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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1891
Page
3
A rustic fragment recounts family names and chores as a narrator wonders what will happen when dad returns. The speaker fears discipline and punishment for the household misdeeds, mentioning Bill Bob Joe Suzan Jane and others in a tense, anxious voice.
A prominent humorist and para grapher endures poverty and illness at home. His wife and ill child strain his wages while creditors press. He forges jokes in a dingy room until Willie dies, yet readers still laugh at his final bright column. Horace Henderson notes the contrast between sorrow and public mirth.
An Atchison Kansas woman archives a will promising all her fortune to her husband if he proves he visited her grave ten times within five years. The item also notes trivia about Austria Hungary's oldest widow, P T Barnum’s age, and a Miss Fish of Bury Lancashire as a beauty in England.
A scanned excerpt reports Alabama enacting a law to provide an annual 125000 dollars to ex Confederate veterans and widows. The passage also includes curious musings on milk testing and hair growth, plus anecdotal historical quotes about trials and a colored jury verdict in Texas.
Antique French millinery features rich faille fabrics and Thegé Henri Deux gowns with high collars and lace frills. Skirts are gored and slashed with voluminous hip drapery, redingotes show open corsages with ornate draperies, lace frills and Venetian lace cuffs. BelVian straw hats, black dotted gauze, black velvet bands, and carnation pink accents complete the ensemble.
A playful compare contrast piece notes Pasteur as absent minded and fond of cigarettes while the czar of Russia is praised as physically formidable and multilingual. The column mocks quirks and praises strength, humorously hinting at health cures and travel insurance.
Describes eye shapes and facial cues for character traits and notes London fashion hints. Mentions fashionable gray hair, silk waterproof cloaks, painted eyebrows, and summer dress trends with plain but costly fabrics. Encourages women to wear all black in London season.
Official notice of reception and consultation at Nos 1 and 2 Pair Block at the corner of Tinolest and Jackson Plats in Indianapolis Indiana. Open Sundays 8:30 pm to 12 pm and weekdays 9 to 12 for consultations. Send inquiry blank for those unable to describe symptoms. Therapeutae at a distance available.
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