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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1893
Page
3
In an ancient tale on the great lakes, Nokomis fears the annual sacrifice as Ahdeck, the chief’s son, risks his life. He appears at the last moment, surges into the canoe, and rescues her from certain doom, defying the dangerous rite.
The text recounts Ahdeck and Nokoumia’s vow before a fatal plunge to end their lives together. The tribe, used to a yearly tribute, is moved to avoid the falls after the tragedy. The lovers’ deaths are said to have halted the rite for years and inspired stars in the sky as a sign of compassion from the Great Spirit.
A New York Herald piece extols home care for sunburn using olive oil lemon juice and mild massage while warning against perfumed lotions. It also praises sea water swallowed in moderation for liver stomach and kidney benefits and cites sailors as examples of seawater’s soothing medicinal value.
A historical recipe fragment describes freezing a peach custard mix with milk mashed peaches and sugar. It also outlines a tutti frutti cake batter with butter sugar egg yolks milk and a baking powder crumb, plus a rich filling of egg whites sugar vanilla raisins currants orange marmalade and icing.
Robbers entered the Mound City National Bank at 12:30 Thursday, bound and gagged Cashier Wilson, and stole $600. Also noted are weather and miscellaneous items including toads falling in Grand Falls, Me, and odd public notices.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at varied items including jokes a child’s Wii reference and scattered phrases. The text shows misread words and broken sentences, offering little coherent news but a snapshot of miscellaneous snippets and stray names.
FRIDAY July 14 market report from Jaelann California. Reads like a crowded list of commodity prices and groceries including beef, fish, butter, cheese, sugars, coffee, syrups, grains, canned goods, and produce. Mentions salmon, blue pluke, herring, cheese varieties, beans, peas, corn meal, oats, potatoes, and salt. Includes shipping and wholesale paying prices and general market activity.
Fragmented OCR shows timetable scraps for multiple trains including routes to Indianapolis Louisville Chicago and Peoria. Entries list times such as 12:45 am 7:10 am and 8:50 pm with stations Wabash and Harson. indicates passenger train movements and connections across several cities.
A promotional notice urges readers to follow Toe Sox with a penny a day cost and strong value. It underscores staying informed and emphasizes the benefit of reading for value and savings.
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