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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1891
Page
3
Excerpt from the Somervile Journal presents a witty verse exchange on heaven and hell as lovers argue about forgiveness, guilt, and final power. The speaker contrasts aged debate with the innocence of youth while hinting at poetic identity and desire.
In Tedville a mentally troubled man named Staley tricks Sheriff Bunker and doctors, feigns a rescue mission to the asylum, but leaves the sheriff locked in a cell after a roadside ruse. Staley escapes with the papers and returns home laughing.
The piece surveys fashion fads from straight bangs to English loops and ringlets, noting shifts in styles for young women and accessories. It intermixedly promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health tonic amid hints of unwellness and advice to seek guidance.
Tim Golden of Inspector Byrnes' squad points out three notorious con artists seen on Park Row. A refined woman, Mrs P, is called one of the cleverest confidence thieves after flashing a fifty dollar bill. A young man described as a top forger passes by, noted for two Sing Sing terms. An old boxer, once a notorious crack, limps past.
The item surveys Miss Lisie de Wolfe in Paris about to enter the stage for earnings. It notes Mrs. Stanley’s harsh views on New York women and American society men. It mentions Mrs. Barnum’s age, Mrs. Fish of Lancashire, Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, and Matilda Sewall still playing piano past middle age in Winthrop.
The report contrasts post marriage life among Turkish and Japanese women with limited public visibility and reclusive habits. It cites a fourteen year old Sudhar widow as an outcast drudge and notes rigid gender roles. It also describes Russian peasant customs marking married life with altered dress and hair tied under a colored handkerchief.
A column of fragmented quotes from Washington Post Philadelphia Ledger and others includes remarks about stage props, a women crew on a yacht, letters praising speeches, and a sailor’s remark about a railway restaurant near Poughkeepsie.
The piece notes emerald as a fashionable jewel and yellow chiffron for dresses. It mentions white enamel tables and knee high iron lamps, plus a stiff elegant pose for fashionable walking. A cotillion favor features a dress pattern of China wash silk, while bright yellow and green note paper is deemed stylish but not in good taste.
The excerpt rails against self serving flattery and selfish passion. It cautions women to beware of possessive men and notes a woman's loss of blush signals vanity and shame. It likens youth to a new acquaintance growing weary with time.
City notices announce declaratory resolutions for Mississippi Alabama Meridian and Indiana avenues street upgrades in Indianapolis Indiana. Documents specify brick paving curb work and consent from Citizens Street Railroad with bonds issued if property owners delay payments. Public meetings set to hear objections at City Clerk’s Office.
Notices outline paving projects in Indianapolis from New York to Mader, Pratt from Alabama to Elsvate, and Susquehanna from New York to Vermont. Assessments levy per front foot with ten annual installments, bonds issued unless owners prepay, public objections sought at City Clerk rooms on specified March dates.
The City Clerk announces a proposed grading and brick paving of St Joseph Street from Pennsylvania to Delaware, with widening of the edge and assessments to abutting property owners. A bond issue may fund the work if owners defer payment, objections to the plan to be heard March 3, 1901 in Room 4 City Clerk's Office.
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