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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1894
Page
3
A poem asking where quail and partridge coveys hide and where violets and lilies grow, inviting tousle headed farm youths to be strong and cheerful. It celebrates simple honest pleasures, health and strength lighting daily life on the farm through vivid rural imagery.
In a quiet house, Rathburn guides his friend Escott toward marriage with his beloved, then reveals he loves her but will step aside. He cites philosophy to justify selfless renunciation, urging Escott to pursue the union while he contemplates loftier duties beyond romance. The revelation ends with Rathburn walking away in calm pride.
A brief scene recalls a mother scolding a child over dinner not ready during a keep house game. In another memory a girl named Dorothy misidentifies a tall tree, describing it as “the big tree with such a long handle to it,” highlighting a child’s misperception and humor.
A Tioga Pa young woman holds 86 chameleons as pets while a Philadelphia man sent a live chameleon to his beat girl for Valentine’s Day. In California, three humane societies plan to campaign against using chameleons as adornments.
The column notes the Corbett cock tail as the latest fad and mentions violet tones as proper possessives for boutonniere bouquets. It also predicts similar negligee shirts for warm months and promotes Hood's Garsaparilla as the sole remedy before offering a night cough relief claim.
The article surveys fishing for pickerel in New York lakes and quail demand in Ohio New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It notes deer increases near Cutler Maine due to less hounding, totals 93 deer killed within two miles of Cutler during the season, and reports heavy deer, quail, and duck activity in several states with hunting seasons extending toward April. It mentions the Lonsville Kentucky shooting club fining members for exceeding 13 birds a day and widespread coyote, turkey, and duck movements Southward to markets.
A collection of short curiosities notes women at Wesleyan carrying canes, a Philadelphia trader testing female collectors, Mire Langtry writing a life inspired novel, a Scotch asylum shoe tale costing £9500, and fashion sizing shifts for women's hose with larger sizes rising as No 5 vanishes.
A Philadelphia Record playful clipping features a dealer touting a parrot that proclaims a jokey line about a clergyman’s family and an alderman. A museum manager quips about contortionist work and a stage debut, wrapped in light satire.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for female complaints and periodical pains. It claims to build vigor, regulate functions, improve digestion, enrich blood, ease pain, and restore health, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
A violent Sunday incident at the Illinois building on the world’s fair grounds preceded a stabbing spree in Leon Mexico where four men died. The report also notes deaths of Dr Bevil Wharton English in Kansas City and Rev J Briggs near Ottawa Ohio amid religious confrontations. T W Powderly A W Wright John Devlin sue Knights of labor for back salaries while Secretary Hays calls it spite work.
In a playful yet sharp exchange at a Boston Adver tiser report luncheon, two young girls competed to outdo each other in bragging. One claimed ham with champagne sauce for dinner, provoking mock astonishment among classmates, who then countered with ham boiled in champagne.
A pasted jumble of facts and claims from a period newspaper snippet. It includes figures on Winnipeg fare, age longevity, Canadian exploration, cigarette production, regional flora, bat bone use, fashion sleeves, a New York Canary market, donor philanthropy, marriage prospects in Perry Oklahoma, and a lighthearted exhortation to women followed by a name drop.
A long list of market offerings shows fresh produce, meats, and staples with various prices. Notable items include Virginia ham, dried beef hams, pork cuts, butter, cheese, canned vegetables, flour, and fruits, with prices per pound, barrel, or bushel. The report reflects regional buying options and ongoing supply details.
A wartime veteran Lewis D Blundin of Hulmeville Bucks Co Pa describes paralysis from hips to toes after typhoid and spinal inflammation. After doctors failed he found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, regaining movement gradually and praising the remedy's affordability and effectiveness.
Petition to the Marion County Board of Commissioners on March 5 1894 requests location of a new public highway adding thirty feet in width to Wallace Street Irvington. The route runs west along Wallace street then north along National road area and parallels Wallace street over land of Timothy Bozart in Center Township Marion County Indiana.
The Sun offers the Halligan World’s Fair Art Portfolio to readers praising Prof Halligan for reaching the pinnacle of photographic art. The portfolio presents comprehensive scenes of the White City, not just unsatisfactory sketches, and promises rich depictions of the expo sights.
The article celebrates the fair's interior wonders, focusing on the grand specimens of high art, invention, manufacture, and transportation. It recalls what attendees saw and hints at what nonattendees missed, inviting readers to relive the exhibition’s interior splendors.
The Sun offers Prof. Halligan's photographic portfolio to the People of Indiana, presenting the fair as an educator that introduces diverse peoples and life phases. It aims to extend educational benefits to all and invites general participation through the portfolio.
The text reviews the fourth issue of Portfolio, praising its beauty and completeness. It lists contents including Government Building, Greely Arctic Panorama, Indian Women at Work, Camp Clay, Greely Expedition, and many double page pictures. An illustration shows President Cleveland pressing a button initiating a motion, along with his speech.
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