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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1894
Page
3
A poem praising a modest, faithful beloved over rich adornments. The speaker extols inner beauty, loyalty, and a love that transcends wealth, pairing devotion with a simple image of a timeless rose. The verse interweaves spiritual and romantic praise.
A provincial waitress rises to global fame after leaving her hometown. Returning for a single night she faces scorn from locals who remember her humble beginnings, while her triumph remains unacknowledged by many in the town she sought to outshine. The reunion ends with her deciding to erase the place from memory and her autobiography.
Odss and ends note esoteric views on pride and vanity. It cites Ireland linking to Scotland by telephone and a London paper claiming beauty is waning. It counts U.S. newspapers at 20006 and mentions a century earlier press counts.
A miscellany introduces Mrs. Austin of Pleasanton as mayor with 700 pounds weight, notes Nellie Bass’s London marriage and beer fortune, mentions Dundee reporters touring for female labor insights, and highlights Nora Nave of Mercer county as a tiny beauty. A harp scene, jokes, and a recipe for deviled eggs follow, with a corn cake method and simple kitchen tips.
A jumble of short items includes a Boston Transcript mock concern over starving families in Blind Alley, jokes about cooking, and a Chicago Record parsing a sentence. It notes a Kansas girl praised for silverware, an effigy hanging of Senator Martin, Nancy Cook’s Chicago death, a desertion of Cora Flower, life prisoner Matthew Ashton dying of smallpox, a ruined Chicago tunnel car, Captain Thiel wounded, and a Topeka stenographer suing for $16.
An advertisement offers Rudy's Pile suppository as a guaranteed cure for piles and constipation with a 60 cent price per box. It promises a money refund if not cured and invites requests for a free sample to Matin Rudy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, urging purchase from first class druggists.
A fragment notes KK. Cures irritation and mentions The Sun's World’s Fair Portfolio and couponable back issues. It hints Number Four ready for coupon holders and teases Number Five with Midway pictures. The text references a competition or ranking unspecified.
A prominent American physician warns that excessive exercise of sentiments drains and even shortens life. He urges feeding the forces behind affections with the heat and scientific discovery found in Warner’s fafa Cure, claiming it powers many to enjoy life. The piece ends noting World’s Fair merchandise and coupon numbers.
Market page lists prices for provisions and groceries with numerous named suppliers and brands. Highlights include meats like hams and bacon from Moore and Empire, dried goods from Morgan & Gray, and vegetables and fruits with Illinois potatoes, California lemons, oranges, cranberries, and apples. Also shows canned fruits, breakfast items, and household staples with varied prices and bulk lots.
The Sun promotes Prof Halligan’s World’s Fair portfolio as a peak achievement in photographic art. The scenes capture the White City with thorough, vivid accuracy, not mere rough sketches but a comprehensive display of the exposition.
The piece celebrates the exhibition's interior displays, highlighting high art, invention, manufacture, and transportation. It recalls vivid memories for attendees and notes what nonattendees missed, focusing on the grand specimens rather than exterior architecture.
The Sun presents a photography portfolio by Prof. Halligan to educate and showcase life across climes. It invites Indiana readers to view the pictures and extend educational benefits to all people through visual storytelling.
The fourth and latest issue promises greater beauty and completeness than its predecessors. It features numerous illustrations including the Government Building, Greely Arctic Panorama, Indian and Navajo scenes, Camp Clay, Lighthouse Exhibit, War Chief, Army Mule Teams, California Sea Lion, Fowls and Pigeons, and two large double page pictures. It also contains President Cleveland’s speech and a depiction of him pressing the button that started the motion.
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