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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1894
Page
3
A distorted archaic sounding plea about love and fate. Imagery hints at passion, self doubt, and longing with references to dice and inevitability. The lines read like fragmented poetry exploring desire, control, and consent within a strained cosmic interplay.
Horace Reame, a hopeful husband praised by friends, is drawn toward a fortune via a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter and a series of false prophets. His reliance on a telegraphed destiny leads to mounting debt, illness, and eventual ruin as his wife Mabel confronts frauds and a collapsing life.
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt Mrs M L Ryan depicts Horace realizing the truth behind prophecies and flimsy pretenses. He acknowledges the open door she spoke of as a portal to power and riches without effort, bidding a grim goodbye to his former credulity and fate.
A rare early piano once sold by John Jacob Astor to a leading New York family is shown in a Chestnut street Philadelphia shop. The instrument bears the Astor trademark and accompanies a 1789 New York ad offering new pianofortes from London makers at reasonable terms.
Fresh kidneys are split and cleaned then simmered in cold water three times to avoid toughness. A brown roux is made with butter and flour, then stock salt pepper Worcester sauce and mushroom ketchup are added. Kidney is heated through and finished with sherry before serving.
A mixed set of curiosities notes winter drinks in New York men and that artificial limbs are often willow wood for lightness. Chinese gardeners are praised as top fruit growers. The term teach er in new slang means a friend who asks for a small loan. German law bans serving deer to diners who have eaten fruit.
Combine half a pound citron with three quarters of a pound shelled blanched almonds. Beat six eggs and blend in three quarters of a pound sugar. Fold in nuts and citron then sift in half a pound flour. Bake in long tins, roll in powdered almonds and sugar. Keeps well when packed in tin.
A jumble of city and regional items reports 3000 miners striking in Hacker county West Virginia for a 65 cent rate, a Western detective arrest in Detroit for opium, a Chicago man jailed after a revolver incident, a thwarted Missouri Pacific train wreck near Coffeyville, a bank burglary in Franklin Grove Illinois netting 35000, and other scattered notices from Chicago and St Louis including a Midway show riot and a theater goer’s long nap.
Readable market listing shows provisions, meats, lard, and canned fruits with detailed prices. Also presents vegetables, dairy, poultry, and staple goods from regional suppliers and merchants.
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