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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1892
Page
5
A dramatic arisocratic aside contrasts gambling’s lure with ruin. Isabel warns against betting and swearing off, while Claudio contemplates the peril of losing money and dignity. The speaker allegorizes risk as a devouring, profane force.
In southwest Mexico a revolt lingers after a storehouse raid by a band of Indians. A party led by a ranch host pursues the thieves through moonlit terrain and a desert hill, engaging in a tense confrontation with gunfire and a cactus watch. The scene blends danger with a surreal, almost folkloric dance as the pursuit concludes.
A destitute man known as Old Chris in Kennington, who swept a crossing, was nearly dying after a cab strike. In his heart a note named a half witted fellow as heir to his crossing, a person who never spoke to him, revealing a poignant tale of shared affliction and torment from that neighborhood.
An eclectic fragment collection cites Otway verse lines, a note on Empress Josephine pioneering pocket handkerchief use, a Kentucky political bet, and random brief items: watches in door handles, Manchester artificial grass, Crusader aqueducts, seal distress cries, Swiss cantonal women carrying manure, Ottoman treasure curios, a children’s rhymes set, pie humor from Wide Awake, and a Harper’s Young People snippet about parental allowances.
A collage of items including extreme cold in England and London, snow in South Carolina, famine in North Finland, andquo. It notes Dr Johnston improving Mr Blaine, a dog driving a steer into a church in Connecticut, a Dover riot with shootings, a Keyser man’s suicide, embezzlement in Budapest, a New York cathedral cornerstone, battles near Los Amigos, coal gas deaths in Bradley South Dakota, arrests of Russian officers, a French girl’s transatlantic voyage, a Dublin explosion tie, Rev Schwaien’s burial, and various advertisements and notices.
A humorous item cites Santa Claus giving candy as a dentist’s business boost and jokes about gifts, stockings, cigars, and a valet. It notes Chicago boasting millionaires, Paris daily workers, ocean routes with steamers, and Uncle Sam employing workers abroad, with a playful absurd tally.
A historical medical ad touts Dr Fiorea's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for female ills. It claims to regulate menstruation improve digestion enrich the blood and restore health and strength. The ad promises a money back guarantee and urges readers to seek it from local druggists.
City markets report steady conditions with no material changes. Provisions list includes smoked meats, dried beef, bacon, lard, fresh pork, dry salt meats, canned fruits and vegetables, seeds, cheeses, butter, eggs, and poultry with varied regional prices and cataloged lots, reflecting a broad, dense urban trade assortment.
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