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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1894
Page
3
A nostalgic verse recalls old time fishing in a brook with line, twine, hook and worm. It contrasts modern lure methods and patent hooks with simpler, patient skill of locating suckers and bass. The speaker laments change in sport and remembers a string of summer catches from spring.
A merchant brig Fearnsught with 11 crew and a captain and family aboard drifted five miles from land as a Malay galley approached for boarding. A desperate standoff ended when a sudden whale attack toppled the enemy boat, killing most of its crew and sparing the ship. The captain and wife faced a grim choice amid the standoff as sharks circled.
In a vivid sea tale, sailors exchange glances over splintered planks as the captain orders an offshore breeze to fill the sails. He directs the steward to serve grog and urges the crew to raise a cheer, hoping to loosen tongues and lift morale aboard.
A crowded railroad car features blunt remarks on prize fighting and state pride. A Florida passenger defends Missouri roots while a prayer meeting quips provoke a sharp local humor about Georgia, crops, and state rivalries in a brisk, clipped exchange.
A collection of short humorous exchanges from Good News featuring a boy who argues to eat pie today, a pupil misnaming feminine forms, and a child learning obedience from a book Santa Claus brought. The sketches show everyday family banter and playful misunderstandings.
In a Detroit Free Press quip a city editor asks a reporter about an interview with a centenarian. The aged woman claims 110 years, but the editor urges writing 125. The exchange highlights playful, hyperbolic city newsroom banter.
A Maine man invents a corner sweeping broom. New York letter carriers handle 386 tongs of mail daily. London Bridge sees 200000 pedestrians and 20000 vehicles each day. Paris cafes offer cafe cognac for 4 cents with games and newspapers included.
Peixoto pledges to pardon all rebel soldiers and sailors who return within 60 days. A blaze at the Park hotel in Somerset, Pennsylvania, trapped guests who fled for their lives. In Washington the senate confirms Thomas Moonlight of Kansas as minister to Bolivia. A Cincinnati tenement fire injures Mrs. Combs and prompts a jump from a second-story window. one child is doomed.
This passage provides cooking guidance for roasting oysters to retain juices, a detailed omelette soufile method using eggs sugar and flavoring, and a milk beef stew procedure with butter and flour thickening. It outlines heating methods, oven finishing, and quick two minute beef cooking before serving.
A long list of groceries and provisions shows little material change with markets firm. Prices cover meats such as bacon and sausage, dried beef ham, lard, and fresh pork cuts, plus vegetables, fruits, dairy, and canned goods. Notable items include sugar cured hams, Empire brand lard, Indian corn, and standard fruits like peaches, apples, and strawberries.
A leading New York hospital professor warns that grip is the real danger this season, not ordinary coughs or colds. He urges prompt treatment and endorses Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a pure medicinal stimulant to counteract grip symptoms and prevent serious progression.
An old reliable medical advertisement promotes Dr Spinney with zero years experience claiming expertise in throat and lung troubles catarrh asthma bronchitis nervous disorders and chronic and special diseases of men and women across general specialties.
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