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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1891
Page
3
A fragmented verse poem by Emma Thacker Kaye questions art’s mirror on sin. A painter, poet, and sculptor confront a spoken woman judged by a gay crowd, as the speaker asks if Magdalene’s mercy outshines mortal shame and the divine record.
In the Durant Drothers office Thomas Durant, a 50 year old bachelor, guides his clerk Jack toward marriage. Durant hints a union with Miss Benton, and Jack, spying a love note, confronts the prospect. He later asks Alice Benton to wed, and she accepts as they plan to marry in about a month.
In a Buffalo News excerpt, Jack faces a moral confession after a note to Miss Benton, while Mr. Durant reveals a staged ruse to unite Jack and Alice Benton. Durant explains Alice loves Jack and planned the ploy to secure his proposal, leading to mutual understanding and an open future.
Gossip column notes suggest Prince of Wales could spearhead a social reformation toward card-playing, but his fondness for the game stalls progress. Sir Edwin Arnold’s plans to settle in Japan invite remarks, while Sr. George Grosmith mocks an income tax notice tied to his late father as a clerical error.
Mrs Garfield maintains mourning attire a decade after President Garfield’s death. Big Ela Ewing, Missouri’s 18 year old giant at eight feet, claimed as New York’s top attraction amid Bowery freak show rumors. Anna W Kelly becomes Colorado senate reading clerk, first woman in the role. Mrs Astor reportedly washes hands with oatmeat at meals, a quirky note on grooming and social ritual.
The text describes finger shapes indicating personality traits such as artistic taste for slender fingers while short thick fingers suggest athletic, opinionated, and self seeking tendencies. Blunt fingers imply practical materiality and reliability. It also notes domestic virtues and cautious business conduct tied to finger form. It ends with claims about Hood s Sarsaparilla ingredients and production standards.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winstow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants. It claims to soften gums ease pain relieve wind colic and diarrhea and offers a 25 cent bottle. A moral warning is noted about travelers.
City authorities announce multiple proposed street improvements in Indianapolis Indiana. The notices set out grading paving curb restoration and bonding to cover costs on Circle Street Cirle Street Louisiana Street and Mississippi Street among others with assessments per front foot and ten yearly installments. Public hearing at Room 4 City Clerk’s Office on specified dates and times with objections invited.
Notice is hereby given that the Common Council of Indianapolis, Indiana, pursuant to an act of the General Assembly, proposes to improve Susquehanna Street and New York Street, with brick paving and stone sidewalks, assess via city bonds or assessments on property abutting the improvements. Property owners are invited to appear March 2 at Room 4, City Clerk’s Office, to file objections if any. FEOB SWIFT, City Clerk, 181.
Notice is given for sealed proposals to be received by the Common Council of Indianapolis on March 6 1892. Bids include brick paving on Laurel street sidewalks from Prospect to Orange, brick paving on Twelfth street south sidewalk from Lingis to Pennsylvania, and Barrett law contracts for Buchanan Street roadway improvements from Virginia Avenue to Nast Street with broken stone and curb work.
The city invites proposals under Special Ordinance Nos 163 1899 and 390 1890 for grading paving and curbing Delaware Street from New York to St Clair. Bids must be written in full with no erasures. The Common Council reserves right to reject all bids and no contract awarded until approved by city bodies and signed by the mayor. H A Mansfield City Civil Engineer.
Trains depart for Pittsburg Baltimore Washington Philadelphia New York and Columbus with various arrival times and routes. The timetable lists departures to Chicago Louisville Vincennes Columbus and Cairo with arrivals from the east and from those cities, including morning and evening blocks and inconsistent OCR marks such as d and am/pm.
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