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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1891
Page
3
A poem from the Somerville Journal depicts a bright summer scene with a alluring girl who uses charm to attract admirers. The verses warn that discretion matters and lingering attention can lead to harm while praising the aesthetic appeal and playful flirtation.
A tenderfoot narrator recounts befriending a young Apache boy named Tads at a desert railroad station. Through games with red and blue clubs and learning basics, the boy forms a bond, then follows his tribe, despite the narrator’s hopes for assimilation. Years later, a train passes with Apache prisoners, including the now-grown Tads, prompting a haunting recognition.
A St Louis man jailed three months for entering a burning building and rescuing a child while obstructing firemen. An Australian marital pledge dispute centers on funeral costs. W T Reeves reports two large snakes hung on wires near Greensboro to cause rain. An old Rochester practice urged rats to vacate by buttered letters.
Summer jewelry trends feature Bonbon boxes of perforated silver gilt, a silver cigar with match receptacle, a Russian enamel slipper with a crimson plush pin cushion, and a man’s gold and silver fish head ring. Silver hairpin boxes, a silver book mark and paper cutter, fleur de lis designs, and flower jewelry lead accessories. Necklaces of silver filigree pair with sheer gowns while stick pins replace buttons. opals gain favor as a summer charm alongside diamonds. The report highlights opal necklaces with seven graduated pendants and diamond points.
The News chronicles a flood of disparate cases from across the nation. Philadelphia treasurer Bardgley reveals a $2,594,551.05 balance while Frank Stang’s Sandusky brewery faces fire losses. Lizzie Bailey’s body is found near Nevada Missouri amid murder suspicions. A Shawmut fibre mill burns in Maine with losses listed at £250,000. Militia guards convict labor in Tennessee. Kansas City hosts inter state talks as farmers’ alliance convenes. Poisoning in Kentucky, a runaway freight, a fatal train derailment in Colorado, and a series of crimes including robberies and murders roll through. A jarred miscellany of social gossip and curiosities closes with a 21 inch mustache and a giant city attorney.
The Hale Medical Institute at 25 West Washington Street Indianapolis Indiana announces a new contract: patients receive not only cure for their current disease but also medical advice for one year from the contract date. This unprecedented assurance aims to keep patients healthy after treatment. Invalids are invited to correspond and all cases by mail are diagnosed free.
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