundance comes when he wishes for nothing, and God gives him everything.
A humorous essay recalls Ellen Terry on aging and beauty through cold baths and toast diet, noting restraint in changing hair color. It shares Mrs. Elizabeth Storrs Mead’s temperance tale about misdirected venue, ending with the crowd presiding at a police court rather than a Methodist church.
The article highlights pastel pink and gray bedspreads and pillow cases for enamelled wood and metal beds. It mentions a black satin tea cozy with a four panel circle of children, a cream white cashmere table cover with autumn leaf border, and a cashmere piece with a shower rose leaf design and rose petals scattered across the square.
The text exhorts living with humility toward all, avoiding conceit, and returning good for evil. It urges honest behavior in sight of others, pursuing peace when possible, and feeding or giving drink to enemies to provoke reflective consequences. It emphasizes overcoming evil with good.
Fashion note highlights a vivid dragonfly pin as a standout accessory and design, with the golden carnelian jewel praised as the season’s centerpiece. It also mentions continued popularity of the street style look and mosquetakrea as a remaining trend.
The item catalogues a mix of 19th century notices including Chicago pressing for government aid to complete a drainage canal, a cholera rise in St Petersburg, a verdict on Mayor Harrison’s assassin, a shaft fire at Kabinoor colliery in Pottsville, and various political and crime notes such as naval officer pay resolutions, gas incidents in Sioux City, and a robbery tied to a Chicago post office cashier.
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