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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1890
Page
3
A fragmentary diary style piece features Frank B Welch lamenting politics and campaign pressures. He asks Lige to guard the doors and bar voices as he vows to do his best while anxious about future tenure and free traders.
Charles Davidson recalls a perilous episode near a Texas ranch where a savage wild bull charged him while he sought water. Stranded without weapons, he dodged the beast around cottonwood trees, describing the animal’s fury, the broken arm of a companion, and his narrow chance to survive until dusk.
A traveler recounts a perilous bullfight where a mysterious outlaw rescues him. The stranger corners the bull with a knife, aiding a dramatic struggle amid dust and blood. The rider survives, but the outlaw’s name remains untold as he disappears.
The Fiji natives take to cricket while grammar school pupils define words in a playful exam. A Texas judge exposes No Man’s Land jurisdiction sending desperadoes toward Oklahoma amid crime. A wedding in Oreonta features a Powhattan troupe theatrical scene with Conductor Redford and Rose Bassay in native attire as Rev. Wilson ties the knot.
The piece notes a rich man’s happiness linked to Senator Stanford’s regular luncheon of calf’s liver bacon and beer. It mentions Marshal Wildes in Rip Van Winkle on stage with Joseph Jefferson and Paul Du Chailla as a writer traveler, a small rounded man with vivacity. Talmage is described as wealthy and highly paid lecturer who negotiates early settlements with lyceum managers.
The piece notes coin bracelets with gold bands and diamond marquis pendants priced at 125 dollars, plus a New York mouth bowl for scented water as a table ornament. It observes a shift toward warmer red interior decor in parlor scenes and lists crimson draperies, plush gilt frames, and crimson velvet accents. It ends by praising Hood's Sarsaparilla and promoting K. K. Lung Renovator in patronage.
A brief note requests the use of the newspaper’s three-column layout style for presenting items. The message emphasizes preserving the columnar structure and orderly appearance in the final presentation.
Four hundred thousand sacks of finur head to the United Kingdom last week from four principal American shipment points. Great sailing ships load wheat for Liverpool and Lisbon at Brooklyn wharves, a sight unseen for years. Merchants say steamship tonnage is scarce. Wheat ships in bags. Grain movement from west to east overwhelms railroads. Baltimore profits from New York's inability to take all the grain.
A London seller offers B OB Smokers cigarettes for ladies described as specially prepared and perfumed with musk and violet. The item attracts wide sales, while a Sandwich Islands pipe features virgin cork lined with moerschata, noted for its cork pattern created by insect activity.
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