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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1895
Page
3
A Cleveland Plain Dealer poem contemplates beauty and resilience as flowers in harsh season contrast with springing songs in the heart. It asks whether tender songs and budding flowers await spring, or lie trampled or bloom beneath a cloudless sky with silent strength.
In a January Academy of Music recital Sig. Salvati mesmerizes a young audience. A 19 year old Miss Laurence and her admirer Fairfax Farley clash over a demanded wedding solo. Salvati wrestles with a vow to honor inspiration over money in a tale of love and music.
An interview excerpt reveals a tale of a young violinist mocked and left destitute, a noble girl’s charity, and the vow to repay in music. Signor Salvati recalls learning honor, a wedding invitation, and a betrothal to Miss Laurence amid a web of past debts and future performances.
Mrs Arthur Stannard known as John Strange Winter collects and cherishes over a century old china sets. Her paneled oak room showcases antique ware and she guards two gray fur talismans she has carried since age three.
An advertiser claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription aids young women entering womanhood by stabilizing function and improving health. The offer promises a money back guarantee if no benefit, and includes a testimonial from Miss Mannan Jackson of Barbreck Louisiana detailing recovery from female complaints after two bottles.
On Saturday January 26 markets show steady margins with changes in coffees and various provisions. Listings include smoked meats, hams, bacon, sausage, lard, pork, dry salt meats, southern fruits, canned fruits, and seafood prices from Empire and Moore brands. Also present are produce, vegetables, dried beans, maples, and numerous canned fruit assortments with price ranges and pack sizes.
The piece extols strict body poise and straight lines from forehead to toes, praising tight fits and vertical lines while criticizing belts and puffed sleeves. It notes Oriental dress as a source of versatility and claims beauty lies in curves and healthy posture, preferring belts or girdles over gowns that obscure the shoulder line.
A collection of colorful quotes and jests notes how poets and Dickens provoke thought. It playfully notes a hill that echoes a song and mocks nightly routine with a rocking chair image.
A dense price list of grains, seeds, livestock, and groceries shows varying quotes for Timothy and other hay, grasses, canary and clover, linseed meal, oils, alcohols, medicines, flour, and butter. It also lists shipper prices for live poultry and eggs, and multiple coffee, sugar, and canned vegetable grades, indicating a bustling wholesale market snapshot.
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