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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1894
Page
4
A chaotic jumble of short items from Indiana towns reports accidents deaths and court actions. Incidents include a fatal head injury near Huntington a farmer's arrest near Kaens a man drowned near Jeffersonville and a woman sued for malpractice in Evansville.
The article lists athletic passion at Wabash College Crawfordsville with student committees for the coming year and names Thomas Lister as captain of the Catler football team. It notes W. K. Harrington known as Tilly died in Milwaukee on Nov 20, mentions Gerald Light artillery football and a Penn crew invitation, and covers prize fights planned near Elwood with several named participants. It also reports Buck Ewing signing to manage the Reds, a mock quote by Jack Dempsey about James J. Corbett, billiards challenges, an attorney hired to defend Winnie Smith, and a lecture series by bishops. The market section provides cattle, hogs, and grain quotes, with local prices and shipping notes.
An old advertising sketch describes teachers and working women exhausted by long hours at school and in shops. It touts Paleo’s celery compound as restoring blood quality, boosting nerve and digestive strength, and reviving color, energy, and overall health for fatigued mothers, growing children, and those under constant nervous strain.
Advertisement lists heavy gold plate rings engraved bands and bracelets with 5 year warrants and marked prices. Also includes buttons cuff studs breast pins and children’s items with deep discounts and many items not fully named.
A compressed note lists quirky terms such as walrhen eating bua privata and mentions Roomy Ingalls blocs. It reads as a fragmented OCR snippet with unclear context but preserves named terms and potential proper nouns from the source.
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