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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1892
Page
3
A fragmentary verse depicts Beles Lier with rising boldness as a figure draws her, brushes his cheeks with soft hands, and their brown hair and tresses mingle, signaling a mood of intimate tension and poetic imagery.
A college night ride ends with a sleigh race through snow and moonlight. The Morgan mare goes rogue, dragging the cutter into a snowy ditch, leaving the narrator and partner to walk home with Auntie’s aid. A jovial Scotch host, lively dancing, and a hastily arranged farm rescue punctuate a memorable evening.
A Chicago Mail report quotes Sol Smith Busse recounting a Mobile hotel dining room scene. A darkey waiter delays delivering water amid miscommunications and escalating impatience, ending with exasperation and a comic, slurred exchange. The anecdote highlights social friction and language barriers in a late 19th or early 20th century setting.
Practical home tips on washing and fabric care plus fashion trends. It covers stain removal, dye care for reds, boosting white fabrics, cautions about boiling and calico, and notes on new clothing items like handkerchiefs, plates, shoes, gowns, hats, and dresses seen in Paris and Philadelphia fashion circles.
An advertisement explains that Scott's Emulsion hides cod-liver oil in a creamy texture resembling butter. It claims the emulsion is easy to digest since the oil is broken into tiny invisible drops.
Ohio snow and Dakota cold set a frigid backdrop as Tennessee heavy snows slow Nashville while Philadelphia sees fires causing major damage. The Iowa legislature stalls amid tensions. In Kentucky a bank closes and gas interests merge in Chicago. Local firms like Brooke Iron plan wage cuts and multiple deaths occur from accidents.
A jumble of social curiosities and advertisements notes silk fashion details in stage costumes, a New York club aiding poor brides, widows of revolutionary soldiers, Vienna’s matchmaking fine, Amelia Glover’s dancing secrets, and lavish dress mentions. Also mentions cures, rail routes to Chicago, and free classifieds in The Sun urging readers to place notices and hire help.
The notice declares it unlawful to connect or reconnect with gas mains or service pipes, to turn on or off valves or stopcocks, or to enlarge mixer orifices, or to use gas for heating without mixers, without written permission from the affected company. Violations incur penalties under the specified section.
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