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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1893
Page
3
A playful verse puzzle asks how many kits, cats, dolls, and friends exist when three Little houses each hold three maids, cats, and kits. Each maid has three friends, each friend has three dolls, and all items join in a single group with no one declining.
A narrator recalls fishing in southwest Arkansas with poor luck. He meets a tall, lazy black man on a log who speaks in a rough dialect and questions if the narrator is a constable. They discuss a missing “asystidity” and an unusual night involving a saloon, a yellow man, a card game, a fight, and a stolen watch and money.
A man narrates how a surveying trip ended his first love. While adjusting a bearing on a hillside a striking girl in a white frock pauses to pick blackberries. He becomes so distracted by her that he loses focus through his sextant and vows to that memory for life.
A writer known for sociological works captivates a clerk with a resonant voice. The observer notes the strong impression of brains energy and influence, matching the identity of a middle aged, unconventionally dressed woman whose name confirms her status.
A New York Ledger tale recalls a boy who vows to grow older by year’s end to win a prize. Also shares misprint humor about a lemonade stand where prices spark a pun, and a Bright Bits quip on human bones, brain weight, and a jittery heart when meeting a pretty girl.
Fragmentary item mentions Pittsburg stands on ground once traded for a toll or hold and Paris gardeners buying toads as inset destroyers. Brief mentions of railway women in Italy and ads touting Patent remedies claim cures for constipation biliousness indigestion and catarrh with Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy promising $503 if not cured.
The session rejected bond issuance. A yacht figure Langtry faces quarantine in Malta due to a Marseilles port outbreak. Unidentified West Shore accident fatalities near Palmyra rise to three. The Panama canal concession to France via Colombia extended a month. failure could end it. C V Riley becomes assistant secretary of agriculture, while Napolean McLeod and two receivers of Reading take charge to pay overdue wages. New Orleans flags fly at half-mast for Beaverd ged. Confederate veterans issue a muted proclamation about deeds and a lottery.
A collage of 19th century notes on Paris millinery with velvet toques, a New York World health tip list for complexion, Poe marriage turmoil and sorrow, Sir James Clark child health advice, and simple home sewing and curtains tips, all styled as compact reader snippets.
Markets steady as vendors list smoked meats and hams, dried beef, lard, and English breakfast bacon with per pound prices. Fresh produce includes apples, cranberries, oranges, onions, cabbage, celery, lettuce, and imported cheeses. Also posted are prices for flour, meal, coffee, sugars, and several canned goods with notable mentions of Canadian grass and Messina oranges.
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