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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1894
Page
3
In a whimsical handmade bonnet tale a woman pieces together fabric scraps and trimmings. She spends about 1 80 dollars in value across velvet felt flowers feathers lace and jet ornament, finishing the bonnet and selling its style to observers.
A Detroit Free Press tale recalls two boys Sammy and Johnny who chase cows in southern New York long ago. They nap beside a log and wake to a large hairy animal, likely a bear, eyeing them before it vanishes, leaving them with lifelong goose flesh and a tale of luck improved.
A column in the New York Recorder surveys whimsical rumors from multiple places. In Buffalo a solid silver glove stretcher costs 15 dollars while a young lady papers her bedroom with envelopes from friends. England notes two titled ladies funding a poor boys’ school via a mushroom farm profits. Spain boasts festive decorations with flowers guitars and zithers. Germany jokes about grand dinner dress and two o clock hours. Russia compares the czar’s yacht Polar Star to Cleopatra’s. The piece lampoons the era from a light satirical viewpoint.
A lecturer mocks impulsive people as having black eyes or risking them. a Chicago hotel guest fails to recall his own name on the registry, then confesses that he booked under an unknowable name, while an oddly pitched ad promotes Rudy’s Pile Suppository with money-back guarantees and a free circular offer.
A collage of quotes on women from New York papers notes changing roles and tastes. It cites a provocative verse on woman as volatile yet alluring, fashion shifts toward hats and jewelry, a proposed Christian theater for safe stage outings, and observations that women now eat well, work harder, and bear daily routines more resiliently than two decades ago.
The passage argues happiness aids health and success. It warns anger harms the body and can hasten death. It emphasizes patience and cheerful perseverance through demanding tasks as the wholesome path to work and life.
In a quirky twofold tale, Willie speaks softly to Mr Jagway’s glowing proboses while notes about vaccination surface. Tommy recalls a door visit that cured his toothache, prompting a wary Papa to ask if harm occurred, as printed by Chicago Tribune and Chicago Inter Ocean.
Hendricks club installed its new officer on Tuesday night. Vic Backus, retiring president, spoke about the weather. Reanle of the I D S railroad was ordered by Judge Bartholomew due to nonpaid $12 000 interest. Sheriff Emmett urged jail door changes for better prisoner escape prevention. A Sun visit to the justice court noted few rent ejectments. Squire Johnson and Squire Daniels commented on lenient practice in hard times.
The report cites Alonzo Reese of Perry Illinois murdering his wife and child then fleeing. Other items note Lehigh and Wilkes Barre coal cashier short 25000 in New York, President Cleveland at Henry Hastings funeral in Hartford, a Milwaukee bank insolvency linked deposit taker, and various frauds and drownings including teachers at Sac and Fox school near Guthrie.
A satirical note from the Binghamton Republican questions aging and vanity. It mocks the idea that looking into a mirror to apply makeup is a feminine prerogative, countering with a comic image of a man coloring his nose. The piece reflects lighthearted social commentary on gender and self-adornment.
Market report lists eggs rising with other provisions, including smoked meats and hams, bacon, lard, and dry salt meats. Vegetables show sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, and cranberries. fruits include apples, berries, and citrus. Flour, meal, and feed prices fill the page alongside various imported and domestic groceries and tonnage for butter and dairy products.
A renowned New York hospital doctor warns that the grip epidemic now seen at home mirrors historic foes. He urges immediate treatment with a pure stimulant, praising Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as the best, safest option available today according to physicians.
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