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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1891
Page
3
A reader recalls a sentimental ballad linked to Hope, describing how the singer’s hopeful song stirred youth. The piece reflects on dreams of a brighter future and the enduring charm of music that consoles despite doubt.
A medical college dissecting room scene unfolds with students debating and planning to seize corpses. Miss G a heiress dies suddenly, and guardian Mr H faces the coroner as an anatomy act debate swirls. Wise, a timid student, transports a corpse to Greenlawn cemetery then vanishes, leaving the class anxious and local rumors abuzz.
A Boston man shaken by a strange letter locks away his nerves and opens a note that stirs talk of ghoul, grave robbing, and a missing niece. Greenlawn Cemetery discovers disturbed graves, Wise the medical student linked, and a $20,000 check sent to Mrs. Shelby Wise. Delirium tremens ensues, ending fatally as rumors persist among Cleveland medical students.
A New York paper notes Miss Fannie Davenport purchased 380 acres near Pomona Delaware, close to Mme Modjeska’s home. The item sits among fashion and social observations, including remarks on marriage, women’s attire, and cosmetic plumpers deemed uncomfortable yet fashionable in their era.
A fragmentary 19th century style fable describes a young goat injured yet confrontational, facing a ram. The goat stomps and flips, the ram remains unmoved, then the ram jokes about the goat’s fate as the scene shifts to a comic quotation about skating and swimming from Puck.
The St Louis Republic outlines a medieval style proportional system for human height and body measurements. It specifies that height equals arm span, hand length scaled tenfold, foot length seven and a half times, and other proportional rules from armpits to crown, thigh junction to ground, knee positioning, and upper body segments.
The week begins with reports of a hailstone cyclone in Nebraska, Supreme Court adjournment for two weeks, Mills men facing restriction on employment, charity flour to Russians, ships massed near Cuili, a drowning in Shamokin, a train wreck in Ardmore killing crew, a jail mob in Little Rock freeing murderers, a wife and two others killed by a drunken farmer in Aurora, a Long Island horse cannery, and a plague warning from Rev. Jones amid flu fears.
Section 7 and 5 of an 1891 Indiana act declare unlawful any connection or reconnection with gas mains or service pipes without written permit from the gas company. It prohibits turning on or off valves, enlarging mixer orifices, or using gas for heating without mixers. Violators face fines from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
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