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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1888
Page
3
In a crowded theater a poor, weary man sought to see Una Howard and paid a ticket with a half eagle after begging entry. He saved Una from danger, released a captive, and vanished. Years later a village note reveals Una married Bert Howard and a murder accusation followed. The narrator probes who the man was and why he pursued Una.
A tale of minuscule gold leaf used to make sheets, a $50 eight corner coin valued at about $53 found by a Lewiston woman, and a Cambridge man who has a swallowed silver coin lodged in his leg since childhood. Doctors debated removal with offers of $100. Queen Isabella’s gambling habit is also described in curious detail.
A fragmented OCR glimpse lists assorted shop signs on Court Street and Pennsylvania avenues, noting health office saloon signs near Kimwood Cemetery in Detroit, J Christ keeps it sign, Holliday goods for sale, and quirky labels in Chicago New York and Wyandot hints. It mentions Beards Falling Establishment, billiards with lodging, bums must keep their feet, and a monoplolistic clock sign scheme on Washington Street clocks showing 8 18. It references various merchants and holiday promotions including candy boxes, domestic sewing machines, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething.
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