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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1893
Page
3
A rustic verse from the Atlanta Constitution celebrates taking a day off. The speaker's soul finds joy as hills rise to heaven and rivers run clear while violets bloom and roses glow. The poem frames leisure as a doorway to truer sight and refreshed heart.
Agnes Palmer endures a failed wedding to Bruce Melton who sails to war. Three months later in Washington a post office sight reveals a torn letter from Melton hinting at a planned reunion. Agnes, shaken by the discovery, confronts a fatal shock as the past returns with bloodied memory.
A fragmentary 19th century note recalls Agnes Palmer mourning her husband Bruce Melton and the murder like tragedy on March 2. Guy Palmer kneels beside his wife’s lifeless form as spectators recall the fatal moment and the widow longs for rest, while Melton’s memory sustains a vengeful shadow over her life.
A jumble of quotes touches on social behavior, marriage, and travel observations. It notes a paria beggar with a placard, a demand for dignity in poverty, and a social edge about firm control in marriage. The piece also mocks foreign village stereotypes at the world’s fair and ends with a zoological note on how mosquitoes and fleas feed using a concealed lance.
Troy Press contrasts women's duties and virtues with men's, noting women sweep crises and endure chores while men seek easy escapes. It praises a sane wife who mixes praise with tact, warns against awkward flattery, and sketches gendered tones of admiration.
The piece describes lace usage from 50 to 40 yards for a silk muslin dress, with a side rosette ornament and long flowing ends. It notes waistbands built of seven bead rows with imitation gold, and bodices in undulated gauze gathered at the neck to drape with a wide belt, a Parisian fancy.
A visitor in town teases a host about a passing couple asking who the plain man and the handsome woman are. The host explains the woman is not Mrs Dollar but is worth ten times her husband, and the remark is a joke about wealth rather than names.
A comic exchange shows a child mishearing a Bible line as a bicycle. The mother notes safety, while another child jokes about deafness since measles as company visits. The humor mirrors late 19th and early 20th century family papers.
Paymaster Helford ordered to Omaha amid unrest in Rio Grand do Sul. Garfield bank head President Cheney dead in New York. Piano man Steinway knighted by German emperor. Tornado kills two, injures several in Hillwater Minnesota. New York finances improve as gold influx rises. Four yellow fever cases reported at Cape Charles station with one fatality and one at Gulf station Mississippi. Friday marks 104th Bastille anniversary. Anarchists active in Paris. San Salvador troops rebel but defeat claimed. British ship Darma carries yellow fever risk to Hampton Roads. coroner probes West Shore train crash at Newburg New York with suspected switchcarelessness. Bulose flees after large blackmail payout to Revue Des Deux Mondes contributors. French day at world’s fair noted. North Dakotans in reunion. Carlisle reception for secretary and wife as insured banquet in New York building.
A public health note urges timely treatment for catarrh in children. It cites maternal testimony from Mrs. Bateman about her infant's recovery after care by Dr. Stackhouse and Cr. Allan, highlighting dramatic weight gain and improved health, and references Baby Mary Bateman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Haleman of West Lin Street, Nashville Tennessee.
A historical advertisement claims relief from catarrh asthma bronchitis lung trouble and many ailments including eye issues deafness rheumatism neuralgia pleurisy heart disease digestion kidney liver malaria and nervous or skin diseases. It asserts success with a single remedy and urges quick trial.
Stackhouse Medical Institute advertises Dr Urbins Stackhoush and Dr John Gill Allan offering cures for all diseases with thorough examinations. Claims patients treated by mail and symptom blanks sent to applicants. Location 203 North Illinois Street at corner Vermont Indianapolis. Office hours 9 to 12, 8 to 5, 7 to 8 evenings Sundays 10 to 12.
Markets steady July 1 with detailed price listings for smoked meats bacon pork sausage and delicatessen items. Inland and coast products including fruits vegetables dairy and canned goods are shown with numerous figures, shops, and regional names like Indiana California and Morgan & Gray.
On and after Sunday July 9 1899 trains will run as follows Central Standard Time Jenge from and arrive at Union Station South Ilinois Street.
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