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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1893
Page
3
A comic, dialect filled antiquated piece mocks modern teachers calling them professors while lamenting the loss of old time pedagogy. It critiques curricula and the shift from traditional leanings to refined fashionable learning through a humorous voice and learned tufts of satire.
Ahab and Aunt Rindy trust Jawbones the mule to judge old age and luck. Acaptious con man deceives them with a cotton picker contract and a promissory note, leading to a sheriff’s levying on Jawbones and other goods as Ahab’s faith collapses.
A collage of vignettes on eccentric women and notable figures. Ouida cremates her dogs in a Florence cemetery while John Strange Winter is praised as a formidable writer. Modjeska’s farewell to Lord Tennyson moves him to praise. A depot quip and Butler’s New Orleans oath debate reveal public opinion on women and allegiance.
A garbled passage shows a chaotic scene with Fitton Shavers and Willie in distress, a confrontation with Bob Barker, and muttered insults. The text also includes a teacher question about Switzerland and an ad line for Beecman’s Pills, all in fragmented form.
The piece surveys royal betrothal rumors involving Princess Lou and a c zar herit plus St Patrick’s convention in Trenton New Jersey. It reports battles between British forces and Kochien tribes, a shipwreck, Alaska fisheries expectations, and a string of disparate news items from markets to floods, accidents, and comic snippets. It notes a Hawaii annexation protest, a Florence bank failure, and political opinions on protectorates versus annexation.
An antidotal advertisement extols Dr Keree’s Plansing Pellets as a gentle effective liver and digestive tonic. It claims the pellets cleanse and renovate the system, prevent and cure bilious attacks, constipation, indigestion, and other digestive disorders with no griping.
Market prices for meats and provisions flood the fourth page with dense lists. Indiana smoked meats, dried beef, bacon, pork cuts, and sausages are priced per pound or per bale, with varied stock from California, New Jersey, and Southern routes. Fresh produce includes oranges, cabbages, beans, berries, and canned goods, alongside dairy and butter prices and general groceries.
After twenty years of practice WM Abbett offers cures for self abuse related weakness and other secret diseases of both sexes. He claims radical treatment for syphilis lacking mercury a variety of conditions including gonorrhea stricture and varicocele with remedial methods sent on request from 14 Virginia Ave Indianapolis Indiana.
Fragmentary medical note references rheumatism treatment by Dr LN Dowakhaly South Ulinolsst. Details are unclear but indicate a focus on rheumatic care and physicians involved.
Public notice urges use of Tag Sun free liners with an invitation to participate. It promises chances of success and directs readers to contact by telephone or visit Tar Sux office at 79 EB Ohio for more details.
A terse note states that opportunities are free in THs Stn and Tr wae, with opportunities advertised daily in Tax Stn’s free liners, implying accessible avenues for advancement. The text underscores the promotional tone of local notices encouraging engagement with available chances.
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