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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1893
Page
3
A fragmentary lyric describes the moon as a white robed lady commanding the tides. The speaker, pale and rising, swells against the sea’s surge, conceding the moon’s reign while pledging to greet its celestial dance.
In a gray Sunday mood Boecklin and Scudder discuss a violinist’s scene at a festive rehearsal. A young soprano, quiet and strained, awaits a man who never notices her, a moment seen through Scudder’s observant, half-murky narration.
A collage of vintage clippings notes playful compliments about a bonnet and fashion, memories of Washington and Fulton, Smyrna’s charity by King’s daughters, and a push for Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It blends social cheer, historical recollections, and medicinal advertising.
Estimates place Tennyson's estate near 250000 pounds Browning around 80000 dollars and Arnold about 5000 dollars. A plague devastates cattle in Africa hindering pastoral tribes. Spectrum wood fuel trend uses old whaling timber soaked with whale oil for violet and crimson hearth light. Arthur Allan son of Sir Hugh Allan dies from a cigar fire. Mass snowbound Ghent Brussels workers march demanding relief. authorities promise action.
A historical recipe instructs cooking lean beef sliced from the round until tender,steeped with carrot celery turnip onion and parsley, then served over dry curried rice. Water toast is made by dipping bread slices briefly in salted hot water, layering with butter, keeping crisp and hot, and pairing with apple sauce or tart jelly.
A New York Sun excerpt laments winter friction in social events. It condemns pushy rushing at supper rooms that exclude women, notes a chaperone’s frustration with modest refreshments, and criticizes male self focus at Sherry's dance. It mocks Miss Fatima of hippo circles for unequal attention.
The article outlines fabric choices for warm weather wear. Grenadines and satin figures on lace grounds will trend in shop silk linings. Woolen prints, brocaded delaines, and satin javanaise lead, with organdies in colored soft silix linings. Silk deco ration favors odd geometric patterns. Chambray and silk bingham rise in popularity, crafted like pricier gowns.
A Fifth Avenue visitor questions a thirteen year old girl about age and social standing. The girl replies that thirteen is too old for dolla and not old enough for gentlemen’s society. A cenlist advises prism use for weak eyes. A later remark has Fannie saying she sees through a prison each day, reflecting a girl's eye condition and daily coping.
A broad survey of events from the period, including a missing ship search for City of Pekin, a Dutlin Sunday row between Parnellites and anti-Parnellites, a divorce suit by Mrs. Frank Leslie, and extensive flood reports in Queensland. Notable items include a deadly electric wire incident in Louisville, a suicide case in Brooklyn, Hawaiian commission talks in Washington, and Romanian royal wedding observances. Reports of violence in Portguese and Hottentot clashes, imperial reconciliation hopes, political sessions and literary anecdotes accompany fashion notes on spring attire and crinoline trends.
Markets firm on February 6 with no material changes. Prices span coffee, provisions, meats, canned goods, produce, dairy, fats, oils, flour and feed including Indiana lard, English bacon, dried beef, pork cuts, hams, tripe, sardines, fruits like apples and cranberries, berries, pineapples, and citrus. Strong entities include Morgan and Gray, Caledonia, Cape Cod, California produces, and Columbia river salmon.
The ad highlights the risk and cost of carrying fine goods noting watches incur wear and potential damage. It pitches an every day watch as a better value, offering a Waterbury quick winding model available from $15 down to $4, emphasizing rapid five second winding.
A fragmentary notice cites EO Dugas near the State House asking if readers have tried the liner service. It mentions Dieter returning soon and appears as a brief public or commercial notice with unreadable context.
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