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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1892
Page
3
A narrator recalls leaving a man with a penny and a look of wonder. On returning from town that night a loud penny whistle erupts, described with a fierce, echin like force.
In a New York Dispatch recollection the speaker recalls his start in entertainment as a child performer born to actor parents. He describes a 40 plus year career from Cupid to tragedy and, vividly, the death of Paul Raymond a clown nicknamed Signor Ramoni during a pantomime when Raymond leaped through a shop window and died on stage.
A recipe for French rolls using scalded milk yeast butter lard sugar salt and flour. Mix, rise overnight in warm place then knead roll to one inch thick spread with butter cut and fold bake light and fluffy. Note mentions timing and difficulty with late breakfasts.
A clashing social vignette contrasts a man promenading in his hall in slippers with a critique of women’s gait and fashion norms. A bizarre tale from American Flag, California describes a 68 year old woman at a church with a marriage bargain involving her weight in gold, after a priestly veto and a controversial proposal.
In Barclay a longshoreman in a coffee saloon eats fish cakes and blurts out a phrase from a Dutch man. In Chicago a police magistrate dismisses Kil Jordan on a charge of boisterous swearing after he admits guilt for paying his gas bill.
A quirky extracted passage mentions Razorville a Maine town with whimsical folk sayings about roosters and hens. It also notes society notes moving through pages and a Persian dish description with a week old lamb roasted and stuffed with nuts and fruit. Sherbet is described as fruit syrup iced and served in large china bowls with wooden spoons.
The exchange queries a long list saying diamonds should not be worn by men or children or during mourning or charitable work or visits before 2 o clock or at amusements at any time and asks when they should be worn in heaven's name.
The Review of Reviews calls David B. Hills character clean as a hounds tooth while Victor Sardou is described as the ugliest looking man in Paris when he smiles. Max O'Rell wears a blood-stone ring once owned by Ward Beecher, later given to the Frenchman after Beecher's death as a token of admiration.
Steam potatoes after peeling and cleaning in a colander over boiling water until done. To keep food warm for late diners avoid oven drying. use a covered plate over hot water or separate dishes in a pan of hot but not boiling water.
A collection of brief maxims on moral conduct and wisdom. It notes that progress must be right, a Christian errs affect others, the wise mind reflects divine light, and gains from harming reputation are losses. Contains quotations attributed to Hare and a Latin source.
The item cites Jay Gould in frail health, a New Orleans longshoremen strike, attempts to compel Maryland voting, resignations over world fair duties, migration talks in Oklahoma, and a diverse ledger of local woes from Savannah to Milwaukee including murders, pardons and libel suits.
Ailing resident Jasper Copenhaver describes years of catarrh symptoms including headaches nervousness frequent colds ringing ears and stomach issues. After seeking help from Drs Stackhouse and Newlin in Indianapolis he improves and recommends the physicians who run a clinic at 208 North Illinois Avenue offering catarrh and other ear throat lung and stomach treatments with mail options.
A fragmented rail timetable lists numerous divisions and arrivals across cities including Chicago St Louis Cleveland Dayton and Peoria. The notice references west bound trains and additional trains with times and routes among the Indiana Illinois and Ohio lines.
A local offer promotes treating catarrh and nasal throat diseases for $5 per month with medicines provided free until cured. New patients started now receive the same rate until cure. Shiloh's cure recommended for coughs and colds with a guarantee. A printed guarantee backs Shiloh's Vitalizer bottle.
Specialist Dr J A Hamilton resident physician at 3 W Oblast Indianapolis with twenty one years in practice. Treats chronic diseases heart blood skin nervousness painful periods kidney diseases and male disorders including syphilis gonorrhea varicocele hydrocele and impotence. Jail cases treated and medicines mailed. Free consultation and moderate charges. Office 33 West Ublo street.
The Free Lance debuts in London aiming to amuse British workers with a jocular journal. An ad claims Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure as the best health tonic free from opiates, urging readers to buy genuine units from local dealers in Peoria Illinois.
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