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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1894
Page
3
A reflective poem recalling yellowed letters and a faded romance from youth. The speaker fondly remembers a silent ghost of first love, a blue envelope containing a withered rose, and how poverty and changing times dimmed romance. It ends with a plea to God to guard rest and memory.
A wounded, misfit man fleeing city life finds hope in a fisher lass in Kirke. He seeks to exchange body for soul and wins her love, only to face a perilous sea crossing as her boat battles the rocks and imminent danger unfolds.
In Cincinnati Post, J. Edwin Campbell recalls a fisher lass drowned in a violent sea. A man clung to a rock while waves dashed him, later found bruised and raving about the drowned woman. He vows to meet her again by the rocks as tides shift.
A portion of bread dough is rolled with sugar and butter, baked into a thin loaf two inches high, cooled, sliced, and toasted to a golden brown. Quick mufting uses milk butter eggs and flour with baking powder, beaten whites folded in, cooked in muffin rings or on a griddle.
A matinee bonnet with forget-me-nots, black lace wings, jet aigrette, and blue velvet ties is described for driving. Spring fichus Antoinette in mull or silk pongee with Valenciennes lace, plus chiffon fichus trimmed with feathers, are popular. Damask table linen designs include Hindoo scrolls and floral motifs.
A humorous dialogue from the Chicago Inter Ocean features a father asking about a kitchen noise and a boy answering with a cake and orange pun. A teacher quiz leads to a punchline about a locked pantry, highlighting family and schoolroom wit.
A king in a cannibal islands setting threatens reform via sending missionaries, prompting mockery from his people. Separate mock dialogue shows Mr. Brickrow at the opera and Mrs. Brickrow reacting to being deafened by cottoned ears, reflecting society humor in New York publications.
A compilation of diverse incidents from Tuesday reports includes McKinley’s debts settled and property restored to him. Robbery and arson losses loom with a Woodlawn post office explosion leading to significant damage.
A nineteenth century note reports alcohol is distilled from sweet potatoes with one bushel yielding a gallon. It also mentions a lavish fee of 350 dollars per day paid to the empress’s physician, and that 300 cats are employed by the U.S. postal service to curb vermin. A Hungarian beggar near Peath, intending self harm, was discharged after recounting his tale, claiming he cared for parents aged 125 and 120.
City markets report broad price levels with extensive listings. Smoked meats, hams, bacon, lard, pork, and beef cuts show varied per pound prices. produce includes potatoes, cabbage, apples, strawberries, cranberries, and dried fruits. bulk grains and feeds priced per ton or hundredweight. several beverages and chemicals listed among miscellaneous goods. Strong entities include Morgan & Gray, Empire, Virginia, California, New York, and Johnson’s Pineapples with multiple product items and unit weights.
Mrs Cross of 326 West 23d Street, New York, wife of Clarence Cross of Western Union, recounts a dramatic recovery from illness after using Paskola pre digested food. She describes severe weight loss to 85 pounds, hospital care, and renewed strength and appetite, stating the product rebuilt her health without drugs and invites readers to request a pamphlet from Pronebten Food Co.
The Sun offers the Halligan World’s Fair Art Portfolio to friends and subscribers. Professor Halligan showcases photographic art reaching a peak with scenes from the great show. The depictions are thorough, avoiding mere sketches of White City sights.
Readers are reminded of the exhibition's interior marvels showing grand specimens of high art invention manufacture and transportation. The text invites those who attended to relive new memories and those who missed it to imagine the interior splendor and innovational display.
The Sun offers a world education through Prof Halligan's photographic portfolio. The text highlights how THY TAKH YOU ROUND CHEK WORLD introduces diverse peoples and life phases, portraying the air as an educator and extending educational reach to all Indiana readers.
The fourth issue improves on prior numbers with a sweeping collection titled Hour featuring Government Building and Greely Arctic Panorama. It includes Indian women at work, Camp Clay, Navajo threading, Lighthouse Exhibit, War chief mule teams, California Sea Lion Family, two large double page pictures, and President Cleveland's speech with an illustration of him pressing the ceremonial button.
An Indianapolis schoolteacher highlighted a compelling Columbus article by Prof. David Swing from the First Number, praising its forceful and instructive content. Other pieces promise equal value for both adults and children, continuing the publication’s educational aim.
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