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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1894
Page
3
Poetic fragment by Robert Stephen Hawker reflecting on the sea wilderness. Vivid lines describe a lone bird, ocean sounds, and sheltering dreams, with a refrain on home and nature amid the vast waters. The text reads like antiquated verse with imagery of whales, storms, and a distant nest.
An orderly physician rescues a stray poodle with a broken leg and feeds a flood of injured dogs that multiply beyond control. As workers pivot to help, the scene spirals into chaos ending with the doctor’s death from hydrophobia and a grim moral about benevolence.
A collage of opinion snippets: Chicago’s motto about charity, St. Paul Globe praising cremation over burial, a note that apples now price higher than flour, and The New York Tribune listing a week of unlucky days with humorous cautions about days of the week and odd superstitions.
A Victorian style guide describes broiling cold potato slices in flour between an oyster broiler until browned, then buttered and seasoned with salt and pepper. It also advises using celery stalks for a savory stew, boiling the pieces, and topping with a cream or drawn butter sauce.
A Detroit Free Press cartoon line has an artist saying he painted to keep the wolf away, with the dealer retorting to hang it where the wolf can reach. Harper's Bazar adds a rural jab about a hired man and a rainy day washing the sidewalk.
An Eastern doctor promotes housework as exercise for women and outlines routines to strengthen the back and chest. Walking is advised for office workers. Lillian Russell and Signor Perugini plan marriage, and details of Millen Terry’s family names Craig children. Washington women select hairstyles and colors, with Mrs. Cleveland favoring the Diana knot and mauve tones trending among cabinet ladies at the New Year reception.
A Philadelphia Record style note offers practical tips for home upkeep including lifting picture cards with a notch hook stick, cleaning painted woodwork with whiting, and a ammonia solution for carpet spots. It also suggests keeping hot food warm under a tin over hot water, washing silk stockings in tepid water with mild soap, drying flat, and renewing glass with dry flannel to restore a like new look.
A compendium of brief quips from old newspapers with lines about a boy named Little Charlie whose dog was killed by a mule, a minister to a boy with fish in a basket, and the boy proudly lifting a basket lid while being teased about fishing on the Sabbath.
The News recounts a string of incidents including Mrs Lease buying a California fruit farm, a folding bed accident causing Mrs Mary De Noon’s death, Dr J M Gatewood hanging in Hotel Hamilton Toledo, Hawaiian students celebrating in New Haven with Yale, lecturer Sims mobbed in Kaukauna, Judge Culver threatened in Emporia, Nellie Fay found murdered on Shawmut Avenue, four men linked to the scene, Horace Jackson under lynch threat after an assault attempt in Manchester, and Geo Washington Childs suffering vertigo leaving the Philadelphia Ledger office.
Markets on the fourth page show steady readings across meats, produce, and groceries. Prices include smoked meats, bacon, lard, pickled goods, fresh pork, beans, peaches, salmon, cheese, butter, eggs, and canned vegetables with numerous rate figures and brand-like entries from Morgan & Gray and others.
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