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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1891
Page
3
A line from the New York Herald lamenting aging and the wish for relief from a failing body. The poem voice rejects doubt and faith, seeking a simple end as old age shatters the speaker’s fragile form.
Madge Lynn resists a rich suitor Kingman who gifts a diamond ring as he departs. She endures a life of wealth and loneliness, remains haunted by Martin, and plans escape only to find him in Libby. A tragic confrontation ends with Kingman killed and Madge a widow, later to wed Martin.
A school teacher recalls a boy who struggles with learning the alphabet and asks about why letters are different from numbers. The boy’s innocent questions reveal gaps in understanding, ending with a light note about a visitor and a playful mishearing of a Bible verse.
A humorous tale recounts Erasmus breaking an imposthume by laughter and a rector’s misadventures with a quinsy. It also notes fly biology and behavior, including numbers on meals, offspring, eyesight, and tea and sugar as a deterrent in a small room.
A collection of practical hints on packing, cooking, medical advice for the ear, egg tests, and culinary tricks. Notable notes include a method for testing eggs, a remark on sleeping fish, Virginia crater beds acreage, a Maine fisherman’s lobster catch, and news of a colossal aquarium planned for a world’s fair with ocean water evaporated for fresh supply.
A string of distress and violence spreads across the nation. Miners strike in Colorado leave workers starving while public figures like Chief Mayes of the Cherokees and President McKinley face illness. Arrests, crimes, and political clashes are reported from New York, Lockport, Canton, Hanceville, and Danville with warnings of further unrest and retaliation.
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