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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1892
Page
3
A humorous slice from Harper's Magazine mixes a small town horse tale with gossip on Nancy Hawke and a record 2:10 mile pace. Scaggs recalls buying Polly, a workhorse turned racehorse, and jokes about drivers and hats amid village banter.
The article outlines how Germany, France, Norway, England, and Holland celebrate Christmas with distinct customs. It notes tree decorations, St Nicholas visits, manger scenes, barn wheat sheaves, mistletoe kissing, and wooden shoes as vessels for gifts, reflecting diverse holiday rituals.
A home Turkish bath can be created in a bedroom using a wood chair over a tub of boiling water. The bather sits on the chair and covers with a heavy blanket to steam. Some add hay to the water but it is unnecessary and creates mess. The setup avoids cold air and lets you go to bed afterward. The simple bath is claimed to ease rheumatism and swelling and aid weight loss.
A compact vignette contrasts Tibetan death customs with filial cruelty and turns to anecdotes about Samuel Wilberforce known as Soapy Sam. It includes a comic exchange with a New York visitor and Eugene Field at an art museum, ending with a witty defense of keeping one’s umbrella.
A column surveys 19th century style with pointed jet girdles and long fringe, Queen Victoria styled as the Countess Balmoral abroad, and New York socialites at the Fifth Avenue hotel. It also includes a witty card note about illness keeping a hostess at home and two old family recipes for Brown Bread and Baked Beans with detailed preparation.
Paw Naw. Patrick Egan sailed for Chili on Tuesday. Lord Tennyson's estate amounts to about 265 dollars. William Terman, Cincinnati firefighter, fell from a burning building roof and was killed Tuesday night. Vandals desecrated a Catholic church in Albuquerque New Mexico early Tuesday. Professor Voorhis of Denver is rumored to have pulled a pupil’s teeth as punishment. Dr Frank W Gunsaulus of Plymouth Congregational Church Chicago was appointed to direct Armour Training School. J M Powell a Tennessee University student in Knoxville accidentally killed himself with a revolver Wednesday. President Harrison may become a non resident professor at Sanford University California after his term. Durango California residents excited by alleged rich gold discovery in southern Una about 100 miles away. Kemper County Mississippi experiences terror with Tolbert gang remnants attacking lynching participants. Deputies Nuteher and James, U S marshals, fought horse thieves near Hyattville Colorado. officers and five thieves killed. Sarah W Pratt and Mary French Sartzout Chicago women sue Woman’s Columbian Laundry Co for fraud.
Overloaded stomachs and bowels need relief from discomfort not more painful remedies. Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets offer a mild thorough cleanse to stimulate liver and digestive function. The tiny sugar coated pills promise gentle relief for constipation bilious attacks and headaches with a money back guarantee.
A sprawling catalog of meats, canned fruits, vegetables, and dry goods priced by region and origin. Listings include smoked meats, bacon, ham, sausages, pickled pork, and tripe, with quantities in barrels and pounds, plus fruits like lemons and pineapples and staples such as flour, sugar, coffee, and seeds.
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