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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1891
Page
3
James Whitcomb Riley reflects on old friends, hard times, and simple comforts after a town visit. The speaker celebrates shared warmth, the lure of familiar bars, and returning to home, family, and a cherished fiddle as winter nights and neighborly bonds endure.
An unnamed speaker in a shop recalls an old tale of chestnuts and political talk. The narration touches on jokey anecdotes from newspapers, travelers, and a long history of chestnut humor, including references to Confucius, Herodotus, and wartime bluffs.
A courtroom exchange includes jokes about ham weights and a judge weighing evidence. The defendant faces unclear charges as witnesses and inmates joke about paying for drinks and river entries. Solomon is invoked for old sayings while the judge ponders weak evidence before a conviction is handed down.
A calm woman with a dog asks if the animal can ride in the car. Staff explains the rule, charging fifty cents, while she protests the policy. She then claims the dog travels with her husband, and later vents at the waiting room behavior, reflecting tension over the regulation.
A historical recipe notes ginger bread with butter molasses water ginger and flour. It also provides instructions for oysters and eggs with oyster liquor butter flour lemon juice egg yolks and seasonings served on toast.
A Western preacher conducts a pistol fueled confrontation with his congregation. He orders Brother Williams to collect back salaries of three hundred dollars while leading a harsh sermon. The scene ends with a quip about poker among the men and a stray line from a New York Herald description.
A collection of pithy maxims on wealth desire and family dynamics. The remarks touch on greed, pride, health, and gender roles with sharp opinions. The tone is satirical and reflective of social tensions.
A critical note observes how patent medicines claim universal cures for the ignorant public. It argues that true healing comes from direct, simple remedies and mocks doctors for insisting on knowledge while selling unproven cures. The piece suggests Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery embodies such claims and notes remedies monetize failure.
Advert reads that Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures choking sneezing and all head catarrh. Claims quick relief and sells for fifty cents.
The piece notes a harsh winter in Chicago with ice unreliable in parks, and women of fashion carry umbrellas always. It highlights Dresden china umbrella handles as trendy durable adornments. It also describes Parisian dining and dance scenes and summer fashion notes, including tableware and hat trimmings.
Dr J and Jordan at 36 West Washington Street Indianapolis claims the largest practice for catarrh consumption asthma heart disease and throat and lung disorders in the United States. He offers to diagnose without questions and sells Dr Jordan's Lung Renovator by mail or through druggists in the United States Canada England and Germany. Send a stamp for circular and treatment by letters for chronic conditions including lupus and cancers.
On and after Sunday February 2 1891 trains will run by Central Standard Time leaving from and arriving at Union Station South Winds Street Main timetable details unspecified in readable text.
Advertises free ten word notices in Tue Sun and Tus Sun for three days for various services including rooms real estate and help wanted. Readers are invited to submit liners by telephone mail or in person to The Sun building Ohio Street and 880 number for publishing details.
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