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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
3
The speaker recalls Susette as a skilled social speaker with blue eyes and alluring song. Despite tales of danger and perfidy, the observer notes her lashes and pity in her gaze, tempering the accusations with a gentle, compassionate impression. The verse contrasts reputation with personal mercy.
A blinded English soldier regains sight after a mysterious hospital visit. Years later, his brother's fiancée Laura, moved by a miracle, returns a lost ring that binds two fates. The tale entwines memory, romance, and a Madonna linked miracle across war and home.
A glooming spectator watches his heart’s girl dance away with another as laughter rings, signaling the end of his dreams. A series of overheard exchanges and whispered fears hint at family scandal and a troubling domestic scene in Philadelphia items.
A brief note states Belgium will soon dispatch an expedition to the south pole. Other items mention opinions on work and living well, salt content in seas, Troy discoveries, a method for improving ham, and that Squire Jacob Kiser of Gaston NC has married 172 couples during his term.
A fragment advises greasing pans with dripping rather than butter to prevent burning and sticking. It suggests adding baking powder last, sifting it into other ingredients, and claims melted butter improves a recipe when only a quarter of the fat is butter and rest water. It notes bay leaves are inexpensive and flavorful.
A silver sunflower clock in a white crystal vase features brown gilt sock, green leaves and petals, and a deeply oxidized heart. Hour and minute marks encircle the heart as a red enameled gold ladybird rests on the flower, moving via a hidden mechanism to tell the time.
In a string of brief quips and comic exchanges from late 19th century humor pages, Bertie and Marie exchange wry lines about slippers and bloomers. A parent and child banter turns on a misheard phrase sic transit while a ride of ambulances adds a grim-local touch.
Phils Call urges thorough cleanliness covering boots and laces stays clean and intact, insoles changed, skirts kept mud free, spots removed, collars refreshed, corsets cleaned, shields freshened, and all garments exposed to sun and air. He emphasizes clean skin, nails and hair as part of total hygiene.
The news item notes Philadelphia Democrats nominate ex Gov Pattison for mayor. Other items include Debs appeal arguments heard in Washington. Bank failure of Union Bank St Johns N C signals financial ruin. George O Jones, NY greenback gubernatorial candidate, is dead in New York City. Howard Jolly, C P O passenger agent, missing from Memphis Tennessee. John Burns accused of lavish travel costs while ISBOR leader travels America. Hill’s bill to submit income tax legality to court defeated in Senate. Adelaide Niedringhaus and Frank Seltzer eloped to Belleville and married. Minnesota legislature considers an investigation into state finances amid allegations of 100000 misappropriation.
A Cleveland Press quip mentions Mrs. Vanderbilt using a gallon of eau de Cologne in her bath water. It also praises Miss Alice Brown as a rising magazinist writer and notes Mrs. Catharine Stearns, 94, voting in Boston, joking there was no doubt she was old enough to ballot.
In a dense January market column on page four markets show limited changes with prices for provisions and produce. Hams bacon lard and meats list steady quotes from Virginian to Empire brands alongside dried beef, sausage, pickled meats, and cut meats. Fruits vegetables and canned goods follow with prices for lemons bananas cranberries apples and oranges, plus beans, seeds, oils, flour, dairy and poultry notes and shipper paying prices for meat and butter.
A periodical warns that sudden weather shifts strain the kidneys causing headaches colds and other troubles. It claims Warner's Safe Cure is the only great remedy for kidney issues and related diseases and urges readers to obtain it from their druggist.
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