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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1895
Page
3
A humorous verse notes a daughter with nothing to wear while old fashion norms clash. The speaker mocks wasteful dress codes as he recalls past gowns and warns against overspending. The tone is folksy and dated, reflecting a rural clerk or editor's voice.
In Meredith seven miles from the Darrington homestead Mr. Darrington plans a routine village trip but finds his family staging a secret surprise party. An invitation note appears on groceries prompting the household to welcome neighbors and old feuds melt amid a joyous evening with Tom Deane and Joe Carrington reconciling as the household defies the father’s commands.
An ill fated note about inviting neighbors sparks laughter as a man recalls writing the words during a cold. The column blends dog days folklore with folk beliefs about omens, moon signs, and charms, suggesting how weather, livestock, and even crop luck hinge on superstition in the period.
In an old testimonial, Mrs. Sarah Sneed of Clio North Carolina credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with stopping consumption and restoring health after pneumonia and pleurisy. Her daughter improved after two bottles and has remained free of lung disease for over a year, gaining weight from a skeletal state. Miss M H Sneed also supports the remedy’s efficacy in the same narrative.
A collage of domestic tips and humorous proverbs drawn from old sources. Includes advice on cleaning spoons, glycerine effects, back yard clothes props, collar swelling caution, polishing knives, dishwashing routines, curtain embroidery approaches, and a mix of witty lines about lies, reputations, and mischief. Mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for dyspepsia.
An old nurse for children, Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder claim top recognition at the fair. The ad touts relief for teething discomfort, colic, diarrhea, and general distress in infants, pricing at twenty five cents a bottle.
Monday listings show steady markets with extensive price quotes for meats fish produce and groceries. Key items include smoked hams bacon sausage lard dried beef and pickled meats, citrus southern fruits, canned goods, flour feeds and livestock prices, plus family pork and pork products and various seed and grain markets.
An ad listing wide brown muslin yardage and various fabrics, prints, and linens at deep discounts. Also advertised are men’s shirts, wool waists, jeans pants, cardigans, coats, youths’ and boys’ wear, ladies gowns, corset covers, skirts, and trimmed garments with sale prices and altered costs.
Indianap olis Union Stockyards reports mixed cattle demand with light shipments. Prices quoted for prime to fancy export bulls and cows vary by grade from good to medium, with veal calves and heavy cattle showing solid money. Wheat and corn markets steady in Chicago and Chicago futures list a broad range of prices across grades.
A partial OCR listing random housing and job items including requests for a girl at home for housework, horse for feed, furnished rooms near state house, furnished front room for gentlemen, and a bedroom for sale. Also mentions private money lending, a private room 24 Ingalls, and addresses like 290n ry 199 N aperene 149 W Vermont 90 N New Jersey.
A local sale features heavy wool hose for children and adults in multiple grades with prices from 5c to 15c, fleece lined and merino underwear discounted, and a millinery alteration sale. Including bed spreads, blankets, and cotton comforts at low per-pair and per-item prices.
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