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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1892
Page
3
George Percy Taggart writes of a vow broken after receiving a ring from a beloved, recalling the pledge to abstain but fearing the consequences of admitting the failure. The speaker wrestles with guilt, temptation, and the prospect of forgiveness upon confession.
In a central market stall the widow Bertha Schmidt shares supper with Herman as snow falls and fish fry. A brief courtship unfolds behind the stove, ending with a promise of lifelong devotion before they resume their quiet routine amid gossip from neighbors.
A jumble of brief items mentions James G Blaine with a Washington dog, milk demand requiring 15,000,000 cows, England’s railway dog Help dead with a silver collar for orphans, a San Francisco park pair Queen Jumbo and Baldy elephants treated for the thumps with mustard plasters whisky and quinine, wrapping and wool blankets, and their recovery.
Fragmented dialogue reveals a tense romance, with Tom fearing George tires of him and a partner wondering about age. A ranger asks why improvements cluster on a single street as a guide to local progress, while a man scouts a boarded area.
A New York essay describes a social trend called love parties with white dress and doves. It praises Mrs William Astor and Mrs Ward McAllister, noting elegant necks and diamonds and defining a true lady as thoughtful, discreet, and unfailingly courteous.
A mixed column offers practical household tips and quirky food ideas, including tea dyed silk care, lemon peel sugar preserves, and a layered ham and potato bake. It also mentions a Chicago sign about casual marriage services, Chile's climate and diseases, and a curiosities list from Sylvania featuring an arrowhead, crockery, metals, rocks, bones, and a pocketbook part.
The article notes corn salad now widely used as lettuce and green cucumber salad becoming a year round dish. It mentions a Missouri invention a carpet-tacking party for evening activities. It also describes a London fashion bouquet of stephanella and heather tied with a long white satin ribbon yielding a soft effect.
Shoulder watches in pink green and swallow blue arrive from Paris. Hgg phosphata sherry flavor appears, blooming during holidays. Note paper features pearl gray and light chamois with shrimp pink edges, a chic combination.
A broad jumble of brief items reports grippe decline, legal notices, a deserter surrender in St Louis, a pope attendance claim for 1893 Chicago, Sunday opening debates, indictments for a New York killer, firemen injured in Omaha, a Tacoma murder claim, winter snow in Philadelphia and New York, a Houston robbery of 10,000, embezzlement charges in Omaha, a San Francisco brewery seizure for unpaid stamps, an island gambling resort plan, labor and military tensions in Coal Creek, a Kentucky mayor under threat, a train holdup near Pittsburgh described as a joke, and various commercial and employment notices reflecting a bustling late 19th century paper.
A historical note on the grippe’s return, warning of virulence and lung involvement, with a testimonial suggestion that Riid's German Congi and Kidney Care best treats grippe when lungs or kidneys are affected. The remedy is said to aid recovery if the stomach is not paralyzed and stop the stubborn cough.
Sections two five and six of the Indiana General Assembly act approved March 9 1891 declare it unlawful to connect or reconnect with gas mains or service pipes without a written permit and to interfere with valves stopcocks and mixers or use gas for heating without proper authorization. Violations carry a fine of five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
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