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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1894
Page
3
A nostalgic speaker recalls knowing every bird that visited the orchard trees and naming flowers, with woodland friends like woodchucks, toads, and bees. The reflection frames a past when nature offered easy knowledge, contrasted with the present.
In Rock City a crowd confronts Light Haired Harry, known as the dangerous card sharp, after Jerry accuses him of swindling four thousand dollars in a juggle game. A stranger proposes a peaceful exit for Harry to protect the town’s girl, Sue, and avoid violence.
A bystander recounts a stranger urging occupants to vacate and depart toward a sport cabin. The next morning a notice appeared: Dear friends I thank you for sending my father to me. Mother looks well in men’s clothes she is Light Haired Harry Adieu. Exchange.
A long fragment speaks on personal habits and philosophy, then shifts to household efficiency. It references marriage age, self-awareness, and a witty take on life. A Detroit News correspondent shares an improved dishwashing method using a hot water bath and a long brush to keep hands dry and avoid wiping.
Ribbons gain popularity for summer dresses while black moire rises in spring fashion. Chevoit plans to ban a favored material for spring gowns, offering it in several attractive colors.
Readable fragments show a dense 19th century style price catalog for meats, lard, sausage, pickled items, vegetables, fruits, and staples. Entries list brands and suppliers like Morgan & Gray and Empire, with prices per pound, per barrel, and per ton, including staples such as bacon, ham, beans, lard, linin, and various produce.
Secretary Morton and his son were burned in effigy at Nebraska City on Friday. Knoxville college for colored students suffered partial destruction by fire. Two men died in New Orleans when a pile driver toppled. The steamer Alert en route to Melbourne was sunk with one survivor of fifteen. Ex minister Waldeck Rosseau was wounded near Paris in a sword duel with Count Fisch de Fels, whose wife was maligned. Lexington mayor harshly attacked Transcript editor as corrupt, cowardly, and a liar, amid a blood moon.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich quips about being called effeminate by a Boston blue stock. Mark Twain’s Monroe County schoolmates recall him as dull and lazy, contrasting with his later fame. Bret Harte, aging but handsome, restless in London fashion and social circles. An American girl recalls Harte’s sharp dress and sociable habits in the capital. A brief ad notes a bottle sold for 26 cents and the Union Co-operative Laundry claiming top standing with shirts sold for one shilling.
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