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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1891
Page
3
A damaged OCR fragment centers on a poem about remorse and lost words spoken to a beloved, reflecting on morning regret, caution in dating, and the pain of unconsoleable parting. Names include Margaret Sangster, noting a literary attribution amid fragmented lines.
A drifting farm saga recounts Mapleleaf Dell owned by John Brown, his mortgage woes, and a Christmas Eve ice track trot between Brown’s bay colt and Bonnie Bess. Bankers, lovers, and a courageous daughter Maggie weave a tale of hardship, aspiration, and community in a vivid lakeside setting.
In a tense race across a luminescent meadow scene the mare stormed to lead then the colt surged neck and neck. Judges ruled a dead heat until the grey headed official declared the colt edged the mare by a head. A second heat saw the mare win on a faked run. Final heat kept them close with the colt edging ahead before sun set. John Brown reflects on foreclosure fears as Maggie bonds with him at home. The tale ends with wedding plans and a mortgage lifter colt christened by the banker.
A collage of old anecdotes outlines fashion tricks and trimming toil. It notes French bonbons exports to Constantinople for Turkish harems and New York women sewing overalls and shirts to survive, with streetcar costs shaving earnings. Greenland mothers teach restraint with a self-controlled childrearing ideal, while Hood’s Sarsaparilla and McKinney Institute praise circular well being and home values emerge.
A private advertisement by EM ABBETT of Indianapolis markets cure claims for venereal conditions and related symptoms. The text promises rapid results for conditions described with sensational side effects and offers medicines sent by mail or express, strictly private and at a moderate price.
A quirky dialogue on photography and a deacon’s tale unfolds alongside fashion notes on judge attire and luxury goods. The piece blends rustic speech with market prices and duty impacts on women's gloves and other fineries.
City of Indianapolis invites sealed proposals on February 1 for a brick sewer with one and a half foot diameter along Seventh Street from Pennsylvania to Weridian Street and a stone wall on the east bank of Pogues Run from McCarty to Macauley. Plans in City Civil Engineer office. Right to reject bids reserved. No contract awarded until formal contract and bond approved by Common Council and Board of Aldermen. City Civil Engineer H A Mansfield.
Late of the Medical Department University of Pennsylvania and Belleveau Hospital Medical College New York claim success in treating a wide range of ailments. The list includes ague abscesses asthma barrenness bladder boils bronchus coronia diarrhea crook feet constipation cancer catarrh dyspepsia dropsy dysentery deafness eye hair liver leprosy gonorrhoea gleet joint diseases hysteria hernia impotency spine skin diseases St Vitus dance and various sexual and reproductive disorders.
Office hours listed from morning to afternoon with 8 30 PM Sunday hours. English and German consultations free for distance callers who cannot attend in person. Reception and consultation parlors located at Nos Land 2 Fatr Block corner Linda St and Jackson Place Indianapolis TDD.
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