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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
3
A verse from the Atlanta Constitution about hog killing time in Georgia. It celebrates joy and bracing weather, noting fiddles playing and bells chiming, with mentions of money and dancing during hog killing season. The tone is nostalgic and regional.
A refined man with striking pale hands becomes the focal point of a narrator’s study in a cosmopolitan life. The owner explains his mother’s hand as a sacred relic, linking his fate to heredity and restraint. He recalls a father’s loving ritual, the rings on his finger, and a lifelong struggle to avoid gambling and sensual temptations.
A translated excerpt presents a speaker reflecting on sin daily resistances and the weariness of evil. A trembling farewell ends with a friend kissing a plaster hand and recalling a mother who gave strength to protect her child. The tone is elegiac, focusing on memory and moral struggle.
Christmas 1891 finds George Gould as sole owner of the Atlanta yacht after Jay Gould hands over the deed of gift. The gift follows family generosity and large fortunes. By Christmas morning 1893 the Goulds discover deeds to a $1,000,000 brownstone palace at Fifth Avenue and Sixty third Street near Central Park in a new millionaire neighborhood.
To prepare ham cakes, use four medium potatoes, one cupful chopped ham dry bits, three tablespoons butter, and a quarter teaspoon pepper. Boil and mash the potatoes, mix in ham, pepper, and one tablespoon butter, shape into inch wide cakes, fry in hot butter until brown on both sides, and serve warm.
The New York Recorder comments on white handkerchiefs with sheer linen cambric and Valenciennes lace, corner monograms, and prettiest style. Gold hatpins on black velvet hats, turquoise and rhinestones on bonnets, and long cut glass scent bottles with silver tops return to vogue for the up-to-date girl.
A collage of aphorisms on honesty and social behavior from the Atchison Globe, followed by clipped recipe and home remedy instructions. It includes ham croquettes, hair growth tincture, and castor oil for wart removal, all presented as terse instructions or tips with archaic spellings and minor errors.
A storekeeper, once driven by clerks' popularity and wide acquaintance, now depends on a widely circulated paper like THE SUN to sustain trade and attract customers. The shift highlights changing advertising strategies and the enduring value of print media in local commerce.
Markets steady with declines in eggs and gains in lard as buyers scan a long list of provisions. Prices cover hams, bacon, sausage, pickled meats, lard, fresh pork, dried salts, canned fruits and vegetables, dairy, seeds, flour, groceries, and livestock with numerous named brands and regional origins listed.
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