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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1891
Page
4
Jude, a 12 year old Black boy, daydreams under an apple tree about becoming white. A fall through an ash-house reveals burned skin then pink new skin, but the color soon returns to normal, leaving him disheartened and wondering why change is impossible.
A Sunbeams column surveys fashion thrift and domestic tips including Queen Margherita's thrifty wardrobe, split grace skirt bands for easy sewing, and butter making by the Duchess of Fife. It also touches on cosmetics, bread making, amateur science, and practical household hints amid light anecdotes about winter skating and social admonitions.
A dialogue and collection of quips explore reciprocity in affection and judgment. Claude explains kissing as reciprocity while Maud misreads it as something bad. A bonny observer and Singleman discuss reading character by features, and an Indian traveler jokes about a place where people die rarely, prompting a wry response about dying elsewhere.
A rare colt near Newburn Indiana is described as having three legs two behind and one in front with one eye. The bay foal, dotted with white, reportedly keeps pace with the mare as a day-old. Crowds gather to view this remarkable spectacle and deem it the greatest curiosity seen.
A Detroit era ad-style pitch promises a $500 guarantee if Dr Sage’s Remedy fails to cure catarrh, urging readers to test the remedy by paying 50 cents to their druggist and begin the trial, asserting past success with hundreds of cases and the World’s Dispensary Medical Association backing the risk.
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