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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1892
Page
3
A fragmentary narration speaks of aging, trust, and a train departure with great stakes. The speaker reflects on moments passing swiftly and the upcoming event as time intensifies. Characters Og or Methuselah and Orbuth appear in cryptic, archaic phrasing with uncertain meaning.
Seven youths from the Western Union company set out from Fresno toward Chicago for the Columbian exposition. They travel with little money, hoping to reach Fresno and then continue by road, uncertain of the journey’s length. The piece also notes various professional women and fashion trends of the era, including engravers, a barber, a printer, and other occupations, with brief fashion and home decor observations from the Chicago Mail.
A fragmented 15 year month item notes shifting social norms as mothers give flying lessons to children while stay at home roles appear sidelined. It mentions renovated rooms linked to seaside and mountain escapes, thunder showers, and a surge in demand for surgeons and nurses. It also highlights trends in family life, fashion for athletic girls, and teachers in sea gowns writing from shipboard.
A collage of quirky items appears including vanilla from orchid fruits, Russians colonizing western Kansas counties Rush Lane and Jess, a college yell about 9217, a note on human skin scales, immigration by country counts, Georgia boys’ tale of a swinging black snake and sap-sucker, a London schoolmaster’s complaint, and then a humorous feature about ice and the iceman.
A light exchange on marriage plans notes Blanche and Sue asking how Blanche and Tom Hilton wed. Blanche retorts they married to get even, while a cheeky engagement gag from Smith’s Monthly and Chicago News captions frame a rapid, playful union with tight scheduling from today to next Saturday.
In New York Wall Street reports bankers taking steps to stop the shipment of gold to Europe. The day’s news also notes the death of ex Governor Newton Booth from a lung hemorrhage in California and a missing body recovered from the Peoria excursion boat disaster. Canon City California suffered a flood from a water spout causing major damage to the Santa Fe bridge and water works facilities.
A historic survey describes diverse female adornment practices from Arabia, Persia, Turkey, China, America, Africa, New Guinea, the Pacific Northwest, Japan, India, Greenland, and New England. It notes body and facial modifications, cosmetic preferences, and cultural standards of beauty, sometimes noting harmful or drastic rituals.
A playful exchange from newspapers shows a child misreading poetry and imagining a two extra siblings could form a baseball team. It notes a boy’s pun on heaven plumbers and a New York Casino sight gag about opera glasses and stage performers.
A parent recounts how his eleven year old son TARL SPARGER suffered chronic catarrh with sleeplessness poor appetite and fatigue. After examination at Stackhouse Medical Institute he began treatment and improved significantly, with grateful thanks to the doctors for relief from distress and pain.
Dr J E Hamilton of 38 W Ohlost Indianapolis advertises as a practical physician and surgeon with twenty one years experience. Specialties include chronic diseases heart blood skin nervousness women irregularities kidneys genitals including syphilis gonorrhea and related conditions. Treatments and medicines offered by mail. Consultation fees moderate. Office 33 West Ohio Street.
Victims praise Stackhouse and Newlin for catarrh relief and general ear throat chest and stomach disorders treated by mail and office consultation. Indianapolis clinic advertises medicines with full instructions, home treatment options, and hours with a Sunday schedule.
Saturday market notes list smoked meats, hams, bacon, dried beef, pickled meats, lard, loins, tenderloins, spare ribs, and various dry salt meats with prices. Fresh vegetables and fruits, canned goods, dairy, butter, flour, and poultry prices follow, with coffee, spices, soaps, and household items. Regional supplier names and multiple unit prices are included throughout.
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