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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
3
An oral reminiscence recounts Old Jim from Montana Arkansaw and his fiddle. He pours soul into tunes even as illness shadows him, culminating in a final bedside performance of Nearer My God to Thee as the fiddle breaks with his last breath, leaving companions moved to tears.
A jumble of curiosities and oddities describes scenes from Richmond Maine footballs and steamship wait rooms, travelers in Ceylon, a graveyard church window in Boone County Missouri, a sobering Africa inscription, and a gunpowder accident in Moulton Alabama that left a farmer stripped and wiser.
A collection of old fashioned beauty and health tips includes a sun protection lotion made with tincture of benzoin and rose water, foot wash with sal ammoniac, and a black eye remedy using nitre vinegar and water. Fresh lemon juice diluted with water and cologne cools itchy skin, while buttermilk applied nightly and washed off in the morning helps remove tan and freckles and softens the skin.
Ruth Ashmore advises summer neck dressing with bright kerchiefs and fichus for a country look while comfortable shoes should be stuffed with tissue paper to retain shape. The New York Recorder notes fragile summer fashion trends with batiste chemises adorned by small animals, plus lace flounces and ribbons. Mrs. Cleveland reveals a scrap book of press notices about her husband, attracting praise. The emperor of Austria and Catherine Schratt are described as a trusted confidant pairing, guiding state affairs with Schratt known as the vice empress in Vienna.
The receding Missouri River prompts notes on public debt reduction of 2 218 668 dollars, a Detroit fundraising 100 000 for an encampment, and assorted curiosities from politics to social quips. Included are stray items about immigration, political figures, a California Salton Lake mystery, a farmer’s loss to counterfeiters, and light humor from period newspapers.
The author laments excuses for wrongdoing and notes rising chronic diseases in modern life. It suggests faster pace and modern lifestyles breed health penalties for violations of health laws. The piece urges self restraint and accountability amid rapid societal change.
An advertisement urges rational case consideration and appeals for public confidence in Dr Hale's Medical Dispensary. It boasts extensive practice and thousands of testimonials for chronic nervous blood and surgical diseases, inviting free private consultations to obtain a radical cure.
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