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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1892
Page
3
A terse tale recounts a man who buys flannel shirt learns it may shrink and buys a larger size. The garment then passes to Ah Lee after a wash, returning home by Friday night.
The Denver Republican details Bob Ford the killer of Jesse James in Creede and New Mexico. Ford sits in a saloon gambling room under watchful eyes. He recalls confrontations, near shootings, and plans amid fans and enemies. Ford declares he would kill the man who hunts him.
A collage of 19th century quips and comical exchanges recalls sharp wit from Chicago Tribune and New York Weekly. Banter covers mistaken promises about lunch for wood sawing and a jocular exchange on engagements with May. Kate Field's Washington references a lighthearted policy shop line.
A Buffalo News fashion snippet describes lilac on pale yellow crepon designs, parasol handles with tortoise shell knobs, gold circle ornamentation, Italian straws with bow ends and gold rope twists, delicate crepon dresses with soft sashes, and an empire tea gown in cinder clay silk with a Greek rose-tinted ribbon foot ornament.
A collection of pithy observations on human nature and society. The quotes touch on brains brains romance fame friendship ambition and the beauty of flowers as divine color. The tone is reflective and prosaic with moral and practical undertones.
Johnny defends bravery in quirky essay while a mother confronts a cheap pin purchase. In the exchange a dutiful son explains using a dollar’s cents to buy a postage stamp and apply it to a Japanese vase gift for his sister, revealing a humorous bargain tale.
Fire wipes out Rockville Michigan nearly. ten buildings burned in Greeley Kansas causing $40,000 in losses. Greenville Texas furniture factory fire reports $50,000 damage. Northern Mississippi suffers heavy rains the hardest in years. Kentucky thresher boiler blast kills an engineer and injures ten. Philadelphia tax collector Butler faces charges of $4,000 theft. An unknown assailant kills two white women after pursuit in Jasper Alabama. Dubuque Iowa man shoots wife then himself. Kaunas City Fourth of July celebration fatalities. bottle and stray bullet deaths also reported.
A national poet, his white head seen on Park Row, abandons alcohol after years of excess. Vivid visions follow as he recalls corn juice to banish care, but specters linger. He describes flaming fantasies, euphoric sensations, and a vow to resist until reaching the nearest Balloon.
In Portland Maine a beer shop on wheels features a hack by the curb. A passenger enters the moving vehicle, drinks from a bottle, and pays into a box before the trap closes. The driver then completes a loop and the process repeats with new customers, described by the New York Tribune.
An old classifieds ad promises relief for seley abuse and seminal weakness with cures claimed from twenty years of practice. It advertises treatment for syphilis without mercury, gonorrhea, stricture, and varicocele, with payments via stamps and express, mentioning Indianapolis and a loan诱.
The act prohibits any person from connecting or reconconnecting to gas mains or service pipes, turning valves, enlarging mixer orifice, or using gas without a written permit. Violations incur a fine from five to one hundred dollars. Also includes stray typographic remnants and unrelated ad text at the end.
Mrs. W. L. Hackett of 191 Columbia Avenue details seven years of illness with catarrh symptoms including weight loss, insomnia, headaches, and poor appetite. After failing to improve with other doctors and spending hundreds, she turned to Drs Stackhouse and Newlin whose mass treatment brought rapid relief in three weeks. She now reports renewed sleep, appetite, and reduced headaches and vows to continue treatment. The Indianapolis clinic advertises low charges, symptom diagnosis, and mail order medicines.
A detailed June to July price sheet lists smoked meats bacon lard hams and sausages with per 100 pounds or per barrel figures. It also covers canned fruits vegetables dried goods oils butter cheese and dairy, plus produce and live poultry prices. Numerous firms and brands appear as vendors alongside regional produce and staples.
The Sunset contains a for rent room advertisement on its second page, inviting tenants to inquire about autumn availability.
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