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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1891
Page
3
The passage recounts ancient Judea where shepherds watch at night and heavenly hosts announce a birth. Wise men from the East follow a great star to a stable, offering gifts to the newborn child with the Virgin Mary present.
Arthur P Wilderman and William M Railsback, two Michigan college students, become entwined in a tale of alleged theft, a brutal assault, amnesia, name changes, a wife’s murder, and a court case that ends with an inconclusive jury verdict and Wilderman’s discharge.
The article surveys Polish and Slavonic customs viewed on New Year’s Eve and Midsummer Eve. It describes omens tied to wine, water, and coffins, wreaths tossed into rivers, dog behavior signaling lovers, and garden rites promising marriage.
A lighthearted Epoch item recounts a five year old returning from school at 2 percent and explaining she was the best girl in class for dreaming of promised dolls and toys. She says the teacher was present but she did not listen as the lesson was unclear.
A health advertisement urges early use of Scott's Emulsion to prevent consumption. It promotes a free book on careful living and lists Scott & Be Chemists at 19% South 6th Arena, New York, selling the cod liver oil product for $1.
Ex Senator Hereford died in Charleston West Virginia on Thursday. Other brief items note heavy Thursday snow across the Dakotas and Minnesota, a Chicago saloon keeper shooting a customer, a Boston hotel killing, and various local incidents.
Secs 2 and 5 of an 1891 Indiana act declare it unlawful to connect or reconnect gas mains or service pipes without a written permit, interfere with valves or mixers, or use gas for heating without proper mixers. Violations carry a fine from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
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